Cerezo Osaka, Recent Form

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Cerezo Osaka head into this match with some confidence in the knowledge that they recorded a solid 1-0 away win against Albirex Niigata in their last league encounter.  In that game they had 35% possession and managed 8 attempts on goal, with 2 on target, compared to Albirex Niigata who had 12 attempts and 2 on target.  

Manager Akio Kogiku will be pleased with his team's performances recently, having only conceded 3 in their last 6 games, while still managing to score a respectable 9 goals.  They have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 6 home games.  

They have been performing well recently, both home and away, and remain unbeaten in their last 7 games.  

On an individual basis, Léo Ceará will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 4 goals in Cerezo Osaka's last 6 league games.  

Kawasaki Frontale, Recent Form

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With Machida Zelvia sitting a clear 14 places above them in the table, Kawasaki Frontale won't feel totally dejected with their 1-0 home defeat by them last time out.  In that game they recorded 70 % of the possession, with 15 attempts on goal, 1 on target. Their opponents found the target on 4 of their 8 shots on goal.  

Tōru Oniki will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 8 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 9 goals and, as a result, lost some important points.  In their last 6 away games, they have scored in 5 and kept a clean sheet in 3.  

With 4 defeats and just 1 victory in their last 6 league matches, they have had a poor run and will need to turn that around if they want to start climbing the table.