Urawa Reds vs Cerezo Osaka Prediction: Urawa Reds will dominate this match

Urawa Reds and Cerezo Osaka will lock horns in the second leg of the Japan League Cup. The first leg ended in a 1-1 tie. With a winner needed to see who makes it to the final, both teams will be focused on getting in this match. We give a more detailed analysis of who will make it to the final round in the following paragraphs and best options to bet on. 

Urawa Reds has only won just one match in their last five outings against Kashiwa Reysol. Three of those matches ended in draws while they lost to Cerezo Osaka. The host will hope to get their first win against Cerezo Osaka since 2021 when they had a comfortable 2-0 home win against the Osakas. While the host will be relying on both the support of their fans in this matchup as motivation, Urawa will boost their confidence in this match and be focused on getting a win.

Cerezo Osaka will hope they can complete a third win against Urawa Reds after a 1-1 draw at the Yodoko Sakura Stadium last week. The visitors had an early lead in the match at the second minute from Uejo opener. However, a second half 53rd Koizumi’s goal canceled Osaka's opener. In this match, we expect the visitors to show a more offensive display in this match to get a win in this match. In their last five matches, the visitors has recorded one loss against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, won against both Sagan Tosu and Urawa Reds, while they drew their last two matches.

Five of their last five outings ended with an outcome of under 2.5. Cerezo Osaka however have three wins against the host. In this match, we expect another tough encounter with a more defensive display. However, Urawa Reds are expected to turn things around at the regular time and get their first win against the Osakas since 2021.