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Urawa Reds v Cerezo Osaka : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 28th May, 11:30 BST, National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo

Urawa Reds are in J-League action on Wednesday morning, as Maciej Skorza attempts to outsmart Arthur Thomas Papastamatis and his Cerezo Osaka side at the National Olympic Stadium. Our predictions for each betting market are based on the past 20 games for each team (at home, away or overall) with extra weighting given to top teams. All the stats and graphics are designed specifically for the selected market. Head-to-head stats for this fixture are also given if there are are enough previous meetings. Odds are provided straight from from leading bookmakers.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Our predictive algorithm suggests there is a 78% probability of Urawa Reds and Cerezo serving up at least 2 goals in this J-League clash. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are factored into that calculation , and it seems the bookies like the look of it as a tip too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at 1.29.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Urawa Reds are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 47% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.05.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Urawa Reds
47%
21/20-
Draw
24%
12/5-
Cerezo
29%
5/2-
Draw 1-1
11%
11/2-
Urawa Reds 2-1
9%
8/1-
Urawa Reds 1-0
9%
7/1-
Urawa Reds 2-0
7%
9/1-
Cerezo 2-1
7%
11/1-
Cerezo 1-0
7%
10/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
10/1-
Urawa Reds 3-1
5%
16/1-
Cerezo 2-0
4%
18/1-
Urawa Reds 3-0
4%
18/1-
Urawa Reds 3-2
3%
25/1-
Cerezo 3-1
3%
28/1-
Cerezo 3-2
2%
33/1-
Urawa Reds 4-1
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
9/10-
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
9/10-
Home 1st Goal
51%
4/6-
Away 1st Goal
46%
7/5-
No 1st Goal
3%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
58%
3/4-
BTTS - No
42%
1/1-
BTTS - Home Win
23%
3/1-
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
15%
11/2-
Home/draw
71%
2/7-
Away/draw
53%
8/11-
Home/away
76%
3/10-
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
2/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
5/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
9/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
1/3-
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
11/2-
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/9-
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
12/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/25-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/20-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/1-
Home DNB
64%
1/2-
Away DNB
46%
6/4-
Urawa Reds win to nil
23%
11/4-
Cerezo win to nil
14%
11/2-
Urawa Reds / Urawa Reds
25%
9/4-
Urawa Reds / Cerezo
3%
28/1-
Urawa Reds / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Urawa Reds
15%
9/2-
Draw / Cerezo
11%
13/2-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2-
Cerezo / Urawa Reds
4%
22/1-
Cerezo / Cerezo
15%
9/2-
Cerezo / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win J-League table

Urawa Reds have played 19 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the J-League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 4 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 26 goals to 24 goals.

Home League Performance

Urawa Reds have played 9 games at home winning 7, drawing 0 and losing 2 games. They have scored 14 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 8 goals at home.

Cerezo are in 8th position in the J-League on 25 points having played 18 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 16 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 15 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 1 and won 3. Cerezo have conceded 10 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Urawa Reds
Cerezo
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kashima1812151337 
Sep 20
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
Sep 23
2
Kashiwa18972734 
l
 
0-2A
Aug 22
Sep 20
l
 
2-1F
3
Hiroshima171025732 
w
 
1-0F
Nov 8
Aug 31
l
 
2-1F
4
Kyoto Sanga19946531 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
Sep 27
w
 
2-3A
5
Urawa Reds Home19865530 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
May 28
6
Vissel Kobe17836227 
Oct 4
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 23
w
 
1-3A
7
Kawasaki176831026 
Dec 6
d
 
2-2F
Oct 25
l
 
2-0A
8
Cerezo Away18747225 
May 28
d
 
1-1A
-
-
9
Shimizu18747225 
w
 
2-1F
Sep 23
Jun 1
Nov 8
10
Machida18747225 
Oct 25
w
 
0-2F
l
 
1-2A
Aug 16
11
Gamba Osaka18738-324 
l
 
0-1A
Sep 13
Jul 5
w
 
2-5F
12
Fagiano18657-123 
w
 
1-0F
Nov 30
w
 
2-1F
Oct 18
13
Tokyo Verdy18657-523 
w
 
2-0F
Sep 27
Jun 21
l
 
1-0A
14
Avispa18648-422 
Jul 27
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
Sep 13
15
Shonan18639-921 
Jul 23
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2A
Jul 19
16
Nagoya18558-520 
Aug 16
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
Oct 4
17
Tokyo17548-619 
w
 
3-2A
Jul 19
d
 
1-1F
Jun 14
18
Yokohama18549-619 
Jun 1
Aug 9
Dec 6
l
 
2-0A
19
Albirex17377-516 
Aug 31
d
 
1-1A
Aug 11
d
 
2-2A
20
Yokohama FM172510-1111 
w
 
3-1F
Oct 18
w
 
1-0F
Nov 30
Afc Champions League
Afc Champions League Qualifiers
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Urawa Reds 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Urawa Reds3 - 2Tokyo
Urawa Reds0 - 1Gamba Osaka
Urawa Reds2 - 0Tokyo Verdy
Urawa Reds1 - 0Hiroshima
Urawa Reds3 - 1Yokohama FM
Urawa Reds2 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Urawa Reds2 - 1Shimizu
Urawa Reds1 - 0Fagiano
Urawa Reds0 - 2Kashiwa
Urawa Reds0 - 0Albirex
Urawa Reds1 - 1Kawasaki
Urawa Reds3 - 0Hiroshima
Urawa Reds1 - 0Kashiwa
Urawa Reds0 - 1Cerezo
Urawa Reds0 - 2Tokyo
Urawa Reds3 - 4Sapporo
Urawa Reds2 - 3Shonan
Urawa Reds3 - 0Jubilo Iwata
Urawa Reds2 - 2Kashima
Urawa Reds1 - 1Vissel Kobe
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AUrawa Reds1 - 2Nagoya
AUrawa Reds2 - 2Kawasaki
HUrawa Reds3 - 2Tokyo
AUrawa Reds1 - 1Albirex
HUrawa Reds0 - 1Gamba Osaka
HUrawa Reds2 - 0Tokyo Verdy
HUrawa Reds1 - 0Hiroshima
HUrawa Reds3 - 1Yokohama FM
HUrawa Reds2 - 1Kyoto Sanga
AUrawa Reds2 - 0Machida
AUrawa Reds0 - 1Avispa
HUrawa Reds2 - 1Shimizu
AUrawa Reds1 - 1Cerezo
AUrawa Reds1 - 1Kashima
HUrawa Reds1 - 0Fagiano
HUrawa Reds0 - 2Kashiwa
AUrawa Reds1 - 2Shonan
AUrawa Reds1 - 1Kyoto Sanga
AUrawa Reds0 - 0Vissel Kobe
HUrawa Reds0 - 0Albirex
Cerezo 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Kawasaki2 - 0Cerezo
Vissel Kobe1 - 3Cerezo
Kyoto Sanga2 - 3Cerezo
Tokyo Verdy1 - 0Cerezo
Hiroshima2 - 1Cerezo
Yokohama2 - 0Cerezo
Albirex2 - 2Cerezo
Kashiwa2 - 1Cerezo
Gamba Osaka2 - 5Cerezo
Tokyo3 - 0Cerezo
Sapporo1 - 1Cerezo
Urawa Reds0 - 1Cerezo
Shonan1 - 2Cerezo
Vissel Kobe2 - 1Cerezo
Yokohama FM4 - 0Cerezo
Hiroshima2 - 0Cerezo
Kawasaki1 - 1Cerezo
Tokyo Verdy1 - 1Cerezo
Jubilo Iwata1 - 1Cerezo
Kyoto Sanga1 - 1Cerezo
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCerezo2 - 0Avispa
ACerezo0 - 2Kawasaki
HCerezo1 - 0Yokohama FM
ACerezo3 - 1Vissel Kobe
ACerezo3 - 2Kyoto Sanga
HCerezo1 - 2Machida
ACerezo0 - 1Tokyo Verdy
HCerezo1 - 1Tokyo
HCerezo1 - 0Kashima
ACerezo1 - 2Hiroshima
HCerezo2 - 1Fagiano
HCerezo1 - 1Urawa Reds
ACerezo0 - 2Yokohama
HCerezo1 - 1Nagoya
ACerezo2 - 2Albirex
ACerezo1 - 2Kashiwa
HCerezo1 - 2Shonan
ACerezo5 - 2Gamba Osaka
ACerezo0 - 3Tokyo
HCerezo0 - 2Kashima
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Urawa Reds since 2018
Urawa Reds
Cerezo
Goals: Scored
9
8
Games: Scored
5 / 7
6 / 7
Clean sheets
1 / 7
2 / 7
URA
3
CER
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Urawa Reds
0 - 1Cerezo
Urawa Reds2 - 1
0 - 1Cerezo
Urawa Reds2 - 0
Urawa Reds3 - 1
1 - 2Cerezo
1 - 2Cerezo
League games at Cerezo since 2018
Cerezo
Urawa Reds
Goals: Scored
13
5
Games: Scored
8 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
0 / 8
URA
1
D
2
CER
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cerezo
Draw1 - 1Draw
Cerezo2 - 1
Cerezo2 - 0
Cerezo2 - 0
Cerezo1 - 0
Cerezo3 - 0
1 - 2Urawa Reds
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics
Urawa Reds 4th Cerezo 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 81% probability that Urawa Reds will score 1 or more goals
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Cerezo will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-4
Urawa Reds’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-1
Cerezo’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Urawa Reds
PG (predicted goals)
Cerezo
1.6
1.3
Attack rating
URA
CER
7%
better
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Games scored14
14
Failed to score4
3
Scored first9
10
Goals scored23
24
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
15
Avg. XG for1.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
21%
better
URA
CER
view stats
Games conceded13
15
Clean sheets5
2
Conceded first8
7
Goals conceded17
24
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
7
Conversion rate against12%
14%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.5
KickOff rating
+21%

Urawa Reds v Cerezo J-League lLine ups will show here when available.

Urawa Reds J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19642
M HöibratenR WatanabeM SavioM Savio
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Höibraten DEF191
-
T Matsumoto MID1931
-
M Savio MID1924
2
-
K Yasui MID192
1
-
S Nishikawa GLK18
-
D Boza DEF181
1
-
T Sekine MID182
1
-
Y Matsuo FWD183
-
T Kaneko FWD1812
1
-
G Haraguchi MID172
1
-
R Watanabe MID1561
1
-
S Gustafson MID131
2
-
Y Naganuma MID131
1
-
H Ishihara DEF1211
-
T Ogiwara DEF12
1
-
M Nagakura FWD1211
-
Thiago FWD93
1
-
T Okubo FWD71
-
S Nakajima MID61
-
R Nitta FWD4
-
N Maeda FWD3
-
T Takahashi FWD3
-
A Niekawa GLK2
-
R Inoue DEF2
-
Cerezo J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15793
L FernandesR RatãoL FernandesS Kagawa 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Fernandes MID1829
1
-
R Ratão FWD1872
2
-
R Nishio DEF171
-
S Kitano FWD1742
2
-
M Nakajima FWD1732
-
H Okuda DEF16
1
-
R Shindo DEF142
2
-
S Hatanaka DEF14
-
S Kagawa  MID1411
3
-
T Andrade FWD1421
1
-
R Sakata FWD131
-
N. Takahashi Cendagorta DEF12
1
-
H Kida MID121
1
-
S Tanaka MID121
1
-
M Shibayama MID122
-
K Fukui GLK11
2
-
K Funaki DEF9
1
-
K Noborizato DEF9
1
-
J Kim GLK8
-
V Bueno MID8
-
S Uejo MID81
-
K. Furuyama FWD41
1
-
T Nakamura DEF1
-
H Okuno MID1
1
-