Japan - J1 LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sagan Tosu and Cerezo Osaka, taking place on Saturday, 08 July 2023, at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium in Tosu-shi.
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Sagan Tosu, Recent FormFailing to acquire any points in their 2-1 home defeat by Urawa Red Diamonds will have left the Sagan Tosu squad feeling a little deflated. They came away from that fixture with 69% of the possession and clocked up 9 attempts on goal with 2 on target. By comparison, Urawa Red Diamonds managed 15 attempts on goal, with 6 on target.
While they have been strong in attack with 14 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 6 at the other end which has led to points being dropped. They have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 home games; however, they have scored in 9 of their 10 played at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium this season.
They have had a good run of form recently, unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 games and picking up 3 wins along the way.
Having scored 4 goals in his last 6 league games for Sagan Tosu, Yuji Ono will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
Cerezo Osaka, Recent FormThe Cerezo Osaka squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 1-0 home defeat against Avispa Fukuoka, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. In that game they recorded 67 % of the possession, with 11 attempts on goal, 3 on target. Their opponents found the target on 1 of their 8 shots on goal.
Manager Akio Kogiku will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 11 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 6 goals conceded in the same period. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games.
They have had an excellent run of form away from home recently, winning 5 out of their last 6 games on the road.
Away from home in the league, Léo Ceará has given the Cerezo Osaka travelling fans plenty to get excited about, with 3 goals from their last 6 games on the road.
Cerezo Osaka recorded a 2-1 win last time these two sides went head to head in the league.
Sakura will be looking to extend their current run of scoring against Sagan having scored at least 1 goal in each of their previous 9 meetings.
Sagan have lost the last 2 times they've faced Cerezo in the league and have failed to win in their last 5 encounters.
Fuchi Honda has scored in each of Sagan's last 2 league games against Cerezo.
With no real injury worries, Sagan manager Kenta Kawai will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
Cerezo manager Akio Kogiku has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Sagan Tosu Playing at home | Cerezo Osaka Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Goals scored | 1.6 |
| 1.5 | Goals conceded | 1.1 |
| 42' | Time first goal scored | 33' |
| 28' | Time first goal conceded | 50' |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0.8 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.7 | Subs used | 4.2 |
| 2-0 | Biggest victory | 4-1 |
| 5-1 | Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
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