GolVolt — FC Tokyo 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

FC Tokyo unbeaten in 11 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 8 wins and 3 draws. Last defeat: 8 August, 1:5 against Machida Zelvia.

Defence

Cerezo Osaka concede 1.6 goals per match

FC Tokyo0.0 Cerezo Osaka1.6

Last 5 matches in all competitions. FC Tokyo concede 0.0.

Attack

FC Tokyo score 2.8 goals per match

FC Tokyo2.8 Cerezo Osaka1.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Cerezo Osaka score 1.2.

Last time

Last meeting, 14 June 2025: FC Tokyo – Cerezo Osaka 2:2

LWDWDD

Marcelo Ryan: 2 goals. FC Tokyo are unbeaten in the last 5 meetings.

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.

Player in form

Motoki Nagakura: 2 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

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The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Players to watch

J1 League, this season.

Motoki Nagakura

FC Tokyo · forward

7goals 4assists 7.37avg rating

Last match, Mito Hollyhock: rating 7.4.

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 FC Tokyo at home and Cerezo Osaka away, as in this match.

FC Tokyo

at home · 10

6W2D2L2.1scored per match1.0conceded per match

Cerezo Osaka

away · 10

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

Head to head

30 meetings since 2005. The last 5 below.

Last time · 14 Jun 2025 · J1 League FC Tokyo 2:2 Cerezo Osaka Ryan 3', 81' · Ratão 41' · Tanaka 71'

2wins

3 draws2.8 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 5

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Expected lineups

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

SKKim HIIshihara ASScholz HIInamura KBBangnagande KSSato TKKo KTTokiwa SAAnzai MNNagakura TNNakagawa KNNakamura DCCools TTTakahashi RIInoue TNNakamura JIIrvine STTanaka AOOhata LFFernandes YKKomi PSSabbag

FC TokyoCerezo 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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