Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Tōkyō vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
FC Tōkyō
2 – 0
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Wed 23 Sep 2020 · 10:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+7'
Y 90' Riku Matsuda
Masato Morishige 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Tōkyō vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Yudai Yamamoto
  • Referee Takumi Takagi
  • Referee Reo Tanaka
  • Referee Yukitaka 26Kumagai

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Vissel Kobe 18 35
2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30
5 Gamba Osaka 18 28
6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24
8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tōkyō 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28
16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25
17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20
18 Yokohama F·Marinos 18 20
19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18
20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12

Head-to-Head

7
9
4
FC Tōkyō 20 games · Avg 2.4 goals Cerezo Osaka FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-23 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-08-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 FC Tōkyō 2019-08-03 FC Tōkyō 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2019-05-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 FC Tōkyō 2018-10-20 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–0 W
20 Sep Vegalta Sendai H 1–0 W
16 Sep Oita FC Trinita H 2–3 L
12 Sep Vissel Kobe A 2–2 D
09 Sep Yokohama FC H 2–1 W
05 Sep Oita FC Trinita A 1–0 W
Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep FC Tōkyō A 0–2 L
19 Sep Kashima Antlers H 1–2 L
16 Sep Vissel Kobe A 1–0 W
13 Sep Yokohama F·Marinos A 2–1 W
09 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 2–0 W
05 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds H 3–0 W

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Tōkyō launch into their encounter with Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 5' Akihiro Hayashi, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kim Jinhyeon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Tōkyō and Cerezo Osaka FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' Koji Suzuki has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' FC Tōkyō is showing some good football. However, FC Tōkyō are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Tōkyō that had 437 games and scored 396 goals.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' Cerezo Osaka FC have won 396 goals from 369 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' Matej Jonjic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Tōkyō so far.
  • 50' FC Tōkyō are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cerezo Osaka FC backline.
  • 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kenta Hasegawa will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 60' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Tōkyō and Cerezo Osaka FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 61' FC Tokyo ring the changes. Kensuke Nagai has done his job and it is now time for Adailton to step up.
  • 63' The deadlock is broken! Diego Oliveira gets on the scoresheet on 63 minutes.
  • 66' Goal! Adailton scores his 47 goal in 278 matches.
  • 71' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 73' Toshiyuki Takagi is replacing Hiroaki Okuno for the Cerezo Osaka FC side.
  • 78' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 80' Yusuke Maruhashi makes way for Eiichi Katayama at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 85' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Taichi Hara is hanging Diego Oliveira on the field on 85 minute.
  • 90' Riku Matsuda is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' The whistle greets Leandro as he departs to be replaced by Kyosuke Tagawa.
  • Full Time. FC Tōkyō beats Cerezo Osaka FC

Lineups

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lotina

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ryoma Watanabe 5
Leandro 4
Diego Oliveira 3
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 2
Rafael Ratao 2
Marcelo Ryan 2
Hiroaki Okuno 2
Ryotaro Araki 2

Head to Head

2020-09-23 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-08-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 FC Tōkyō 2019-08-03 FC Tōkyō 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2019-05-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 FC Tōkyō 2018-10-20 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC

FC Tōkyō Form

2020-09-23 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-09-20 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2020-09-16 FC Tōkyō 2–3 Oita FC Trinita L 2020-09-12 Vissel Kobe 2–2 FC Tōkyō D 2020-09-09 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Yokohama FC W 2020-09-05 Oita FC Trinita 0–1 FC Tōkyō W

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2020-09-23 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2020-09-19 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Kashima Antlers L 2020-09-16 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-09-13 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-09-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2020-09-05 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.36 FC Tōkyō xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Tōkyō52% Draw22% Cerezo Osaka FC26%
Actual: FC Tōkyō win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

FC Tōkyō or Draw
73%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
48%
FC Tōkyō or Cerezo Osaka FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Tōkyō39% Draw37% Cerezo Osaka FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 1
7.6%
2 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 3
3.8%
3 – 0
3.7%
4 – 1
3.6%
1 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō

Handicap FC Tōkyō covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 15% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 19% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
19% ✗
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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