This looks to be an intriguing game as Urawa Reds have their expected home advantage, while Cerezo Osaka are in front by 5 points in the J-League table.
- Urawa Reds have the fewest conceded goals (27) in J-League
- Cerezo Osaka have the the best goal difference (+6) 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 Urawa Reds and Cerezo Osaka.
Urawa Reds form and stats
When playing at home in the J-League, Urawa Reds have managed 6 wins, 6 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 13 games.
Urawa Reds's previous game was also played at home, ending 4-1 versus Kashiwa Reysol (placed 6th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Matsuo has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in three matches in a row. Badass! Defender Chinen got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.0/10. Chinen scored one goal and won 2 of 2 duels.
Before that, Urawa Reds played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Kashima Antlers.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Urawa handle that role? We have found 18 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 12 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Lots of goals and action? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 9 of the 11 latest league matches with this club has had at least three goals.
The manager Suárez will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Shonan Bellmare in only three days.
Goals decide football matches and Urawa Reds are scoring many of them at home; 28 on target from 13 league matches.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
The visitors are W5-D4-L3 on the road this term. That's in the J-League.
Suzuki and Patric scored in Cerezo's previous match, the home game against Sagan Tosu that ended 2-1. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Kogiku when Patric scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute. Midfielder Suzuki was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.94. Suzuki scored one goal and had 51 successful passes (of 54 total).
The game before that was the Emperor Cup-duel against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, a home loss (1-2). Cerezo Osaka are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.
Observe that 9 of this side's 11 latest league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.
The schedule is very tough for Cerezo Osaka now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A J-League game at Jubilo Iwata is waiting in only three days.
Cerezo has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 20 goals from 12 games. 14 goals have been conceded by Cerezo Osaka in these games.
Head 2 Head
This duo met each other previously this match year: Cerezo Osaka - Urawa 2-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - one - six (Urawa Reds wins - draws - Cerezo Osaka wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Moberg-Karlsson 8 goals |  A. Scholz 5 goals |  K. Junker 5 goals |
Urawa Reds missing players
Cerezo Osaka missing players
| Urawa Reds | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 27 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 42 | 28 | 11 | Scored | S | 5 | 20 | 42 |
| 27 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 32 |
| 85% | 92% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 70% | 85% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 75% | 81% |
| 48% | 62% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 58% | 59% |
| 30% | 46% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 33% | 26% |
| 15% | 23% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 7% |
| 48% | 62% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 67% | 59% |
| 33% | 31% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 33% | 15% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 17% | 22% |
| 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4 | 4.9 |
| 4 | 5 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| 0.8 | 1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12.9 | 14.2 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.1 | 12.4 |
| 4.9 | 5.8 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5 |
| 32% | 37% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 36% | 31% |
| 9.4 | 9.5 | 11.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 14.1 | 11.5 |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
- Cerezo Osaka have the the best goal difference (+6) away in J-League
- Cerezo Osaka have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Urawa Reds have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Urawa Reds have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Urawa Reds have the fewest conceded goals (27) 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 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 28 | 55 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 52 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 50 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 46 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 44 |
| 6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 44 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 29 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 41 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 6 | 40 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 27 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 39 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 37 |
| 11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 42 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | -6 | 32 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -16 | 31 |
| 13 | Kyoto Sanga | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 30 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -13 | 30 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -14 | 29 |
| 16 | Avispa Fukuoka | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | -11 | 28 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 25 |
| 18 | Jubilo Iwata | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -20 | 23 |
