The match of 3rd round between Kashiwa Reysol и Cerezo Osaka took place at Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium on 10 March 2018, Saturday.
The last meeting of these teams took place more than a month ago (8 July 2017) and ended with the victory of Cerezo Osaka with a score 2-1.
League table
The teams are close in the league table, the difference between their points is only 1 point.
Kashiwa Reysol takes the 7th position in the league table with 3 points. This is the 2nd of 34 team game in the tournament.
Kashiwa Reysol has the same number of points with the nearest team on top and can score 96. In addition, the distance from the TOP-4 is 1 point (96 points are possible). The nearest pursuer has the same number of points with Kashiwa Reysol and can score 99 points. The goal difference is 2:1. The Kashiwa Reysol defensive line is one of the TOP-4 in the tournament.
Cerezo Osaka takes the 10th position in the league table with 2 points. This is the 2nd of 34 team game in the tournament.
Cerezo Osaka has the same number of points with the nearest team on top and can score 96. The distance from the bottom league record is 2 points. The nearest pursuer is 1 point lower and has the opportunity to score 96 points additionally. The goal difference is 4:4. In additional, Cerezo Osaka has the best offensive record in the league.
Kashiwa Reysol Stats
The team scored 19 points оn its own field in 10 last matches, with the following results 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. The difference between scored and conceded goals is 15-7. The average number of goals is 1.5. The average number of cards in 10 last matches is 0.2.
Sidelined players: TEZUKA KOHEI
Cerezo Osaka Stats
The team scored 16 points when playing away in 10 last matches, with the following results 5 wins, 1 draw и 4 losses. The difference between scored and conceded goals is 14-16. The average number of goals is 1.4.
Sidelined players: KIYOTAKE HIROSHI, FUJIMOTO KOTA, FUKUMITSU TAKAKI