Saturday , 14 November 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 Kyōto 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 Tōkyō 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 Ōita FC Trinita H 2–3 L
12 Sep Vissel Kobe A 2–2 D
09 Sep Yokohama FC H 2–1 W
05 Sep Ōita 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
85% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season
31% 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
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
7/1
46-60
8/1
61-75
10/–
76+
7/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cerezo Osaka FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/5
61-75
5/4
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Tōkyō
Motoki Nagakura 8 G 3 A
Marcelo Ryan 5 G 2 A
Dani Gomez 5 G
Soma Anzai 5 G
Teruhito Nakagawa 4 G 2 A
Cerezo Osaka FC
Solomon Sakuragawa 4 G
Pablo Sabbag 3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Tōkyō and Cerezo Osaka FC has kicked off!
  • 5' It’s high time Lotina made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' FC Tōkyō have won 428 goals from 450 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Ayumu Seko, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Yoichiro Kakitani has been relatively quiet despite scoring 20 goals in his last 382 appearances.
  • 25' Naoyuki Fujita has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' Cerezo Osaka FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' FC Tōkyō are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cerezo Osaka FC's shape.
  • 40' 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 Hirotaka Mita suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' Japan international Hotaka Nakamura has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lotina will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' It looks surprising FC Tōkyō does not make any changes. Hiroshi Kiyotake has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 61' Time for substitution for FC Tokyo. Kensuke Nagai is replaced by Adailton.
  • 63' Diego Oliveira does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Tokyo surge ahead!
  • 66' What a strike from Adailton! The score is 0-2.
  • 71' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 73' Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Toshiyuki Takagi is hanging Hiroaki Okuno on the field on 73 minute.
  • 78' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 80' Eiichi Katayama is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yusuke Maruhashi at the 80 minute mark.
  • 85' Another change for FC Tokyo made on 85 minute. Diego Oliveira leaves to be changed by Taichi Hara.
  • 90' The referee shows Cerezo Osaka FC player a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kyosuke Tagawa is hanging Leandro on the field on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

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
Shunta Tanaka 2
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 2
Rafael Ratao 2
Marcelo Ryan 2
Hiroaki Okuno 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 Ōita 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 Ōita 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.