The league table in J-League tells a story about these teams so far, with Cerezo Osaka leading Sagan Tosu by 27 points. Match preview to follow:
- Cerezo Osaka has the fewest conceded goals (11) at home in J-League
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 Sagan Tosu.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
8 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Cerezo Osaka, who have the fewest conceded goals (11) at home in J-League, have to build on here at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in the J-League.
Before that match, a win away at Consadole Sapporo.
There will be little rest for Cerezo after this match as they are travelling to Kashima Antlers for a J-League game in only three days.
Cerezo Osaka has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Cerezo have conceded only 11 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
As the visiting team in J-League matches, Sagan Tosu have produced an overall stat of 3-8-5 so far. Sagan are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing. Sagan have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Yokohama that ended 1-1.
A quick return to home after this game, as Sagan are hosting Oita Trinita in the J-League only three days away.
Sagan have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 16 league away games 18 goals have been scored. Sagan have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Sagan Tosu - Cerezo Osaka 1-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Cerezo won four, Sagan Tosu won four and two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Pereira Mendes 9 goals |  H. Kiyotake 8 goals |  D. Hayashi 8 goals |
Cerezo Osaka missing players
Sagan Tosu missing players
| Cerezo Osaka | Sagan Tosu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 18 | 8 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 44 | 19 | 8 | Scored | S | 4 | 18 | 33 |
| 34 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 22 | 40 |
| 91% | 81% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 88% | 88% |
| 66% | 56% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 81% | 75% |
| 47% | 31% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 38% | 38% |
| 25% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 19% | 16% |
| 9% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 12% | 6% |
| 50% | 31% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 56% | 50% |
| 38% | 56% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 19% | 22% |
| 22% | 31% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 38% | 41% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.7 | 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 8.9 | 9.2 |
| 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| 40% | 35% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | 30% |
- Cerezo Osaka has the fewest conceded goals (11) at home in J-League
- Cerezo Osaka has the most clean sheets (9) at home 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 | Kawasaki Frontale | 32 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 82 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 54 | 77 |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 62 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 60 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 59 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 33 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 54 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 58 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 54 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 49 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 48 |
| 9 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 68 | 56 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 47 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 51 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 31 | -9 | 46 |
| 11 | Oita Trinita | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 42 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 23 | -10 | 39 |
| 12 | Vissel Kobe | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 58 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 28 | -8 | 36 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 58 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -13 | 36 |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 32 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 33 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 22 | -7 | 32 |
| 15 | Yokohama | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 57 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -22 | 30 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 29 | -18 | 26 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 44 | 67 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 35 | -23 | 25 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 32 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 59 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -26 | 24 |