Cerezo Osaka vs Okayama

J1 League 18 Mar 2026, 09:30
Cerezo Osaka
Cerezo Osaka
1–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Okayama
Okayama
🏟 Yodoko Sakura Stadium 👤 Y. Sutani Round 7

Match report

Okayama edged past Cerezo Osaka 2-1 in the J1 League on 18 March 2026.

Cerezo Osaka dominated possession with 67% of the ball, while Okayama had 11 shots to Cerezo Osaka's 7.

The match was played at Yodoko Sakura Stadium, with Y. Sutani in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 67% - 33% Shots 7 - 11 On target 3 - 4 Corners 2 - 4 Fouls 14 - 13 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Solomon Sakuragawa
Cerezo Osaka · 1 goal
8 Towa Yamane 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Werik Popó 1 goal
7 Kosuke Nakamura captained the side
7 Rikito Inoue captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–6 3–5
Shots On Goal 1–2 2–2
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 0–2 2–2
Attacks 67–51 50–32
Match statistics
2 Corners 4
5 Substitution 5
117 Attacks 83
88 Dangerous Attacks 49
3 On Target 4
4 Off Target 7
67% Ball Possession 33%
7 Shots Total 11
3 Shots On Goal 4
3 Shots Off Goal 3
1 Shots Blocked 4
3 Shots Inside Box 4
4 Shots Outside Box 7
14 Fouls 13
2 Corners 4
2 Offsides 4
55% Ball Possession 45%
0 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 2
446 Passes Total 359
339 Passes Accurate 268
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cerezo Osaka · 4-2-3-1
23 K. Nakamura
27 D. Cools 4 R. Inoue 10 S. Tanaka 66 A. Ohata
18 N. Ishiwatari 5 H. Kida
14 Y. Yokoyama 13 M. Nakajima 11 T. Andrade
9 S. Sakuragawa
Okayama · 3-4-2-1
1 L. Moser
48 Y. Tatsuta 18 D. Tagami 2 K. Kudo
28 M. Matsumoto 41 E. Miyamoto 5 K. Ogura 88 T. Yamane
22 K. Ichimi 8 A. Esaka
98 W. Popó
Cerezo Osaka
Coach
Arthur Papas
Substitutes
  • 17 Reiya Sakata
  • 48 Masaya Shibayama
  • 8 Shinji Kagawa
  • 19 Shion Homma
  • 39 Wigi Kanemoto
  • 1 Koki Fukui
  • 16 Hayato Okuda
  • 3 Hayato Tanaka
  • 6 Kyohei Noborizato
Okayama
Coach
Takashi Kiyama
Substitutes
  • 6 Hiroshi Omori
  • 99 Lucão
  • 26 Haruka Motoyama
  • 27 Takaya Kimura
  • 3 Kaito Fujii
  • 52 Taro Hamada
  • 33 Yuta Kamiya
  • 35 Aura Takahashi
  • 40 Kota Kawano
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ H. Omori ↓ D. Tagami Okayama
  • 59' ↑ R. Sakata ↓ Y. Yokoyama Cerezo Osaka
  • 59' ↑ Lucao ↓ K. Ichimi Okayama
  • 60' ↑ M. Shibayama ↓ M. Nakajima Cerezo Osaka
  • 71' ↑ S. Kagawa ↓ H. Kida Cerezo Osaka
  • 71' ↑ S. Homma ↓ Thiago Andrade Cerezo Osaka
  • 75' ↑ H. Motoyama ↓ M. Matsumoto Okayama
  • 75' ↑ T. Kimura ↓ Werik Popo Okayama
  • 85' ↑ W. Kanemoto ↓ N. Ishiwatari Cerezo Osaka
  • 87' ↑ K. Fujii ↓ A. Esaka Okayama
Cards
  • 30' K. Kudo Okayama
  • 51' H. Omori Okayama
Head-to-head
Cerezo Osaka 2 1 draws 1 Okayama
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2025-04-02 Cerezo Osaka vs Fagiano Okayama 2 - 1
Recent form
Cerezo Osaka D D D D W
Okayama D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cerezo Osaka vs Okayama?
Cerezo Osaka lost 1-2 against Okayama on 18 March 2026.
Who won Cerezo Osaka vs Okayama?
Okayama won the match 2-1.
Where was Cerezo Osaka vs Okayama played?
The match was played at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.
Who had more possession in Cerezo Osaka vs Okayama?
Cerezo Osaka had 67% of possession, compared to 33% for the other side.