Week 26 brings us a match on Sep 14th where Urawa Reds hosts Cerezo Osaka at Saitama Stadium 2002 in a clash of the J-League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, which is great football weather. Urawa Reds sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-1 win against Kashiwa Reysol. Yusuke Matsuo struck first for Urawa Reds in the 7th minute, then Alex Schalk added another in the 24th minute. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Urawa Reds should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 5th placed Cerezo Osaka, recorded a 2-1 win against Sagan Tosu. Tokuma Suzuki struck first for Cerezo Osaka in the 52nd minute, then Fuchi Honda tied it up for Sagan Tosu in the 82nd minute on a feed from Diego. Cerezo Osaka should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 25th of May, Cerezo Osaka won by a score of 2 to 0. Kiyotake scored the first goal for Cerezo Osaka in the 67th minute on a penalty, then S. Maikuma added another in the 89th minute on a feed from M. Kato At the end of 90 a dissapointed Urawa Reds couldn’t manage to score, and Cerezo Osaka took the shutout win.
Tokuma Suzuki has been the most prolific scorer on Cerezo Osaka in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Yusuke Matsuo has been the most prolific scorer on Urawa Reds in the last 5 matches with three goals.