Cerezo Osaka vs Urawa Red Diamonds, Japan League Cup Semi-Final First Leg, scheduled for Wednesday, September 21 at 1:00 p.m. (second leg on Sunday, September 25 at 11:00 a.m.).

The last match between the two teams took place last week on September 14, 2022 in the J-League when Cerezo Osaka won 1-0 at Urawa Red Diamonds.

Cerezo Osaka, finalists in the last edition of the League Cup (they won the trophy only once, in 2017), reached the semi-finals of the competition, going through the last 16 against Shonan Bellmare, 1-0 (a) and 4-1 (d) and in Kawasaki Frontale quarterfinals, 1-1 (a) and 2-2 (d).

In the J-League, Cerezo Osaka, coached by Akio Kogiku, appointed last summer after an intermittent second-place finish since 2005, are 4th out of 18 after 29 games with 48 points, three off the Sanfrecce The 3rd place that provides presence in the previous matches of the Asian Champions League.

Urawa Red Diamonds have two League Cup trophies and reached the penultimate act after defeating Kyoto Sanga 6-0 (a) and 1-0 (d) in the round of 16 and Nagoya Grampus in the quarter-finals. 1-1 (d) and 3-0 (a).

In the Japanese championship, Urawa Red Diamonds, coached by the Spaniard Ricardo Rodriguez (former vice-champion of Malaga and main player of Girona) since 2020, is in 9th place after 29 matches with 18 out of 40 points.

So far, the two teams have met 40 times: Cerezo Osaka won 16 times, Urawa Red Diamonds 15 times, nine games ended in a draw.

Superbet offers odds of 1.45 for a home win or a draw for Cerezo Osaka vs Urawa Red Diamonds.

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