Vissel Kobe travel to Cerezo Osaka and Yanmar Stadium Nagai packed with optimism, but the home team are no pushover. More news on the game here!
- Cerezo Osaka have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the most points from losing position (11) in J-League
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
Cerezo Osaka have collected 17 points from their J-League home games so far after 5-2-2.
Cerezo manager L. Culpi and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Kitchee in the AFC Champions League.
Before that, Cerezo Osaka had a home game versus Guangzhou Evergrande which ended with a victory 5-0.The match schedule is unforgiving for Cerezo as they have a new game in only four days, a J-League match thankfully also at home. Tokyo are visiting.
The Cerezo fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. From these home matches, Cerezo Osaka have conceded only 8 goals.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Playing away, Vissel Kobe have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the J-League this season. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Vissel are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Vissel are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Emperor Cup against Tokushima Vortis (placed 15th).
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Shonan Bellmare in the J-League.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Vissel manager A. Miura as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Gamba Osaka.
Vissel has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 10 games. As opposed to that, Vissel Kobe have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Vissel Kobe - Cerezo Osaka 1-1 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Cerezo won four games, four matches ended with a draw and Vissel Kobe has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / nineTop Goalscorers
  K. Furuhashi 14 goals |   Y. Ōkubo 5 goals | R. Kikuchi 4 goals |
Cerezo Osaka missing players
Vissel Kobe missing players
| Cerezo Osaka | Vissel Kobe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 10 | 15 | 32 |
| 20 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 13 | 19 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 61% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 80% |
| 39% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 40% | 35% |
| 22% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 20% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 15% |
| 56% | 56% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 55% |
| 28% | 44% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 20% |
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 0.6 | 0.4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.4 | 10.8 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 9 | 9.5 |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| 30% | 30% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 59% | 45% | 42% |
- Cerezo Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cerezo Osaka have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Cerezo Osaka have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in J-League
- Cerezo Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Vissel Kobe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vissel Kobe have the most points from losing position (11) 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 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 36 | 55 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 43 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 37 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 37 |
| 5 | Urawa Reds | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 35 |
| 6 | Sagan Tosu | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 34 |
| 7 | Kashima Antlers | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 31 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 30 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 29 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 28 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 13 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -6 | 22 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 21 |
| 15 | Tokushima Vortis | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 19 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -11 | 17 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -17 | 16 |
| 18 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 18 | -18 | 13 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 21 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 31 | -38 | 8 |