Cerezo Osaka vs. Fukuoka: Japan Championship Match Prediction
In the 36th round of the J-1 League, Cerezo Osaka and Avispa Fukuoka will play. The opponents occupy neighboring places in the standings - eighth and ninth. The teams are separated by only two points. Which of the clubs will be ahead after the face-to-face meeting on November 9? We will try to give an answer in our forecast for this match.
Match announcement
Cerezo Osaka
JapanCurrent form
Cerezo Osaka are in eighth place in the J. League standings. The team could have been closer to the group of leaders, but in the summer they had to endure a series of eight matches without a win in the championship. After such results, the club ended up in the middle of the table. Recently, the situation has leveled out - they managed to win three of the last six matches. The hosts beat Shonan (2:1), Gamba Osaka (1:0) and Urawa (1:0), and also played a draw with Kashiwa (0:0) and Sapporo (1:1). The only defeat the club from Osaka suffered was in the confrontation with the relegation contender Iwata (1:2).
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts do not have any major injury problems, but Kakeru Funaki and Yuichi Hirano may miss the match due to minor injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- The hosts have kept a clean sheet in three of their last five games
- The team has managed to win only one of its last eight home matches.
Probable lineup : Kim - Shindo, Tanaka, Nishio - Sakata, Okuno, Kida, Tameda - Kitano, Fernandes - Leo Ceara
Avispa Fukuoka
JapanCurrent form
Fukuoka had a great last season, finishing seventh despite being a newcomer to the J1 League. This year, the team hasn't performed much worse, but they haven't managed to outperform. The team is in ninth place and will definitely not leave the elite of Japanese football. They won't be able to fight for the top three either, so they can just finish the season for fun. In their last home matches, the team managed to beat Nagoya (1:0) and Kashiwa (2:1), and drew three times away - with Iwata (0:0), Sagan Tosu (0:0) and Kashima (0:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
The visiting team will miss the upcoming match with Jurato Ikeda, Hisaji Yogo and Tatsuki Nara.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has not lost for five matches in a row.
- The visitors have kept a clean sheet in four of their last five matches
Estimated lineup : Nagaishi - Miya, Tashiro, Grolli - Maejima, Mei, Shigemi, Oda - Kanamori, Konno - Sato.
Trends
Bet Exact score 0:0
Fukuoka last three away games have ended with this score
5.50Bet At least one team will not score
This bet has played in six of the last seven away matches
1.70Tip and bets
It is difficult to give preference to any of the teams in this match. The opponents have secured a place in the middle of the tournament table and no longer have any goals for the rest of the season. The clubs are approximately equal in class, so it is unlikely that anyone will be able to gain a significant advantage. We think that this match may well end in a draw and such a result will be quite fair.
Our prediction is a draw at 3.00
Bet on total
The visitors have hardly scored in recent matches, but they have been quite successful in defense. The hosts also rarely score more than one goal per game. Most likely, this match will feature a lot of positional struggle and few goals scored.
Our prediction is total under two goals with odds of 1.90
Bet on corners
The teams are likely to play in a defensive style, so don't expect many corners from this match.
Our prediction is total under 9.5 corners with odds of 1.82
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