📊 Form Guide

Iwate Grulla Morioka

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Iwate Grulla Morioka, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 1-0 J. League Cup success against Tochigi S.C.

It has been a rare occasion in recent games where Iwate Grulla Morioka have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that Iwate Grulla Morioka have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, giving up 14 goals during that time. That sort of pattern isn’t assured to be continued into this match, however.

Cerezo Osaka

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Cerezo Osaka head into the clash after a 1-0 J1 League win to beat Kawasaki Frontale in their last game.

In that match, Cerezo Osaka had 44% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. The only player to score for Cerezo Osaka was Léo Ceará (70'). For their opponents, Kawasaki Frontale had 14 attempts on goal with 5 on target.

In their previous six outings, Cerezo Osaka have bagged the sum of 9 goals. Cerezo Osaka have also managed to score on each one of those occasions. During that period, their defenders have seen 2 goals go into their own net.

📋 Team News: Iwate Grulla Morioka

The Iwate Grulla Morioka boss doesn’t have any fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this game owing to a completely injury-free group available for selection.

ℹ️ Team News: Cerezo Osaka

Cerezo Osaka boss Akio Kogiku has to choose a team with limited availability. Ryosuke Shindo (Hamstring injury) and Shinnosuke Kinoshita (Hamstring muscle injury) will miss out on this game.

💡 Prediction

We’re thinking that Iwate Grulla Morioka must be fancied to breach the defence of this Cerezo Osaka team, although one goal likely won’t be enough to prevent defeat.

We can see a 1-2 winning score for Cerezo Osaka when the full-time whistle blows. Let’s wait and see how it plays out.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 08:02 17/04/2024