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V-varen Nagasaki vs Cerezo Osaka match centre

V-varen Nagasaki badgeV-varen NagasakiHome · 9 in league
DWLLW
Momentum→ Steady48/100OlderLatest
Full time
1:0
UK timeStored 90-minute score.
Cerezo Osaka badgeCerezo OsakaAway · 2 in league
LDLWL
Momentum↗ Rising29/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
Peace Stadium · NagasakiSeason 2026/27Back to matches
Odds & probabilities Pre-match snapshot Home win—Market chance —See match research Draw—Market chance —See match research Away win—Market chance —See match research Odds unavailable 90-minute estimates · prices may change.
THE FINAL WHISTLE

The match in numbers

FULL TIME
V-varen NagasakiCerezo Osaka
1.950Expected goals1.450
6Shots on target4
21Total Shots14
42%Ball Possession58%
8Corner Kicks4
6Fouls11
1Yellow Cards2
—Red Cards—
4Goalkeeper Saves5
411Total passes577
316Passes accurate485

— means unavailable.

Statistics snapshot: 365352 min old.

MODEL OUTLOOK

Match forecast

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Goals & BTTS

90 minutes

Total goals · 2.5

Over—
Under—

Both teams to score

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BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Season form /10 · Ability /99 (EA FC 27) · Prev = previous season.

V-varen Nagasaki

Home0 listed

Availability report unavailable.

Cerezo Osaka

Away0 listed

Availability report unavailable.

· Ability: EA FC 27 base ratings.

Season overview

J1 League · 2026/27

League season · all league matches

1.3Goals scored / match1.0
2.0Goals conceded / match1.0
0Clean sheets1
1Failed to score1
HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions · previous 365 days.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

5 recorded meetings

V-varen Nagasaki

1wins
0 draws

Cerezo Osaka

4wins

Nov 2015 – Aug 2018 · Historical meetings. Squads and team strength have changed.

Scores shown with V-varen Nagasaki first; venues vary.

V-varen Nagasaki0–2Cerezo Osaka
V-varen Nagasaki1–3Cerezo Osaka
V-varen Nagasaki0–2Cerezo Osaka
V-varen Nagasaki1–2Cerezo Osaka
V-varen Nagasaki2–0Cerezo Osaka
TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Starting XIs

Season form /10 · Ability /99 (EA FC 27) · — unavailable.

V-varen Nagasaki

Formation4-2-3-1Takuya Takagi
  1. 1M. GotoForm —Ability —G
  2. 22H. OnagaForm —Ability —D
  3. 50R. ShindoForm —Ability —D
  4. 6Y. EgawaForm —Ability —D
  5. 23S. YonedaForm —Ability —D
  6. 24R. YamadaForm —Ability —M
  7. 5H. YamaguchiForm —Ability —M
  8. 11N. CampbellForm —Ability —M
  9. 10Matheus JesusForm —Ability —M
  10. 41M. HasegawaForm —Ability —M
  11. 9ThiagoForm —Ability —F
Substitutes (9)

13 · G. HatanoForm —Ability —

25 · K. KushibikiForm —Ability —

38 · R. TadokoroForm —Ability —

8 · Y. IwasakiForm —Ability —

19 · T. SawadaForm —Ability —

21 · Diego PitucaForm —Ability —

33 · T. KasayanagiForm —Ability —

34 · T. MatsumotoForm —Ability —

18 · R. YamasakiForm —Ability —

Cerezo Osaka

Formation4-2-3-1Arthur Papas
  1. 23K. NakamuraForm 7.3Ability —G
  2. 27D. CoolsForm 7.0Ability —D
  3. 4R. InoueForm —Ability —D
  4. 44S. HatanakaForm 7.0Ability —D
  5. 66A. OhataForm —Ability —D
  6. 8S. KagawaForm 7.0Ability —M
  7. 10S. TanakaForm —Ability —M
  8. 17R. SakataForm —Ability —M
  9. 48M. ShibayamaForm —Ability —M
  10. 11Thiago AndradeForm —Ability —M
  11. 9S. SakuragawaForm —Ability —F
Substitutes (9)

1 · K. FukuiForm —Ability —

6 · K. NoborizatoForm —Ability —

16 · H. OkudaForm —Ability —

5 · H. KidaForm —Ability —

14 · Y. YokoyamaForm —Ability —

18 · N. IshiwatariForm —Ability —

19 · S. HommaForm —Ability —

13 · M. NakajimaForm —Ability —

99 · K. YengiForm —Ability —

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

V-varen Nagasaki

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Masaaki Goto908.0—0—38—
Hijiri Onaga907.6—02383
Ryosuke Shindo907.2—0—422
Yusei Egawa907.9—02462
Shunya Yoneda906.9—0130—
Riku Yamada647.2—03353
Hotaru Yamaguchi907.2—0—491
Norman Campbell756.7—02261
Matheus Jesus908.610335—
Motoki Hasegawa647.9—1—381
Thiago Santana756.3—0210—
Yuto Iwasaki266.2—0—8—
Diego Pituca267.3—0—133
Kazuki Kushibiki156.9—0—2—
Ryogo Yamasaki156.3—0—2—
Go Hatano———————
Rio Tadokoro———————
Takashi Sawada———————
Tenmu Matsumoto———————
Tsubasa Kasayanagi———————

Cerezo Osaka

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Kosuke Nakamura908.3—0—291
Dion Cools816.0—0—631
Rikito Inoue907.0—0—71—
Shinnosuke Hatanaka907.2—01673
Ayumu Ohata906.5—0—401
Shinji Kagawa716.9—0—702
Shunta Tanaka906.9—0—672
Reiya Sakata576.2—0—26—
Masaya Shibayama576.3—0328—
Thiago Andrade816.5—0119—
Solomon Sakuragawa905.9—0119—
Yumeki Yokoyama336.7—0—14—
Motohiko Nakajima337.0—0—11—
Nelson Ishiwatari196.9—0142—
Hayato Okuda97.2—0—121
Kusini Yengi96.2—0—5—
Koki Fukui———————
Kyohei Noborizato———————
Hinata Kida———————
Shion Homma———————
2026/27 STANDINGS

J1 League table

League centre ↗

Current standings · West. Both teams are highlighted. These may include matches played after this fixture.

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1Vissel Kobe1811072925435
2Cerezo Osaka1811073021931
3Nagoya Grampus1810083331231
4Sanfrecce Hiroshima1810083123830
5Gamba Osaka1810083125628
6Fagiano Okayama1880102629-326
7Shimizu S-pulse1880102325-224
8Kyoto Sanga1880102228-623
9V-varen Nagasaki1870112129-821
10Avispa Fukuoka1870112131-1021
THE MARKET VIEW

Match-winner odds

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AT A GLANCE

Match details

Competition
J1 League
Round
Matchweek 4
Venue
Peace Stadium
Referee
Hiroki Kasahara, Japan
Kickoff
28 Feb · 08:00 UK
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