Tokyo Verdy vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Tokyo Verdy vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.
- Tokyo Verdy 18 games · 28 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 25 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–0 W 20 Apr Kawasaki Frontale A 0–0 D 12 Apr Vissel Kobe H 0–1 L 05 Apr Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–0 D 02 Apr FC Tokyo H 2–2 D 29 Mar Kashiwa Reysol A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Tokyo Verdy A 0–1 L 20 Apr FC Tokyo H 1–1 D 12 Apr Kashima Antlers H 1–0 W 06 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–2 L 02 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC H 2–1 W 28 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D Season Stats
Tokyo Verdy Cerezo Osaka FC #15 Position #2 28 Points 31 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 7 29 Scored 48 32 Conceded 38 -3 GD +10 1.56 PPG 1.72 56% Win % 61% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this season28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this seasonTokyo Verdy are 15th (28 pts). Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Tokyo Verdy0-15–/–16-301/331-452/446-603/361-752/176+1/3■ Scored ■ ConcededCerezo Osaka FC0-153/116-304/131-453/146-602/261-752/376+6/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Tokyo Verdy and Cerezo Osaka FC has kicked off!
- 1' Tokyo Verdy player sees a card in front of him.
- 6' It looks like no one’s ball. Tokyo Verdy is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 7' The supporters are chanting for Sota Kitano. He replaces Vitor Bueno on 7 minute.
- 12' Tokyo Verdy seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 17' Cerezo Osaka FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 17.
- 22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuta Arai, as he is very good at scoring at Ajinomoto Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
- 27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
- 33' Goal! Yuta Arai scores his 2 goal in 89 matches.
- 38' Ryosuke Shindo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 43' 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.
- 46' Reiya Sakata has so much to prove this time. He replaces Thiago Andrade on 46 minute.
- 51' 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 Thiago Andrade suffering a number of foals already.
- 53' Another change for Tokyo Verdy made on 53 minute. Kosuke Saito leaves to be changed by Koki Morita.
- 58' Tokyo Verdy is showing some good football. However, Tokyo Verdy are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 63' The supporters are chanting for Niko Takahashi. He replaces Kyohei Noborizato on 63 minute.
- 64' Another substitution for Tokyo Verdy to replace Yuya Fukuda by Yuan Matsuhashi on 64 minute.
- 69' Vitor Bueno needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 72' Kazuya Miyahara is replacing Hijiri Onaga for the Tokyo Verdy side.
- 73' Time for substitution for Tokyo Verdy. Hiroto Yamami is replaced by Itsuki Someno.
- 78' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Tokyo Verdy that had 89 games and scored 75 goals.
- 80' Masaya Shibayama is replacing Ryuya Nishio for the Cerezo Osaka FC side.
- 85' The travelling Cerezo Osaka FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 90' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Tokyo Verdy needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- With this win, Tokyo Verdy is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Tokyo Verdy Lineups
Starting XI
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- 22
- 14
- 8
- 1
- 10
- 11
- 5
- 3
- 23
- 40
Bench
- 6
- 7
- 9
- 15
- 37
- 19
- 21
- 20
- 17
Coach Hiroshi JofukuCerezo Osaka FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 77
- 6
- 3
- 44
- 9
- 13
- 10
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33
Ryuya Nishio ↓ Masaya Shibayama 80'
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55
Vitor Bueno ↓ Sota Kitano 7'
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11
Thiago Andrade ↓ Reiya Sakata 46'
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Bench
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8
Shinji Kagawa ↑ 64'
- 14
- 5
- 7
- 21
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17
Reiya Sakata ↑ 46'
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38
Sota Kitano ↑ 7'
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48
Masaya Shibayama ↑ 80'
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22
Niko Takahashi ↑ 63'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Leo Ceara 2 Shuhei Kawasaki 1 Shinji Kagawa 1 Yudai Kimura 1 Hiroto Yamami 1 Yuta Arai 1 Rafael Ratao 1 Thiago Andrade 1 Head to Head
Tokyo Verdy Form
Cerezo Osaka FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.47 Tokyo Verdy xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.44 Cerezo Osaka FC xGI would bet for: Tokyo Verdy or Cerezo Osaka FC 74% + Both teams to score 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Tokyo Verdy winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.91Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 79% 21% ± 2.5 55% 45% ± 3.5 33% 67% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
Tokyo Verdy or Draw 68%Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC 58%Tokyo Verdy or Cerezo Osaka FC 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Tokyo Verdy win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.5%2 – 1 8.2%1 – 2 8%0 – 0 7.3%1 – 0 Actual0 – 1 7%2 – 2 5.9%2 – 0 5.8%0 – 2 5.6%3 – 1 4%1 – 3 3.8%3 – 2 2.9%Asian Handicap — Tokyo Verdy
Handicap Tokyo Verdy covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 11% 82% -1.5 18% — 82% -1 18% 19% 63% -0.5 37% — 63% +0.5 64% — 36% +1 64% 18% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 11% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet 25% ✗Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.