Possible nail-biting contest in Tokyo - Cerezo Osaka game

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Competition: Japan J-League
Date: Sat 03.August
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ajinomoto Stadium (50100 seats)

Tokyo perform at a high level so far being 1st in the table. Cerezo Osaka can look both up and down from their 7th position.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Tokyo form and stats

11-0-2 is the performance here at Ajinomoto Stadium so far, giving Tokyo a total of 33 from their 13 games here. Outstanding results!

The Tokyo supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Cerezo Osaka in J-League and win 3-0. In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Shimizu S-Pulse.

This is expected to be a close game, with Tokyo perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Tokyo as a small favourite), we find nine games. Tokyo has won 3 of these, drawn 4 and lost 2.

The Tokyo manager K. Hasegawa has got the team scoring with 26 from 13 home games. From these home matches, Tokyo have conceded only 10 goals.

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Cerezo Osaka form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Cerezo Osaka, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Tokyo. A draw for Cerezo Osaka before that, at their own venue hosting Vegalta Sendai (0-0).

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cerezo Osaka playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were 3 Cerezo Osaka wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 away games, an average of less than one per game. Cerezo Osaka have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Tokyo - Cerezo Osaka 3-0 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Tokyo won 3 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Cerezo Osaka has 5 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 3 / 7

Top Goalscorers

Diego Oliveira
11 goals / 3 assists
K. Nagai
8 goals / 3 assists
Bruno Mendes
5 goals / 1 assists

Tokyo missing players

Cerezo Osaka missing players

Tokyo Cerezo Osaka
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs top Away Total
21 13 2 Played 3 11 21
14 11 2 Won 0 4 9
3 0 0 Drew 2 2 4
4 2 0 Lost 1 5 8
33 26 3 Scored 2 9 20
16 10 0 Conceded 4 11 15
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 90%
67% 77% 50% Over 1.5 100% 73% 57%
38% 54% 0% Over 2.5 0% 9% 19%
24% 31% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
10% 8% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 38% 0% BTTS 67% 18% 14%
48% 46% 100% Clean Sheets 0% 36% 52%
29% 15% 0% Failed To Score 33% 45% 43%
 
5.6 6.5 5.5 Corners For (avg) 5.7 3.8 4.8
5.6 5.2 5 Corners Against (avg) 7.7 5.4 5
0.7 0.5 0.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 0.7 0.7 1
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Cerezo Osaka have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Cerezo Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Tokyo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Tokyo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Tokyo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cerezo Osaka have scored away.
  • Tokyo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Tokyo
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
03-07-19 EC Tokyo 1 - 0 Toin University
07-07-19 JL Tokyo 3 - 1 Gamba Osaka
14-07-19 JL Tokyo 0 - 3 Kawasaki Frontale
20-07-19 JL Shimizu S-Pulse 0 - 2 Tokyo
03-08-19 JL Tokyo 3 - 0 Cerezo Osaka
10-08-19 JL Tokyo 10:00 Vegalta Sendai
14-08-19 EC Tokyo 10:00 Ventforet Kofu
17-08-19 JL Tokyo 10:00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
24-08-19 JL Consadole Sapporo 04:00 Tokyo
30-08-19 JL Nagoya Grampus 10:30 Tokyo
Cerezo Osaka
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup AFC Champions League Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
06-07-19 JL Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 - 1 Cerezo Osaka
10-07-19 EC Cerezo Osaka 1 - 1 Arterivo Wakayama
13-07-19 JL Cerezo Osaka 3 - 0 Nagoya Grampus
20-07-19 JL Cerezo Osaka 0 - 0 Vegalta Sendai
03-08-19 JL Tokyo 3 - 0 Cerezo Osaka
11-08-19 JL Cerezo Osaka 09:00 Sagan Tosu
14-08-19 EC Cerezo Osaka 10:00 Renofa Yamaguchi
17-08-19 JL Yokohama F. Marinos 10:00 Cerezo Osaka
24-08-19 JL Júbilo Iwata 10:00 Cerezo Osaka
01-09-19 JL Cerezo Osaka 09:00 Kawasaki Frontale

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Tokyo 21 14 3 4 33 16 13 11 0 2 26 10 8 3 3 2 7 6 17 45
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 21 12 3 6 35 26 11 7 3 1 20 8 10 5 0 5 15 18 9 39
3 Kawasaki Frontale 20 10 8 2 33 15 11 3 7 1 13 8 9 7 1 1 20 7 18 38
4 Kashima Antlers 21 11 5 5 37 20 10 8 1 1 21 6 11 3 4 4 16 14 17 38
5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 21 10 5 6 29 17 11 5 3 3 12 7 10 5 2 3 17 10 12 35
6 Oita Trinita 20 9 5 6 24 19 10 5 2 3 12 6 10 4 3 3 12 13 5 32
7 Cerezo Osaka 21 9 4 8 20 15 10 5 2 3 11 4 11 4 2 5 9 11 5 31
8 Consadole Sapporo 21 9 4 8 30 27 10 6 2 2 22 12 11 3 2 6 8 15 3 31
9 Urawa Reds 20 8 4 8 19 26 10 3 2 5 8 16 10 5 2 3 11 10 -7 28
10 Nagoya Grampus 20 7 5 8 29 27 9 5 1 3 13 7 11 2 4 5 16 20 2 26
11 Shonan Bellmare 21 8 2 11 28 34 11 4 2 5 15 16 10 4 0 6 13 18 -6 26
12 Vegalta Sendai 21 8 2 11 24 31 11 7 1 3 17 14 10 1 1 8 7 17 -7 26
13 Gamba Osaka 21 6 7 8 27 31 10 3 3 4 12 13 11 3 4 4 15 18 -4 25
14 Shimizu S-Pulse 21 7 4 10 27 42 9 4 0 5 13 21 12 3 4 5 14 21 -15 25
15 Vissel Kobe 21 6 4 11 32 38 10 3 3 4 18 18 11 3 1 7 14 20 -6 22
16 Matsumoto Yamaga 20 4 6 10 12 26 11 2 3 6 7 14 9 2 3 4 5 12 -14 18
17 Júbilo Iwata 21 4 5 12 15 28 10 1 4 5 10 15 11 3 1 7 5 13 -13 17
18 Sagan Tosu 20 5 2 13 13 29 9 4 0 5 9 13 11 1 2 8 4 16 -16 17

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