Playing at their own ground feels relaxed and friendly for Kashiwa Reysol, but Cerezo Osaka are fully intent and able to go home as winners. Who wins the prize?
- Kashiwa Reysol have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in J-League
- Cerezo Osaka have the fewest points from losing position (1) in J-League
Kashiwa Reysol and Cerezo Osaka should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the J-League this season. Kashiwa Reysol have only managed 1 win, 6 draws and 4 losses from their games here at SANKYO FRONTIER Kashiwa Stadium. Kashiwa Reysol have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Kashiwa are returning here after visiting Kyoto Sanga and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Hosoya scored the goal(s). This was their first victory after ten consecutive league matches without winning! Midfielder Sávio was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.6 (out of ten) in that game. Sávio hit four key passes.
Before that game, a home victory against Consadole Sapporo in the Emperor Cup.
Trouble hitting the net? Looking at this club's last 16 league games, 12 have produced zero, one or two goals.
With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Kashiwa Reysol defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
Playing away, Cerezo Osaka have won 5 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the J-League this season.
Cerezo Osaka might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Tokyo proved too strong as Cerezo Osaka slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Yanmar Stadium Nagai. The attacker Uejo got a match rating of 7.42 in that game. Uejo hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
One game before, 1-1 at home vs Shonan Bellmare (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) in the Emperor Cup.
The travelling fans enjoy Cerezo's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 10 league matches away. Cerezo Osaka have conceded 12 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these two teams get together this campaign, as the results database show this recent game: Cerezo Osaka - Kashiwa Reysol 1-0. Previous ten meetings between these teams: Kashiwa won four, Cerezo Osaka triumphed in three and we saw three draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Hosoya 8 goals |  L. de Sousa Pereira 8 goals | M. Gonçalves Sávio 3 goals |
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
Cerezo Osaka missing players
| Kashiwa Reysol | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 19 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 7 | 15 | 30 |
| 33 | 18 | 7 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 24 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 59% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 68% |
| 32% | 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 70% | 55% |
| 18% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 18% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 10% | 9% |
| 45% | 55% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 70% | 55% |
| 18% | 18% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 30% | 27% |
| 45% | 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 23% |
| 5.4 | 5.5 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 10.8 | 11.1 |
| 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| 25% | 26% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 33% | 33% |
| 11.6 | 11.5 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 12.3 | 11.8 |
| 4.6 | 5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
- Cerezo Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cerezo Osaka have the fewest points from losing position (1) in J-League
- Kashiwa Reysol have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kashiwa Reysol have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in J-League
- Kashiwa Reysol have the most matches under the total-line (15) in J-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 23 | 44 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 44 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 42 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 38 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 36 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | Kawasaki Frontale | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 32 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 31 |
| 10 | Sagan Tosu | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 29 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -4 | 29 |
| 12 | Gamba Osaka | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | -7 | 29 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 24 | -2 | 27 |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 24 |
| 15 | Kyoto Sanga | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | Yokohama | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -24 | 18 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -14 | 17 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -17 | 16 |
