Cerezo Osaka vs Tokyo betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sun 06.March
Match begins: 07:00 (UTC)

Tokyo have journeyed here for an entertaining battle against the hosting Cerezo Osaka. Prepare for the fixture with this thorough J-League preview!

It's no vacation for neither Cerezo nor Tokyo 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.

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Cerezo Osaka form and stats

The first J-League game here resulted in a draw. Last season Cerezo Osaka's home game statistics were 8 victories, 5 draws and 6 defeats from 19 games.

Before that, Cerezo Osaka drew at home versus Kyoto Sanga.

This is expected to be a close game, with Cerezo Osaka perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cerezo Osaka as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Cerezo Osaka has won six of these, drawn four and lost four.

Early season league goal statistics from Cerezo Osaka's 1 home game: 1 goal, 1 conceded.

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Tokyo form and stats

Let's have a look at how Tokyo performed last season in the J-League: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 8 draws and 15 defeats. In total they scored 49 and conceded 53 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 5 and lost 7 with 19/27 goals scored/conceded. Tokyo have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the J-League were 7 victories, 5 draws and 7 defeats from 19 fixtures.

Konno was the last player to score for the away team. Tokyo haven't scored a league goal in the last 184 minutes.

Prior to that match, the Tokyo manager Puig faced defeat when travelling to Kawasaki Frontale and losing 0-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Tokyo in our archives, and the results are: seven wins for Tokyo, four draws and two defeats.

It's early days yet, but Tokyo has scored 0 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Cerezo Osaka-Tokyo H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Cerezo three wins, Tokyo four wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Cerezo OsakaR. Shindo
R. Shindo
1 goals
Cerezo OsakaT. Inui
T. Inui
1 goals
Cerezo OsakaH. Kiyotake
H. Kiyotake
1 goals

Cerezo Osaka missing players

Tokyo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cerezo Osaka Tokyo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
3 1 0 Scored S 0 0 0
3 1 0 Conceded C 0 1 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 100%
 
5.5 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 12 12
4.5 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 5
2.5 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6.5 4 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 12 12
3.5 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 7 7
43% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
12 2 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 9 9
5 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 4
Cerezo Osaka Last season Tokyo
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
13 8   Won W   7 15
9 5   Drew D   5 8
16 6   Lost L   7 15
47 26   Scored S   19 49
51 28   Conceded C   27 53
95% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 89%
66% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   53% 66%
47% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 55%
24% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 26%
18% 16%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 18%
55% 68%   BTTS BTTS   32% 42%
26% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   37% 34%
24% 11%   Failed to Score F T   42% 34%
 
5.2 5.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.7 4.9
4.7 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   5.8 5.1
0.7 0.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.1 0.9
0 0   Red cards R C   1 3
 
10.7 11.2   Shots (avg) S (   9.3 9.9
4.2 4.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.5 3.9
30% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 33%
 
10.3 9.2   Shots against (avg) S A   11.6 10.5
4.6 4.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4 3.8

  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 4 3 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 9
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 4 2 1 1 9 7 3 2 1 0 8 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 7
3 Kashiwa Reysol 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
4 Shimizu S-Pulse 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
5 Kyoto Sanga 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
6 Nagoya Grampus 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
7 Kashima Antlers 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 3
8 Gamba Osaka 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 3
9 Cerezo Osaka 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
10 Consadole Sapporo 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
11 Avispa Fukuoka 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
12 Sagan Tosu 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
14 Vissel Kobe 4 0 2 2 2 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 2 6 -4 2
15 Júbilo Iwata 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
16 Shonan Bellmare 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
17 Urawa Reds 4 0 1 3 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 1
18 Tokyo 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
Last season 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 38 28 8 2 81 28 19 16 3 0 39 14 19 12 5 2 42 14 53 92
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 38 24 7 7 82 35 19 13 4 2 46 12 19 11 3 5 36 23 47 79
3 Vissel Kobe 38 21 10 7 62 36 19 11 4 4 31 14 19 10 6 3 31 22 26 73
4 Kashima Antlers 38 21 6 11 62 36 19 10 4 5 32 20 19 11 2 6 30 16 26 69
5 Nagoya Grampus 38 19 9 10 44 30 19 11 4 4 22 13 19 8 5 6 22 17 14 66
6 Urawa Reds 38 18 9 11 45 38 19 12 4 3 28 17 19 6 5 8 17 21 7 63
7 Sagan Tosu 38 16 11 11 43 35 19 11 5 3 30 15 19 5 6 8 13 20 8 59
8 Avispa Fukuoka 38 14 12 12 42 37 19 10 3 6 26 18 19 4 9 6 16 19 5 54
9 Tokyo 38 15 8 15 49 53 19 8 3 8 30 26 19 7 5 7 19 27 -4 53
10 Consadole Sapporo 38 14 9 15 48 50 19 8 4 7 27 27 19 6 5 8 21 23 -2 51
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 38 12 13 13 44 42 19 5 6 8 19 23 19 7 7 5 25 19 2 49
12 Cerezo Osaka 38 13 9 16 47 51 19 8 5 6 26 28 19 5 4 10 21 23 -4 48
13 Gamba Osaka 38 12 8 18 33 49 19 5 4 10 17 28 19 7 4 8 16 21 -16 44
14 Shimizu S-Pulse 38 10 12 16 37 54 19 5 6 8 17 28 19 5 6 8 20 26 -17 42
15 Kashiwa Reysol 38 12 5 21 37 56 19 6 3 10 21 29 19 6 2 11 16 27 -19 41
16 Shonan Bellmare 38 7 16 15 36 41 19 3 10 6 13 15 19 4 6 9 23 26 -5 37
17 Tokushima Vortis 38 10 6 22 34 55 19 4 5 10 18 24 19 6 1 12 16 31 -21 36
18 Oita Trinita 38 9 8 21 31 55 19 7 5 7 19 21 19 2 3 14 12 34 -24 35
19 Vegalta Sendai 38 5 13 20 31 62 19 3 6 10 12 23 19 2 7 10 19 39 -31 28
20 Yokohama 38 6 9 23 32 77 19 4 6 9 21 31 19 2 3 14 11 46 -45 27

Table
  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 4 3 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 9
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 4 2 1 1 9 7 3 2 1 0 8 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 7
3 Kashiwa Reysol 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
4 Shimizu S-Pulse 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
5 Kyoto Sanga 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
6 Nagoya Grampus 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
7 Kashima Antlers 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 3
8 Gamba Osaka 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 3
9 Cerezo Osaka 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
10 Consadole Sapporo 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
11 Avispa Fukuoka 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
12 Sagan Tosu 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
14 Vissel Kobe 4 0 2 2 2 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 2 6 -4 2
15 Júbilo Iwata 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
16 Shonan Bellmare 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
17 Urawa Reds 4 0 1 3 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 1
18 Tokyo 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0

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