Match Report
The table read 7th (Urawa Reds, 59 pts) against 10th (Cerezo Osaka, 52 pts), 7 points apart. The last five rounds placed Cerezo Osaka 5th in the league for form — higher than their 10th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.18/1.03 for Urawa Reds and 1.58/1.5 for Cerezo Osaka (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.2.
Recent form was uneven: 5/15 points for Urawa Reds, 12/15 for Cerezo Osaka.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Urawa Reds 2, draws 2, Cerezo Osaka 4, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture.
The match was played at National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo (capacity 63,700). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.




