Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Yokohama FC vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Yokohama FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Sun 20 Aug 2023 · 09:30 UTC Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium 8,195 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 49' Leo Ceara
Kyohei Yoshino 19' Y
Boniface Nduka 56' Y
Y 82' Kakeru Funaki

Overview

Match Preview

Yokohama FC vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Yusuke Araki
  • Assistant 1 Naoya Okawa
  • Assistant 2 Osamu Akasaka
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 7.0 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 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

2
6
Yokohama FC 8 games · Avg 2.8 goals Cerezo Osaka FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-20 Yokohama FC 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2023-05-28 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Yokohama FC 2021-08-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 Yokohama FC 2021-03-13 Yokohama FC 1–4 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-11-29 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Yokohama FC

Recent Form

Yokohama FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–1 L
12 Aug Avispa Fukuoka A 0–2 L
06 Aug Vissel Kobe H 2–0 W
16 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
08 Jul Kawasaki Frontale A 0–3 L
01 Jul Gamba Osaka H 0–0 D
Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug Yokohama FC A 1–0 W
12 Aug Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D
06 Aug FC Tōkyō H 0–1 L
16 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–0 W
08 Jul Sagan Tosu FC A 1–2 L
30 Jun Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 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' What a night it is going to be! Yokohama FC welcome Cerezo Osaka FC for this crunch clash at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium.
  • 5' Ryo Watanabe, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Seiya Maikuma has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 193 appearances.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 19' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Kyohei Yoshino.
  • 24' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 29' Yokohama FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
  • 34' Cerezo Osaka FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 39' Matej Jonjic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 49' Assisted by Capixaba with the perfectly-timed delivery and Leo Ceara makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 54' The energy levels are beginning to show. Akio Kogiku might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 56' It’s gonna be a card for Boniface Nduka.
  • 61' 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.
  • 62' The Yokohama FC bench stirs into life. Kotaro Hayashi is withdrawn and Tomoki Kondo gets his opportunity.
  • 67' Boniface Nduka is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cerezo Osaka FC so far.
  • 69' Tokuma Suzuki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Satoki Uejo on 69 minute.
  • 74' Kyohei Yoshino needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 17 Yellow cards this season.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Yokohama FC! Hirotaka Mita comes on to replace Yuri.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Cerezo Osaka FC! Ryo Watanabe comes on to replace Leo Ceara.
  • 81' Cerezo Osaka FC make a change. Capixaba trudges off to be replaced by Haruki Arai on 81 minutes.
  • 82' Kakeru Funaki catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 82.
  • 82' Kazuma Takai is replacing Sho Ito for the Yokohama FC side.
  • 87' Yokohama FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Cerezo Osaka FC's 4-4-2 shape.
  • It finishes all square. Yokohama FC and Cerezo Osaka FC share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

Yokohama FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shuhei Yomoda

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akio Kogiku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tiago Pagnussat 3
Bruno Mendes 2
Yusuke Matsuo 2
Yuta Toyokawa 2
Leo Ceara 1
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 1
Kazuma Watanabe 1
Hiroshi Kiyotake 1

Head to Head

2023-08-20 Yokohama FC 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2023-05-28 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Yokohama FC 2021-08-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 Yokohama FC 2021-03-13 Yokohama FC 1–4 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-11-29 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Yokohama FC

Yokohama FC Form

2023-08-20 Yokohama FC 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2023-08-12 Avispa Fukuoka 2–0 Yokohama FC L 2023-08-06 Yokohama FC 2–0 Vissel Kobe W 2023-07-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Yokohama FC D 2023-07-08 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Yokohama FC L 2023-07-01 Yokohama FC 0–0 Gamba Osaka D

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2023-08-20 Yokohama FC 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2023-08-12 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2023-08-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 FC Tōkyō L 2023-07-16 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2023-07-08 Sagan Tosu FC 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2023-06-30 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.97 Yokohama FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Yokohama FC29% Draw31% Cerezo Osaka FC40%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.17
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Yokohama FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
71%
Yokohama FC or Cerezo Osaka FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Yokohama FC20% Draw52% Cerezo Osaka FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
13.8%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.8%
0 – 2
7.9%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
3.1%
0 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
2%

Asian Handicap — Yokohama FC

Handicap Yokohama FC covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 17% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 22% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Yokohama FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

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