Cerezo OsakaAttacking momentumV-Varen Nagasaki
Preview
- It's week 16 of the 2026 J1 League on 2026-05-09 at 08:00 GMT, when Cerezo Osaka and V-Varen Nagasaki go head-to-head.
- Takuya Takagi versus A. Papastamatis across 1 meeting, record stands at 1-0 with no draws.
- Cerezo Osaka are 4th in the standings with 22 points, followed by V-Varen Nagasaki in 10th on 19 points.
- Cerezo Osaka and V-Varen Nagasaki will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
- We're predicting Cerezo Osaka to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and V-Varen Nagasaki are expected to line up in 3-4-2-1.
- In their last outing, Cerezo Osaka's highest-rated performer was S. Tanaka (7.9), while V-Varen Nagasaki's standout was Thiago Santana (7.3).
- Cerezo Osaka could only draw 1-1 with Shimizu S-Pulse, but V-Varen Nagasaki bounced back with a 2-1 win over Fagiano Okayama.
- Neither side is flying – Cerezo Osaka 1-3-1 and V-Varen Nagasaki 2-1-2 over the last 5 matches.
- Cerezo Osaka have clearly got the edge H2H: in 7 meetings, they've beaten V-Varen Nagasaki 4 times, with 0 draws and only 3 losses.
- We're forecasting a stalemate, 1-1, as Cerezo Osaka's 1.00 goals/game at home balance out V-Varen Nagasaki's 1.00 away scoring.
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Match Info
Team Kits
Cerezo Osaka
V-Varen Nagasaki
Events
| 22' | Penalty confirmed | Motoki Hasegawa-VAR | |
| 25' | 0 - 1 | ||
| 28' | 1 - 1 | ||
HT 1 - 1 | |||
| 62' | |||
| 63' | |||
| 63' | |||
| 63' | 2 - 1 | ||
| 71' | |||
| 72' | 2 - 2 | ||
| 83' | |||
| 83' | Penalty missed | ||
| 85' | |||
| 85' | |||
| 85' | |||
| 86' | R. Yamada | ||
| 86' | Thiago | ||
| 88' | |||
| 90+2' | Penalty confirmed | ||
| 90+4' | 3 - 2 | ||
| 90+11' | |||
| 90+11' | K. Nakamura | ||
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Cerezo Osaka is going head to head with V-Varen Nagasaki on 9/5/2026 07:00 GMT for the Japan J1 League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Cerezo Osaka v V-Varen Nagasaki H2H statistics!