J1 League Gameweek 12
Cerezo Osaka 2 - 2 FT JEF United Chiba
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Futmetrix Verdict
46
FT
Sun, Nov 1
Racing Santander
0-3
Real Madrid
⚡ Intensity
48
⚖️ Balance
11
🏆 Stakes
49
🎲 Upset
0
Three early blows, one late reprieve denied
Futmetrix Verdict
78
FT
Sun, Nov 1
Ulsan Hyundai FC
2-1
Gangwon FC
⚡ Intensity
64
⚖️ Balance
87
🏆 Stakes
36
🎲 Upset
0
Farias delivers Ulsan's late lift
Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Expected Goals (xG)
Passes
Corners
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Match Events
Makoto Himeno (Erison Danilo de Souza) 23'
26' Lucas Fernandes
Takumi Tsukui 40'
45' ↓ Takumi Nakamura ↑Solomon Sakuragawa
HT
Erison Danilo de Souza (Hiroto Goya) 47'
Hiroto Goya 52'
↓ Takuya Yasui ↑Taishi Taguchi 59'
↓ Hiroto Goya ↑Ken Yamura 61'
↓ Luiz Eduardo Fleuri Pacheco ↑Matheus Salgueiro Pains 61'
↓ Makoto Himeno ↑Kazuki Tanaka 67'
67' ↓ Yota Komi ↑Yumeki Yokoyama
↓ Koji Toriumi ↑Daisuke Suzuki 68'
74' ↓ Lucas Fernandes ↑Shinji Kagawa
↓ Erison Danilo de Souza ↑Naohiro Sugiyama 74'
Yoshiyuki Kobayashi 78'
88' ↓ Shunta Tanaka ↑Satoki Uejo
90'+1 Dion Cools
90'+6 Solomon Sakuragawa (Rikito Inoue)
90'+8 Yumeki Yokoyama (Ayumu Ohata)
FT
Player Cards
Our take on every player in this match
Cerezo Osaka
Goalkeepers
Kosuke Nakamura 
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Dion-Johan Cools 
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Travis Takahashi 
MAGNET
82
Activity
82
Activity
70
Passes
12
Duels
Rikito Inoue 
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
1
Assists
55%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Takumi Nakamura
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
45
Entry
Jackson Irvine
MAGNET
71
Activity
71
Activity
62
Passes
9
Duels
Shunta Tanaka 
ENFORCER
3
Tackles
3
Tackles
6
Duels Won
75%
Win %
Ayumu Ohata
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
1
Assists
24%
Pass Acc
Lucas Fernandes
ARCHITECT
4
Key Passes
4
Key Passes
0
Assists
23%
Pass Acc
Yota Komi 
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
3
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Forwards
Pablo Sabbag
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
BENCH
Koto Abe 
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Javier Hernández
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Hayato Okuda
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Satoki Uejo
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
2
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Shinji Kagawa
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
16
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kosei Okazawa
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Reiya Sakata
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Yumeki Yokoyama 
CLUTCH HERO
90
Goal Time
90
Goal Time
Goal
Impact
8.1
Rating
Solomon Sakuragawa
CLUTCH HERO
90
Goal Time
90
Goal Time
Goal
Impact
8.2
Rating
JEF United Chiba
Goalkeepers
J. Suarez
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Takayuki Mae 
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
64%
Duel Win %
Koji Toriumi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
68
Total Mins
68
Entry
Boniface Nduka
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Masaru Hidaka
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
4
Tackles
73%
Duel Win %
Midfielders
Takumi Tsukui
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
21%
Pass Acc
Dudu
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
61
Total Mins
61
Entry
Takuya Yasui
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
59
Total Mins
59
Entry
M. Himeno 
FINISHER
1
Goals
1
Goals
3
Shots
7.7
Rating
Forwards
Hiroto Goya 
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.3
Rating
Erison
FINISHER
1
Goals
1
Goals
5
Shots
8.6
Rating
BENCH
Ryota Suzuki
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Daisuke Suzuki
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
22
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Takashi Kawano
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Taishi Taguchi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
31
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Naohiro Sugiyama 
DRIBBLER
4
Dribbles
4
Dribbles
4
Attempts
100%
Success %
Matheus Índio
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
29
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kazuki Tanaka
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
23
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ken Yamura
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
29
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Leonardo Rocha
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/03/2016 | JEF United Chiba | 3 - 0 | Cerezo Osaka | J2 League | Fukuda Denshi Arena (Chiba) |
| 04/03/2016 | Cerezo Osaka | 2 - 1 | JEF United Chiba | J2 League | KINCHO Stadium (Ōsaka (Osaka)) |
| 08/08/2015 | Cerezo Osaka | 1 - 1 | JEF United Chiba | J2 League | KINCHO Stadium |
| 04/01/2015 | JEF United Chiba | 4 - 4 | Cerezo Osaka | J2 League | Fukuda Denshi Arena |
| 10/15/2014 | Cerezo Osaka | 0 - 1 | JEF United Chiba | Emperor Cup | KINCHO Stadium |
11/03/2016
04/03/2016
08/08/2015
04/01/2015
10/15/2014
Cerezo Osaka Win
JEF United Chiba Win
Draw
League Standings
P: 12 GD: +20
P: 12 GD: +19
P: 12 GD: +6
P: 11 GD: +13
P: 12 GD: +7
P: 12 GD: +4
P: 11 GD: +6
P: 12 GD: +4
P: 11 GD: -3
P: 11 GD: -1
P: 12 GD: -4
P: 12 GD: -10
P: 11 GD: -7
P: 11 GD: -3
P: 12 GD: -7
P: 12 GD: -8
P: 11 GD: -4
P: 12 GD: -12
P: 12 GD: -8
League Standings
P: 13 GD: +23
P: 13 GD: +22
P: 13 GD: +20
P: 13 GD: +10
P: 13 GD: +9
P: 13 GD: +7
P: 13 GD: +5
P: 13 GD: +6
P: 13 GD: -6
P: 13 GD: -6
P: 13 GD: -6
P: 13 GD: -10
P: 13 GD: -12
P: 13 GD: -6
P: 13 GD: -5
P: 13 GD: -7
P: 13 GD: -11
P: 13 GD: -9
P: 13 GD: -13
Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching
Cerezo Osaka
JEF United Chiba
Cerezo Osaka
JEF United Chiba
Win Probability
Futmetrix AI estimate
Two Stoppage-Time Strikes Turn 0-2 into 2-2
Must-Watch Futmetrix Score: 85/100. A point gave Cerezo Osaka a timely lift but denied bottom-placed JEF United Chiba a precious step towards safety, giving this draw weight beyond its late drama.
Opening Act
JEF United Chiba were first to make the home crowd look uneasy at Yanmar Hanasaka Stadium. Cerezo Osaka dominated possession at 60 per cent and had 24 shots, but the opening breakthrough belonged to the visitors: Makoto Himeno finished in the 23rd minute after Erison supplied the assist. That pairing gave JEF a reward for doing more with less of the ball, rather than matching Cerezo pass for pass. The home side kept advancing and produced far more attempts, yet only five of their 24 efforts found the target; JEF also put five of 13 on target. Across both teams, 37 shots produced only 10 on target. The Intensity came from the scoreline's tension and Cerezo's growing pressure, not from clean finishing.
The Pivot
The second blow arrived almost as soon as the second half began. In the 47th minute, Erison finished a move set up by Hiroto Goya and JEF had a two-goal cushion; Erison's goal-and-assist display made him the match's sharpest individual threat. Cerezo now had to turn territory into damage. The shot count finished 24-13 in their favour, and their 1.69 expected goals edged JEF's 1.48, but both sides registered five shots on target. That gap says the hosts were more persistent, not that they were cutting JEF open at will. The Balance shifted only when Cerezo's replacements changed the last act: Solomon Sakuragawa, introduced at half-time, struck at 90+6, and substitute Yumeki Yokoyama followed at 90+8. The first goal reopened it; the second finished the rescue.
Resolution
Yokoyama's finish, assisted by Ayumu Ohata, completed the comeback two minutes after Sakuragawa had pulled one back. Cerezo had not turned their territorial edge into a stream of clear chances, but 60 per cent possession, 24 attempts and the late double made their refusal to fold unmistakable. The final 2-2 draw leaves credit on both sides: JEF's first-half efficiency nearly delivered a precious result, while Cerezo's substitutes rescued a point at home. JEF came into round 12 in 20th place, three points from safety, so a draw offers a foothold but no escape from the pressure below. Cerezo started 13th; this comeback is a timely lift, not a table-changing leap. At Yanmar Hanasaka Stadium, the final minutes rewrote the mood and denied JEF a win they had protected for most of the match.
Key Questions
What made Erison the Man of the Match?
He scored JEF's second goal and supplied the assist for Makoto Himeno's opener, finishing with a goal and an assist.
Did Cerezo Osaka deserve the late equaliser?
Their 60 per cent possession and 24 shots give them a strong case, although only five efforts were on target.
How did Cerezo Osaka complete the comeback from behind?
Half-time substitute Solomon Sakuragawa scored at 90+6; substitute Yumeki Yokoyama levelled two minutes later.
What is the Futmetrix Score?
The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.
Early Survival Instincts Kicking In
Skip It Futmetrix Score: 21/100. A lack of quality will be overshadowed by pure desperation as two struggling sides fight to keep their heads above water in this crucial fixture.
The Setup
Arriving at Yodoko Sakura Stadium on October 25, 2026, JEF United Chiba sit 19th and find themselves staring down the barrel of a grim season. The visitors managed a vital victory last time out, but their miserable Form remains a massive concern for the traveling support. Cerezo Osaka, currently languishing in 13th, are hardly flying themselves. They are mired in a five-match winless rut that has slowly dragged them toward the relegation conversation. Our take? The low Stars rating tells you this will not be a classic showcase of individual brilliance or flowing attacking football. With a modest Stakes metric reflecting the relatively early stage of the regular season campaign, the real draw here is the strong competitive Balance. Both teams are equally desperate. Expect Javi Hernández and J. Irvine to try and set the tempo for the home side, but confidence is noticeably fragile on both sides of the pitch.
Key Battle
Forget individual flair; this matchup is entirely about which midfield unit can impose order on absolute chaos. The home side's engine room must dictate possession and protect a surprisingly leaky backline. If the visitors' pressing block can disrupt Cerezo's fragile passing rhythm and force turnovers in the middle third, they will create the transitional chances needed to steal a vital result on the road. It will be a gritty, physical war of attrition where the team making the fewest unforced errors will ultimately prevail.
Our Prediction
Fear of losing will completely paralyze both sides in the early exchanges. We expect a scrappy, disjointed first half littered with tactical fouls, nervous clearances, and misplaced passes. As the clock ticks on, desperation will force mistakes. Eventually, the hosts should leverage their slight structural superiority and home crowd advantage to force a breakthrough from a dead-ball situation or a scrambled corner. We back Cerezo Osaka to grind out a miserable but essential 1-0 victory, keeping their heads just above the dreaded drop zone while pushing Chiba further into the mire.