Albirex Niigata vs Cerezo Osaka

2 - 2

🕒 Sun, 02 Mar 2025 05:00 Europe/London 📍 Denka Big Swan Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Atsushi Uemura 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

Albirex Niigata 20 · Cerezo Osaka 10

Referee Stats

Atsushi Uemura

13 matches · 2.85 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.85
Reds avg	0.15
Penalties avg	0.15
Over 4.5 cards	15%
Home wins	15%
Draws	69%
Away wins	15%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Albirex Niigata outshot their opponent (16-10).
Cerezo Osaka controlled possession (56%).

Team Overview

Albirex Niigata (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-9-8

Goals For / Against

20 / 31

Avg: 1.05 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 0.79

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cerezo Osaka (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-9

Goals For / Against

33 / 36

Avg: 1.74 / 1.89

Points

Avg: 1.16

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this J1 League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.79

PPG

1.16

1.05

1.74

1.63

1.89

53%

O2.5

79%

63%

BTTS

74%

32%

Score 1st

32%

League-position context

Albirex Niigata rank20th

Cerezo Osaka rank10th

Albirex Niigata points24

Cerezo Osaka points52

Albirex Niigata: #20 · 24 pts · GD -31

51 pts off the top 2. 33 pts off the play-off line. 19 pts from safety.

Cerezo Osaka: #10 · 52 pts · GD +3

23 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

28-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Albirex Niigata last 5 home

L D D D L

Points3/15

Weighted index20

Goals4-7

Record0-3-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Cerezo Osaka last 5 away

L W W L L

Points6/15

Weighted index47

Goals9-10

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Albirex Niigata trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 32%

Cerezo Osaka trend breakdown

Over 2.579%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.574%

1H Over 0.584%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 47%

Scoring reliability

Albirex Niigata score at home68%

Albirex Niigata clean sheet at home16%

Cerezo Osaka score away74%

Cerezo Osaka clean sheet away5%

First-goal patterns

Albirex Niigata score first32%

Albirex Niigata win after scoring first17%

Cerezo Osaka score first32%

Cerezo Osaka win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Albirex Niigata 36% · Cerezo Osaka 50%

Avg first goal minute: Albirex Niigata 34.3' · Cerezo Osaka 12.0'

Vs league average

Albirex Niigata score at home1.05 vs 1.32

Albirex Niigata concede at home1.63 vs 1.08

Cerezo Osaka score away1.74 vs 1.08

Cerezo Osaka concede away1.89 vs 1.32

Albirex Niigata score 20% below league average, while Cerezo Osaka score 61% above league average.

Defensive side: Albirex Niigata are 51% above league average at home, and Cerezo Osaka are 44% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 1.75 goals on average across the last 4.

Albirex Niigata goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

16-30 5

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

61-75 6

16-30 5

31-45 5

0-15 4

Cerezo Osaka goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 6

46-60 6

61-75 6

31-45 5

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 11

76-90+ 10

16-30 6

0-15 5

61-75 5

46-60 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

44%

56%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

420

542

Passes Accurate

328

457

Passes %

78%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

K. Yamura

Normal Goal

28' ⚽

⚽

28' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Nakajima

Normal Goal · Assist: Lucas Fernandes

49'

49' Thiago Andrade

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ K. Funaki

1st substitution · For: Niko Takahashi Cendagorta

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ Thiago Andrade

2nd substitution · For: R. Sakata

62' ⚽

⚽

62' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

M. Hasegawa

Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Horigome

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Vitor Bueno

3rd substitution · For: H. Kida

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ K. Taniguchi

1st substitution · For: J. Okumura

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ S. Ota

2nd substitution · For: Danilo Gomes

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ Y. Hoshi

3rd substitution · For: Y. Takagi

74'

74' S. Tanaka

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Lucas Fernandes

4th substitution · For: M. Shibayama

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ H. Okuda

5th substitution · For: Rafael Ratão

80'

80' H. Kida

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ K. Yamura

4th substitution · For: J. Geria

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ M. Hasegawa

5th substitution · For: Y. Komi

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

Rafael Ratão

Normal Goal

Albirex Niigata vs Cerezo Osaka 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Albirex Niigata drew 2-2 with Cerezo Osaka on Sunday, 02 March 2025 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Atsushi Uemura. It was played at Denka Big Swan Stadium.

First half: Albirex Niigata took the lead at 17' when K. Yamura scored, making the score 1-0. Cerezo Osaka leveled the score at 28' when M. Nakajima scored, with the assist credited to Lucas Fernandes, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Thiago Andrade received a yellow card for Cerezo Osaka at 49'. Cerezo Osaka made their 1st substitution at 54', with K. Funaki replacing Niko Takahashi Cendagorta. Cerezo Osaka made their 2nd substitution at 54', with Thiago Andrade replacing R. Sakata. Albirex Niigata took the lead at 62' when M. Hasegawa scored, with the assist credited to Y. Horigome, making the score 2-1. Cerezo Osaka made their 3rd substitution at 63', with Vitor Bueno replacing H. Kida. Albirex Niigata made their 1st substitution at 63', with K. Taniguchi replacing J. Okumura. Albirex Niigata made their 2nd substitution at 63', with S. Ota replacing Danilo Gomes. Albirex Niigata made their 3rd substitution at 69', with Y. Hoshi replacing Y. Takagi. S. Tanaka received a yellow card for Cerezo Osaka at 74'. Cerezo Osaka made their 4th substitution at 75', with Lucas Fernandes replacing M. Shibayama. Cerezo Osaka made their 5th substitution at 75', with H. Okuda replacing Rafael Ratão. H. Kida received a yellow card for Cerezo Osaka at 80'. Albirex Niigata made their 4th substitution at 84', with K. Yamura replacing J. Geria. Albirex Niigata made their 5th substitution at 84', with M. Hasegawa replacing Y. Komi. Cerezo Osaka found a late equaliser at 90' when Rafael Ratão scored, making the score 2-2.

Albirex Niigata used 5 substitutions while Cerezo Osaka used 5 substitutions. Cerezo Osaka got 3 yellow cards.