Fagiano Okayama FC vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Fagiano Okayama FC vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League at City Light Stadium.
- Fagiano Okayama FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
- Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 May Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–3 L 17 May Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–0 W 10 May Vissel Kobe A 3–0 W 06 May V-Varen Nagasaki A 1–2 L 02 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W 29 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 May Fagiano Okayama FC A 3–2 W 17 May Nagoya Grampus H 6–1 W 09 May V-Varen Nagasaki H 3–2 W 06 May Shimizu S-Pulse A 4–6 L 03 May Avispa Fukuoka H 2–2 D 29 Apr Vissel Kobe A 0–0 D Season Stats
Fagiano Okayama FC Cerezo Osaka FC #6 Position #2 26 Points 31 18 Played 18 8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 7 41 Scored 48 46 Conceded 38 -5 GD +10 1.44 PPG 1.72 44% Win % 61% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Fagiano Okayama FC this season28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this seasonFagiano Okayama FC are 6th (26 pts). Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Fagiano Okayama FC0-151/216-302/231-452/446-601/261-754/376+5/3■ Scored ■ ConcededCerezo Osaka FC0-153/116-304/131-453/146-602/261-752/376+6/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Cerezo Osaka FC gets underway.
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kosuke Nakamura, as he is very good at scoring at City Light Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 8' Goal! Yumeki Yokoyama scores his 4 goal in 369 matches.
- 13' Nelson Ishiwatari has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 18' Fagiano Okayama FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
- 23' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 28' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cerezo Osaka FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 33' It’s high time Takashi Kiyama made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 37' Cerezo Osaka FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 37.
- 42' It looks like no one’s ball. Fagiano Okayama FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 47' Cerezo Osaka FC is showing some good football. However, Cerezo Osaka FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 52' 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.
- 56' What a strike from Yumeki Yokoyama! The score is 0-2.
- 61' 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.
- 62' Cerezo Osaka FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 67' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 71' What a strike from Leonardo Gaucho! The score is 1-2.
- 73' GOAL! Leonardo Gaucho scores on 73.
- 77' It’s gonna be a card for Yoshitake Suzuki.
- 81' Sensational shot from Satoki Uejo. Cerezo Osaka FC is back in the lead.
- 85' Hiroshi Omori was booked on 85.
- 90' Goal! Leonardo Gaucho scores his 4 goal in 3 matches.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.
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Lineups
Fagiano Okayama FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 43
- 51
- 48
- 8
- 88
- 6
- 98
- 41
- 5
- 27
- 52
Bench
- 1
- 7
- 28
- 66
- 26
- 99
- 45
- 17
- 9
Coach Takashi KiyamaCerezo Osaka FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 27
- 44
- 23
- 13
- 66
- 10
- 11
- 4
- 18
- 48
- 14
Bench
- 8
- 6
- 35
- 7
- 3
- 21
- 19
- 9
- 26
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Rafael Ratao 2 Ryunosuke Sato 2 Yumeki Yokoyama 2 Leonardo Gaucho 2 Thiago Andrade 1 Lucao 1 Satoki Uejo 1 Head to Head
Fagiano Okayama FC Form
2026-05-24 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–3 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2026-05-17 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2026-05-10 Vissel Kobe 0–3 Fagiano Okayama FC W 2026-05-06 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–1 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2026-05-02 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-04-29 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Fagiano Okayama FC DCerezo Osaka FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.3 Fagiano Okayama FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.52 Cerezo Osaka FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 82%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cerezo Osaka FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.82Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 95% 5% ± 2.5 85% 15% ± 3.5 69% 31% ± 4.5 52% 48% Double Chance
Fagiano Okayama FC or Draw 59%Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC 64%Fagiano Okayama FC or Cerezo Osaka FC 77%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 2 6.5%1 – 2 5.9%2 – 3 Actual2 – 1 5.4%1 – 1 5.4%3 – 2 5%1 – 3 4.8%3 – 3 4.1%3 – 1 4%2 – 4 3.4%1 – 4 3.1%4 – 2 2.9%Asian Handicap — Fagiano Okayama FC
Handicap Fagiano Okayama FC covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 11% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 15% 64% -0.5 36% — 64% +0.5 56% — 44% +1 56% 17% 27% +1.5 73% — 27% +2 73% 13% 14% +2.5 86% — 14% Clean Sheet
Fagiano Okayama FC keeps clean sheet 9% ✓Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet 11% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.