Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Tōkyō vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
FC Tōkyō
3 – 2
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Sat 6 Mar 2021 · 05:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45+6' · FT 45+5'
Y 19' Ayumu Seko
Arthur 37' Y
Y 69' Riki Harakawa
Masato Morishige 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Yuichi Nishimura
  • Referee Akihiro Takeda
  • Referee Masahiro Horikoshi
  • Referee Hiroyoshi Takayama
  • Referee Kota Watanabe

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
2021-03-06 FC Tōkyō 3–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 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

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 3–2 W
27 Feb Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–1 D
19 Dec Vissel Kobe H 1–0 W
12 Dec Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W
18 Nov Vegalta Sendai A 2–2 D
15 Nov Nagoya Grampus A 0–1 L
Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar FC Tōkyō A 2–3 L
03 Mar Kawasaki Frontale A 2–3 L
27 Feb Kashiwa Reysol H 2–0 W
19 Dec Kashima Antlers A 1–1 D
16 Dec Sagan Tosu FC H 1–2 L
12 Dec Kashiwa Reysol H 0–0 D

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
71% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season
43% 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
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cerezo Osaka FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/4
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Tōkyō
Motoki Nagakura 5 G 2 A
Marcelo Ryan 3 G 2 A
Soma Anzai 3 G
Cerezo Osaka FC
Solomon Sakuragawa 3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! FC Tokyo vs Cerezo Osaka FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 14' Yoshito Okubo puts Cerezo Osaka FC on the lead.
  • 19' The referee shows Cerezo Osaka FC player a Yellow card on 19.
  • 24' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 29' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Tokyo and Cerezo Osaka FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Riki Harakawa made 279 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 37' The referee shows FC Tokyo player a Yellow card on 37.
  • 42' FC Tokyo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' A tactical swap from FC Tokyo — Joan Oumari on, Arthur off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Cerezo Osaka FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 54' A stunning finish from Kyosuke Tagawa — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 57' Riki Harakawa does the damage! The net is bulging and Cerezo Osaka FC surge ahead!
  • 59' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Adailton is hanging Kyosuke Tagawa on the field on 59 minute.
  • 64' Cerezo Osaka FC have won 399 goals from 373 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 69' It’s a booking for Cerezo Osaka FC player. Riki Harakawa gets a Yellow card.
  • 71' What composure from Leandro! The Brazil international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 72' Time for substitution for FC Tokyo. Keigo Higashi is replaced by Hirotaka Mita.
  • 73' The whistle greets Diego Oliveira as he departs to be replaced by Kensuke Nagai.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Yuta Toyokawa is replaced by Toshiyuki Takagi on 77 minute.
  • 79' That is a Yellow card for FC Tokyo. Masato Morishige will be fuming at that decision.
  • 84' Japan international Riki Matsuda has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 89' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 90' Ryoma Watanabe has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leandro on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Levir Culpi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-03-06 FC Tōkyō 3–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 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

FC Tokyo Form

2021-03-06 FC Tōkyō 3–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-02-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2020-12-19 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Vissel Kobe L 2020-12-12 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-11-18 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 FC Tōkyō D 2020-11-15 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 FC Tōkyō L

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2021-03-06 FC Tōkyō 3–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-03-03 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-02-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2020-12-19 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2020-12-16 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC L 2020-12-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Kashiwa Reysol D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.72 FC Tokyo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Tokyo56% Draw20% Cerezo Osaka FC24%
Actual: FC Tokyo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes79% 0% No21%
Avg goals/match: 4.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 83%
17%
± 3.5 66%
34%
± 4.5 48%
52%

Double Chance

FC Tokyo or Draw
76%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
44%
FC Tokyo or Cerezo Osaka FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Tokyo42% Draw34% Cerezo Osaka FC24%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.4%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 1
5.8%
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
4.9%
4 – 1
4.1%
2 – 3
4%
4 – 2
3.9%
2 – 0
3.8%
3 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Tokyo

Handicap FC Tokyo covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 16% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 18% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 13% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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