Japan - J1 LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Cerezo Osaka and Kawasaki Frontale, taking place on Saturday, 02 September 2023, at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka-shi.
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Cerezo Osaka, Recent FormCerezo Osaka will certainly have been pleased to secure 3 points from their most recent encounter, which saw them run out 3-1 winners in their home fixture against Nagoya Grampus. During that encounter they had 49% possession and had 10 attempts on goal with 5 on target, while their opponents hit 4 of their 8 shots on goal.
It seems pretty certain that Akio Kogiku will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 8 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 5 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but playing at home, they have conceded a goal in 10 of their 13 games this season.
They have had a good run of form at Yanmar Stadium Nagai recently, having won 4 out of their last 6 home games.
Having scored 3 goals in his last 6 league games for Cerezo Osaka, Léo Ceará will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
Kawasaki Frontale, Recent FormKawasaki Frontale had to settle for a share of the spoils in their last match, which ran out a 2-2 draw against Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo. Their share of possession in that meeting was 61%, while racking up 16 shots along the way, 2 of which were on target. Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo had 12 shots on goal with 5 on target.
Having lost 12 goals in their past 6 matches, boss Tōru Oniki will surely be casting a critical eye over his defensive line, even though his team managed to pick up some points along the way due to the 10 goals they scored. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but they've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games on the road.
They've had a poor run of form on the road recently, losing 3 of their last 6 away games and managing only 1 win.
Goalscorer Yasuto Wakizaka will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 4 goals in his last 6 league matches for Kawasaki Frontale.
It was a 0-0 draw last time these two met, so not one to look back on fondly, with both sides taking away just a single point for their troubles.
Cerezo have scored in each of their last 7 games at home in the league against Azzurro Nero. Sakura have struggled to keep Kawasaki at bay when these two teams have met at Yanmar Stadium Nagai, during the last 3 times they have hosted Kawasaki in the league, they have conceded a total of 8 goals.
Kawasaki have failed to manage a victory in their last 3 encounters in the league against Cerezo.
In front of goal, Leandro Damião has scored 3 goals in the previous 3 league matches for Kawasaki against Cerezo at Yanmar Stadium Nagai and will be confident of getting more of the same this time out.
Kawasaki Frontale 2 - 2 Cerezo OsakaCerezo Osaka 1 - 1 Kawasaki FrontaleWith no real injury worries, Cerezo manager Akio Kogiku will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
Kawasaki manager Tōru Oniki has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Cerezo Osaka Playing at home | Kawasaki Frontale Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | Goals scored | 1.4 |
| 1 | Goals conceded | 1.5 |
| 25' | Time first goal scored | 53' |
| 45' | Time first goal conceded | 34' |
| 0.9 | Yellow cards | 1.5 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.3 |
| 4.3 | Subs used | 5.2 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 3-1 |
| 3-2 | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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