Cerezo Osaka vs Kashiwa Reysol Live Stream, Predictions

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Cerezo Osaka

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Cerezo Osaka enter this game following on from a 1-1 J1 League stalemate vs Kashima Antlers.

The only name on the scoresheet from Cerezo Osaka was Riku Matsuda (83'). Everaldo Stum (90') was the scorer for Kashima Antlers.

Their most recent results really do illustrate the point that much respect should be given to the Cerezo Osaka rearguard. Sakura have given the opposition little, resulting in the tally of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper over the course of their last six games standing at 4.

Kashiwa Reysol

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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to Kawasaki Frontale in J1 League competition, Kashiwa Reysol will be hoping to turn things around here.

For Kashiwa Reysol, the goals were scored by Michael Olunga (14') and Yusuke Segawa (46'). Akihiro Ienaga (48', 81') and Leandro Damião (55') scored for Kawasaki Frontale.

In 5 of the prior six games involving Kashiwa Reysol, a comparatively low number of goals have been hit between them and opposing sides. The overall average number of goals per game during that period comes out as a meagre 1.83, with the number of goals averaged by Reysol standing at 1. That kind of pattern won’t necessarily be continued here, of course.

↔️ Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head duels going back to 06/05/2017, there has been little to separate the clubs with Cerezo Osaka winning 2 of those games, Kashiwa Reysol 2 and 2 being draws in regulation time.

A combined total of 13 goals were scored between them in this period, with 6 for Sakura and 7 created by Reysol. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.17.

The last league match featuring these sides was J1 League match day 32 on 12/12/2020 which ended up with the score at Cerezo Osaka 0-0 Kashiwa Reysol.

The referee was Hiroyuki Kimura.

🗞️ Team News: Cerezo Osaka

Adam Taggart (Unknown Injury), Hirotaka Tameda (Impingement syndrome), Naoto Arai (Metatarsal Fracture) and Koji Toriumi (Medial Collateral Ligament Knee Injury) are unavailable for Cerezo gaffer Lévir Culpi.

ℹ️ Team News: Kashiwa Reysol

Reysol manager Nélsinho Baptista has to currently contend with reduced team options. Sachiro Toshima (Fibula Fracture) and Yuji Takahashi (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

💭 Prediction

We believe that Kashiwa Reysol and Cerezo Osaka should play out a closely-fought contest here.

A close call, and we think a draw is quite likely. We’re therefore seeing a very even match with a 1-1 draw at full-time.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 00:24 23/02/2021