Fukushima United and Cerezo Osaka U23 have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the J3-League.
It's no vacation for neither Fukushima United nor Cerezo Osaka U23 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
This stadium uses grass, unlike Cerezo Osaka U23's home stadium. The visitors last 37 games on grass have ended in 14 wins, 8 draws and 15 losses.
Fukushima United form and stats
Fukushima United's struggle is real here at TOHO Stadium with only 4 points collected from 6 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly 1-1-4. Two draws in a row at home now for Fukushima United.The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Cerezo Osaka U23 in the J3-League last time out and are looking for a win here. Heartbreak before that as Fukushima United lost 0-2 at Giravanz Kitakyushu's place.
Fukushima United aren't scoring a lot here at TOHO Stadium with only 4 goals from 6 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Fukushima United defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Cerezo Osaka U23 form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats.Cerezo Osaka U23 are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Fukushima United. Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Sagamihara.
Cerezo Osaka U23 find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 6 goals from 5 away fixtures. The Cerezo Osaka U23 manager Y. Okuma has some worries about the defense as 10 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Fukushima United - Cerezo Osaka U23 1-1 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Fukushima United 2 wins, 4 draws and Cerezo Osaka U23 1 victory. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
Fukushima United missing players
Cerezo Osaka U23 missing players
| Fukushima United | Cerezo Osaka U23 | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | Played | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | 5 | 0 | Scored | 3 | 8 | 23 |
| 18 | 10 | 0 | Conceded | 1 | 14 | 21 |
| 92% | 86% | 0% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 77% | 71% | 0% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 54% | 57% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 64% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 100% | 43% | 36% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 54% | 57% | 0% | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 57% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 38% | 43% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 3.8 | 4.8 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 3.9 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 6.3 | 6 |
| 1 | 0.7 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- All of Cerezo Osaka U23's away matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cerezo Osaka U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Cerezo Osaka U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Fukushima United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Fukushima United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 19-05-19 | | Fukushima United | 1 - 2 | Parceiro Nagano |
| 02-06-19 | | Blaublitz Akita | 0 - 2 | Fukushima United |
| 09-06-19 | | Fukushima United | 0 - 0 | Sagamihara |
| 16-06-19 | | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 2 - 0 | Fukushima United |
| 30-06-19 | | Fukushima United | 1 - 1 | Cerezo Osaka U23 |
| 07-07-19 | | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 09:00 | Fukushima United |
| 14-07-19 | | Fukushima United | 06:00 | Gamba Osaka U23 |
| 21-07-19 | | Fukushima United | 06:00 | Roasso Kumamoto |
| 27-07-19 | | Sagamihara | 09:00 | Fukushima United |
| 04-08-19 | | Azul Claro Numazu | 06:00 | Fukushima United |
| 30-05-19 | | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 0 - 3 | Vanraure Hachinohe |
| 09-06-19 | | Roasso Kumamoto | 3 - 2 | Cerezo Osaka U23 |
| 16-06-19 | | Gainare Tottori | 3 - 1 | Cerezo Osaka U23 |
| 23-06-19 | | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 3 - 0 | Sagamihara |
| 30-06-19 | | Fukushima United | 1 - 1 | Cerezo Osaka U23 |
| 06-07-19 | | Kamatamare Sanuki | 09:00 | Cerezo Osaka U23 |
| 14-07-19 | | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 09:00 | Giravanz Kitakyushu |
| 21-07-19 | | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 09:00 | Gamba Osaka U23 |
| 27-07-19 | | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 10:00 | Cerezo Osaka U23 |
| 03-08-19 | | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 10:00 | Kamatamare Sanuki |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Roasso Kumamoto | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 |
| 2 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 3 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Kataller Toyama | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| 5 | Fujieda MYFC | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Sagamihara | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | Gamba Osaka U23 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | Grulla Morioka | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 16 |
| 10 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 11 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 12 | Fukushima United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 13 |
| 14 | Parceiro Nagano | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 13 |
| 15 | Azul Claro Numazu | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 12 |
| 16 | Gainare Tottori | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -7 | 12 |
| 17 | YSCC | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -10 | 12 |
| 18 | Tokyo U23 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 11 |