Osaka Sakura vs Tokushima Uzumaki Data Preview

The two teams have faced each other in the last 10 times, with Osaka Sakura winning 6 wins 3 draws and 1 loss. The most recent matchup dates back to the 2021 J1 League, when the two teams each won 1 goal away game. Osaka Sakura has played against Tokushima for the last 4 home games, with 3 wins and 1 loss. The two teams had only once against the Emperor's Cup in the 2000 season, and it was also in the third round, with Osaka Sakura winning 2-1. The two coaches, Pappas and Kozusato Matsuda, have had a first encounter. Matsuda had led the team to have a confrontation with Osaka Sakura, but they lost the ball.

The two teams are one level apart. Osaka Sakura temporarily ranked 9th in the J1 League. She lost to Osaka Gamba 0-1 at home in the last round of the league. She only won 1 in the last three games. She won 5 goals at home in the second round of the Emperor Cup. She won 8 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses at home this season, and lost the Osaka Derby, ending her previous six consecutive wins. Tokushima ranks 6th in the J2 League, has not won in the last three games, and has only 1 win in the last five rounds. The Emperor Cup won 2-1 at home in the second round, and has won 5 away games this season, with unbeaten away games and drew in the last two away games.

The three wounded men in Osaka Sakura include the main left-back Takahashi Inkawa and the rotational front-back Tomoki; Tokushima is the left-back and the centre-forward position, Kazuya Yamaguchi and Shigehiro Takao were unable to play. Sportskeeda predicts Osaka's 2-1 win.