Consadole Sapporo vs Cerezo Osaka Prediction: Both Sides To Bear Casualties

The Cherry Blossoms visit Consa for the 18th round of the J1 League in a bid to catapult themselves from the sixth position to better spots. Twenty-four direct head-to-head games since 2009 between these two teams reveal seven (7) wins for Consa, eleven (11) wins for Sakura, and 6 games in sour stalemates. The last game ended in a goal-studded storm with the present hosts leading 3 -2 at full-time. Missiles would be fired from both sides. Who comes out of the arena as the last man standing?

Last five matches: D-W-L-W-W

Consadole has lost only one of five games and would be desperate to return to winning ways after the 1-1 draw against Sagan Tosu at Ekimae Stadium. Defensive lapses got exposed, evident in the way they conceded a goal nine minutes after they scored the opener.

Going into this game, they would need to put all hands on deck as they twirl their way toward a victory against Cerezo Osaka, a team that suffers from recent derby intimidation.

Last three matches: W-L-W-W-W

The Cherry Blossoms approach Sapporo Dome as big favorites against the hosts despite the recent loss in the local derby to Gamba Osaka. They came off quite fine after the 1-3 loss to Nagoya Grampus, winning satisfactorily against Vissel Kobe in the 2-1 slush at the Yodoko Sakura stadium.

Milhailo Petrovic has a lot to prove to his visiting fans in this game, especially after the unforgivable disappointing performance against Gamba Osaka in the usual fight for the Osaka Provinicial clash.

• The two teams desperately need a victory so we predict an Away Win/Draw and Over 2.5 Goals at 2.10 odds (bet365);
• The Away and Home Teams need no help scoring goals in this game. Hence we predict BTTS - Yes at 1.85 odds (1xbet);
• For this game, we are ready to place our last wager on Correct Score 1-3 at 1.65 odds (coinplay) Best of luck!