Nagoya Grampus Eight

vs

Cerezo Osaka

Predictions & Betting Tips

Nagoya Grampus Eight (home)

• Nagoya Grampus Eight are pragmatic and shape-first, with a compact, counter-attacking system that has seen them win six, draw five and lose five home games in J League 2025.
• They average 1.50 goals per game at home.
• Nagoya are 15th in the J League 2025 table with 36 points from 32 games.
• Nagoya have won two, drawn two and lost once in their last five.

Cerezo Osaka (away)

• Cerezo Osaka have been inconsistent lately with two defeats, two draws and one win in their last five games.
• Osaka are 10th in the J League 2025 table with 43 points from 32 games.
• Arthur Papas’ Cerezo Osaka are more of an all-action, possession-based team that tries to press, play vertical passes and play with intensity.
• They can set up in either 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 to get the ball into wide areas and control the pace and space of games.
• Cerezo’s away record in J League 2025 is four wins, four draws and seven losses with 1.67 goals scored per away match and 1.93 conceded.
• However, our Nagoya Grampus Eight vs Cerezo Osaka betting tips point out that Cerezo have failed to win on their last two trips to play Nagoya.

Head-to-Head

• The last meeting in Osaka finished 1-1.
• Recent meetings between these sides have been cagey contests, and the Nagoya Grampus Eight vs Cerezo Osaka prediction suggests this trend could continue.

Key Players

• Rafael Ratao - red-hot form, 13 J League goals in 30 appearances.
• Sho Inagaki - eight goals this season.
• Kensuke Nagai - has two of the Blues & Whites’ last six goals and has been in good form recently.

Betting Insights

• Osaka are the favorites at 2.5, with Nagoya at 2.95 and the draw at 3.2.
• The pick is the overpriced Both Teams To Score market at 1.72 and this Nagoya Grampus Eight vs Cerezo Osaka betting tips section highlights its value.

Prediction

• With Cerezo Osaka’s higher league position and the greater goal threat of the visitors, Cerezo might just nick it here.
• Expect a close, competitive match where goals from both sides are a realistic outcome.