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?

Consadole Sapporo (8th)

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.

Cerezo Osaka (6th)

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.

Expert Betting Tips

• 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!