Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sagan Tosu FC vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Sagan Tosu FC
3 – 3
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Sat 24 Jul 2021 · 10:05 UTC Ekimae Real Estate Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Nanasei Iino 51' Y
Y 65' Riku Matsuda
Y 90' Riki Matsuda

Overview

Match Preview

Sagan Tosu FC vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Hiroki Kasahara
  • Referee Masaaki Toma
  • Referee Takumi Takagi
  • Referee Naoya Okawa
  • Referee Tomokazu Tajiri
  • Referee Yusuke Shiotsu
7 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 7.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

4
4
8
Sagan Tosu FC 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Cerezo Osaka FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-07-24 Sagan Tosu FC 3–3 Cerezo Osaka FC 2021-04-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2020-12-16 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC 2020-07-26 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2019-08-11 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC

Recent Form

Sagan Tosu FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC H 3–3 D
17 Jul Nagoya Grampus H 3–1 W
03 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
23 Jun Yokohama F·Marinos A 0–2 L
30 May Vissel Kobe A 1–1 D
26 May Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 0–0 D
Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jul Sagan Tosu FC A 3–3 D
21 Jul FC Tōkyō H 3–3 D
17 Jul Vissel Kobe H 1–1 D
30 May Vegalta Sendai A 1–1 D
26 May Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
23 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–2 L

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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' KICK OFF: Cerezo Osaka FC gets underway.
  • 1' The Japan Noriyoshi Sakai breaks the deadlock on 1 minutes. 1-0!
  • 2' What composure from Noriyoshi Sakai! The Japan international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 7' Cerezo Osaka FC have won 396 goals from 369 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 8' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tomoya Koyamatsu makes it 3-0.
  • 13' 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.
  • 18' GOAL! Kato Mutsuki fires home to make it 3-1!
  • 19' Kato Mutsuki adds to his 0 season tally! Cerezo Osaka FC lead 3-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 24' Over 24 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 29' The travelling Cerezo Osaka FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 39' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 44' It looks surprising Sagan Tosu FC does not make any changes. Toshio Shimakawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yuta Higuchi makes it 4-2.
  • 46' Cerezo Osaka FC make a change. Yoshito Okubo trudges off to be replaced by Toshiyuki Takagi on 46 minutes.
  • 51' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nanasei Iino.
  • 56' Eduardo does the damage! The net is bulging and Sagan Tosu FC surge ahead!
  • 61' Hiroshi Kiyotake has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 369 appearances.
  • 65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Riku Matsuda on 65.
  • 67' The whistle greets Tomoya Koyamatsu as he departs to be replaced by Taichi Fukui.
  • 69' Kato Mutsuki doubles the advantage! 5-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 74' A quiet spell here at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium. Sagan Tosu FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 79' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sagan Tosu FC and Cerezo Osaka FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 81' Another change for Cerezo Osaka FC made on 81 minute. Kato Mutsuki leaves to be changed by Hiroto Yamada.
  • 82' The Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes a substitution. Tiago Pagnussat departs to be replaced by Koji Toriumi.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Ismael Dunga. He replaces Noriyoshi Sakai on 86 minute.
  • 87' The deadlock is broken! Tatsuhiro Sakamoto gets on the scoresheet on 87 minutes.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Riki Matsuda.
  • 90' Sagan Tosu FC ring the changes. Keiya Sento has done his job and it is now time for Chico Ofoedu to step up.
  • The final score is 3-3.

Lineups

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Levir Culpi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bruno Mendes 3
Kato Mutsuki 3
Noriyoshi Sakai 2
Hiroaki Okuno 2
Fuchi Honda 2
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 2
Tokuma Suzuki 2
Yuta Higuchi 2

Head to Head

2021-07-24 Sagan Tosu FC 3–3 Cerezo Osaka FC 2021-04-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2020-12-16 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC 2020-07-26 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2019-08-11 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2021-07-24 Sagan Tosu FC 3–3 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2021-07-17 Sagan Tosu FC 3–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-07-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-06-23 Yokohama F·Marinos 2–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2021-05-30 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-05-26 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2021-07-24 Sagan Tosu FC 3–3 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2021-07-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–3 FC Tōkyō D 2021-07-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2021-05-30 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2021-05-26 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-05-23 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.75 Sagan Tosu FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sagan Tosu FC47% Draw25% Cerezo Osaka FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Sagan Tosu FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
53%
Sagan Tosu FC or Cerezo Osaka FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sagan Tosu FC33% Draw43% Cerezo Osaka FC24%
Actual: Sagan Tosu FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
7.1%
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
5.9%
0 – 1
5.2%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC

Handicap Sagan Tosu FC covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 20% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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