Match Report
Cerezo Osaka, 10th with 52 points, sat 17 points above Yokohama (18th, 35). Cerezo Osaka ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 10th table position. Per game in the league, Cerezo Osaka were scoring 1.58 and conceding 1.5, Yokohama 0.71 and 1.18, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game.
Yokohama entered with three losses in a row. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Cerezo Osaka against 1/15 for Yokohama.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Cerezo Osaka have 2 wins to Yokohama's 2, with 0 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. 75% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at KINCHO Stadium in Osaka (capacity 26,544). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Yokohama led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
Cerezo Osaka: Dion Cools (42') · Yokohama: João Paulo (20'), Hinata Ogura (30'), Ryo Kubota (64')