Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Cerezo Osaka & Kyoto Sanga face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the J-League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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 Cerezo Osaka and Kyoto Sanga.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
Cerezo was eliminated in the final last season in the J-League Cup.Cerezo Osaka have played 4 J-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
It's back home for Cerezo Osaka, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Tokyo away with the result 2-1. Okuno (2) found the net in that victory. Midfield player Okuno got a match rating of 8.8 in that game, the max score being 10. Okuno scored two goals and had 44 successful passes (of 50 total).
Ahead of that match, Cerezo Osaka lost 2-3 at home to Consadole Sapporo.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the J-League game versus Kashiwa Reysol in only four days. This game is also played here at Cereso Osaka Maiko Ground.
Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 7 goals have been conceded.
Kyoto Sanga form and stats
Kyoto Sanga's mission in J-League Cup last season failed in the play-offs against Nagoya Grampus.The story so far for the visiting team on their J-League travels is 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.
Patric and Toyokawa scored in Kyoto's previous match, the home game against Gamba Osaka that ended 2-1. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Cho when Patric scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 62nd minute. Inoue was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.63. The defender Inoue served one assist, hit two key passes and won 5 of 7 duels.
It was a J-League defeat before that one as the away game against Avispa Fukuoka wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.A new game in only four days for Kyoto Sanga, the J-League home match versus Sagan Tosu. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy Kyoto Sanga's attacking play in away games, having scored 7 goals in 4 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Kyoto Sanga have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (1-3-0) when facing Cerezo Osaka.The two duelists also played each other earlier this match year: Kyoto Sanga - Cerezo 4-0.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Aguiar Oliveira 4 goals |  H. Okuno 3 goals | L. de Sousa Pereira 3 goals |
Cerezo Osaka missing players
Kyoto Sanga missing players
| Cerezo Osaka | Kyoto Sanga | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Scored | S | 9 | 28 | ||
| 36 | 18 | Conceded | C | 15 | 34 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 8% | ||
| 60% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 30% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 32% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.8 | ||
| 0.9 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.7 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 11.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.9 | ||
| 26% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 29% | ||
| 10.8 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 12.7 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gamba Osaka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 3 | Tokyo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Kyoto Sanga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 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 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 19 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | Avispa Fukuoka | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Kyoto Sanga | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Albirex Niigata | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Cerezo Osaka | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Shonan Bellmare | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 9 |
| 13 | Kawasaki Frontale | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 8 |
| 15 | Kashima Antlers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 6 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 6 |
| 18 | Yokohama | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -16 | 2 |
