Cerezo Osaka have played really well this season, being 6th place in the table. Sagan Tosu have a view both direction in the table from their 7th spot.
- Cerezo Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sagan Tosu have the most clean sheets (12) in J-League
The hosts Cerezo saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Emperor Cup. Thankfully the previous game, versus Sanfrecce Hiroshima, was also a home game. The away team is better rested.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
6-4-4 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Cerezo Osaka so far this season.
Cerezo Osaka's previous game was also a home event, the loss 1-2 against Sanfrecce Hiroshima (in Emperor Cup).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Consadole Sapporo (1-2).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cerezo Osaka handle that role? We have found 12 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
Scoring bonanza? Nobody knows the future, but we do know that 8 of the 10 latest league games with this club has contained three or more goals.
The manager Kogiku will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Urawa Reds in only four days.
The Cerezo Osaka fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 14 matches. Cerezo have conceded 17 in these home matches.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
Playing away, Sagan Tosu, who have the most clean sheets (12) in J-League, have won 4 games, drawn 6 and suffered 4 defeats in the J-League this season.
Two away games in a row for Sagan Tosu, whose manager Kawai could celebrate last time after the win against Gamba Osaka. Attacker Nishikawa got a player rating of 8.33 in the game. "Man of the match" Nishikawa scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Kawasaki Frontale's place.Sagan Tosu are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 7 draws and 0 defeats. From a total of 10 matches.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sagan have scored 20 goals in 14 league games away. Sagan Tosu have conceded 24 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Cerezo Osaka have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive games without losing (2-2-0) when playing Sagan Tosu.The most recent registered result involving both these contenders is the Sagan Tosu - Cerezo 1-1 played previously this season.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Kakita 6 goals |  M. Kato 5 goals |  T. Miyashiro 5 goals |
Cerezo Osaka missing players
Sagan Tosu missing players
| Cerezo Osaka | Sagan Tosu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 40 | 20 | 5 | Scored | S | 8 | 20 | 40 |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 24 | 33 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 79% | 79% |
| 81% | 86% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 71% | 68% |
| 58% | 57% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 64% | 46% |
| 27% | 21% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 50% | 36% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 21% | 18% |
| 58% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 50% | 43% |
| 23% | 21% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 36% | 43% |
| 23% | 29% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 36% | 36% |
| 4.9 | 5.7 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.4 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.9 |
| 4.8 | 5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 32% | 29% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 43% | 40% |
| 11.7 | 9.6 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 11.3 | 10.4 |
| 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5 | 4 |
- Cerezo Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sagan Tosu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sagan Tosu have the most clean sheets (12) in J-League
| 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 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 52 |
| 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 50 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 49 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 45 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 44 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 41 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 40 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 39 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 36 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 36 |
| 11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | -6 | 31 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -16 | 31 |
| 13 | Kyoto Sanga | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 29 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -13 | 29 |
| 15 | Avispa Fukuoka | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 28 |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -14 | 28 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 24 |
| 18 | Jubilo Iwata | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -20 | 23 |
