A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Sagamihara fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and Cerezo Osaka U23's 18th place in the table will show on the pitch.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
16-6-18 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Cerezo Osaka U23 when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 40 matches are 54-61 (scored/conceded).
Sagamihara form and stats
26 points is a decent return from 13 J3-League games here at Sagamihara Gion Stadium for Sagamihara. The data says 7 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. Sagamihara haven’t lost a league-game in eleven attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Roasso Kumamoto, 62 days ago.
Sagamihara drew their last game, 0-0 away at Fukushima United (placed 13th). Before that, Sagamihara drew at home versus Fujieda MYFC.
Sagamihara have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Sagamihara Gion Stadium with 20 goals in 13 league matches. On the other hand, Sagamihara have conceded 13 goals.
Cerezo Osaka U23 form and stats
There's been little loot from Cerezo Osaka U23's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 13 away games in the J3-League. Cerezo Osaka U23, who have the fewest points (9) away in J3-League, only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws.
Cerezo might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Azul Claro Numazu proved too strong as Cerezo Osaka U23 slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at KINCHO Stadium. A loss against Parceiro Nagano was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Cerezo have scored 13 goals in 13 league games 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 Osaka U23 have conceded 25 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Cerezo Osaka U23 - Sagamihara 1-2. Last nine meetings between the teams: Sagamihara won three, Cerezo Osaka U23 won four and two draws. eight games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Sagamihara missing players
Cerezo Osaka U23 missing players
| Sagamihara | Cerezo Osaka U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 33 | 20 | 8 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 24 |
| 29 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 7 | 25 | 46 |
| 85% | 85% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 77% | 81% |
| 65% | 62% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 69% |
| 50% | 54% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 46% | 46% |
| 27% | 38% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 38% | 31% |
| 12% | 15% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 31% | 23% |
| 50% | 62% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 31% | 42% |
| 35% | 31% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 31% | 27% |
| 31% | 23% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 62% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 261 | 136 | 57 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 101 | 228 |
| 98 | 53 | 25 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 36 | 87 |
| 31% | 32% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 36% | 28% |
- Cerezo Osaka U23 has the fewest points (9) away in J3-League
- Cerezo Osaka U23 has the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in J3-League
- Sagamihara have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 38 | 62 |
| 2 | Parceiro Nagano | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 46 |
| 3 | Roasso Kumamoto | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 46 |
| 4 | Sagamihara | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 45 |
| 5 | Gifu | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 43 |
| 6 | Gainare Tottori | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 41 |
| 7 | Kagoshima United | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 40 |
| 8 | Imabari | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 40 |
| 9 | Kataller Toyama | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 38 |
| 10 | Fujieda MYFC | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 34 |
| 11 | Grulla Morioka | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -15 | 31 |
| 12 | Azul Claro Numazu | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 19 | -5 | 29 |
| 13 | Fukushima United | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -8 | 29 |
| 14 | Gamba Osaka U23 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 28 |
| 15 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -13 | 24 |
| 16 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -13 | 24 |
| 17 | YSCC | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 53 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -23 | 22 |
| 18 | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 46 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | -22 | 19 |