Cerezo Osaka, Recent Form

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Cerezo Osaka will be very happy having secured 3 points in their last match with a significant 2-1 home win against Yokohama F. Marinos.  Their share of possession in that meeting was 34%, while racking up 10 shots along the way, 3 of which were on target, in contrast to Yokohama F. Marinos, who had 14 shots on goal with 3 on target.  

Akio Kogiku will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 8 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 8 goals and, as a result, lost some important points.  They have recently found some good scoring form at home, hitting the net in 5 of their last 6 matches at Yanmar Stadium Nagai.  Unable to deliver a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games, it's fair to say they have their troubles at the back.  

They've been performing well at Yanmar Stadium Nagai of late, with an unbeaten record of 5 games from 6, 3 of which were wins.  

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, Recent Form

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The 4-3 home defeat to Kawasaki Frontale will not have sat easily with the Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points.  They achieved 56% possession in that match and had 22 strikes at goal, with 6 hitting the target, up against Kawasaki Frontale's tally of 13 efforts at goal, 6 of which were on target.  

While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 10 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 11, and leading to valuable points being dropped.   Up front, they have been showing a certain level of consistency in breaching their opponents' defences, with goals netted in 5 of their last 6 outings.  

There will be mixed feelings from Consa, having been undefeated in their last 7 away league games, but drawn the last 3 of these games.  

Having scored 3 goals in his last 6 league games for Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, Ryota Aoki will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.