Match details:

Asian Champions League, 2020-21
Kitchee SC vs. Cerezo Osaka
Chang Arena, Buriram
Date. July 09, 2021
Kick-off: 03:30 pm IST

Preview:

Kitchee SC will be up against Cerezo Osaka in the round 6 game of the Group J Asian Champions League at Chang Arena, Buriram in Thailand. In the last encounter, Kitchee SC played a 1-1 draw against Port FC and are standing at the 2nd spot on the points table. On the other hand, Cerezo Osaka succeeded to secure an astonishing 5-0 win against Guangzhou FC and are currently placed at the top position on the points table.

After analyzing the recent form and statistics of these two sides, Cerezo Osaka are the clear favourites to secure a win in this encounter but we can expect goals from both ends of the pitch.

Head to Head Record:

Kitchee SC: 0
Cerezo Osaka: 1
Draw: 0

Current form (W-D-L):

Kitchee SC: WLWWD

Cerezo Osaka: WWDWW

Suspension, Injured & Not available:

Kitchee SC:

Alex Akande (Injured), Helio Jose de Souza (Injured)

Cerezo Osaka:

No player is missing.

Probable starting line-up:

Kitchee SC(4-1-4-1):

Paulo Cesar, Beto, Kin-Man Tong, Jun-hyeong Park, Dani Cancela, Yang Huang, Matthew Orr, Raul Baena, Cleiton, Tsz-Chun Law, Dejan Damjanovic

Cerezo Osaka(4-3-3):

Jin-Hyeon Kim, Yusuke Maruhashi, Ayumu Seko, Tiago Pagnussat, Riku Matsuda, Riki Harakawa, Hiroaki Okuno, Motohiko Nakajima, Hiroshi Kiyotake, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Adam Taggart

Top picks:

Dejan Damjanovic: Kitchee SCs attacking forward has scored 4 goals in the Asian Champions League this season. He has an average of 3.2 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 77. He is a clear choice for captaincy in your small league fantasy teams.

Tatsuhiro Sakamoto: Cerezo Osakas attacking midfielder has scored 2 goals in the Asian Champions League this season. He has an average of 1.5 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 83. He is a differential pick for captaincy in this encounter.

Tiago Pagnussat: Cerezo Osakas defender has scored 3 goals and an assist in the Asian Champions League this season. He has an average of 2 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 90. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Choices for captain and vice-captain:

Dejan Damjanovic, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Tiago Pagnussat, Matthew Orr, Hiroaki Okuno

Score prediction for the Small League:

Kitchee SC(2-2) Cerezo Osaka

Team combination:

Preferable contest: Head to Head, Small league up to 10 members.

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