J-League fixture guide and facts: Urawa Reds welcome Cerezo Osaka

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 18.September
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Saitama Stadium 2002 (63700 seats)

J-League: Urawa Reds are ready for the visit of Cerezo Osaka in what should be an exciting football game. Tipsway gives you a full preview!

Insights:
  • Urawa Reds have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in J-League

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the AFC Champions League.

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Urawa Reds form and stats

Urawa Reds are steadily winning J-League games and points here at Saitama Stadium 2002. 9 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 14 games. It’s been three wins in a row for Urawa here at Saitama Stadium 2002, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Urawa are confident in defense, having played 405 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

It's back home for Urawa Reds, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Yokohama away with the result 2-0. Koya Yuruki and Tomoaki Okubo found the net in that victory. Hiroki Sakai, defender, was given a rating of 8.1/10 in that game, top of the team. Sakai hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and won 4 of 7 duels.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Kawasaki Frontale that finished 3-3.

This is expected to be a close game, with Urawa Reds perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Urawa Reds as a small favourite), we find six games. Urawa Reds has won four of these, drawn zero and lost two.

Urawa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 14 games. Urawa Reds have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Cerezo Osaka form and stats

There's been little loot from Cerezo Osaka's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 13 away games in the J-League. Cerezo Osaka only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws. Momentum is building for Cerezo Osaka in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Cerezo might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Pohang Steelers proved too strong as Cerezo Osaka slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Yanmar Stadium Nagai.

A loss against Consadole Sapporo was the result prior to that, in a J-League home game.

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 twelve relevant matches. Results were five Cerezo wins, three draws and four defeats.

Cerezo have another fixture away from home in just four sleeps, a J-League match versus Sanfrecce Hiroshima. A rough programme for the guests!

Cerezo have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Cerezo have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Cerezo Osaka - Urawa 1-0 was the product when these teams previously met, some time ago this season. Last ten meetings involving these teams: Urawa won two, Cerezo Osaka were winners in five and we saw three draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

UrawaK. Junker
K. Junker
8 goals
Cerezo OsakaT. Sakamoto
T. Sakamoto
6 goals
Cerezo OsakaY. Ōkubo
Y. Ōkubo
6 goals

Urawa Reds missing players

Cerezo Osaka missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Urawa Reds Cerezo Osaka
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 5 Played P 5 13 28
14 9 3 Won W 0 3 9
6 3 2 Drew D 2 4 9
8 2 0 Lost L 3 6 10
31 18 6 Scored S 6 18 38
26 13 2 Conceded C 9 17 37
86% 86% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 93%
68% 71% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 62% 68%
32% 36% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 46% 46%
11% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 31% 29%
7% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 31% 21%
21% 29% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 54% 57%
54% 57% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 29%
39% 29% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 31% 21%
 
5 4.6 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.6 5
4.1 4.3 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.9 4.6
0.8 0.4 0.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 0.7 0.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.4 7.8 9.4 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 11.1 11.1
3.4 3.4 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 4.4 4.5
33% 38% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 32% 30%
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Urawa Reds have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Urawa Reds have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) 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 27 20 6 1 58 17 13 11 2 0 27 10 14 9 4 1 31 7 41 66
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 28 20 5 3 63 24 15 11 3 1 35 9 13 9 2 2 28 15 39 65
3 Sagan Tosu 28 14 8 6 38 23 14 9 3 2 25 11 14 5 5 4 13 12 15 50
4 Nagoya Grampus 28 15 5 8 31 21 14 8 2 4 15 10 14 7 3 4 16 11 10 50
5 Vissel Kobe 27 13 9 5 41 26 13 6 4 3 19 9 14 7 5 2 22 17 15 48
6 Urawa Reds 28 14 6 8 31 26 14 9 3 2 18 13 14 5 3 6 13 13 5 48
7 Kashima Antlers 28 14 5 9 46 28 13 7 3 3 25 15 15 7 2 6 21 13 18 47
8 Avispa Fukuoka 28 12 6 10 33 30 14 8 1 5 18 13 14 4 5 5 15 17 3 42
9 Tokyo 28 12 6 10 36 36 12 6 1 5 19 19 16 6 5 5 17 17 0 42
10 Consadole Sapporo 28 11 6 11 35 39 15 7 2 6 23 23 13 4 4 5 12 16 -4 39
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 28 8 12 8 32 30 15 4 6 5 16 16 13 4 6 3 16 14 2 36
12 Cerezo Osaka 28 9 9 10 38 37 15 6 5 4 20 20 13 3 4 6 18 17 1 36
13 Kashiwa Reysol 28 10 3 15 29 37 14 5 1 8 17 22 14 5 2 7 12 15 -8 33
14 Gamba Osaka 28 8 6 14 21 30 14 3 3 8 12 19 14 5 3 6 9 11 -9 30
15 Shonan Bellmare 28 5 11 12 28 33 14 2 8 4 10 11 14 3 3 8 18 22 -5 26
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 28 5 11 12 27 41 13 2 5 6 10 21 15 3 6 6 17 20 -14 26
17 Tokushima Vortis 28 6 5 17 20 40 14 3 4 7 11 15 14 3 1 10 9 25 -20 23
18 Vegalta Sendai 28 4 10 14 22 46 14 2 5 7 9 18 14 2 5 7 13 28 -24 22
19 Oita Trinita 28 5 5 18 20 47 15 4 5 6 12 18 13 1 0 12 8 29 -27 20
20 Yokohama 28 4 6 18 21 59 14 3 4 7 14 23 14 1 2 11 7 36 -38 18

Table
  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 27 20 6 1 58 17 13 11 2 0 27 10 14 9 4 1 31 7 41 66
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 28 20 5 3 63 24 15 11 3 1 35 9 13 9 2 2 28 15 39 65
3 Sagan Tosu 28 14 8 6 38 23 14 9 3 2 25 11 14 5 5 4 13 12 15 50
4 Nagoya Grampus 28 15 5 8 31 21 14 8 2 4 15 10 14 7 3 4 16 11 10 50
5 Vissel Kobe 27 13 9 5 41 26 13 6 4 3 19 9 14 7 5 2 22 17 15 48
6 Urawa Reds 28 14 6 8 31 26 14 9 3 2 18 13 14 5 3 6 13 13 5 48
7 Kashima Antlers 28 14 5 9 46 28 13 7 3 3 25 15 15 7 2 6 21 13 18 47
8 Avispa Fukuoka 28 12 6 10 33 30 14 8 1 5 18 13 14 4 5 5 15 17 3 42
9 Tokyo 28 12 6 10 36 36 12 6 1 5 19 19 16 6 5 5 17 17 0 42
10 Consadole Sapporo 28 11 6 11 35 39 15 7 2 6 23 23 13 4 4 5 12 16 -4 39
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 28 8 12 8 32 30 15 4 6 5 16 16 13 4 6 3 16 14 2 36
12 Cerezo Osaka 28 9 9 10 38 37 15 6 5 4 20 20 13 3 4 6 18 17 1 36
13 Kashiwa Reysol 28 10 3 15 29 37 14 5 1 8 17 22 14 5 2 7 12 15 -8 33
14 Gamba Osaka 28 8 6 14 21 30 14 3 3 8 12 19 14 5 3 6 9 11 -9 30
15 Shonan Bellmare 28 5 11 12 28 33 14 2 8 4 10 11 14 3 3 8 18 22 -5 26
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 28 5 11 12 27 41 13 2 5 6 10 21 15 3 6 6 17 20 -14 26
17 Tokushima Vortis 28 6 5 17 20 40 14 3 4 7 11 15 14 3 1 10 9 25 -20 23
18 Vegalta Sendai 28 4 10 14 22 46 14 2 5 7 9 18 14 2 5 7 13 28 -24 22
19 Oita Trinita 28 5 5 18 20 47 15 4 5 6 12 18 13 1 0 12 8 29 -27 20
20 Yokohama 28 4 6 18 21 59 14 3 4 7 14 23 14 1 2 11 7 36 -38 18

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