On the 30th of July, in this week 23 match, Cerezo Osaka hosts Avispa Fukuoka at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in a meeting of these two J-League teams. Cerezo Osaka is fresh off their 2-1 win against Gamba Osaka. Kwon Kyung-Won struck first for Gamba Osaka in the 17th minute, then in the 52nd minute, Hirotaka Tameda sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Hiroto Yamada But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 90th minute on a goal by Jean Patric. Cerezo Osaka should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while avispa Fukuoka sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Shonan Bellmare. Shonan Bellmare had 9 on net, and Avispa Fukuoka had 7, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Avispa Fukuoka is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Apr 17th, Avispa Fukuoka and Cerezo Osaka battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Avispa Fukuoka nor Cerezo Osaka could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 14 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Avispa Fukuoka’s most prolific scorer has been Yamagishi. The Japaneese midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Jean Patric has been the most prolific scorer on Cerezo Osaka in his last five matches with 3 goals.