Only a few games have been played in the J3-League so far, with Roasso Kumamoto placed 2nd and Cerezo Osaka U23 sitting in the 14th position.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
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 17-9-16 (win-draw-loss) from 42 matches.
Roasso Kumamoto form and stats
Roasso Kumamoto have only played one J3-League game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats from 7 matches.
Kumamoto are returning here after visiting Imabari in a J3-League game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. T. Takahashi scored the goal(s). Ahead of that match, Kumamoto won a home game hosting Kagoshima United (3-2).
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Gamba Osaka U23 are coming to town in four days.
Early season league goal statistics from Roasso Kumamoto's 1 home game: 3 goals, 2 conceded.
Cerezo Osaka U23 form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first J3-League away game of the season. During their previous season 5 away games resulted in 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Cerezo have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 190 minutes ago. M. Nakajima was the goal scorer.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Gamba Osaka U23 (placed 5th) in their previous outing. The J3-League match ended in a draw 0-0. A loss against Gainare Tottori was the result prior to that, in a home game.
A quick return to home after this game, as Cerezo are hosting Gifu in the J3-League only four days away.
Cerezo Osaka U23 have the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: two - zero - zero (Kumamoto wins - draws - Cerezo Osaka U23 wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Kitamura 11 goals |  M. Nakajima 10 goals |
Roasso Kumamoto missing players
Cerezo Osaka U23 missing players
| Roasso Kumamoto | Cerezo Osaka U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 6.5 | 7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 6 | 8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 6.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 12 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 11 | 16 |
| 11 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 36% | 43% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Roasso Kumamoto | Last season | Cerezo Osaka U23 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 8 | 14 | ||
| 45 | 26 | Scored | S | 22 | 49 | ||
| 39 | 18 | Conceded | C | 34 | 56 | ||
| 91% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 97% | ||
| 68% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 94% | 82% | ||
| 50% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 65% | 62% | ||
| 26% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 41% | 35% | ||
| 12% | 24% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 24% | 24% | ||
| 59% | 65% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 53% | ||
| 26% | 35% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 26% | ||
| 4.5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 5.8 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 374 | 208 | Total Shots | T S | 164 | 346 | ||
| 131 | 71 | Shots on Target | S O | 74 | 154 | ||
| 34% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 30% | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Roasso Kumamoto | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Parceiro Nagano | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Kataller Toyama | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Gamba Osaka U23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Gifu | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Sagamihara | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Gainare Tottori | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Kagoshima United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Fukushima United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Azul Claro Numazu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | YSCC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Imabari | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Fujieda MYFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Grulla Morioka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 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 | 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 |