Struggling Shonan Bellmare will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Cerezo Osaka in the upcoming league round. It’s 16th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Shonan Bellmare form and stats
1-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Shonan Bellmare so far this season.
Bellmare lost their last game at Kawasaki Frontale (placed 1st) after a 1-3 scoreline. Before that, Bellmare had a home game versus Kashima Antlers which ended with a victory 1-0.
The manager B. Ukishima will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Kashiwa Reysol in only four days.
Bellmare have scored 3 league goals here from 4 matches, not a lot. Bellmare have conceded 4 in these home matches.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
The seven points Cerezo Osaka have gathered from their first three away trips in the J-League is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Sagan Tosu (placed 15th) in their previous outing. The J-League match ended in a draw 1-1. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Vissel Kobe.
A new game in only four days for Cerezo, the Nabisco Cup home match versus Urawa Reds. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy Cerezo's attacking play in away games, having scored 5 goals in 3 league matches away. As opposed to that, Cerezo have seen the ball go into their own net 3 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Bellmare victory, two draws and seven Cerezo Osaka wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Shonan Bellmare missing players
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| Shonan Bellmare | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 86% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 57% | 25% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 57% | 25% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 29% |
| 57% | 25% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 25% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 25% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 43% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 43% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 3.5 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 6.7 | 7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 7 | 6.8 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | 26 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 18 | 49 |
| 16 | 8 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 38% | 12% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 43% | 27% |
- All of Cerezo Osaka's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cerezo Osaka have not yet lost a game away.
- Cerezo Osaka have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Cerezo Osaka have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Shonan Bellmare has the most dropped points from leading position (9)
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 19 |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Tokyo | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 9 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 7 |
| 13 | Vegalta Sendai | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 6 |
| 14 | Yokohama | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -9 | 5 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 4 |
| 18 | Kashima Antlers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 4 |