On the 10th of April, in this week 8 match, Vissel Kobe hosts Cerezo Osaka in a meeting of these two J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. Vissel Kobe sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Tokyo. Yamaguchi struck first for Vissel Kobe in the 12th minute, but Adailton got the equalizer for Tokyo in the 55th minute But luckily in the 57th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Morishige. Vissel Kobe looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while cerezo Osaka sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Kashiwa Reysol. Hosoya struck first for Kashiwa Reysol in the 25th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Cerezo Osaka couldn’t muster any offence and Kashiwa Reysol ran away with the shutout win. Cerezo Osaka is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece.
Hiroto Yamada has been the most prolific scorer on Cerezo Osaka in the last five matches with 3 goals. Vissel Kobe hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Andres Iniesta Lujan and Ryo Hatsuse, and they each have 1 goal.