It's advantage Cerezo Osaka so far with their 2nd position in the J-League table, welcoming Consadole Sapporo who are placed 12th.
It's no vacation for neither Cerezo nor Consadole Sapporo as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
Cerezo Osaka, who have the most clean sheets (5) at home in J-League, are steadily winning J-League games and points here at Yanmar Stadium Nagai. 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 7 games. Cerezo has recorded two wins in a row here at Yanmar Stadium Nagai, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Cerezo Osaka's last game was hosting Urawa Reds (placed 7th) and winning 3-0. Ahead of that match, Cerezo lost 0-3 at home to Kashiwa Reysol.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Cerezo have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found twelve games) they have won eight times, drawn two and lost two.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Cerezo Osaka as they are travelling to their away game against Yokohama F. Marinos in the J-League. That match is four days after this one.
Cerezo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. As for guarding their own goal, Cerezo have only let in 3 goals at home.
Consadole Sapporo form and stats
The visitors are W2-D2-L3 on the road this term. That's in the J-League. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Consadole have lost on their last two travels.
Consadole aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 180 league minutes without a goal. A. Lopes was the last player to find the net.
The manager M. Petrović was unhappy after their last game, a J-League match played at their home ground Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium (Sapporo). Consadole Sapporo suffered a 0-2 loss to Sanfrecce Hiroshima (placed 11th). A draw for Consadole before that, at their own venue hosting Yokohama F. Marinos (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) (1-1).
We have checked recent matches where Consadole have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eleven games were three victories, four draws and four defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Consadole are hosting Urawa Reds in the J-League only four days away.
Consadole Sapporo are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 7 games (in the league). Consadole Sapporo have conceded 14 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Cerezo victories, four draws and two Consadole Sapporo wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Pereira Mendes 4 goals |   T. Arano 4 goals |  H. Kiyotake 3 goals |
Cerezo Osaka missing players
Consadole Sapporo missing players
| Cerezo Osaka | Consadole Sapporo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 21 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 18 |
| 13 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 86% | 71% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 71% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 50% | 29% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 57% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 57% | 50% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 29% | 29% |
| 50% | 14% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 71% |
| 43% | 71% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 21% |
| 21% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 4.2 | 5 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 6 | 6.4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.9 | 4.6 |
| 0.8 | 1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 104 | 51 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 80 | 146 |
| 37 | 16 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 31 | 54 |
| 46% | 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 32% | 30% |
- Cerezo Osaka has the most clean sheets (5) at home
- Cerezo Osaka have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Consadole Sapporo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 31 | 38 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 30 |
| 3 | Tokyo | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 24 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | Gamba Osaka | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 23 |
| 8 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 21 |
| 9 | Kashima Antlers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 14 |
| 13 | Yokohama | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -12 | 14 |
| 14 | Oita Trinita | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 12 |
| 15 | Vegalta Sendai | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 11 |
| 16 | Sagan Tosu | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -12 | 9 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -13 | 5 |