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Cerezo Osaka FC vs Shonan Bellmare, 2018

J. League · 2018
Sat 31 Mar 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Shonan Bellmare — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Yusuke Araki
  • Referee Haruhiro Otsuka
  • Referee Mikiya Nishimura
  • Referee Yosuke Takabe
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Mar Shonan Bellmare H 2–1 W
31 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse A 0–2 L
18 Mar Vissel Kobe A 0–2 L
18 Mar Júbilo Iwata H 1–4 L
12 Mar Vissel Kobe H 1–2 L
10 Mar Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–2 L
18 Mar FC Tokyo A 0–1 L
18 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–2 L
11 Mar Nagoya Grampus H 0–0 D
11 Mar Gamba Osaka H 0–0 D
04 Mar Kawasaki Frontale A 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/5
61-75
5/4
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC
Solomon Sakuragawa 4 G
Pablo Sabbag 3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Shonan Bellmare get us underway at .
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cerezo Osaka FC and Shonan Bellmare are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Cerezo Osaka FC in their trying to find a way past Shonan Bellmare's compact .
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cerezo Osaka FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' It looks surprising Cerezo Osaka FC does not make any changes. Kim Jinhyeon has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' Shonan Bellmare is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Temma Matsuda made 418 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' Shonan Bellmare come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' Cerezo Osaka FC is showing some good football. However, Cerezo Osaka FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' Kazunari Ono has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' Yasuki Kimoto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cerezo Osaka FC and Shonan Bellmare are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 60' The travelling Shonan Bellmare supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 65' A quiet spell here at . Cerezo Osaka FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' Shonan Bellmare are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 75' Shunsuke Kikuchi, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 85' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Cho Kwijea will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 90' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • The points are shared — Cerezo Osaka FC 2-1 Shonan Bellmare. Honours even.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.46 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Shonan Bellmare xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC47% Draw27% Shonan Bellmare26%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Shonan Bellmare
53%
Cerezo Osaka FC or Shonan Bellmare
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC31% Draw48% Shonan Bellmare21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
9.6%
0 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.6%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Shonan Bellmare covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 21% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Shonan Bellmare keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.