Yokohama vs Cerezo Osaka Prediction and Betting Tips

Yokohama will welcome Cerezo Osaka to the Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium in the second leg of the J League Cup playoffs on Sunday. Osaka have a three-goal lead on aggregate and are strong favorites to progress to the next round.

The hosts have seen a drop in form and are winless in their last three games across all competitions. They have lost their two games in June. They lost 2-1 away to Urawa Reds in the J1 League earlier this month before a 4-1 loss in the first leg earlier this week.

The visitors, meanwhile, have enjoyed a good run of form and are unbeaten in their last five games. They have won their two games in June and registered a 4-2 home win over Shimizu S-Pulse in the J1 League last week.

Yokohama vs Cerezo Osaka Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

The two sides have met 22 times in all competitions. The visitors have the upper hand in these meetings, recording 13 wins. Fulie have three wins and six games have ended in draws.
The last nine meetings between the two teams have produced conclusive results, with seven wins for Osaka.
Yokohama have scored one goal apiece in six of their last seven games across all competitions.
Cerezo Osaka have lost just one of their last nine games in all competitions, with that loss registered on their travels.
Fulie are unbeaten in their last three home games, recording two wins.
The visitors have lost just one of their last five away games in all competitions. Notably, they have failed to score in two games during that period.
Three of the last four meetings between them have produced under 2.5 goals.

Yokohama vs Cerezo Osaka Prediction

Fulie have suffered back-to-back losses in June, scoring two goals while conceding six, and will look to bounce back in this home game. Their only win in this fixture since 2020 was registered at home in the J1 League in March.

Sakura head into the match in great form and have scored four goals apiece in three of their last five games. They have won three of their last four games in this fixture, keeping two clean sheets, and are strong favorites.

The visitors have won four of their last five games, and considering their better recent record in this fixture, we back Osaka to register a win.

Prediction: Yokohama 1-2 Cerezo Osaka

Yokohama vs Cerezo Osaka Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Cerezo to win

Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals

Tip 3: Both teams to score - Yes

Tip 4: At least a goal to be scored in the second half - Yes

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