Cerezo Osaka – JEF United Chiba
Cerezo Osaka and JEF United Chiba drew 2–2 (J1 League, 25 Oct 2026). Goals: M. Himeno 23', Erison 47', S. Sakuragawa 90+6', Y. Yokoyama 90+8'. Cards: 6 yellow. Below: the match report, then the table, form and head-to-head before kick-off.
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Goals and cards
Line-ups
Cerezo Osaka
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Pablo Machín
- Kosuke Nakamura
- Dion-Johan Cools
- T. Takahashi
- R. Inoue
- T. Nakamura
- J. Irvine
- S. Tanaka
- A. Ohata
- Lucas Fernandes
- Y. Komi
- P. Sabbag
Substitutes used
- 45' S. Sakuragawa (for T. Nakamura)
- 67' Y. Yokoyama (for Y. Komi)
- 74' S. Kagawa (for Lucas Fernandes)
- 88' S. Uejo (for S. Tanaka)
JEF United Chiba
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Y. Kobayashi
- J. Suarez
- T. Mae
- K. Toriumi
- B. Nduka
- M. Hidaka
- T. Tsukui
- Dudu
- T. Yasui
- M. Himeno
- H. Goya
- Erison
Substitutes used
- 59' T. Taguchi (for T. Yasui)
- 61' K. Yamura (for H. Goya)
- 61' Matheus Índio (for Dudu)
- 67' K. Tanaka (for M. Himeno)
- 68' D. Suzuki (for K. Toriumi)
- 74' N. Sugiyama (for Erison)
Match numbers
In the table
Full table| Team | Pos | Played | Points | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerezo Osaka | 13th | 11 | 13 | Form: loss, draw, draw, loss, draw. |
| JEF United Chiba | 20th | 11 | 6 | Form: draw, loss, draw, draw, loss. |
From this season's league games before this match, not a prediction.
Form: the last 5 league games
Cerezo Osaka
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct | Nagoya Grampus – Cerezo Osaka | 1–1 Form: draw. |
| 17 Oct | Cerezo Osaka – Kawasaki Frontale | 2–4 Form: loss. |
| 10 Oct | Cerezo Osaka – Yokohama F. Marinos | 0–0 Form: draw. |
| 19 Sep | V-Varen Nagasaki – Cerezo Osaka | 1–1 Form: draw. |
| 12 Sep | Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Cerezo Osaka | 6–1 Form: loss. |
JEF United Chiba
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct | Urawa – JEF United Chiba | 3–2 Form: loss. |
| 17 Oct | JEF United Chiba – Yokohama F. Marinos | 0–0 Form: draw. |
| 11 Oct | JEF United Chiba – V-Varen Nagasaki | 1–1 Form: draw. |
| 19 Sep | Shimizu S-Pulse – JEF United Chiba | 2–1 Form: loss. |
| 13 Sep | Tokyo Verdy – JEF United Chiba | 1–1 Form: draw. |
Head-to-head
These two have not met in the league in our data yet.
Referee
Koei Koya
7 league games this season: on average 3.4 yellow and 0.00 red cards a game (league average 2.9 and 0.16).
See also
Cerezo Osaka: club page JEF United Chiba: club page J1 League: table and matches All coming matches
League games from our data: the table, the form and the head-to-head before this match. History only, never a prediction.