Avispa Fukuoka vs Cerezo Osaka, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Regular Season

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Avispa Fukuoka

35': Kazuki Fujimoto
43': Yuma Tsujioka
74': Werik

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3 - 0

Cerezo Osaka

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Avispa Fukuoka are hosting Cerezo Osaka at Best Denki Stadium, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

35': Kazuki Fujimoto (Avispa Fukuoka) Goal at 35'
43': Yuma Tsujioka (Avispa Fukuoka) Goal at 43'
45': Kokoro Maeda (Avispa Fukuoka) Yellow Card at 45'
45': Jackson Irvine (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 45'
60': Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 60'
60': Yota Komi (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 60'
62': Daiki Fukazawa (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 62'
62': Shintaro Nago (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 62'
67': Shosei Usui (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 67'
67': Keiya Shiihashi (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 67'
74': Werik (Avispa Fukuoka) Goal at 74'
78': Pablo Sabbag (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 78'
84': Kyohei Noborizato (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 84'
84': Tatsuki Nara (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 84'

Statistics

CER		AVF
11	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	6
2	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	1
66.6	Possession	33.4
7	SHOTS	13
1	ON GOAL	6
0.1	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
449	Accurate Passes	162
536	Passes	265
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.6
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	2
8	Effective Tackles	9
12	Tackles	15
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
40	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Best Denki Stadium
Location: Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

Japanese J1 League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Machida Zelvia	3	+10	9
2	Kashiwa Reysol	3	+5	9
3	Kashima Antlers	3	+3	9
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3	+6	7

Full Table

Line-Ups

Avispa Fukuoka (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Takumi Nagaishi (GK)
20	Kenedeiebusu Mikuni
15	Yuma Tsujioka
16	Teppei Oka
11	Tomoya Miki
55	Kokoro Maeda
22	Kazuki Fujimoto
47	Yu Hashimoto
9	Werik
6	Masato Shigemi
13	Shu Morooka

Avispa Fukuoka Substitutes:

Sonosuke Sato, Keiya Shiihashi, Shosei Usui, Tatsuki Nara, Daiki Fukazawa, Yota Maejima, Oriol Romeu, Kazuki Fujita, Shintaro Nago.

Cerezo Osaka (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
23	Kosuke Nakamura (GK)
44	Shinnosuke Hatanaka
4	Rikito Inoue
27	Dion Cools
10	Shunta Tanaka
28	Kosei Okazawa
66	Ayumu Ohata
2	Takumi Nakamura
9	Soromon Sakuragawa
14	Yumeki Yokoyama
8	Shinji Kagawa

Cerezo Osaka Substitutes:

Lucas Fernandes, Travis Takahashi, Jackson Irvine, Hayato Okuda, Koto Abe, Kyohei Noborizato, Pablo Sabbag, Yota Komi, Thiago.

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