Key statistics for the Emperor Cup fixture between Urawa Reds and Cerezo Osaka

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Competition: Japan Emperor Cup
Competition: Sun 12.December
Match begins: 07:00 (UTC)
Venue: Saitama Stadium 2002 (63700 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Urawa Reds & Cerezo Osaka face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Emperor Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Urawa Reds form and stats

Urawa Reds have performed here at Saitama Stadium 2002 this season with 12 wins from 19 J-League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 3. On the other hand, in the Emperor Cup, Urawa Reds has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.

Stress levels are on the rise for Urawa's attacking players as they have now played 222 minutes without scoring in a league game. T. Tanaka was their last goal scorer.

Urawa shared the glory with Nagoya Grampus in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Midfield player Yoshio Koizumi got a match rating of 7.64 in that game, the max score being 10. Koizumi dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Ahead of that match, Urawa Reds lost 0-1 at home to Shimizu S-Pulse.

This is expected to be a close game, with Urawa Reds perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Urawa Reds as a small favourite), we find seven games. Urawa has won four of these, drawn one and lost two.

Urawa Reds are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 28 goals in 19 games. From these home matches, Urawa have conceded only 17 goals.

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Cerezo Osaka form and stats

There's been little loot from Cerezo Osaka's travels as they have only collected 19 points from 19 away games in the J-League. Cerezo Osaka only have 5 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 4 draws. When we have look at the Emperor Cup statistics, we find 4W-0D-0L. This is both home and away. Cerezo has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Cerezo lost away at Shimizu S-Pulse (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Defender Ryuya Nishio was the best team player with a rating of 7.72. Nishio won 3 of 4 duels.

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Nagoya Grampus in the J-League.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cerezo playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were five Cerezo Osaka wins, three draws and six defeats.

Cerezo have scored 21 goals on their travels this season, from 19 away games in the league. Cerezo Osaka have conceded 23 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings with these sides: Urawa Reds won three, Cerezo Osaka were winners in six and we saw one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

UrawaK. Junker
K. Junker
9 goals
Cerezo OsakaM. Kato
M. Kato
7 goals
Cerezo OsakaT. Sakamoto
T. Sakamoto
6 goals

Urawa Reds missing players

Cerezo Osaka missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Urawa Reds Cerezo Osaka
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 10   Played P   13 25
11 6   Won W   6 11
8 3   Drew D   1 2
6 1   Lost L   6 12
30 16   Scored S   16 28
22 7   Conceded C   11 29
88% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
56% 70%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   62% 60%
28% 30%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   38% 44%
12% 10%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   8% 16%
12% 10%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 8%
44% 60%   BTTS BTTS   23% 36%
40% 30%   Clean Sheets C S   46% 36%
28% 10%   Failed to Score F T   31% 32%
 
4.6 3.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.5 4.9
4.6 5.1   Corners against (avg) C A   4.5 4.2
0.6 0.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.8 0.7
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
9.6 8.2   Shots (avg) S (   9.8 10.6
4.1 3.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.9 4
29% 48%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 29%
 
9.1 7.3   Shots against (avg) S A   9.2 9.2
3.3 2.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4 4.1

  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 38 28 8 2 81 28 19 16 3 0 39 14 19 12 5 2 42 14 53 92
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 38 24 7 7 82 35 19 13 4 2 46 12 19 11 3 5 36 23 47 79
3 Vissel Kobe 38 21 10 7 62 36 19 11 4 4 31 14 19 10 6 3 31 22 26 73
4 Kashima Antlers 38 21 6 11 62 36 19 10 4 5 32 20 19 11 2 6 30 16 26 69
5 Nagoya Grampus 38 19 9 10 44 30 19 11 4 4 22 13 19 8 5 6 22 17 14 66
6 Urawa Reds 38 18 9 11 45 38 19 12 4 3 28 17 19 6 5 8 17 21 7 63
7 Sagan Tosu 38 16 11 11 43 35 19 11 5 3 30 15 19 5 6 8 13 20 8 59
8 Avispa Fukuoka 38 14 12 12 42 37 19 10 3 6 26 18 19 4 9 6 16 19 5 54
9 Tokyo 38 15 8 15 49 53 19 8 3 8 30 26 19 7 5 7 19 27 -4 53
10 Consadole Sapporo 38 14 9 15 48 50 19 8 4 7 27 27 19 6 5 8 21 23 -2 51
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 38 12 13 13 44 42 19 5 6 8 19 23 19 7 7 5 25 19 2 49
12 Cerezo Osaka 38 13 9 16 47 51 19 8 5 6 26 28 19 5 4 10 21 23 -4 48
13 Gamba Osaka 38 12 8 18 33 49 19 5 4 10 17 28 19 7 4 8 16 21 -16 44
14 Shimizu S-Pulse 38 10 12 16 37 54 19 5 6 8 17 28 19 5 6 8 20 26 -17 42
15 Kashiwa Reysol 38 12 5 21 37 56 19 6 3 10 21 29 19 6 2 11 16 27 -19 41
16 Shonan Bellmare 38 7 16 15 36 41 19 3 10 6 13 15 19 4 6 9 23 26 -5 37
17 Tokushima Vortis 38 10 6 22 34 55 19 4 5 10 18 24 19 6 1 12 16 31 -21 36
18 Oita Trinita 38 9 8 21 31 55 19 7 5 7 19 21 19 2 3 14 12 34 -24 35
19 Vegalta Sendai 38 5 13 20 31 62 19 3 6 10 12 23 19 2 7 10 19 39 -31 28
20 Yokohama 38 6 9 23 32 77 19 4 6 9 21 31 19 2 3 14 11 46 -45 27

Table
  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 38 28 8 2 81 28 19 16 3 0 39 14 19 12 5 2 42 14 53 92
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 38 24 7 7 82 35 19 13 4 2 46 12 19 11 3 5 36 23 47 79
3 Vissel Kobe 38 21 10 7 62 36 19 11 4 4 31 14 19 10 6 3 31 22 26 73
4 Kashima Antlers 38 21 6 11 62 36 19 10 4 5 32 20 19 11 2 6 30 16 26 69
5 Nagoya Grampus 38 19 9 10 44 30 19 11 4 4 22 13 19 8 5 6 22 17 14 66
6 Urawa Reds 38 18 9 11 45 38 19 12 4 3 28 17 19 6 5 8 17 21 7 63
7 Sagan Tosu 38 16 11 11 43 35 19 11 5 3 30 15 19 5 6 8 13 20 8 59
8 Avispa Fukuoka 38 14 12 12 42 37 19 10 3 6 26 18 19 4 9 6 16 19 5 54
9 Tokyo 38 15 8 15 49 53 19 8 3 8 30 26 19 7 5 7 19 27 -4 53
10 Consadole Sapporo 38 14 9 15 48 50 19 8 4 7 27 27 19 6 5 8 21 23 -2 51
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 38 12 13 13 44 42 19 5 6 8 19 23 19 7 7 5 25 19 2 49
12 Cerezo Osaka 38 13 9 16 47 51 19 8 5 6 26 28 19 5 4 10 21 23 -4 48
13 Gamba Osaka 38 12 8 18 33 49 19 5 4 10 17 28 19 7 4 8 16 21 -16 44
14 Shimizu S-Pulse 38 10 12 16 37 54 19 5 6 8 17 28 19 5 6 8 20 26 -17 42
15 Kashiwa Reysol 38 12 5 21 37 56 19 6 3 10 21 29 19 6 2 11 16 27 -19 41
16 Shonan Bellmare 38 7 16 15 36 41 19 3 10 6 13 15 19 4 6 9 23 26 -5 37
17 Tokushima Vortis 38 10 6 22 34 55 19 4 5 10 18 24 19 6 1 12 16 31 -21 36
18 Oita Trinita 38 9 8 21 31 55 19 7 5 7 19 21 19 2 3 14 12 34 -24 35
19 Vegalta Sendai 38 5 13 20 31 62 19 3 6 10 12 23 19 2 7 10 19 39 -31 28
20 Yokohama 38 6 9 23 32 77 19 4 6 9 21 31 19 2 3 14 11 46 -45 27

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