Cerezo Osaka vs Albirex Niigata

3 - 1

🕒 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:00 Europe/London 📍 Yodoko Sakura Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Akihiko Ikeuchi 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Cerezo Osaka 10 · Albirex Niigata 20

Referee Stats

Akihiko Ikeuchi

23 matches · 1.78 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.78
Reds avg	0.04
Penalties avg	0.30
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	52%
Draws	26%
Away wins	22%

How the match was won

Cerezo Osaka outshot their opponent (26-10).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
Cerezo Osaka had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Cerezo Osaka (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-5

Goals For / Against

27 / 21

Avg: 1.42 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 1.58

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Albirex Niigata (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-3-14

Goals For / Against

16 / 36

Avg: 0.84 / 1.89

Points

Avg: 0.47

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

1.58

PPG

0.47

1.42

0.84

1.11

1.89

42%

O2.5

47%

74%

BTTS

58%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Cerezo Osaka rank10th

Albirex Niigata rank20th

Cerezo Osaka points52

Albirex Niigata points24

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.

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

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

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

Cerezo Osaka last 5 home

L W L D D

Points5/15

Weighted index33

Goals6-7

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Albirex Niigata last 5 away

D L L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index11

Goals5-12

Record0-1-4

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.

Cerezo Osaka trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 32%

Albirex Niigata trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.584%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 37%

Scoring reliability

Cerezo Osaka score at home95%

Cerezo Osaka clean sheet at home21%

Albirex Niigata score away68%

Albirex Niigata clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Cerezo Osaka score first58%

Cerezo Osaka win after scoring first55%

Albirex Niigata score first47%

Albirex Niigata win after scoring first22%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cerezo Osaka 38% · Albirex Niigata 0%

Avg first goal minute: Cerezo Osaka 28.6' · Albirex Niigata 21.8'

Vs league average

Cerezo Osaka score at home1.42 vs 1.32

Cerezo Osaka concede at home1.11 vs 1.08

Albirex Niigata score away0.84 vs 1.08

Albirex Niigata concede away1.89 vs 1.32

Cerezo Osaka score 8% above league average, while Albirex Niigata score 22% below league average.

Defensive side: Cerezo Osaka are 2% above league average at home, and Albirex Niigata are 44% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.75 goals on average across the last 4.

Cerezo Osaka goal timing (home)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

31-45 7

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

46-60 3

0-15 2

Albirex Niigata goal timing (away)

1H scored: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

76-90+ 6

16-30 2

31-45 2

46-60 1

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 11

0-15 5

46-60 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

489

460

Passes Accurate

429

390

Passes %

88%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

2' ⚽

⚽

2' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Y. Horigome

Normal Goal

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Nakajima

Normal Goal · Assist: Lucas Fernandes

54' ⚽

⚽

54' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Lucas Fernandes

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Homma

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Y. Horigome

1st substitution · For: K. Hashimoto

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Keisuke Kasai

2nd substitution · For: T. Shimamura

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ M. Nakajima

1st substitution · For: Rafael Ratão

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ S. Homma

2nd substitution · For: Thiago Andrade

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ T. Arai

3rd substitution · For: H. Uemura

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ J. Okumura

4th substitution · For: K. Taniguchi

78'

78' S. Fujiwara

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ R. Inoue

3rd substitution · For: R. Nishio

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ H. Kida

4th substitution · For: K. Yoshino

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

S. Fujiwara

Own Goal

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ E. Shirai

5th substitution · For: K. Yamura

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ M. Shibayama

5th substitution · For: S. Kagawa

Cerezo Osaka vs Albirex Niigata 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cerezo Osaka beat Albirex Niigata 3-1 on Monday, 11 August 2025 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Akihiko Ikeuchi. It was played at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.

First half: Albirex Niigata took an early lead at 2' when Y. Horigome scored, making the score 0-1. Cerezo Osaka leveled the score at 13' when M. Nakajima scored, with the assist credited to Lucas Fernandes, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Cerezo Osaka took the lead at 54' when Lucas Fernandes scored, with the assist credited to S. Homma, making the score 2-1. Albirex Niigata made their 1st substitution at 61', with Y. Horigome replacing K. Hashimoto. Albirex Niigata made their 2nd substitution at 61', with Keisuke Kasai replacing T. Shimamura. Cerezo Osaka made their 1st substitution at 71', with M. Nakajima replacing Rafael Ratão. Cerezo Osaka made their 2nd substitution at 71', with S. Homma replacing Thiago Andrade. Albirex Niigata made their 3rd substitution at 73', with T. Arai replacing H. Uemura. Albirex Niigata made their 4th substitution at 73', with J. Okumura replacing K. Taniguchi. S. Fujiwara received a yellow card for Albirex Niigata at 78'. Cerezo Osaka made their 3rd substitution at 78', with R. Inoue replacing R. Nishio. Cerezo Osaka made their 4th substitution at 78', with H. Kida replacing K. Yoshino. Cerezo Osaka extended the lead at 81' when S. Fujiwara scored (Own Goal), making the score 3-1. Albirex Niigata made their 5th substitution at 82', with E. Shirai replacing K. Yamura. Cerezo Osaka made their 5th substitution at 84', with M. Shibayama replacing S. Kagawa.

Cerezo Osaka used 5 substitutions while Albirex Niigata used 5 substitutions. Albirex Niigata got 1 yellow card.