Match details:

Tokyo (H) vs Cerezo Osaka (A)

Date: 23rd Sept 2020

Time: 15:30 IST

Venue: Ajinomoto Stadium (Chōfu)

Competition: J1 League

Preview:

In this fixture, we will see 3rd placed Tokyo host 2nd placed Cerezo Osaka. Tokyo had an early 1-0 win over Vegalta Sendai. Meanwhile, Cerezo Osaka had a 1-2 win over Kashima Antlers. Tokyo has a lot of incentive for winning this game as they try to overcome the 4 points barrier separating them.

Key Stats & Info:

• Cerezo Osaka had 4 back to back wins until their last game.
• Tokyo have had 3 wins & a draw & loss in their last 5 games.
• Cerezo has won 78% of their J1 League away games this season.
• Their recent head-to-head is biased towards Osaka. In a total of 28 meetings between the two sides Tokyo have won 8, Cerezo Osaka won 11 & 9 has ended in a draw.

Expected XI

Tokyo:

Hayashi (GK), M. Morishige, R. Ogawa, T. Watanabe, H. Nakamura, Diego Oliveira, Leandro, H. Mita, T. Uchida, M. Shinada, K. Tagawa.

Cerezo Osaka:

Kim Jin-Hyeon (GK), M. Jonjić, R. Matsuda, E. Katayama, A. Seko, H. Kiyotake, H. Okuno, N. Fujita, L. Desábato, T. Sakamoto, Bruno Mendes.

Key player:

Diego Oliveira (TKY): The 30-year-old Brazilian joined in 2019 from Kashiwa Reysol. He starts up front leading the attack & is deployed as a striker. He holds a high line upfront & acts as a focal point of their attack. In J League, he has so far scored 7 goals & provided 1 assist.

Mendes (TKY): The 26-year-old Brazilian joined Tokyo this season from Maldonado. He is deployed as LW or AML. His overlapping runs create problems for the defence, from wide, he looks to cut inside the channels & score goals. So far, he has scored 8 goals in all the tournament.

Kiyotake (OSA): The 30-year-old Japanese has been playing for Osaka since the last 3 years. He has blended well in the attacking front as he is deployed as a striker up front in a twin striking team, or as number 10 goal-scoring wingers. His ability to dribble past defences & score goals is uncanny. So far, he has scored 4 goals & provided 5 assists in J1 League

Captain & Vice-Captain picks

• Mendes
• Kiyotake
• Okuno
• Diego Olivera
• Sakamoto

Dream11 team:

Source for Stats:

https://www.transfermarkt.co.in/

https://www.whoscored.com/

https://int.soccerway.com/

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