The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Kataller Toyama are in the 8th position while the guesting Cerezo Osaka U23 worry at 18th.
- Kataller Toyama haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Cerezo Osaka U23 has the fewest scored goals (25) in J3-League
Kataller Toyama and Cerezo Osaka U23 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Cerezo Osaka U23 have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 16-7-17 (win-draw-loss) from 40 matches.
Kataller Toyama form and stats
The story so far in the J3-League for Kataller Toyama at their home stadium (Toyama Athletic Recreation Park Stadium) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats.
Kataller Toyama enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Blaublitz Akita's place. The match ended 1-0 with S. Hiramatsu scoring. A strong away win before that one, visiting Vanraure Hachinohe and winning 2-1.
The Kataller fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 14 matches. 16 goals have been conceded.
Cerezo Osaka U23 form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cerezo Osaka U23, who have the fewest scored goals (25) in J3-League, so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-9 (win-draw-lose).
Cerezo's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Roasso Kumamoto that finished 1-1. Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Gifu's place.
The attacking power of Cerezo Osaka U23 when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 15 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Cerezo have conceded 28 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Cerezo Osaka U23 - Kataller 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: four - three - two (Kataller wins - draws - Cerezo Osaka U23 wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Otani 9 goals |
Kataller Toyama missing players
Cerezo Osaka U23 missing players
| Kataller Toyama | Cerezo Osaka U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 29 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 45 | 19 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 25 |
| 35 | 16 | 2 | Conceded | C | 12 | 28 | 50 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 73% | 79% |
| 72% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 60% | 69% |
| 55% | 50% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 47% | 45% |
| 24% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 33% | 28% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 27% | 21% |
| 48% | 36% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 27% | 41% |
| 34% | 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 33% | 28% |
| 21% | 29% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 80% | 67% | 52% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 0.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.4 | 11.8 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.2 | 8.2 |
| 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| 34% | 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 34% | 27% |
- Cerezo Osaka U23 has the fewest points (10) away in J3-League
- Cerezo Osaka U23 has the fewest scored goals (25) 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 away.
- Cerezo Osaka U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kataller Toyama haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 49 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 40 | 68 |
| 2 | Sagamihara | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 50 |
| 3 | Parceiro Nagano | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 49 |
| 4 | Gifu | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 49 |
| 5 | Roasso Kumamoto | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 47 |
| 6 | Gainare Tottori | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 47 |
| 7 | Imabari | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 46 |
| 8 | Kataller Toyama | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 44 |
| 9 | Kagoshima United | 29 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 43 |
| 10 | Fujieda MYFC | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 40 |
| 11 | Fukushima United | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 22 | -6 | 36 |
| 12 | Azul Claro Numazu | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 20 | -3 | 35 |
| 13 | Grulla Morioka | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -15 | 35 |
| 14 | Gamba Osaka U23 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -10 | 29 |
| 15 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -13 | 28 |
| 16 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | -14 | 27 |
| 17 | YSCC | 29 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 59 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 31 | -26 | 23 |
| 18 | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 50 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -25 | 21 |