GolVolt — JEF United vs Cerezo Osaka: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Cerezo Osaka without a win in 7 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 5 draws and 2 defeats. Last win: 2 September, 2:0 against Kashiwa Reysol.

Last time

Last meeting, 25 October: Cerezo Osaka – JEF United 2:2

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Player in form

Erison: 2 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals2 xG2.65

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 2.7).

Streak

JEF United without a win in 6 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 4 draws and 2 defeats. Last win: 6 September, 2:0 against Gamba Osaka.

Players to watch

J1 League, this season.

Erison

JEF United · forward

2goals 2assists 6.88avg rating

Last match, Cerezo Osaka: 1 goal and 1 assist, rating 8.2.

Solomon Sakuragawa

Cerezo Osaka · forward

4goals 0assists 6.95avg rating

Last match, JEF United: 1 goal, rating 7.8.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is JEF United at home and Cerezo Osaka away, as in this match.

JEF United

at home · 10

3W3D4L1.1scored per match1.6conceded per match

Cerezo Osaka

away · 10

2W2D6L1.2scored per match2.2conceded per match

Head to head

5 meetings since 2005.

Last time · 25 Oct 2026 · J1 League Cerezo Osaka 2:2 JEF United Sakuragawa 90+6' · Yokoyama 90+8' · Himeno 23' · Erison 47'

1wins

1 draw3.4 goals per match · both scored in 4 of 5

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: JEF United (4-4-2, last: Cerezo Osaka) · Cerezo Osaka (3-4-2-1, last: JEF United).

Official around 04:00, Sat 19 Dec

JSSuárez MHHidaka BNNduka KTToriumi TMMae MHHimeno TYYasui EDEduardo TTTsukui ERErison HGGoya KNNakamura DCCools TTTakahashi RIInoue TNNakamura JIIrvine STTanaka AOOhata LFFernandes YKKomi PSSabbag

JEF UnitedCerezo Osaka

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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