In this week 25 match, on Sat Aug 13th, Tokyo will host Cerezo Osaka at Ajinomoto Stadium in a meeting of these two closely matched J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 34 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. Tokyo sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Shimizu S-Pulse. Carlinhos Junior struck first for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 57th minute, then Thiago Santana added another in the 85th minute on a feed from Leon Yamahara At the end of 90 a dissapointed Tokyo couldn’t manage to score, and Shimizu S-Pulse took the shutout win. Tokyo is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while cerezo Osaka is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Vissel Kobe. Adam Taggart struck first for Cerezo Osaka in the 22nd minute, then Tokuma Suzuki added another in the 31st minute on a feed from Okuno In the end, Vissel Kobe couldn’t muster any offence and Cerezo Osaka ran away with the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Cerezo Osaka should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Tokyo and Cerezo Osaka last played eachother at the Yanmar Stadium Nagai on the 6th of March. Tokyo was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Kazuya Konno struck first for Tokyo in the 23rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Cerezo Osaka couldn’t muster any offence and Tokyo ran away with the shutout win.
Cerezo Osaka’s most prolific scorer has been M. Kato. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Tokyo’s most prolific scorer has been Adailton. The Brazilian midfielder has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.