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Fagiano Okayama vs Cerezo Osaka match centre

Fagiano Okayama badgeFagiano OkayamaHome · 6 in league
LLLDW
Momentum↗ Rising33/100OlderLatest
Full time
2:3
UK timeStored 90-minute score.
Cerezo Osaka badgeCerezo OsakaAway · 2 in league
DLWWW
Momentum↗ Rising73/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
City Light Stadium · OkayamaSeason 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
Fagiano OkayamaCerezo Osaka
8Corner Kicks2
15Fouls6
2Yellow Cards2
—Red Cards—
2Goalkeeper Saves6
293Total passes304
207Passes accurate219

— means unavailable.

Statistics snapshot: 243240 min old.

MODEL OUTLOOK

Match forecast

Model estimate unavailable.

Goals & BTTS

90 minutes

Total goals · 2.5

Over—
Under—

Both teams to score

Yes—
No—

Model estimates unavailable

BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

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

Fagiano Okayama

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

1.4Goals scored / match1.3
1.6Goals conceded / match1.1
4Clean sheets5
1Failed to score3
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

Fagiano Okayama

1wins
1 draw

Cerezo Osaka

3wins

Oct 2016 – Mar 2026 · Past results, not a forecast.

Scores shown with Fagiano Okayama first; venues vary.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Starting XIs

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

Fagiano Okayama

Formation3-4-2-1Takashi Kiyama
  1. 52T. HamadaForm —Ability —G
  2. 6H. OmoriForm —Ability —D
  3. 48Y. TatsutaForm —Ability —D
  4. 43Y. SuzukiForm —Ability —D
  5. 51K. ShiraiForm —Ability —M
  6. 41E. MiyamotoForm —Ability —M
  7. 5K. OguraForm —Ability —M
  8. 88T. YamaneForm —Ability —M
  9. 27T. KimuraForm —Ability —F
  10. 8A. EsakaForm —Ability —F
  11. 98Werik PopoForm —Ability —F
Substitutes (9)

1 · L. MoserForm —Ability —

28 · M. MatsumotoForm —Ability —

7 · R. TakeuchiForm —Ability —

99 · LucaoForm —Ability —

66 · J. NishikawaForm —Ability —

17 · R. SueyoshiForm —Ability —

45 · N. BrowneForm —Ability —

9 · Leo GauchoForm —Ability —

26 · H. MotoyamaForm —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. 18N. IshiwatariForm —Ability —M
  7. 10S. TanakaForm —Ability —M
  8. 48M. ShibayamaForm —Ability —M
  9. 13M. NakajimaForm —Ability —M
  10. 14Y. YokoyamaForm —Ability —M
  11. 11Thiago AndradeForm —Ability —F
Substitutes (9)

21 · Kim Jin-HyeonForm —Ability —

8 · S. KagawaForm 7.0Ability —

6 · K. NoborizatoForm —Ability —

19 · S. HommaForm —Ability —

35 · K. YoshinoForm —Ability —

7 · S. UejoForm —Ability —

9 · S. SakuragawaForm —Ability —

3 · H. TanakaForm —Ability —

26 · E. KuboForm —Ability —

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Fagiano Okayama

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Taro Hamada905.5—0—22—
Hiroshi Omori906.5—0—334
Yugo Tatsuta906.3—0—34—
Yoshitake Suzuki836.3—0—401
Kosuke Shirai907.2—01241
Eiji Miyamoto906.2—0121—
Kosei Ogura616.7—01221
Towa Yamane616.7—0224—
Takaya Kimura546.2—0117—
Ataru Esaka906.9—01341
Werik Popó615.9—029—
Léo Gaúcho367.92047—
Masaya Matsumoto296.3—0—51
Jun Nishikawa296.5—0—13—
Lucão297.2—112—
Ryo Takeuchi156.7—0—6—
Lennart Moser———————
Haruka Motoyama———————
Noah Kenshin Browne———————
Rui Sueyoshi———————

Cerezo Osaka

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Kosuke Nakamura907.5—0—22—
Dion Cools907.0—12322
Rikito Inoue906.9—0—291
Shinnosuke Hatanaka907.2—0—353
Ayumu Ohata896.9—0—345
Nelson Ishiwatari906.9—0—381
Shunta Tanaka906.6—0—34—
Masaya Shibayama806.7—04261
Motohiko Nakajima806.9—1121—
Yumeki Yokoyama649.0203121
Thiago Andrade646.3—0—10—
Shion Homma266.3—0191
Solomon Sakuragawa267.3—1—11—
Satoki Uejo107.31013—
Kyohei Yoshino106.7—0—32
Hayato Tanaka1——0———
Jin Hyeon Kim———————
Kyohei Noborizato———————
Shinji Kagawa———————
Eiji Kubo———————
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

Decimal · 90 minutes
BookmakerFagiano OkayamaDrawCerezo Osaka
Bet3652.803.302.50

Updated 23 May 2026, 18:46 UK · Pre-match prices.

AT A GLANCE

Match details

Competition
J1 League
Round
Matchweek 18
Venue
City Light Stadium
Referee
Ryo Tanimoto, Japan
Kickoff
24 May · 04:55 UK
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