Cerezo Osaka vs Fagiano Okayama

Cerezo Osaka

1 - 2

Fagiano Okayama

🕒 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:30 Europe/London 📍 Yodoko Sakura Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Yuzo Sutani 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

Cerezo Osaka 7 · Fagiano Okayama 11

Referee Stats

Yuzo Sutani

12 matches · 1.08 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.08
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	1.08
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	42%
Draws	25%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (7-11).
Cerezo Osaka controlled possession (55%).

Team Overview

Cerezo Osaka (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-5-2

Goals For / Against

18 / 11

Avg: 1.80 / 1.10

Points

Avg: 1.40

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Fagiano Okayama (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-5-2

Goals For / Against

15 / 14

Avg: 1.50 / 1.40

Points

Avg: 1.40

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

1.40

PPG

1.40

1.80

1.50

1.10

1.40

56%

O2.5

56%

67%

BTTS

89%

44%

Score 1st

11%

League-position context

Cerezo Osaka rank7th

Fagiano Okayama rank11th

Cerezo Osaka points27

Fagiano Okayama points24

Cerezo Osaka: #7 · 27 pts · GD +7

6 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Fagiano Okayama: #11 · 24 pts · GD -1

9 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Cerezo Osaka last 5 home

W W D W D

Points11/15

Weighted index82

Goals14-5

Record3-2-0

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Fagiano Okayama last 5 away

W L D D L

Points5/15

Weighted index44

Goals8-10

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.

Cerezo Osaka trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 44%

Fagiano Okayama trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS89%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 44%

Scoring reliability

Cerezo Osaka score at home78%

Cerezo Osaka clean sheet at home33%

Fagiano Okayama score away100%

Fagiano Okayama clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Cerezo Osaka score first44%

Cerezo Osaka win after scoring first50%

Fagiano Okayama score first11%

Fagiano Okayama win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cerezo Osaka 100% · Fagiano Okayama 60%

Avg first goal minute: Cerezo Osaka 15.3' · Fagiano Okayama 28.0'

Vs league average

Cerezo Osaka score at home1.80 vs 1.36

Cerezo Osaka concede at home1.10 vs 1.26

Fagiano Okayama score away1.50 vs 1.26

Fagiano Okayama concede away1.40 vs 1.36

Cerezo Osaka score 32% above league average, while Fagiano Okayama score 19% above league average.

Defensive side: Cerezo Osaka are 12% below league average at home, and Fagiano Okayama are 3% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals3.50

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Cerezo Osaka goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

0-15 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

76-90+ 0

Fagiano Okayama goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 3

61-75 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

46-60 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

446

359

Passes Accurate

339

268

Passes %

76%

75%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

19' ⚽

⚽

19' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

S. Sakuragawa

Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Yokoyama

30'

30' K. Kudo

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Werik Popó

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Yamane

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ D. Tagami

1st substitution · For: H. Omori

51'

51' H. Omori

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ K. Ichimi

2nd substitution · For: Lucao

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ Y. Yokoyama

1st substitution · For: R. Sakata

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ M. Nakajima

2nd substitution · For: M. Shibayama

69' ⚽

⚽

69' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

T. Yamane

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Kudo

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ H. Kida

3rd substitution · For: S. Kagawa

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Thiago Andrade

4th substitution · For: S. Homma

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Werik Popó

3rd substitution · For: T. Kimura

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ M. Matsumoto

4th substitution · For: H. Motoyama

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ N. Ishiwatari

5th substitution · For: Uiki Kanemoto

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ A. Esaka

5th substitution · For: K. Fujii

Cerezo Osaka vs Fagiano Okayama 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Fagiano Okayama beat Cerezo Osaka 2-1 on Wednesday, 18 March 2026 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Yuzo Sutani. It was played at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.

First half: Cerezo Osaka took the lead at 19' when S. Sakuragawa scored, with the assist credited to Y. Yokoyama, making the score 1-0. K. Kudo received a yellow card for Fagiano Okayama at 30'. Fagiano Okayama leveled the score at 45' when Werik Popó scored, with the assist credited to T. Yamane, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Fagiano Okayama made their 1st substitution at 46', with D. Tagami replacing H. Omori. H. Omori received a yellow card for Fagiano Okayama at 51'. Fagiano Okayama made their 2nd substitution at 59', with K. Ichimi replacing Lucao. Cerezo Osaka made their 1st substitution at 59', with Y. Yokoyama replacing R. Sakata. Cerezo Osaka made their 2nd substitution at 60', with M. Nakajima replacing M. Shibayama. Fagiano Okayama took the lead at 69' when T. Yamane scored, with the assist credited to K. Kudo, making the score 1-2. Cerezo Osaka made their 3rd substitution at 70', with H. Kida replacing S. Kagawa. Cerezo Osaka made their 4th substitution at 70', with Thiago Andrade replacing S. Homma. Fagiano Okayama made their 3rd substitution at 75', with Werik Popó replacing T. Kimura. Fagiano Okayama made their 4th substitution at 75', with M. Matsumoto replacing H. Motoyama. Cerezo Osaka made their 5th substitution at 85', with N. Ishiwatari replacing Uiki Kanemoto. Fagiano Okayama made their 5th substitution at 87', with A. Esaka replacing K. Fujii.

Cerezo Osaka used 5 substitutions while Fagiano Okayama used 5 substitutions. Fagiano Okayama got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (7-11).
Cerezo Osaka controlled possession (55%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (100.0%)
BTTS	4 (100.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (100.0%)
BTTS	2 (100.0%)

Cerezo Osaka vs Fagiano Okayama Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

24 May 2026 Fagiano Okayama vs Cerezo Osaka 2 - 3 18 Mar 2026 Cerezo Osaka vs Fagiano Okayama 1 - 2

2025-2026 Season

18 Oct 2025 Fagiano Okayama vs Cerezo Osaka 1 - 2 02 Apr 2025 Cerezo Osaka vs Fagiano Okayama 2 - 1