Final teams to be updated after final lineups are out.

Match details:

J League
Tokyo vs Cerezo Osaka
Venue: Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
September 23, 2020
03:30 pm IST

Preview:

Tokyo will host Cerezo Osaka in the J League at Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo in the Round 18 match. Tokyo improved themself in recent years very well as they were a decent team a year before but in the last season, they finished second in the league with 64 points and proved themself. They are a good defensive team in the league and in the 19 matches of this season, they have leaked just 24 goals. This is going to be a real test for them. They are coming into this game after snatching three points against Vegalta Sendai in a 1-0 win at home.

Cerezo Osaka finished their 2019 season at 5th place with 59 points in 34 matches. They are a top-class team with good quality in both attack and defence ends. In the 18 matches of this season, they have tasted 12 wins and three losses, and three draws. They head to this match with that disappointing loss against Kashima Antlers. They are one of the best teams at the back so far, having allowed just 16 goals in 18 matches.

Recent form:

Tokyo – WWDLW
Cerezo Osaka – WWWWL

Probable playing XI:

Tokyo

Akihiro Hayashi, Hotaka Nakamura, Masato Morishige, Ryoya Ogawa, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Hirotaka Mita, Manato Shinada, Takuya Uchida, Diego Oliveira, Kyosuke Tagawa, Leandro.

Cerezo Osaka

Kim Jin-hyeon, Ayumu Seko, Eiichi Katayama, Matej Jonjic, Riku Matsuda, Hiroshi Kiyotake, Leandro Desabato, Naoyuki Fujita, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Bruno Mendes, Hiroaki Okuno.

Top picks:

Hiroaki Okuno: Okuno scored seven goals last season in the league and already scored his 4th goal against Hokkaido Sapporo. He could not get the ball in the net but he performed well in the last match and is likely to score in this clash.

Diego Oliveira: Oliveira is a Brazilian footballer who plays for FC Tokyo as a forward. He was the top scorer of his side with 14 goals in the last season. He also provided four assists last season. He has seven goals to his name and provided an assist this season and will be confident to score again. He has impressive strength, ability in the air, speed, and tireless stamina.

Leandro: Leandro has scored eight goals in 17 matches with five additional assists to his name. He is one of the focal points of their attack and could muster some valuable points to your fantasy team.

Captain and vice-captain options:

Hiroaki Okuno
Leandro
Diego Oliveira
Bruno Mendes

Dream11 team:

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.