V-varen Nagasaki 1-0 Cerezo Osaka — J1 League, 28 Feb 2026
V-varen Nagasaki beat Cerezo Osaka 1-0 in the J1 League on 28 February 2026 at Peace Stadium, Nagasaki. Matheus Jesus scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 2 meetings, V-varen Nagasaki have won 0 and Cerezo Osaka 2.
Match timeline
- 25'VARCard upgrade
- 26'Foul
- 1-038'assist: Motoki Hasegawa
- Half-time1-0
- 57'out: Y. Yokoyama
- 57'
- 64'
- 64'
- 66'
- 71'
- 75'out: K. Kushibiki
- 75'
- 81'out: Hayato Okuda
- 81'
- 89'Foul
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
V-varen Nagasaki
- 8.6Matheus JesusM
- 8.0Masaaki GotoG
- 7.9Motoki HasegawaM
- 7.9Yusei EgawaD
- 7.6Hijiri OnagaD
- 7.3Diego PitucaM
- 7.2Ryosuke ShindoD
- 7.2Hotaru YamaguchiM
- 7.2Riku YamadaM
- 6.9Shunya YonedaD
- 6.9Kazuki KushibikiD
- 6.7Norman CampbellM
- 6.3Ryogo YamasakiF
- 6.3Thiago SantanaF
- 6.2Yuto IwasakiF
Cerezo Osaka
- 8.3Kosuke NakamuraG
- 7.2Hayato OkudaD
- 7.2Shinnosuke HatanakaD
- 7.0Rikito InoueD
- 7.0Motohiko NakajimaF
- 6.9Shinji KagawaM
- 6.9Shunta TanakaM
- 6.9Nelson IshiwatariM
- 6.7Yumeki YokoyamaM
- 6.5Ayumu OhataD
- 6.5Thiago AndradeM
- 6.3Masaya ShibayamaM
- 6.2Reiya SakataM
- 6.2Kusini YengiF
- 6.0Dion CoolsD
- 5.9Solomon SakuragawaF
Line-ups
Cerezo Osaka4-2-3-1
V-varen Nagasaki4-2-3-1
Substitutes
V-varen NagasakiTakuya Takagi
Substitutes
- 21Diego Pituca89'64'M7.3
- 13Go HatanoG
- 25K. Kushibiki75'D6.9
- 8Yuto Iwasaki64'F6.2
- 18Ryogo Yamasaki75'F6.3
- 19Takashi SawadaM
- 33T. KasayanagiM
- 38R. TadokoroD
- 34T. MatsumotoM
Cerezo OsakaArthur Papas
Substitutes
- 6Kyohei NoborizatoD
- 13M. Nakajima57'F7.0
- 19Shion HommaM
- 1Koki FukuiG
- 5Hinata KidaM
- 16Hayato Okuda81'D7.2
- 99K. Yengi81'F6.2
- 18Nelson Ishiwatari71'M6.9
- 14Y. Yokoyama57'M6.7
Team statistics
42%Possession58%
1.95Expected goals (xG)1.45
22Total shots14
6Shots on target4
9Shots off target3
7Blocked shots7
8Corners4
1Offsides0
6Fouls11
1Yellow cards2
4Goalkeeper saves5
412Total passes583
316Accurate passes489
77%Pass accuracy84%
V-varen Nagasaki
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matheus Jesus | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | – | 4 | 8.6 |
| Masaaki Goto | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 8.0 |
| Motoki Hasegawa | 64 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Yusei Egawa | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Hijiri Onaga | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Diego Pituca | 26 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Ryosuke Shindo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Hotaru Yamaguchi | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Riku Yamada | 64 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Shunya Yoneda | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Kazuki Kushibiki | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Norman Campbell | 75 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Ryogo Yamasaki | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Thiago Santana | 75 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Yuto Iwasaki | 26 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
Cerezo Osaka
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosuke Nakamura | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 8.3 |
| Hayato Okuda | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Shinnosuke Hatanaka | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Rikito Inoue | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Motohiko Nakajima | 33 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Shinji Kagawa | 71 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Shunta Tanaka | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Nelson Ishiwatari | 19 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Yumeki Yokoyama | 33 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Ayumu Ohata | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Thiago Andrade | 81 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Masaya Shibayama | 57 | – | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Reiya Sakata | 57 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Kusini Yengi | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Dion Cools | 81 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| Solomon Sakuragawa | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 5.9 |
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