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FC Tōkyō vs Cerezo Osaka FC, 2018

J. League · 2018
Sat 20 Oct 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Tōkyō vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Takuto Okabe
  • Referee Naoya Okawa
  • Referee Koji Morikawa
  • Referee Tomohisa Gonda

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–1 L
07 Oct Nagoya Grampus A 2–1 W
29 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–2 L
22 Sep Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
15 Sep Vegalta Sendai A 0–1 L
02 Sep Sagan Tosu FC H 0–0 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct FC Tōkyō A 1–0 W
06 Oct Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L
22 Sep Shonan Bellmare A 1–1 D
14 Sep Jubilo Iwata H 1–1 D
01 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds A 2–1 W
25 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–1 L

Season Stats

FC Tōkyō Cerezo Osaka FC
#12 Position #2
37 Points 31
18 Played 18
13 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 7
55 Scored 48
42 Conceded 38
+13 GD +10
2.06 PPG 1.72
72% Win % 61%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season
28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts). Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tōkyō
0-15
/1
16-30
/2
31-45
8/
46-60
2/
61-75
4/4
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cerezo Osaka FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
4/1
31-45
3/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/3
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: FC Tōkyō gets underway.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' It’s high time Kenta Hasegawa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' The travelling Cerezo Osaka FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' Kosuke Ota has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 437 appearances.
  • 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yojiro Takahagi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 50' Akihiro Hayashi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
  • 60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 65' Japan international Kota Mizunuma has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 70' Ryoya Ogawa, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Diego Oliveira made 437 appearances and scored 87 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' It looks surprising Cerezo Osaka FC does not make any changes. Hiroshi Kiyotake has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Yoon Junghwan will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 0-1 the final result. FC Tōkyō will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.92 FC Tōkyō xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.95 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: FC Tōkyō or Cerezo Osaka FC 75% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Tōkyō37% Draw25% Cerezo Osaka FC38%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.87
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

FC Tōkyō or Draw
61%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
63%
FC Tōkyō or Cerezo Osaka FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Tōkyō30% Draw39% Cerezo Osaka FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
7%
1 – 3
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
2 – 3
4.5%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
4.1%
2 – 0
3.9%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō

Handicap FC Tōkyō covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5 9% 91%
-2 9% 11% 79%
-1.5 21% 79%
-1 21% 17% 62%
-0.5 38% 62%
+0.5 61% 39%
+1 61% 17% 22%
+1.5 78% 22%
+2 78% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% 10%

Clean Sheet

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
15%
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
16%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.