On the 25th of February, Avispa Fukuoka 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 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Avispa Fukuoka is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Vissel Kobe. Jean Patric scored the first goal for Vissel Kobe in the 70th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Avispa Fukuoka was frustrated by Vissel Kobe’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Vissel Kobe ended the match with the shutout victory. Avispa Fukuoka looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while in their last match, 7th placed Cerezo Osaka, recorded a 2-2 draw against Albirex Niigata. Kaito Taniguchi struck first for Albirex Niigata in the 22nd minute, but Hirotaka Tameda got the equalizer for Cerezo Osaka in the 28th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 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 Cerezo Osaka won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Hiroaki Okuno and Hirotaka Tameda are the top scorers for Cerezo Osaka in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Avispa Fukuoka’s top weapon lately has been Delgado Lloria, who has 3 goals in the last five matches.