5th position in the J-League table for Cerezo Osaka so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 10th-placed Tokushima Vortis visits Yanmar Stadium Nagai.
- Cerezo Osaka have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in J-League
- Tokushima Vortis haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
It's no vacation for neither Cerezo nor Tokushima Vortis 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.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. That’s what Cerezo Osaka have to build on here at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in the J-League.
The spoils were shared in Cerezo Osaka's previous game, also at home. Visiting Avispa Fukuoka (placed 11th) travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Yokohama F. Marinos.
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 14 games) they have won eight times, drawn four and lost two.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the J-League game versus Urawa Reds in only four days. This game is also played here at Yanmar Stadium Nagai.
Cerezo have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Yanmar Stadium Nagai with 8 goals in 5 league matches. Cerezo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 5 matches.
Tokushima Vortis form and stats
1-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Tokushima Vortis in their J-League matches away.
Two away games in a row for Tokushima, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Urawa Reds in the J-League. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Vegalta Sendai.
We have checked recent matches where Tokushima Vortis have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those three games were zero victories, one draw and two defeats.
A new game in only three days for Tokushima, the J-League home match versus Kashima Antlers. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 5 goals have been conceded by Tokushima in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Cerezo won eight games, one match ended with a draw and Tokushima Vortis has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  Y. Ōkubo 5 goals |   Y. Kakita 3 goals | T. Sakamoto 2 goals |
Cerezo Osaka missing players
Tokushima Vortis missing players
| Cerezo Osaka | Tokushima Vortis | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 11 | 3 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 67% |
| 50% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 40% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 30% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 40% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 44% |
| 40% | 60% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 22% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 60% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.5 | 0.4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.7 | 9.6 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2 | 7.4 | 9 |
| 3.8 | 4.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| 42% | 38% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 32% |
- Cerezo Osaka have not yet lost a game at home.
- Cerezo Osaka have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Cerezo Osaka have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Cerezo Osaka have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in J-League
- Cerezo Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Tokushima Vortis haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 28 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 23 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 14 |
| 10 | Tokushima Vortis | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Shonan Bellmare | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 9 |
| 13 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 15 | Kashima Antlers | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 7 |
| 17 | Oita Trinita | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| 18 | Gamba Osaka | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -15 | 2 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | -20 | 1 |