V-Varen Nagasaki vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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V-Varen Nagasaki vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League .
- V-Varen Nagasaki 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Hiroki Kasahara
7 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 7.9 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Feb Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–0 W 21 Feb Nagoya Grampus A 3–1 W 13 Feb Vissel Kobe A 0–2 L 06 Feb Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–3 L 01 Dec Shimizu S-Pulse H 4–4 D 24 Nov Gamba Osaka A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Feb V-Varen Nagasaki A 0–1 L 22 Feb Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–2 L 15 Feb Avispa Fukuoka A 2–0 W 07 Feb Gamba Osaka H 4–5 L 06 Dec Yokohama FC H 1–3 L 30 Nov Yokohama F·Marinos A 1–3 L Season Stats
V-Varen Nagasaki Cerezo Osaka FC #9 Position #2 21 Points 31 18 Played 18 7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 7 25 Scored 48 33 Conceded 38 -8 GD +10 1.17 PPG 1.72 39% Win % 61% Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history17% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this seasonV-Varen Nagasaki are 9th (21 pts). Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
V-Varen Nagasaki0-15–/316-304/331-453/346-601/461-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededCerezo Osaka FC0-153/116-304/131-453/146-602/261-752/376+6/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- With this win, V-Varen Nagasaki is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
V-Varen Nagasaki Lineups
Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Yusuke Maruhashi 2 Yusuke Maruhashi 2 Shinji Kagawa 1 Yoichiro Kakitani 1 Shunta Tanaka 1 Kota Mizunuma 1 Thiago Andrade 1 Keita Nakamura 1 Head to Head
V-Varen Nagasaki Form
Cerezo Osaka FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy0 / 41.39 V-Varen Nagasaki xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.96 Cerezo Osaka FC xGI would bet for: V-Varen Nagasaki or Cerezo Osaka FC 76% + Both teams to score 64%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: V-Varen Nagasaki winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.35Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 64% 36% ± 3.5 43% 57% ± 4.5 25% 75% Double Chance
V-Varen Nagasaki or Draw 58%Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC 67%V-Varen Nagasaki or Cerezo Osaka FC 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: V-Varen Nagasaki win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.4%1 – 2 9%0 – 2 6.7%2 – 1 6.4%0 – 1 6.2%2 – 2 6.2%1 – 3 5.9%0 – 0 5%0 – 3 4.3%1 – 0 Actual2 – 3 4.1%2 – 0 3.4%Asian Handicap — V-Varen Nagasaki
Handicap V-Varen Nagasaki covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 8% 88% -1.5 12% — 88% -1 12% 14% 74% -0.5 26% — 74% +0.5 50% — 50% +1 50% 21% 29% +1.5 71% — 29% +2 71% 15% 14% +2.5 86% — 14% Clean Sheet
V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet 15% ✗Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.