Here's every little thing you should know, and some more, ahead of the Shonan Bellmare - Cerezo Osaka fixture!
- Shonan Bellmare have the fewest clean sheets (0) in J-League
- Cerezo Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Shonan Bellmare form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the J-League this season. Shonan Bellmare have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses from their games here at Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Bellmare to get some points in this home game.
The Shonan Bellmare crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 2-4 to Consadole Sapporo here at Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Machino, a natural forward, was the best player for the team in that game, earning a rating of 7.82 (out of 10). Machino scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.
Before that game, the home loss against Kashiwa Reysol with the scoreline 1-2.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Bellmare have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 3 and lost 2.
Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 12 latest league games highlights that 10 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
There will be little rest for Shonan Bellmare after this match as they are travelling to Shimizu S-Pulse for a Nabisco Cup game in only four days.
The Shonan Bellmare fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
Playing away, Cerezo Osaka have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the J-League this season. Having won their last three away games Cerezo has no reason to fear anyone.
It's the second away game in a row for Cerezo Osaka, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Kyoto Sanga (placed 14th) last time out. Kim (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.61. Kim topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Kashima Antlers.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Cerezo Osaka in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Cerezo Osaka, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Nabisco Cup trip to Tokyo.
Cerezo Osaka have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 6 league away games 7 goals have been scored.
Head 2 Head
Cerezo Osaka have put together a streak of 4 consecutive games without losing (3-1-0) when facing Bellmare.Top Goalscorers
  S. Machino 7 goals |   L. de Sousa Pereira 4 goals |  Y. Ohashi 3 goals |
Shonan Bellmare missing players
Cerezo Osaka missing players
| Shonan Bellmare | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 22 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 62% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 62% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 25% | 33% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 62% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 23% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 6.7 | 6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 4.8 | 5.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14.1 | 14.3 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 10 | 9.5 |
| 5.4 | 4.5 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
| 32% | 37% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 30% | 38% |
| 14 | 15 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 12.3 | 12.6 |
| 5.8 | 6.3 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
- All of Shonan Bellmare's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cerezo Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shonan Bellmare have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Shonan Bellmare have the fewest clean sheets (0) in J-League
- Shonan Bellmare have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in J-League
- Shonan Bellmare haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 29 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 24 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 19 |
| 9 | Avispa Fukuoka | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Kawasaki Frontale | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 12 | Albirex Niigata | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 16 |
| 13 | Sagan Tosu | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 15 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -5 | 13 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | -1 | 11 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 11 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -20 | 9 |
| 18 | Gamba Osaka | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 20 | -15 | 7 |
