Sagan Tosu FC vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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Cerezo Osaka FC

Tue 3 May 2022 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 52' Hiroaki Okuno

Masaya Tashiro 71' Y

Overview

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Sagan Tosu FC vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League .

Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

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

Sagan Tosu FC 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Cerezo Osaka FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-05-03 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 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

Recent Form

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–1	D
29 Apr	Kashiwa Reysol	A	4–1	W
17 Apr	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	0–0	D
10 Apr	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	1–3	L
06 Apr	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	5–0	W
01 Apr	Avispa Fukuoka	A	0–0	D

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 May	Sagan Tosu FC	A	1–1	D
29 Apr	Kashima Antlers	H	0–3	L
17 Apr	Avispa Fukuoka	A	0–0	D
10 Apr	Vissel Kobe	A	1–0	W
05 Apr	Kashiwa Reysol	H	0–1	L
02 Apr	Kawasaki Frontale	A	4–1	W

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

Cerezo Osaka FC

Solomon Sakuragawa	3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama	1 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!
5' Jean Patric has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' Taichi Kikuchi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cerezo Osaka FC tonight.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Sagan Tosu FC in their trying to find a way past Cerezo Osaka FC's compact .
20' Cerezo Osaka FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' 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.
30' Sagan Tosu FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuto Iwasaki made 381 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
45' A quiet spell here at . Cerezo Osaka FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
50' Sagan Tosu FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
52' Hiroaki Okuno has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 52.
57' It looks like no one’s ball. Cerezo Osaka FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
59' A change in the Sagan Tosu FC ranks — Taichi Kikuchi exits the field as Yuki Horigome enters on 59.
60' The supporters are chanting for Bruno Mendes. He replaces Kato Mutsuki on 60 minute.
65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
67' Yuki Kakita makes way for Yuji Ono at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sagan Tosu FC.
70' A tactical swap from Cerezo Osaka FC — Adam Taggart on, Hiroto Yamada off on 70 minutes.
71' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Masaya Tashiro.
72' Goal! Bruno Mendes scores his 25 goal in 373 matches.
73' The deadlock is broken! Bruno Mendes gets on the scoresheet on 73 minutes.
76' Sagan Tosu FC ring the changes. Nanasei Iino has done his job and it is now time for Naoyuki Fujita to step up.
81' The travelling Cerezo Osaka FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
83' A goal from the Japan international Naoyuki Fujita! He fires home on 83 to make it 1-2!
85' Time for substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC. Hiroaki Okuno is replaced by Tokuma Suzuki.
90' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Yoshihiro Nakano ↑ 67'
10
Yuji Ono ↑ 67'
14
Naoyuki Fujita ↑ 76'
1
Tatsuya Morita
8
Fuchi Honda ↑ 59'
44
Yuki Horigome ↑ 59'
42
Wataru Harada

Coach Kenta Kawai

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Adam Taggart ↑ 70'
3
Ryosuke Shindo
26
Jean Patric ↑ 59'
11
Bruno Mendes ↑ 60'
17
Tokuma Suzuki ↑ 85'
41
Hikaru Nakahara ↑ 70'
31
Keisuke Shimizu

Coach Akio Kogiku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2022-05-03 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2022-04-29 Kashiwa Reysol 1–4 Sagan Tosu FC W 2022-04-17 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2022-04-10 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–1 Sagan Tosu FC L 2022-04-06 Sagan Tosu FC 5–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2022-04-01 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2022-05-03 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2022-04-29 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–3 Kashima Antlers L 2022-04-17 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2022-04-10 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2022-04-05 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol L 2022-04-02 Kawasaki Frontale 1–4 Cerezo Osaka FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.27 Sagan Tosu FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.08 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

I would bet for: Sagan Tosu FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sagan Tosu FC41% Draw29% Cerezo Osaka FC30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.35

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Sagan Tosu FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC

59%

Sagan Tosu FC or Cerezo Osaka FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sagan Tosu FC28% Draw50% Cerezo Osaka FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

11.8%

1 – 0

11%

0 – 1

9.1%

2 – 1

2 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 2

4.4%

3 – 1

3.5%

3 – 0

3.1%

1 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC

Handicap	Sagan Tosu FC covers	Push	Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	12%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	21%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	18%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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