Cerezo Osaka vs Shonan Bellmare Prediction & Betting Tips (30 March)

Few people expected Cerezo Osaka to be battling against relegation, but that is the reality facing a team that has suffered ten defeats in 11 games recently, not to mention the fact that they have triumphed only once at home all season. For their part, title-chasing Shonan Bellmare have recorded seven victories in their most recent ten J1 League matches.

Shonan Bellmare have not been the most entertaining of sides to watch recently, as seven of their previous ten matches in the J1 League have served up no more than a couple of successful strikes. Under 2.5 goals has also been the order of the day in five consecutive Cerezo Osaka home games at this level, with the net bulging just four times across these contests.

When Shonan Bellmare come calling, excitement doesn’t tend to follow, with six of their previous seven away games at the top table of the J1 League seeing at least one of the two goalkeepers emerge with a clean sheet. What’s more, eight of the last nine Cerezo Osaka home matches at this level, including six in a row recently, have followed the same pattern.