Boasting a 6 point edge in the league standings, Cerezo Osaka club members yearn to see their side win max points from this match hosting Urawa Reds.
- Cerezo Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Urawa Reds have the fewest scored goals (2) away 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 and Urawa Reds.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
2 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Cerezo Osaka have to build on here in the J-League. Two home wins in a row for Cerezo Osaka bring valid hopes of a third.
Cerezo Osaka's last game was hosting Gamba Osaka (placed 11th) and winning 3-1. Midfield player Okuno got a match rating of 8.8 in that game, the max score being 10. Okuno scored two goals, hit three key passes and had 32 successful passes (of 36 total).
Cerezo Osaka are traveling soon after this match as the J-League match at Shonan Bellmare awaits in four days.
The Cerezo fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 7 matches. Cerezo Osaka's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Urawa Reds form and stats
There's been little loot from Urawa Reds's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 6 away games in the J-League. Urawa Reds only have 0 wins to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws. Sharing is caring, but Urawa are perhaps overdoing it with their seven draws in a row.
Urawa Reds delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Kashima Antlers (placed 2nd) in their previous game. Scholz was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.71. The defender Scholz scored one goal and won 7 of 9 duels.
A draw for Urawa Reds before that, at their own venue hosting Yokohama F. Marinos (3-3).The schedule is very tough for Urawa now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A J-League game at Avispa Fukuoka is waiting in only three days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Urawa Reds's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 6 matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (Cerezo Osaka wins - draws - Urawa Reds wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Junker 4 goals |   T. Inui 3 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 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 16 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 67% | 79% |
| 64% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 57% |
| 50% | 57% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 29% |
| 36% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 57% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 29% |
| 36% | 43% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 43% |
| 5.1 | 6.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 3.9 | 2.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4 |
| 0.9 | 0.9 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11.3 | 11.4 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 9.8 | 11.4 |
| 4.4 | 4.7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
| 31% | 24% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 10% | 23% |
| 10.9 | 8.3 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 8.3 | 9.2 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
- Cerezo Osaka have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Cerezo Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cerezo Osaka have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Urawa Reds have scored away.
- Cerezo Osaka have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Cerezo Osaka have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Cerezo Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Urawa Reds have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Urawa Reds have the fewest scored goals (2) away in J-League
- Urawa Reds have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 29 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 25 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | Sagan Tosu | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 19 |
| 9 | Avispa Fukuoka | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 10 | Kyoto Sanga | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 17 |
| 12 | Nagoya Grampus | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 17 |
| 14 | Urawa Reds | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 15 | Jubilo Iwata | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 14 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -4 | 13 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -12 | 10 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 7 |
