| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEF United W | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9/15 | 10-9 |
| Cerezo Osaka W | 15 | W1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11/15 | 8-3 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEF United W | 6 | 18 | 23 | 1 | WLDWD | 3 | +3 |
| Cerezo Osaka W | 4 | 18 | 30 | -4 | WLDWD | 3 | +1 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2020-11-21
7 points and 2 places separated them: JEF United W 6th with 23, Cerezo Osaka W 4th with 30. Against a league average of 1.52 goals per team per game, JEF United W ran at 1.67 scored and 1.61 conceded, Cerezo Osaka W at 1.78 and 2.
Cerezo Osaka W's unbeaten run stood at 12.
Fukuda Denshi Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,781. Half-time and full-time told different stories: JEF United W led 2-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-3.
