Cerezo Osaka vs Niigata Albirex Prediction & Betting Tips - J.League

Prediction published on 09/08/2025, 03:00  by Nella Wagah | Modified on 09/08/2025 at 08:21 in Football Predictions

Relegation-threatened Albirex Niigata travel to face Cerezo Osaka on matchday 25 of the Japanese J1 League. They arrive for this match sitting in 19th place and 15 points behind 10th-placed Osaka. Below we have the preview and a prediction for this match.

Cerezo Osaka will be keen to take full advantage of Albirex Niigata’s woes so as to get back to winning ways. Arthur Papas’ men are having an inconsistent season and, at the moment, have won just one of their last four fixtures across all competitions.

The Cherry Blossoms, who have accumulated 34 points thanks to nine wins and seven draws, are coming off a midweek Cup loss. Cerezo were defeated 2-1 by fellow top-flight side Tokyo FC to exit the Emperor’s Cup.

Albirex Niigata sit second from bottom in the standings and look like serious candidates to suffer the chop. They have claimed just four wins, which is the lowest tally thus far.

Toru Irie’s men have lost a further 13 games and are tied on 19 points with bottom-placed Yokohama. A slight positive coming into this round for the visitors is that they have a game in hand on the teams around them.

Albi are five points from safety with 24 matches played. Niigata’s struggles this year have already forced a coaching change, but nothing has come of this. They are currently on a six-match losing streak after falling to Sanfrecce last time out.