This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Guangzhou Evergrande at Chang Arena when the AFC Champions League tournament arrives in town and Cerezo Osaka with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
Guangzhou Evergrande 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.
Guangzhou Evergrande form and stats
Last season, Evergrande's AFC Champions League journey ended in the group stage.Only two Super League home games for Guangzhou Evergrande so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Evergrande, as their goalkeeper Dianzuo Liu has completely shut out the opponents for 180 minutes in the Super League.
Guangzhou Evergrande are returning here after visiting Shijiazhuang Ever Bright in a Super League game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Liyu Yang and Zhunyi Gao scored the goal(s). Defender Zhunyi Gao got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.45/10. Gao scored one goal and won 4 of 10 duels.
Ahead of that match, Evergrande won a home game hosting Shenzhen (2-0).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Evergrande have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found two matches with the results: Won one, drawn zero and lost one.
Evergrande are traveling soon after this match as the Super League match at Qingdao Hainiu awaits in two days.
Guangzhou Evergrande has scored 4 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cerezo Osaka so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-5 (win-draw-lose).
Cerezo are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Emperor Cup against Gainare Tottori.
A 1-1 draw at Vegalta Sendai's stadium before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cerezo Osaka playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were five Cerezo Osaka wins, three draws and four defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Kitchee in just three days.
The visiting Cerezo have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 9 games. As opposed to that, Cerezo have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Guangzhou Evergrande-Cerezo Osaka H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Guangzhou Evergrande two wins, Cerezo Osaka one win, one draw. two of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  Y. Ōkubo 5 goals |  T. Sakamoto 3 goals | H. Okuno 2 goals |
Guangzhou Evergrande missing players
Cerezo Osaka missing players
| Guangzhou Evergrande | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 42 | 26 | Scored | S | 15 | 31 | ||
| 23 | 15 | Conceded | C | 14 | 24 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 5.1 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.6 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 9.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4 | ||
| 40% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cerezo Osaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Kitchee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Port | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shandong Luneng | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | Guangzhou R&F | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Shenzhen | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Qingdao Hainiu | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 6 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 7 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 8 | Henan Jianye | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 36 | 55 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 37 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 33 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 31 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 29 |
| 7 | Avispa Fukuoka | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | Kashima Antlers | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 28 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 25 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 13 | Shonan Bellmare | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -2 | 21 |
| 14 | Tokushima Vortis | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 15 |
| 16 | Vegalta Sendai | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -16 | 15 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 |
| 18 | Kashiwa Reysol | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 14 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -14 | 12 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 26 | -33 | 7 |