Cerezo Osaka FC vs Tokyo Verdy, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Cerezo Osaka FC vs Tokyo Verdy — J. League at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.
- Cerezo Osaka FC 14 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Tokyo Verdy 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 14 34 2 FC Tokyo 14 32 3 Vissel Kobe 13 26 4 Gamba Osaka 15 25 5 Nagoya Grampus 14 25 6 FC Machida Zelvia 13 25 7 Tokyo Verdy 13 24 8 Cerezo Osaka FC 14 21 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 14 20 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 14 20 11 Kawasaki Frontale 14 20 12 Fagiano Okayama FC 14 20 13 Kyoto Sanga FC 13 19 14 Urawa Red Diamonds 14 18 15 FC Mito Holly Hock 14 18 16 Avispa Fukuoka 15 18 17 Yokohama F.Marinos 14 16 18 V-Varen Nagasaki 14 16 19 Kashiwa Reysol 14 11 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 14 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Jun Tokyo Verdy H 2–1 W 14 Jun FC Tokyo A 2–2 D 01 Jun Shimizu S-Pulse H 4–2 W 28 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–0 D 24 May Avispa Fukuoka H 2–0 W 18 May Kawasaki Frontale A 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Jun Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–2 L 15 Jun Kashiwa Reysol H 0–3 L 31 May Avispa Fukuoka A 0–0 D 25 May Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–0 W 17 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–2 L 11 May Shonan Bellmare H 0–2 L Season Stats
Cerezo Osaka FC Tokyo Verdy #8 Position #7 21 Points 24 14 Played 13 8 / 0 / 6 W / D / L 9 / 0 / 4 33 Scored 25 28 Conceded 19 +5 GD +6 1.50 PPG 1.85 57% Win % 69% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history36% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season23% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this seasonCerezo Osaka FC are 8th (21 pts). Tokyo Verdy are 7th (24 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Cerezo Osaka FC and Tokyo Verdy has kicked off!
- 5' 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.
- 10' The travelling Tokyo Verdy supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rei Hirakawa made 415 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' Cerezo Osaka FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Rafael Ratao on 20.
- 25' 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.
- 30' 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.
- 35' Hayato Okuda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 40' 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.
- 45' 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' The whistle greets Vitor Bueno as he departs to be replaced by Motohiko Nakajima.
- 47' What an equalizer from Shuhei Kawasaki!
- 52' That looks like a foul for a card for Thiago Andrade.
- 57' Tokyo Verdy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 57.
- 59' It is a substitution in Tokyo Verdy team. Yuta Arai is replaced by Yudai Kimura on 59 minute.
- 62' Cerezo Osaka FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Thiago Andrade on 62.
- 67' Cerezo Osaka FC is showing some good football. However, Cerezo Osaka FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 70' Itsuki Someno is replacing Yuya Fukuda for the Tokyo Verdy side.
- 75' Soma Meshino needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 77' Another substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC to replace Thiago Andrade by Shion Homma on 77 minute.
- 82' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kyohei Noborizato, as he is very good at scoring at Yodoko Sakura Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 90' The Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes a substitution. Shinji Kagawa departs to be replaced by Kyohei Yoshino.
- With this win, Cerezo Osaka FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Cerezo Osaka FC
Starting XI- 77
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Shinji Kagawa ↓ Kyohei Yoshino 90'
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Rafael Ratao ↓ Masaya Shibayama 90'
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Hinata Kida ↓ Shunta Tanaka 46'
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Vitor Bueno ↓ Motohiko Nakajima 46'
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Thiago Andrade ↓ Shion Homma 77'
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Bench- –
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Kyohei Yoshino ↑ 90'
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Motohiko Nakajima ↑ 46'
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Shunta Tanaka ↑ 46'
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Shion Homma ↑ 77'
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Masaya Shibayama ↑ 90'
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Coach Arthur PapasTokyo Verdy
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Rei Hirakawa ↓ Soma Meshino 77'
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Hijiri Onaga ↓ Issei Kumatoriya 77'
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Yuya Fukuda ↓ Itsuki Someno 70'
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Shuhei Kawasaki ↓ Kosuke Saito 59'
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Yuta Arai ↓ Yudai Kimura 59'
Bench-
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Kosuke Saito ↑ 59'
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Itsuki Someno ↑ 70'
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Yudai Kimura ↑ 59'
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Soma Meshino ↑ 77'
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Issei Kumatoriya ↑ 77'
Coach Hiroshi Jofuku -
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