J-League news and data: Cerezo Osaka moderate front runner to subdue Albirex Niigata

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 18.February
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Yanmar Stadium Nagai (47000 seats)

This game was marked in the calendar a long time ago by club members of both contenders, as it's the premier J-League match of the season. Both Cerezo Osaka and Albirex Niigata are aiming for a good start to their season.

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Cerezo Osaka form and stats

The previous season, Cerezo Osaka's league results were 13 wins, 12 draws and 9 losses, providing 5th position in the J-League. From these 34 matches they scored {46 goals} and conceded 40. Performing at home in the last season Cerezo Osaka generated 7-5-5 (win-draw-lost) with {23 goals} and 20 conceded.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Cerezo Osaka's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 5 games, won 2 matches, drawn 2 and lost 1.

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Albirex Niigata form and stats

A job perfectly done for Albirex last season as they secured promotion from J2-League. With a grand total of 25 wins, 9 draws and 8 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 9 were in away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (Cerezo Osaka wins - draws - Albirex Niigata wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Cerezo Osaka missing players

Albirex Niigata missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cerezo Osaka Albirex Niigata
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Cerezo Osaka Last season Albirex Niigata
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   21 42
13 7   Won W   9 25
12 5   Drew D   7 9
9 5   Lost L   5 8
46 23   Scored S   30 73
40 20   Conceded C   19 35
91% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 98%
74% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   81% 81%
53% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 50%
26% 18%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   14% 17%
6% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 7%
53% 53%   BTTS BTTS   52% 45%
26% 18%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 43%
29% 29%   Failed to Score F T   24% 14%
 
4.8 5.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 5.2
4.5 4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 3.6
0.8 0.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.9 0.8
3 3   Red cards R C   0 0
 
12.4 13.5   Shots (avg) S (   10.5 11.5
4.6 5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.1 4.5
29% 27%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 38%
 
11.4 9.7   Shots against (avg) S A   8.7 7.5
4.1 3.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.3 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 Albirex Niigata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Avispa Fukuoka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Cerezo Osaka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Consadole Sapporo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Gamba Osaka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Kashima Antlers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Kashiwa Reysol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Kawasaki Frontale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Kyoto Sanga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Nagoya Grampus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Sagan Tosu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Shonan Bellmare 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Tokyo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Urawa Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Vissel Kobe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Yokohama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Yokohama F. Marinos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Yokohama F. Marinos 34 20 8 6 70 35 17 12 3 2 33 10 17 8 5 4 37 25 35 68
2 Kawasaki Frontale 34 20 6 8 65 42 17 14 1 2 38 18 17 6 5 6 27 24 23 66
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 15 10 9 52 41 17 10 3 4 31 15 17 5 7 5 21 26 11 55
4 Kashima Antlers 34 13 13 8 47 42 17 7 6 4 25 22 17 6 7 4 22 20 5 52
5 Cerezo Osaka 34 13 12 9 46 40 17 7 5 5 23 20 17 6 7 4 23 20 6 51
6 Tokyo 34 14 7 13 46 43 17 8 5 4 27 15 17 6 2 9 19 28 3 49
7 Kashiwa Reysol 34 13 8 13 43 44 17 6 3 8 22 25 17 7 5 5 21 19 -1 47
8 Nagoya Grampus 34 11 13 10 30 35 17 7 6 4 17 17 17 4 7 6 13 18 -5 46
9 Urawa Reds 34 10 15 9 48 39 17 7 8 2 32 17 17 3 7 7 16 22 9 45
10 Consadole Sapporo 34 11 12 11 45 55 17 7 6 4 25 24 17 4 6 7 20 31 -10 45
11 Sagan Tosu 34 9 15 10 45 44 17 5 9 3 23 13 17 4 6 7 22 31 1 42
12 Shonan Bellmare 34 10 11 13 31 39 17 5 6 6 15 22 17 5 5 7 16 17 -8 41
13 Vissel Kobe 34 11 7 16 35 41 17 7 3 7 21 16 17 4 4 9 14 25 -6 40
14 Avispa Fukuoka 34 9 11 14 29 38 17 5 6 6 17 18 17 4 5 8 12 20 -9 38
15 Gamba Osaka 34 9 10 15 33 44 17 4 6 7 18 21 17 5 4 8 15 23 -11 37
16 Kyoto Sanga 34 8 12 14 30 38 17 5 6 6 16 17 17 3 6 8 14 21 -8 36
17 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 7 12 15 44 54 17 2 8 7 20 29 17 5 4 8 24 25 -10 33
18 Jubilo Iwata 34 6 12 16 32 57 17 4 7 6 21 28 17 2 5 10 11 29 -25 30
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Albirex Niigata 42 25 9 8 73 35 21 16 2 3 43 16 21 9 7 5 30 19 38 84
2 Yokohama 42 23 11 8 66 49 21 13 4 4 33 21 21 10 7 4 33 28 17 80
3 Fagiano Okayama 42 20 12 10 61 42 21 12 5 4 37 19 21 8 7 6 24 23 19 72
4 Roasso Kumamoto 42 18 13 11 58 48 21 8 6 7 26 22 21 10 7 4 32 26 10 67
5 Oita Trinita 42 17 15 10 62 52 21 9 7 5 34 27 21 8 8 5 28 25 10 66
6 Montedio Yamagata 42 17 13 12 62 40 21 11 4 6 37 18 21 6 9 6 25 22 22 64
7 Vegalta Sendai 42 18 9 15 67 59 21 8 5 8 30 27 21 10 4 7 37 32 8 63
8 Tokushima Vortis 42 13 23 6 48 35 21 8 11 2 28 16 21 5 12 4 20 19 13 62
9 Tokyo Verdy 42 16 13 13 62 55 21 10 5 6 27 20 21 6 8 7 35 35 7 61
10 JEF United 42 17 10 15 44 42 21 8 5 8 17 16 21 9 5 7 27 26 2 61
11 V-Varen Nagasaki 42 15 11 16 50 54 21 4 8 9 20 26 21 11 3 7 30 28 -4 56
12 Blaublitz Akita 42 15 11 16 39 46 21 6 6 9 20 23 21 9 5 7 19 23 -7 56
13 Mito Hollyhock 42 14 12 16 47 46 21 8 5 8 23 21 21 6 7 8 24 25 1 54
14 Zweigen Kanazawa 42 13 13 16 56 69 21 5 7 9 27 36 21 8 6 7 29 33 -13 52
15 Machida Zelvia 42 14 9 19 51 50 21 7 6 8 28 25 21 7 3 11 23 25 1 51
16 Renofa Yamaguchi 42 13 11 18 51 54 21 8 7 6 30 27 21 5 4 12 21 27 -3 50
17 Tochigi 42 11 16 15 32 40 21 4 9 8 17 23 21 7 7 7 15 17 -8 49
18 Ventforet Kofu 42 11 15 16 47 54 21 6 8 7 29 27 21 5 7 9 18 27 -7 48
19 Omiya Ardija 42 10 13 19 48 64 21 6 7 8 29 35 21 4 6 11 19 29 -16 43
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 42 11 9 22 36 57 21 5 6 10 19 29 21 6 3 12 17 28 -21 42
21 Ryukyu 42 8 13 21 41 65 21 3 8 10 23 31 21 5 5 11 18 34 -24 37
22 Grulla Morioka 42 9 7 26 35 80 21 4 3 14 16 38 21 5 4 12 19 42 -45 34

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 Albirex Niigata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Avispa Fukuoka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Cerezo Osaka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Consadole Sapporo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Gamba Osaka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Kashima Antlers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Kashiwa Reysol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Kawasaki Frontale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Kyoto Sanga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Nagoya Grampus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Sagan Tosu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Shonan Bellmare 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Tokyo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Urawa Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Vissel Kobe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Yokohama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Yokohama F. Marinos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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