Cerezo Osaka 3-1 FC Gifu: result and AI prediction

AI match recap

Cerezo Osaka enter the cup tie with the stronger squad depth, home-city setting and a notably stronger recent all-competitions run. FC Gifu arrive with momentum of their own and have the direct forwards to make a low-possession game uncomfortable. The central contest around Kagawa and Gifu’s screening midfielders should decide whether the visitors can keep the match compact. Rotation is the main source of jeopardy for Cerezo, not a confirmed injury crisis.

Head-to-head analysis

Cerezo won each of the four recorded meetings between the clubs. Those fixtures date from their J2 era, so the pattern is historical context rather than a reliable guide to the present tie.

Form (last 5)

Cerezo Osaka vs FC Gifu stats

Last meetings

• 2016-10-08Cerezo Osaka 3-2 FC Gifu
• 2016-06-12FC Gifu 0-1 Cerezo Osaka
• 2015-08-15Cerezo Osaka 1-0 FC Gifu
• 2015-04-05FC Gifu 0-2 Cerezo Osaka

Other Emperor Cup matches

• Machida Zelvia – Grulla Morioka
• Nagoya Grampus – Gainare Tottori
• Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Okinawa SV
• Tokushima Vortis – FC Tokushima
• Tokyo Verdy – Thespakusatsu Gunma
• Yokohama FC – Criacao Shinjuku
• Consadole Sapporo – Ventforet Kofu
• Imabari – Blaublitz Akita