Cerezo Osaka vs Albirex Niigata
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

J1 League

2025

Cerezo Osaka

Nakajima13'

Fernandes54'

-FT

Aug 11, 2025

KINCHO Stadium

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Lucas Fernandes

Cerezo Osaka

Goals

Assists

8.4

84'Substitution

S. Kagawa· In

M. Shibayama· Out

Cerezo Osaka

82'Substitution

Ken Yamura· In

Eiji Shirai· Out

Albirex Niigata

Goal!

3-1

Soya Fujiwara

81'·Cerezo Osaka

⚽

78'Substitution

R. Nishio· In

Rikito Inoue· Out

Cerezo Osaka

78'Substitution

Kyohei Yoshino· In

H. Kida· Out

Cerezo Osaka

78'Yellow Card

Soya Fujiwara

Albirex Niigata

73'Substitution

Kaito Taniguchi· In

Jin Okumura· Out

Albirex Niigata

73'Substitution

Hiroto Uemura· In

Taiki Arai· Out

Albirex Niigata

71'Substitution

Thiago Andrade· In

S. Homma· Out

Cerezo Osaka

71'Substitution

Rafael Ratão· In

M. Nakajima· Out

Cerezo Osaka

61'Substitution

Kento Hashimoto· In

Yuto Horigome· Out

Albirex Niigata

61'Substitution

Takuya Shimamura· In

Keisuke Kasai· Out

Albirex Niigata

Goal!

2-1

Lucas Fernandes

54'·Cerezo Osaka

⚽

Goal!

1-1

M. Nakajima

13'·Cerezo Osaka

⚽

Goal!

0-1

Yuto Horigome

2'·Albirex Niigata

⚽

Statistics of the Game

Cerezo Osaka

Albirex Niigata

52%Ball Possession48%

26Shots Total10

5Shots On Target2

12Corners4

2Fouls8

0Yellow Cards1

2Offsides0

1Saves3

493Passes458

11Shots Off Target4

105Attacks72

59Dangerous Attacks31

12Shots Inside Box7

13Shots Outside Box3

3Goals1

8Free Kicks2

10Shots Blocked4

5Substitutions5

1Hit Woodwork0

13Tackles19

2Assists0

432Accurate Passes391

1Injuries0

20Total Crosses15

4Accurate Crosses8

5Interceptions7

34Duels Won33

1Big Chances Created1

0Big Chances Missed1

Cerezo Osaka

Manager: Arthur Papastamatis

Starting XI

6.4

7.0

7.1

7.0

6.6

6.7

7.4

8.4

7.7

7.4

7.7

Substitutes

6.8

6.5

6.6

K. Furuyama

6.4

6.4

Manager: Toru Irie

Starting XI

5.7

6.4

6.5

6.5

7.3

6.5

6.6

7.0

6.7

6.5

6.6

Substitutes

6.5

6.6

6.3

7.3

6.7

Player Stats

Player	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Lucas Fernandes MF	90'	1	1	1/3	39(74%)	-	7/12
M. Shibayama MF	84'	0	0	2/7	36(83%)	-	0/2
M. Nakajima FW	71'	1	0	2/5	13(64%)	1	5/6
S. Tanaka MF	90'	0	0	-	53(94%)	5	8/9
S. Homma MF	71'	0	1	0/6	22(83%)	1	2/6
Rikito Inoue DF	78'	0	0	0/1	60(95%)	2	5/5
Dion Cools DF	90'	0	0	-	47(85%)	1	1/4
S. Hatanaka DF	90'	0	0	-	49(100%)	-	0/4
S. Kagawa MF	6'	0	0	-	15(100%)	-	0/1
H. Kida MF	78'	0	0	0/1	50(92%)	1	2/7
Thiago Andrade FW	19'	0	0	0/1	9(78%)	-	1/2
H. Okuda DF	90'	0	0	0/1	49(92%)	2	2/6
Rafael Ratão FW	19'	0	0	-	5(60%)	-	1/3
R. Nishio DF	12'	0	0	-	10(90%)	-	-
Koki Fukui GK	90'	0	0	-	28(75%)	-	-
Kyohei Yoshino MF	12'	0	0	0/1	8(75%)	-	0/1

Cerezo Osaka vs Albirex Niigata H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Cerezo Osaka	15	L1	0	2	3	2	7/15	8-7
Albirex Niigata	15	L6	0	6	0	6	0/15	3-13

Cerezo Osaka — last 5 games

W2-1 vs Tokyo Verdy2025-06-21
L0-1 vs Gamba Osaka2025-07-05
W2-0 vs Tokushima Vortis2025-07-16
D3-3 @ Shonan Bellmare2025-07-19
L1-2 @ FC Tokyo2025-08-06

Albirex Niigata — last 5 games

L1-3 @ Kawasaki Frontale2025-06-25
L0-4 vs Machida Zelvia2025-06-29
L1-2 @ Kyoto Sanga2025-07-05
L1-2 vs Toyo University2025-07-16
L0-2 vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima2025-07-20

Goal markets & scoring rates

Team	Games	Avg goals	Over 1.5	Over 2.5	Over 3.5	BTTS	Clean sheets	Failed to score
Cerezo Osaka	15	3.27	80%	60%	47%	47%	33%	27%
Albirex Niigata	15	2.8	80%	60%	27%	53%	20%	27%

Venue split (Home vs Away)

Team	Where	Pld	W	D	L	Goals	PPG	Over 2.5	Clean sheets
Cerezo Osaka	Home	8	7	0	1	20-5	2.63	50%	50%
Albirex Niigata	Away	6	1	0	5	6-13	0.5	83%	17%

1st half vs 2nd half scoring

Team	Games	1H goals	2H goals	2H share	1H Over 0.5	HT W-D-L
Cerezo Osaka	15	11-8	19-11	63%	60%	4-8-3
Albirex Niigata	15	5-15	9-13	64%	67%	0-7-8

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 8
Period covered: 2013-07-31 – 2025-03-02
Cerezo Osaka wins: 2
Draws: 3
Albirex Niigata wins: 3
Avg goals per meeting: 2.38
Over 2.5 goals: 50%
Both teams scored: 50%
Home side won: 38%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings: 1W 2D 2L (Cerezo Osaka view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.6 vs 2.38

Most recent meetings (5 of 8)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-03-02	Albirex Niigata	2-2	Cerezo Osaka
2024-07-20	Cerezo Osaka	1-2	Albirex Niigata
2024-04-07	Albirex Niigata	0-1	Cerezo Osaka
2023-12-03	Albirex Niigata	1-0	Cerezo Osaka
2023-02-18	Cerezo Osaka	2-2	Albirex Niigata

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 249 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Cerezo Osaka	11	24	34	4	WDWLD	10	+1
Albirex Niigata	20	24	19	-17	LLLLL	19	+1

Table context

Points gap: 15 ptsCerezo Osaka 34 · Albirex Niigata 19
Positions: #11 vs #20
Goals per game: 1.54/1.38 vs 1/1.71scored/conceded per game · league average 1.17

How we calculate this

J1 League Standings

J1 League · 2025

Full standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	PTS	Form
1	Kashima Antlers	38	23	7	8	+27	76	DDWWW
···
8	Kawasaki Frontale	38	15	12	11	+10	57	WLDLL
9	Gamba Osaka	38	17	6	15	-2	57	LWDLW
10	Cerezo OsakaH	38	14	10	14	+3	52	WWWLL
11	FC Tokyo	38	13	11	14	-7	50	DWWDD
12	Avispa Fukuoka	38	12	12	14	-4	48	DWDWL
···
18	Yokohama	38	9	8	21	-18	35	DLLLW
19	Shonan Bellmare	38	8	8	22	-27	32	DLWWL
20	Albirex NiigataA	38	4	12	22	-31	24	LDLLD

9 / 20Full standings →

Statistical Comparison

J1 League

Cerezo Osaka38 matches

Albirex Niigata

38 matches

#10Position#20

52Points24

14Wins4

10Draws12

14Losses22

60Goals36

1.58Goals per game0.95

57Goals conceded67

1.50Goals per game conceded1.76

Cerezo Osaka vs Albirex Niigata — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (38 vs 38 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityCerezo Osaka 51% · X · Draw 24% · Albirex Niigata 25%

1 · Home Win

51%

X · Draw

24%

2 · Away Win

25%

Projected Goals (xG Model)

1.71 vs 1.13

Projected Total: 2.84

Over 1.5 Goals

77%

Over 2.5 Goals

54%

Over 3.5 Goals

31%

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

55%

Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)

32% / 18%

Cerezo Osaka / Albirex Niigata

Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):

1 - 1(11.3%)1 - 0(10.0%)2 - 1(9.7%)

Recent matches

Jul 5, 2025

0-1

vs Gamba Osaka

Home

Jun 21, 2025

2-1

vs Tokyo Verdy

Home

All Cerezo Osaka fixtures & results

Previous Meetings

Last 8 matches

Won 25%

(2/8)

Draw 38%

(3/8)

Won 38%

(3/8)

Goals

9-10

Total matches

Recent matches (5/8)

J1 League•Mar 2, 2025

Albirex Niigata

2-2

Cerezo Osaka

J1 League•Jul 20, 2024

Cerezo Osaka

1-2

Albirex Niigata

J1 League•Apr 7, 2024

Albirex Niigata

0-1

Cerezo Osaka

J1 League•Dec 3, 2023

Albirex Niigata

1-0

Cerezo Osaka

J1 League•Feb 18, 2023

Cerezo Osaka

2-2

Albirex Niigata

Cerezo Osaka vs Albirex Niigata — Head to Head

Last 8 matches

Cerezo Osaka wins

Draws

Albirex Niigata wins

Goals Scored

9 - 10

Mar 2, 2025 • J1 League

Albirex Niigata

2-2

Cerezo Osaka

Jul 20, 2024 • J1 League

Cerezo Osaka

1-2

Albirex Niigata

Apr 7, 2024 • J1 League

Albirex Niigata

0-1

Cerezo Osaka

Matchday 25 — J1 League

Match summary

Cerezo Osaka beat Albirex Niigata 3-1 in the J1 League, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Cerezo Osaka (11th, 34 pts) were 15 points ahead of Albirex Niigata (20th, 19 pts). Albirex Niigata had lost 6 matches in a row before this one. Across 8 previous meetings on record, Cerezo Osaka won 2 and Albirex Niigata won 3, with 3 draws (2.38 goals per game).

Goals came from M. Nakajima (13'), Lucas Fernandes (54') and Soya Fujiwara (81' og) for Cerezo Osaka and Yuto Horigome (2') for Albirex Niigata.

More details:

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Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Stats

Cerezo Osaka vs Albirex Niigata H2H, Form & Key Stats

J1 League Standings

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Cerezo Osaka vs Albirex Niigata — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/8)

Cerezo Osaka vs Albirex Niigata — Head to Head

Last 8 matches

Matchday 25 — J1 League

Match summary