Season ticket holders at Yanmar Stadium Nagai haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Cerezo Osaka U23 languishing in the 18th position so far. The guesting Roasso Kumamoto will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
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 Cerezo and Roasso Kumamoto.
It should be mentioned that Roasso Kumamoto play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Roasso Kumamoto on artifical turf are 1 victory, 0 draws and 0 defeats from one game. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 1-0. You can compare this with overall results below.
Cerezo Osaka U23 form and stats
With {2 J3-League wins}, 4 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Cerezo Osaka U23, who have the fewest scored goals (24) in J3-League, are certainly not brimming with confidence. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Cerezo, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 303 minutes without scoring a league goal. Y. Yoshida was the last player to find the net.
Cerezo lost their last game at Gifu (placed 5th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Before that, Cerezo played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Sagamihara.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Cerezo here at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 13 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Cerezo defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Roasso Kumamoto form and stats
6 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Roasso Kumamoto playing as the away team in the J3-League this season. Recent form does not give Roasso Kumamoto much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Cerezo Osaka U23 will be a tough nut to crack.
The manager T. Oki was unhappy after their last game, a J3-League match played at their home ground Egao Kenko Stadium. Kumamoto suffered a 1-2 loss to Imabari (placed 6th). A loss against Fujieda MYFC was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Roasso Kumamoto have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 18 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Kumamoto have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Roasso Kumamoto - Cerezo Osaka U23 5-3 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: zero - zero - three (Cerezo wins - draws - Roasso Kumamoto wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Kitamura 11 goals |
Cerezo Osaka U23 missing players
Roasso Kumamoto missing players
| Cerezo Osaka U23 | Roasso Kumamoto | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 18 | 46 |
| 49 | 21 | 10 | Conceded | C | 5 | 19 | 38 |
| 79% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 93% | 96% |
| 68% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | 75% |
| 46% | 46% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 57% |
| 29% | 23% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 29% | 36% |
| 21% | 15% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 21% | 25% |
| 39% | 54% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 57% |
| 29% | 23% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 21% | 29% |
| 54% | 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 235 | 127 | 48 | Total Shots | T S | 59 | 153 | 314 |
| 89 | 51 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 18 | 55 | 123 |
| 27% | 22% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 33% | 37% |
- Cerezo Osaka U23 has the fewest points (10) at home in J3-League
- Cerezo Osaka U23 has the fewest scored goals (11) at home in J3-League
- Cerezo Osaka U23 has the fewest scored goals (24) in J3-League
- Cerezo Osaka U23 has the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in J3-League
- Cerezo Osaka U23 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Roasso Kumamoto has the fewest points from losing position (1) in J3-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 | Blaublitz Akita | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 49 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 41 | 68 |
| 2 | Parceiro Nagano | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 49 |
| 3 | Gainare Tottori | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 47 |
| 4 | Sagamihara | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 34 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 47 |
| 5 | Gifu | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 46 |
| 6 | Imabari | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 46 |
| 7 | Roasso Kumamoto | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 46 |
| 8 | Kagoshima United | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 43 |
| 9 | Kataller Toyama | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 41 |
| 10 | Fujieda MYFC | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 2 | 40 |
| 11 | Fukushima United | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 21 | -7 | 33 |
| 12 | Azul Claro Numazu | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 20 | -4 | 32 |
| 13 | Grulla Morioka | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -16 | 32 |
| 14 | Gamba Osaka U23 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -9 | 29 |
| 15 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -14 | 25 |
| 16 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -15 | 24 |
| 17 | YSCC | 28 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 58 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 31 | -25 | 23 |
| 18 | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -25 | 20 |