Match Report
17 points separated the sides: Cerezo Osaka 10th on 52, Sagan Tosu 20th on 35. Sagan Tosu had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 20th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Cerezo Osaka 1.13 scored and 1.26 conceded per game, Sagan Tosu 1.26 and 1.79, with the league averaging 1.33.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Cerezo Osaka 4, draws 1, Sagan Tosu 1, at 3.5 goals per meeting. 67% of these meetings ended in a home win. Goals tend to flow: 67% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 83%.
Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,000. On the scoreboard, Cerezo Osaka led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.