It's a fresh start in J-League - the first game of the season. Read this full article and see how Yokohama F. Marinos and Cerezo Osaka did in their pre-season friendly games!
Yokohama F. Marinos form and stats
The previous season, Yokohama F. Marinos's league statistics were 24 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses, resulting in 2nd place in the J-League. From these 38 matches they scored 82 goals and let in 35. Appearing as the host team in the previous season Yokohama F. Marinos delivered 13-4-2 (win-draw-lost) with 46 goals and 12 conceded.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Kawasaki Frontale are coming to town in four days.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
Let's have a look at how Cerezo Osaka performed last season in the J-League: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 9 draws and 16 defeats. In total they scored 47 and conceded 51 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 4 and lost 10 with 21/23 goals scored/conceded.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Cerezo Osaka manager Kogiku as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Gamba Osaka.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - one - seven (Yokohama wins - draws - Cerezo Osaka wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Yokohama F. Marinos missing players
Cerezo Osaka missing players
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Last season | Cerezo Osaka | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 10 | 16 | ||
| 82 | 46 | Scored | S | 21 | 47 | ||
| 35 | 12 | Conceded | C | 23 | 51 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 95% | ||
| 82% | 84% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 53% | 66% | ||
| 55% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 37% | 47% | ||
| 34% | 26% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 24% | ||
| 18% | 26% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 18% | ||
| 47% | 37% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 55% | ||
| 45% | 53% | Clean Sheets | C S | 26% | 26% | ||
| 11% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 37% | 24% | ||
| 6 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.3 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10.7 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 38% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 30% | ||
| 9.4 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 10.3 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Avispa Fukuoka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Consadole Sapporo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Júbilo Iwata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Kawasaki Frontale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Sagan Tosu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Tokyo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Urawa Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 38 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 81 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 14 | 53 | 92 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 82 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 47 | 79 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 62 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 26 | 73 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 62 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 16 | 26 | 69 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 66 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 63 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 59 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 54 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 53 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -4 | 53 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 48 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 51 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 49 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 51 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 23 | -4 | 48 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 49 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | -16 | 44 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -17 | 42 |
| 15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 37 | 56 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 27 | -19 | 41 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 36 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 26 | -5 | 37 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 34 | 55 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 31 | -21 | 36 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 55 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 34 | -24 | 35 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 62 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 39 | -31 | 28 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 77 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 46 | -45 | 27 |