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Shonan Bellmare vs Cerezo Osaka Live Stream, Predictions
The J1 League fixture at Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka on Saturday sees home side Shonan Bellmare playing against opponents Cerezo Osaka.
All Shonan Bellmare v Cerezo Osaka game predictions, stats and user poll are shown below (inc. the best betting odds).
📊 Form Guide
Shonan Bellmare
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Shonan Bellmare will be hoping to bounce back here after the 2-4 J1 League loss in their previous game against Consadole Sapporo.
In that game, Shonan Bellmare had 49% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. For Shonan Bellmare, the goals were scored by Shuto Machino (59') and Hiroyuki Abe (60'). For their opponents, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo got 13 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Yoshiaki Komai (6'), Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa (70'), Yuya Asano (75') and Supachok Sarachat (87') scored for Consadole Sapporo.
It’s been a rare occasion in recent times where Shonan Bellmare have shown defensive steel. In fact, Shonan Bellmare have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 games, giving up 12 goals along the way. That sort of trend won’t necessarily be sustained into this game, of course.
Looking at their past form shows that Shonan Bellmare:
- have not emerged victorious against Cerezo Osaka in their last 2 matches in the league.
- have not won at home in their last 3 matches in the league.
Cerezo Osaka
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Cerezo Osaka will come into the meeting after a 0-1 J1 League win with the eclipse of Kyoto Sanga in their last match.
In that game, Cerezo Osaka managed 39% possession and 8 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. At the other end, Kyoto Sanga got 13 shots on goal with 2 on target. Tomoya Wakahara (26' Own goal) scored for Kyoto Sanga.
Over the course of 5 of the prior 6 clashes featuring Cerezo Osaka, a notably low volume of goals have been struck between them and opposing teams. The overall average number of goals per game during that spell comes to a paltry 1.5, with the average goals for Sakura being 0.67.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Cerezo Osaka:
- remain unbeaten by Shonan Bellmare in games played away from home for the previous 7 matches in the league. A very good run of results for them.
- are undefeated in their last 4 away league matches.
↔️ Head to head
Inspecting their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 21/03/2021 tells us that Shonan Bellmare have won 1 of these and Cerezo Osaka 3, with the tally of draws standing at 2.
An aggregate of 16 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 7 for Shonan and 9 being from Sakura. The average goals per game has been 2.67.
The previous league contest between the two was J1 League match day 31 on 01/10/2022 when the final score was Cerezo Osaka 1-1 Shonan Bellmare.
In that game, Cerezo Osaka had 53% possession and 10 shots on goal with 2 on target. Goals were scored by Jean Patric (92') and Mutsuki Kato (96' Own goal).
Shonan Bellmare had 6 shots at goal with 3 on target.
The match was refereed by Hiroki Kasahara.
📋 Team News: Shonan Bellmare
Masaki Ikeda (Acromioclavicular Separation), Kosuke Onose (Calf Strain), Tarik Elyounoussi (Biceps femoris muscle injury), Daiki Tomii (Groin Strain) and Shuto Yamamoto (Groin Strain) will be missing for Shonan Bellmare gaffer Satoshi Yamaguchi.
🗞️ Team News: Cerezo Osaka
In an otherwise available squad, there’s just the one fitness problem for the Cerezo Osaka manager Akio Kogiku to be concerned about. Hiroshi Kiyotake (Hamstring Injury) won’t be in action.
🧠 Prediction
Our thinking is that Cerezo Osaka and Shonan Bellmare could both well score here although it’s hard to see a clear-cut winner.
Shouldn’t be much in it, and a draw looks quite a realistic result. With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a 1-1 score at the end of the match.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 00:46 16/05/2023

🏟️ Team Focus:
Shonan Bellmare
Formed: 1968
Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka (15,380)
Captain: Kazuki Oiwa
Chairman: Naohito Mizutani
Manager: Satoshi Yamaguchi
Competitions: J1 League position 15, J. League Cup (Group B)
🔑 Key Player: Shuto Machino
Mostly deployed in the Striker position, Shuto Machino was born in Japan. After having made a senior debut playing for Shonan Bellmare in the 2021 season, the goalscoring Forward has bagged 7 league goals in the J1 League 2023 season so far from a total of 12 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 29 | LWDWW |
2 |
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13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 24 | WDWWL |
3 |
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13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 23 | DDDWL |
4 |
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12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 23 | WLWWL |
5 |
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14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | WLWWW |
6 |
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13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | WWWWW |
7 |
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12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 | DWDLW |
8 |
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13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20 | WLWLW |
9 |
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14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 20 | DLWLD |
10 |
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13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 18 | DWWWL |
11 |
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13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 18 | WWLLW |
12 |
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13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 16 | LLLDW |
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13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 15 | WLLWD |
14 |
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14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -6 | 13 | DLLLL |
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12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 11 | DDLLL |
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13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 11 | LDWDL |
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13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -20 | 9 | DLWLW |
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13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -15 | 7 | DLLLL |
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Albirex Niigata |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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Consadole Sapporo |
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Kashiwa Reysol |
Nagoya Grampus |
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Yokohama FC |
FC Tokyo |
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Kyoto Sanga |
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Kashima Antlers |
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Consadole Sapporo |
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Kashiwa Reysol |
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Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Gamba Osaka |
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Kyoto Sanga |
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Yokohama FC |
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Gamba Osaka |
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FC Tokyo |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Avispa Fukuoka |
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Goals scored | 1.7 |
Goals conceded | 2 |
Time first goal scored | 45 |
Time first goal conceded | 36 |
Yellow cards | 1.3 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.8 |
Biggest victory | 4-1 |
Biggest defeat | 4-2 |
Goals scored | 1.2 |
Goals conceded | 1 |
Time first goal scored | 41 |
Time first goal conceded | 58 |
Yellow cards | 1 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4 |
Biggest victory | 2-1 |
Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
Shuto Machino | 7 |
Yuki Ohashi | 3 |
Taiyo Hiraoka | 2 |
Kosuke Onose | 2 |
Daiki Sugioka | 2 |
Léo Ceará | 5 |
Hiroaki Okuno | 3 |
Mutsuki Kato | 2 |
Hirotaka Tameda | 2 |
Satoki Uejo | 2 |
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Sagan Tosu |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Kashiwa Reysol |
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Avispa Fukuoka |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Albirex Niigata |
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Nagoya Grampus |
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Cerezo Osaka |
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Vissel Kobe |
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Gamba Osaka |
Consadole Sapporo |
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Avispa Fukuoka |
Sagan Tosu |
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
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FC Tokyo |
Kashiwa Reysol |
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Yokohama FC |
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