AFC Champions League betting and spectator preview: Port and Cerezo Osaka meet at Chang Arena to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Port and Cerezo Osaka.
Port form and stats
Last season, Port's AFC Champions League journey ended in the 2nd preliminary round.The story so far in the Thai Premier League for Port at their home stadium (Chang Arena) is 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. 1W-1D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the AFC Champions League for Port.
An away draw last time out for Port, facing Cerezo Osaka in a game that ended 1-1.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Guangzhou Evergrande.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Kitchee are coming to town in three days.
Port have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Chang Arena with 28 goals in 15 league matches. From these home matches, Port have conceded only 14 goals.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
There's been little loot from Cerezo Osaka's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 9 away games in the J-League. Cerezo Osaka only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws. Total AFC Champions League statistics for Cerezo Osaka: 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Cerezo played 1-1 against Port in their previous match. The draw against Port came from a losing position. The Cerezo manager L. Culpi brought on T. Sakamoto as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Kitchee in the AFC Champions League.A quick return to home after this game, as Cerezo Osaka are hosting Guangzhou Evergrande in the AFC Champions League only three days away.
Cerezo have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Cerezo Osaka have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Cerezo Osaka - Port 1-1.Top Goalscorers
![]() S. Suárez Arteaga 16 goals | ![]() A. Kraisorn 11 goals |
Port missing players
Cerezo Osaka missing players
| Port | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 44 | 27 | Scored | S | 13 | 31 | ||
| 30 | 11 | Conceded | C | 13 | 25 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 20% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 0.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.3 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 10.4 | ||
| 5 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | ||
| 35% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Kitchee | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Port | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 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 | Bangkok Glass | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 41 | 77 |
| 2 | Buriram United | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 63 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 37 | 63 |
| 3 | Port | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 56 |
| 4 | Chiangrai United | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 54 |
| 5 | Bangkok United | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 51 |
| 6 | Muang Thong United | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 52 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 47 |
| 7 | Samut Prakan City | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 58 | 51 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 47 |
| 8 | Ratchaburi | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 7 | 46 |
| 9 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -1 | 42 |
| 10 | Prachuap | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -12 | 37 |
| 11 | BEC Tero Sasana | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 50 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 36 | -18 | 36 |
| 12 | Chonburi | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 28 | -17 | 32 |
| 12 | PTT Rayong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Suphanburi | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 33 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 29 | -14 | 30 |
| 14 | Sukhothai | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 40 | 57 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 32 | -17 | 28 |
| 15 | Trat | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 31 | 64 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 31 | -33 | 17 |
| 16 | Rayong | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 69 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 37 | -45 | 15 |
| 17 | Pattaya United | 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 | Kawasaki Frontale | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 36 | 55 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 40 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 37 |
| 4 | Vissel Kobe | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 34 |
| 5 | Urawa Reds | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 34 |
| 6 | Sagan Tosu | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 33 |
| 7 | Kashima Antlers | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 31 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 29 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 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 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 21 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -7 | 19 |
| 15 | Tokushima Vortis | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 17 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -17 | 15 |
| 18 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 17 | -17 | 13 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 21 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 31 | -38 | 8 |