Cerezo Osaka 3-1 Albirex Niigata — J1 League, 11 Aug 2025
Cerezo Osaka beat Albirex Niigata 3-1 in the J1 League on 11 August 2025 at Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Osaka. Y. Horigome, M. Nakajima, L. Fernandes got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cerezo Osaka have won 1 and Albirex Niigata 2, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Yodoko Sakura Stadium · Osaka·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-12'
- 1-113'assist: L. Fernandes
- Half-time1-1
- 2-154'assist: Shion Homma
- 61'
- 61'out: T. Shimamura
- 71'
- 71'
- 73'
- 73'
- 78'Foul
- 78'
- 78'
- 2-281'Own Goal
- 82'out: Ken Yamura
- 84'
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
9.2
Top rated
Cerezo Osaka
- 9.2Lucas FernandesM
- 7.9Shunta TanakaM
- 7.9Motohiko NakajimaF
- 7.6Masaya ShibayamaM
- 7.3Dion CoolsD
- 7.2Shinnosuke HatanakaD
- 7.2Rikito InoueD
- 7.2Shion HommaM
- 6.9Shinji KagawaM
- 6.9Hinata KidaM
- 6.7Ryuya NishioD
- 6.6Thiago AndradeF
- 6.6Hayato OkudaD
- 6.5Koki FukuiG
- 6.3Rafael RatãoF
- 6.2Kyohei YoshinoM
Albirex Niigata
- 7.5Yuto HorigomeD
- 7.2Eiji ShiraiM
- 7.2Kento HashimotoD
- 6.9Jin OkumuraM
- 6.9Kakeru FunakiD
- 6.9Hiroto UemuraM
- 6.7Kaito TaniguchiF
- 6.7Soya FujiwaraD
- 6.6Kazuhiko ChibaD
- 6.6Ken YamuraF
- 6.6Taiki AraiM
- 6.6Motoki HasegawaF
- 6.5Abdelrahman BoudahF
- 6.3Keisuke KasaiM
- 6.2Takuya ShimamuraM
- 5.9Kazuki FujitaG
Line-ups
Albirex Niigata4-4-2
Cerezo Osaka4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Cerezo OsakaArthur Thomas Papastamatiou
Substitutes
- 8Shinji Kagawa84'M6.9
- 55Vitor BuenoF
- 35Kyohei Yoshino78'M6.2
- 21Kim Jin-HyeonG
- 9Rafael Ratao71'F6.3
- 33R. Nishio78'D6.7
- 11Thiago Andrade71'F6.6
- 17R. SakataM
- 29K. Furuyama
Albirex NiigataTakafumi Yoshimoto
Substitutes
- 15F. HayakawaD
- 33Y. TakagiM
- 9Ken Yamura82'F6.6
- 28T. Shimamura61'M6.2
- 7Kaito Taniguchi73'F6.7
- 42Kento Hashimoto61'D7.2
- 21R. TashiroG
- 14M. OharaM
- 50H. Uemura73'M6.9
Team statistics
52%Possession48%
1.86Expected goals (xG)0.52
26Total shots10
5Shots on target2
11Shots off target4
10Blocked shots4
12Corners4
2Offsides0
2Fouls8
0Yellow cards1
1Goalkeeper saves3
489Total passes460
429Accurate passes390
88%Pass accuracy85%
Cerezo Osaka
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Fernandes | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | 9.2 |
| Shunta Tanaka | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Motohiko Nakajima | 71 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Masaya Shibayama | 84 | – | 0 | 5 | 5 | – | – | 7.6 |
| Dion Cools | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Shinnosuke Hatanaka | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Rikito Inoue | 78 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Shion Homma | 71 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Shinji Kagawa | 13 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Hinata Kida | 78 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Ryuya Nishio | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Thiago Andrade | 20 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Hayato Okuda | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Koki Fukui | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Rafael Ratão | 20 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Kyohei Yoshino | 13 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Albirex Niigata
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuto Horigome | 61 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Eiji Shirai | 82 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Kento Hashimoto | 30 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Jin Okumura | 73 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Kakeru Funaki | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Hiroto Uemura | 17 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Kaito Taniguchi | 18 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Soya Fujiwara | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 6.7 |
| Kazuhiko Chiba | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Ken Yamura | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Taiki Arai | 73 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Motoki Hasegawa | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Abdelrahman Boudah | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Keisuke Kasai | 61 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Takuya Shimamura | 30 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Kazuki Fujita | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
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