Tension and suspense is expected at Yanmar Stadium Nagai when Cerezo Osaka meet Urawa Reds in what should be a wonderful fixture. Here's the preview!
- Cerezo Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Urawa Reds have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in J-League
It's no vacation for neither Cerezo Osaka nor Urawa Reds 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
5 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Cerezo Osaka have to build on here at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in the J-League.
Cerezo's previous match was a Emperor Cup game also played at their own stadium, finishing 3-1 vs Omiya Ardija. The home side hope to to repeat that performance.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Sagan Tosu (1-2).The Cerezo Osaka fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 10 matches. Cerezo Osaka have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Urawa Reds form and stats
Playing away, Urawa Reds have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the J-League this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Urawa as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.
The followers enjoyed Urawa Reds's previous game versus Montedio Yamagata, a Emperor Cup win (1-0) played at home.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Tokyo in the J-League.The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Urawa as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H encounter ended Urawa Reds - Cerezo Osaka 2-1, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Cerezo Osaka victories, two draws and three Urawa Reds wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  L. de Sousa Pereira 7 goals |   S. Koroki 4 goals | H. Okuno 3 goals |
Cerezo Osaka missing players
Urawa Reds missing players
| Cerezo Osaka | Urawa Reds | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 27 |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 70% | 75% |
| 70% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 60% | 70% |
| 60% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 40% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 60% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 45% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 60% | 40% |
| 20% | 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 40% |
| 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 11.7 | 6.7 | 5.1 |
| 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.7 | 10.5 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 11.3 | 12.8 |
| 4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 35% | 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 26% | 32% |
| 12.2 | 12 | 13.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 11.5 | 10.7 |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 3 |
- Cerezo Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Urawa Reds have the fewest conceded goals (6) away 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 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 43 |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 24 | 40 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 39 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 30 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 27 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 26 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 26 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -10 | 23 |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 21 |
| 15 | Kyoto Sanga | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -8 | 20 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 14 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -26 | 14 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -17 | 13 |
