Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Tokyo vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2024
FC Tokyo
3 – 0
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Sun 8 Dec 2024 · 05:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Yoshimi Yamashita
3 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 1.7 goals/game

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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo 20 games · Avg 2.4 goals Cerezo Osaka FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-08 FC Tokyo 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2024-02-24 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 FC Tokyo 2023-08-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 FC Tokyo 2023-04-15 FC Tokyo 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-10-12 FC Tokyo 4–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

FC Tokyo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Cerezo Osaka FC H 3–0 W
30 Nov Júbilo Iwata A 1–2 L
09 Nov FC Machida Zelvia A 0–3 L
03 Nov Shonan Bellmare H 0–2 L
18 Oct Vissel Kobe A 2–0 W
05 Oct Sagan Tosu FC H 1–1 D
Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec FC Tokyo A 0–3 L
30 Nov Kashima Antlers H 0–2 L
09 Nov Avispa Fukuoka H 1–0 W
03 Nov Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 1–1 D
19 Oct Júbilo Iwata H 1–2 L
05 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–0 W

Season Stats

FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo this season
43% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tokyo
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 Tokyo
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' What a night it is going to be! FC Tokyo welcome Cerezo Osaka FC for this crunch clash at Ajinomoto Stadium.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 12' Teruhito Nakagawa doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 17' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 22' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Tokyo and Cerezo Osaka FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 27' FC Tokyo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 32' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Tokyo and Cerezo Osaka FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 37' Hayato Okuda is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cerezo Osaka FC so far.
  • 42' Takahiro Ko does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Tokyo surge ahead!
  • 46' Fresh legs for Cerezo Osaka FC! Masaya Shibayama comes on to replace Sota Kitano.
  • 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 56' Jin-hyeon Kim, a South Korea goalkeeper, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 61' 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 Diego Oliveira suffering a number of foals already.
  • 63' The whistle greets Diego Oliveira as he departs to be replaced by Kota Tawaratsumida.
  • 64' A tactical swap from Cerezo Osaka FC — Kyohei Noborizato on, Capixaba off on 64 minutes.
  • 69' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Tokyo and Cerezo Osaka FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Teruhito Nakagawa as he leaves the pitch. Keita Yamashita steps in for FC Tokyo.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Kei Koizumi. He replaces Keigo Higashi on 72 minute.
  • 77' Cerezo Osaka FC have won 399 goals from 373 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 82' Masaya Shibayama has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 373 appearances.
  • 87' Japan international Keita Endo has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 88' Against the run of play, Henrique Trevisan has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 90' The Cerezo Osaka FC bench stirs into life. Hirotaka Tameda is withdrawn and Ryogo Yamasaki gets his opportunity.
  • The final score is 3-0.

Lineups

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Cklamovski

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akio Kogiku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-12-08 FC Tokyo 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2024-02-24 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 FC Tokyo 2023-08-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 FC Tokyo 2023-04-15 FC Tokyo 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-10-12 FC Tokyo 4–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

FC Tokyo Form

2024-12-08 FC Tokyo 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2024-11-30 Júbilo Iwata 2–1 FC Tokyo L 2024-11-09 FC Machida Zelvia 3–0 FC Tokyo L 2024-11-03 FC Tokyo 0–2 Shonan Bellmare L 2024-10-18 Vissel Kobe 0–2 FC Tokyo W 2024-10-05 FC Tokyo 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2024-12-08 FC Tokyo 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2024-11-30 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–2 Kashima Antlers L 2024-11-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2024-11-03 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2024-10-19 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Júbilo Iwata L 2024-10-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.69 FC Tokyo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 63%
37%
± 4.5 45%
55%

Double Chance

FC Tokyo or Draw
77%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
44%
FC Tokyo or Cerezo Osaka FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Tokyo44% Draw35% Cerezo Osaka FC21%
Actual: FC Tokyo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.4%
3 – 1
6.5%
1 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
6.3%
3 – 2
5.6%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 0
4.5%
4 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
Actual
4 – 2
3.8%
2 – 3
3.7%
3 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Tokyo

Handicap FC Tokyo covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 16% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 19% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 12% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 7% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
18% ✗
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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