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Gamba Osaka — Cerezo Osaka: forecast for the Japanese Championship match
Gamba Osaka and Cerezo Osaka will play in the first round of the Japanese J-League on February 14. Who will be able to start the new season in the national championship on a positive note? The answer and the trending bets for the match are in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Gamba Osaka
JapanCurrent form
Last season of the Japanese championship, Gamba Osaka finished fourth in the standings. It's a shame that it didn't work out to get into the top three, and it's even more disappointing that the team was defeated in the Japan Cup final by Kobe with a score of 0.:1. Nevertheless, the club got the right to play in the Asian Champions League.
The head coach, Daniel Poyatos, remained at the helm of the team, and, of course, the management and fans will expect more significant achievements from him this season — at least getting into the top 3.
Disqualifications and injuries
Miura is injured and will not play on the field.
Interesting betting trends
- Gamba Osaka cannot win three matches in a row on their own field.
- In the last six games, the hosts scored
Approximate composition: Ishimori - Fukuoka, Egawa, Sasaki, Kurokawa- Lavi, Suzuki, Mito - Sakamoto, Welton, Yamashita.
Cerezo Osaka
JapanCurrent form
Last season, Cerezo Osaka finished tenth in the J-League 1. Such results did not satisfy the management, and the head coach of the team, Akio Kogiku, left his post. 45-year-old Artur Papas took his place. On the first day of 2025, a young specialist led the team. Two friendly matches were held under his leadership, and we managed to win both of them. First, there was a confident victory over Tokushima (3:0), and then a minimal victory over Vegalta Sendai (2:1). Let's see how we can prove ourselves in the first really important match.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are no injured players in the team.
Interesting betting trends
- Cerezo Osaka has won the last two matches
- The visitors scored against the upcoming opponent on the road in four of the last five matches.
Approximate line-up: Kim - Tameda, Nishio, Shindo, Okuda - Tanaka, Okuno - Fernandez, Kitano, Kapixaba - Leo Ceara.
Trends
The bet is an exact score of 1:1
The hosts have drawn two of the last three matches on their own field.
5.60Gamba Osaka'sbetwill score in the second half
The bet was successful in the last five games.
1.67Cerezo Osaka'sbetwill score in the second half
In three of the last five matches, the bet went up
1.78Tip and bets
If you look at the statistics of face-to-face confrontations, you can see with the naked eye that the rivals are not forcing events and are not running headlong forward. In the last four face-to-face games, only one of the clubs scored no more than once. We believe that the situation will not change dramatically in the upcoming match, and the opponents will not retreat from defensive tactics. This means that it is unlikely that there will be many goals scored.
Our forecast is a total of less than 2.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.74
Betting on the outcome
Cerezo Osaka conducted a more productive preparatory campaign. Yes, there were fewer matches, but we won all of them. Nevertheless, we will have to play on the road against a principled opponent, and, as we believe, we will not be able to win, but they are unlikely to lose if Gamba Osaka plays the way they do in friendly games.
Our forecast is that Cerezo Osaka will not lose with a coefficient of 1.72
Betting on corners
We mentioned above that teams pay special attention to defensive actions in face-to-face games. If the game is played in this rhythm, then we will see a small number of serves from the corner flag.
Our forecast is a total of less than 8.5 corners with a coefficient of 1.75
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