V-varen Nagasaki vs Cerezo Osaka Prediction

Peace Stadium connected by SoftBank, Nagasaki·Atsushi Kamimura 19/09/2026

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Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.2 / 10
Value Analysis
65%Trust
Corners Total
Corners Under 10.5
1.54
SignalSOLIDModel65%SurpriseMediumGap+2.2%
V-varen Nagasaki Rest
6 days
Cerezo Osaka Rest
6 days

V-varen Nagasaki vs Cerezo Osaka: result, form and history

V-varen Nagasaki and Cerezo Osaka drew 1-1 in the J1 League on 19 Sep 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Referee Atsushi Kamimura averages 3.26 cards a game, 0.57 more than other referees in the same competitions.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
38%3.30
X
29%3.50
2
33%2.07
Double Chance
1X
67%1.73
X2
62%1.30
Both Teams to Score
Yes
57%1.65
No
43%2.15
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.48 + 1.27 = 2.75
Over 1.5
77%1.22
Over 2.5
48%1.77
Over 3.5
28%2.75
Under 1.5
23%3.90
Under 2.5
52%2.04
Under 3.5
72%1.40
Corners
Projected Corners: 5 + 4.6 = 9.7
Over 8.5
57%1.46
Over 9.5
46%1.82
Over 10.5
35%2.26
Under 8.5
43%2.43
Under 9.5
54%1.92
Under 10.5
65%1.54
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.4 + 1.2 = 2.6
Over 3.5
26%-
Over 4.5
12%-
Under 3.5
74%-
Under 4.5
88%-

Match Events

17'Shinnosuke Hatanaka INJavi Hernández out
17'Riku YamadaFoul
34'Matheus JesusAssist: Hijiri Onaga
41'Jackson IrvineFoul
48'Penalty confirmedKosei Okazawa
50'Shunya YonedaFoul
51'Lucas Fernandes(Penalty)
58'Shunya Yoneda INAsahi Masuyama out
58'Riku Yamada INDiego Pituca out
68'Kosuke NakamuraTime wasting
73'Thiago Santana INTenmu Matsumoto out
77'Lucas Fernandes INThiago Andrade out
82'Matheus Jesus INRyogo Yamasaki out
83'Ikki Arai INKanta Doi out
84'Dion CoolsFoul
88'Kosei Okazawa INSatoki Uejo out

Lineups

V-varen Nagasaki
3-4-2-1Coach: T. Takagi
Cerezo Osaka
3-4-2-1Coach: Pablo Machín
Avg rating6.75
Avg rating6.56
M. Goto7.11M. Goto
R. Shindo6.850R. Shindo
I. Arai6.729I. Arai
Y. Egawa6.36Y. Egawa
S. Yoneda6.123S. Yoneda
H. Yamaguchi6.25H. Yamaguchi
R. Yamada6.624R. Yamada
H. Onaga7.122H. Onaga
Matheus Jesus8.210M. Jesus
M. Hasegawa6.841M. Hasegawa
Thiago Santana6.49T. Santana
Kosuke Nakamura6.023K. Nakamura
Dion-Johan Cools6.127D. Cools
S. Hatanaka6.444S. Hatanaka
R. Inoue7.04R. Inoue
H. Okuda6.816H. Okuda
S. Tanaka7.110S. Tanaka
J. Irvine6.336J. Irvine
A. Ohata6.466A. Ohata
Lucas Fernandes7.677L. Fernandes
K. Okazawa6.628K. Okazawa
S. Sakuragawa6.39S. Sakuragawa

V-varen Nagasaki Substitutes

8Y. Iwasaki
21Diego Pituca58'for Riku Yamada7.2
31K. Doi83'for Ikki Arai6.5
13G. Hatano
88A. Masuyama58'for Shunya Yoneda6.7
34T. Matsumoto73'for Thiago Santana6.5
20K. Nakamura
19T. Sawada
18R. Yamasaki82'for Matheus Jesus6.9

Cerezo Osaka Substitutes

2T. Nakamura
19P. Sabbag
17R. Sakata
97T. Takahashi
11Thiago Andrade77'for Lucas Fernandes6.5
7S. Uejo88'for Kosei Okazawa6.2
31K. Abe
15Javi Hernández17'for Shinnosuke Hatanaka6.7

Match Stats

V-varen NagasakiCerezo Osaka
44%Ball Possession56%
7Corner Kicks4
2Yellow Cards3
14Total Shots17
1Shots on Goal6
7Shots off Goal7
10Shots Inside Box11
4Shots Outside Box6
6Blocked Shots4
10Fouls9
6Offsides1
5Goalkeeper Saves0
375Total Passes478
306Passes Accurate388
8Free Kicks9

Team Comparison

V-varen NagasakiV-varen Nagasaki
Cerezo OsakaCerezo Osaka
1527Elo Rating 1591
1.44Attack 1.59
1.90Defense 1.42
27%Hit Rate 34%
13.2Shots per Game 10.5
3.7Shots on Target 3.2
3.1Corners per Game 2.7
2.0Cards per Game 3.7

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend
📊Away Overperforming

Game State Tendencies

V-varen NagasakiV-varen Nagasaki
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break
Cerezo OsakaCerezo Osaka
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break

Head to Head

Last 2 meetings, all competitions

V-varen NagasakiV-varen Nagasaki1Wins · 50%
Draws00%
Cerezo OsakaCerezo Osaka1Wins · 50%
3.0Avg Goals
50%Both teams scored1 of 2
50%3+ goals1 of 2

Previous meetings

J1 League09/05/2026
Cerezo OsakaV-varen Nagasaki
32
J1 League28/02/2026
V-varen NagasakiCerezo Osaka
10

Recent Form

V-varen NagasakiV-varen Nagasaki
5W1D4L
Cerezo OsakaCerezo Osaka
6W1D3L
12/09/2026
Sanfrecce HiroshimaCerezo Osaka
61
L
06/09/2026
Cerezo OsakaTokyo Verdy
00
D
02/09/2026
Cerezo OsakaKashiwa Reysol
20
W
29/08/2026
Vissel KobeCerezo Osaka
10
L
26/08/2026
Cerezo OsakaFC Gifu
31
W
22/08/2026
Cerezo OsakaShimizu S-pulse
10
W
15/08/2026
Avispa FukuokaCerezo Osaka
30
L
08/08/2026
Cerezo OsakaFagiano Okayama
21
W
29/07/2026
Cerezo OsakaBorussia Dortmund
10
W
15/07/2026
Cerezo OsakaTochigi City
10
W

Referee Profile

Atsushi Kamimura103 matches

3.26Cards per match
3.04Yellow cards per match
0.22Red cards per match
23.8Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Atsushi Kamimura3.26
Other referees2.69

3.26 cards a match, 0.57 more than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (2.69).

Cards come from 23 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

J1 League 2027
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Machida ZelviaMachida Zelvia1283130:10+2027DWWWL
2FC TokyoFC Tokyo1283127:8+1927WDWWW
3Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hiroshima1282229:10+1926WLWWW
4Kashiwa ReysolKashiwa Reysol1281325:19+625WDLWW
5Vissel KobeVissel Kobe1272318:11+723DLWLW
6Kawasaki FrontaleKawasaki Frontale1264225:18+722WWWLD
7UrawaUrawa1270521:23-221WWWLW
8KashimaKashima1262425:21+420LDWWD
9Yokohama F. MarinosYokohama F. Marinos1246216:12+418DDDDW
10Fagiano OkayamaFagiano Okayama1251615:17-216LWLLL
11Nagoya GrampusNagoya Grampus1242614:18-414DDWWL
12Cerezo OsakaCerezo Osaka1235412:19-714DDLDD
13Shimizu S-pulseShimizu S-pulse1242610:20-1014LLDWW
14V-varen NagasakiV-varen Nagasaki1233615:19-412LWLDD
15Gamba OsakaGamba Osaka1225514:21-711DWDLL
16Kyoto SangaKyoto Sanga1224615:23-810DDLLW
17Mito HollyhockMito Hollyhock1223712:22-109LLLLL
18Tokyo VerdyTokyo Verdy121569:21-128WDLLL
19Avispa FukuokaAvispa Fukuoka1221913:21-87LLLWL
20JEF United ChibaJEF United Chiba1214712:24-127DLDDL
#TeamMPGPts
1Machida ZelviaMachida Zelvia1230:1027
2FC TokyoFC Tokyo1227:827
3Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hiroshima1229:1026
4Kashiwa ReysolKashiwa Reysol1225:1925
5Vissel KobeVissel Kobe1218:1123
6Kawasaki FrontaleKawasaki Frontale1225:1822
7UrawaUrawa1221:2321
8KashimaKashima1225:2120
9Yokohama F. MarinosYokohama F. Marinos1216:1218
10Fagiano OkayamaFagiano Okayama1215:1716
11Nagoya GrampusNagoya Grampus1214:1814
12Cerezo OsakaCerezo Osaka1212:1914
13Shimizu S-pulseShimizu S-pulse1210:2014
14V-varen NagasakiV-varen Nagasaki1215:1912
15Gamba OsakaGamba Osaka1214:2111
16Kyoto SangaKyoto Sanga1215:2310
17Mito HollyhockMito Hollyhock1212:229
18Tokyo VerdyTokyo Verdy129:218
19Avispa FukuokaAvispa Fukuoka1213:217
20JEF United ChibaJEF United Chiba1212:247
Champions LeagueRelegation

About the V-varen Nagasaki vs Cerezo Osaka forecast

Every forecast on this page comes from the same model inputs: team ratings, recent form, goals scored and conceded, and how these sides have fared against each other.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

V-varen Nagasaki and Cerezo Osaka in the J1 League table

Cerezo Osaka and V-varen Nagasaki are close in the J1 League table, 12th and 14th, with 2 points between them. League goal record so far: V-varen Nagasaki 15-19, Cerezo Osaka 12-19. The full standings are on the J1 League Table 2027 page.

Key Factors for This Match

V-varen Nagasaki and Cerezo Osaka have met only 2 times recently, averaging 3.0 goals per game in those meetings. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.