Cerezo Osaka favourites for feisty fight facing Júbilo Iwata

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

Cerezo Osaka form and stats

4 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Cerezo Osaka have to build on here at Yanmar Stadium Nagai. Cerezo Osaka has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Yanmar Stadium Nagai. We remember; it was Oita Trinita.

Cerezo Osaka's previous game was a J-League match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Júbilo Iwata. The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Tokyo (0-1).

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 Osaka have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won 5 times, drawn 0 and lost 2.

The Cerezo Osaka fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 8 in 8 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Cerezo Osaka have only let in 4 goals at home.

Júbilo Iwata form and stats

Júbilo Iwata have only collected 7 points from their away games after 2-1-5 (8 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Júbilo Iwata's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Two away games in a row for Júbilo Iwata, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Cerezo Osaka in the J-League. A loss against Consadole Sapporo was the result prior to that, in a Nabisco Cup home game.

We have checked recent matches where Júbilo Iwata have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eleven games were W2-D2-L7.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Júbilo Iwata's away games this season with only 3 goals from 8 matches. As opposed to that, Júbilo Iwata have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Cerezo Osaka - Júbilo Iwata 2-0 earlier this season. Cerezo Osaka-Júbilo Iwata H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Cerezo Osaka 4 wins, Júbilo Iwata 1 win, 5 draws. 2 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Bruno Mendes 4 goals / 1 assists

G. Rodrigues 4 goals

K. Mizunuma 3 goals / 1 assists

Cerezo Osaka missing players

Júbilo Iwata missing players