This could be an interesting match as Vissel Kobe have their presumed home advantage while Cerezo Osaka are ahead 15 points in the J-League table.
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!
Relegation threatens Vissel Kobe who should definitely be looking for some points here. Cerezo Osaka are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Vissel Kobe have played 15 J-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-6 (wins-draws-losses).
Vissel Kobe lost their last game at Nagoya Grampus (placed 12th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Vegalta Sendai.
A decent goal production from Vissel Kobe in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 15 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Vissel Kobe defense is not exactly impregnable. 25 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (23) in J-League, are W8-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the J-League. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Cerezo Osaka's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Tokyo game.
The supporters enjoyed Cerezo Osaka's previous game versus Shonan Bellmare (placed 16th), a J-League 1-0 win played at home. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Matsumoto Yamaga.
Cerezo Osaka find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 16 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on Cerezo Osaka as they have only conceded 13 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Cerezo Osaka - Vissel Kobe 1-0. Vissel Kobe-Cerezo Osaka H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Vissel Kobe 2 wins, Cerezo Osaka 6 wins, 2 draws. 4 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  David Villa 12 goals |  K. Furuhashi 9 goals |  Iniesta 6 goals |
Vissel Kobe missing players
Cerezo Osaka missing players
| Vissel Kobe | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | 6 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 53 | 28 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 16 | 35 |
| 57 | 25 | 12 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 84% | 87% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 73% | 61% |
| 68% | 67% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 29% |
| 42% | 47% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 26% | 27% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 71% | 67% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 27% | 29% |
| 13% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 45% |
| 16% | 13% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 32% |
| 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6.7 | 5.9 |
| 1.1 | 0.7 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Cerezo Osaka have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Cerezo Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Vissel Kobe 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 | Tokyo | 31 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 62 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 31 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 60 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 61 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 52 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 25 | 59 |
| 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 32 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 54 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 25 | 57 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 31 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 53 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 51 |
| 7 | Oita Trinita | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 46 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 5 | 43 |
| 9 | Gamba Osaka | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 0 | 38 |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 53 | 57 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 32 | -4 | 38 |
| 11 | Vegalta Sendai | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 23 | -6 | 38 |
| 12 | Nagoya Grampus | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 30 | -3 | 36 |
| 13 | Urawa Reds | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -15 | 36 |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 50 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -18 | 35 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 42 | 66 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -24 | 35 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 31 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 37 | 61 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 27 | -24 | 31 |
| 17 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 31 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -15 | 30 |
| 18 | Júbilo Iwata | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 45 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -21 | 25 |