Saturday , 14 November 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

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

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
31% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

Cerezo Osaka FC
Solomon Sakuragawa 4 G
Pablo Sabbag 3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sagan Tosu FC to score. At the same time, Cerezo Osaka FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 1' The deadlock is broken! Noriyoshi Sakai gets on the scoresheet on 1 minutes.
  • 2' GOAL! Noriyoshi Sakai scores on 2. Assisted by Tomoya Koyamatsu
  • 7' Yusuke Maruhashi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 8' Tomoya Koyamatsu is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 13' Sagan Tosu FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 18' GOAL! Kato Mutsuki scores on 18. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
  • 19' Kato Mutsuki doubles the advantage! 3-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 24' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sagan Tosu FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 29' Cerezo Osaka FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 34' The energy levels are beginning to show. Myung-Hwi Kim might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sagan Tosu FC and Cerezo Osaka FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 44' 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.
  • 46' Yuta Higuchi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 46' A change in the Cerezo Osaka FC ranks — Yoshito Okubo exits the field as Toshiyuki Takagi enters on 46.
  • 51' Nanasei Iino was booked on 51.
  • 56' Eduardo adds to his 0 season tally! Sagan Tosu FC lead 5-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 61' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Riku Matsuda.
  • 67' Taichi Fukui gets the nod from Sagan Tosu FC. He replaces Tomoya Koyamatsu and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' What a strike from Kato Mutsuki! The score is 5-3.
  • 74' Kim Jinhyeon has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 79' Cerezo Osaka FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 81' Another substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC to replace Kato Mutsuki by Hiroto Yamada on 81 minute.
  • 82' Another change for Cerezo Osaka FC made on 82 minute. Tiago Pagnussat leaves to be changed by Koji Toriumi.
  • 86' The Sagan Tosu FC manager makes a substitution. Noriyoshi Sakai departs to be replaced by Ismael Dunga.
  • 87' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 90' The referee shows Cerezo Osaka FC player a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Sagan Tosu FC ring the changes. Keiya Sento has done his job and it is now time for Chico Ofoedu to step up.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Kato Mutsuki 3
Bruno Mendes 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.