Kofu vs Kashima. Japan Cup Match Prediction and Betting Tips

Ventforet Kofu

Japan

Cup

21 August 03:00

Finished1 : 2

Kashima Antlers

Japan

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In the 1/8 finals of the Japan Cup, Kofu and Kashima will play. The hosts play in the J2 League, but even there they are not in the leading positions. The visitors, however, occupy third place in the top division. Will Kashima advance further or will we see an unexpected result? In the betting tip, we assessed the likelihood of a sensation, identified the most relevant trends for the current confrontation and selected reliable bets

Command Analysis

Ventforet Kofu

Current form

Kofu plays in the J2 League, where it occupies only 14th place. The team is currently closer to the relegation zone than to promotion. The hosts are only seven points ahead of 18th Tochigi. The team played quite well in the last series of matches. After winning the cup against Cerezo Osaka, the team believed in itself and scored important points in the championship. They managed to beat Kusatsu (1:0) and Fujieda (3:0), and also draw with V-Varen Nagasaki (2:2). Only in the last match did the unbeaten series end with an away defeat to Shimizu (0:3).

Disqualifications and injuries

The hosts have no losses ahead of the cup match.

Interesting trends for betting

Kofu have not left the field without scoring a goal in their last ten matches
In the last three matches, only one team has scored against Kofu

Estimated cast : Ko Bon-jo, Hayashida, Ijima, Kobayashi, Murakami, Sekiguchi, Son, Taketomi, Utaka, Kimura, Sato

Kashima Antlers

Current form

Kashima plays in the top division and is one of the contenders for the championship. The team is third in the standings, but only five points behind the leader, and only one point behind the second line. However, after a big win over Sagan Tosu (3:0), there was a defeat to Iwata (1:2) and a draw with Urawa (0:0). In the last cup match, Kashima managed to beat Fujieda (2:1), another representative of the second league.

Disqualifications and injuries

All key players of the visiting team are ready for the upcoming match

Interesting trends for betting

In the last four matches, Kasima has won only one victory
Kasima have not won any of their last four away matches – one draw and three defeats

Tentative line-up : Yamada, Chinen, Doi, Guilherme Parede, Nakama, Nono, Sekigawa, Sugai, Ueda, Higuchi, Cavric

Tip and bets

Tiptotal under 2.5 goals

2.10

The opponents will probably try to play cautiously, because the next stage is at stake and any mistake in defense can cost a lot. Although the hosts play in a lower division, they have already beaten one opponent from the J-1 League thanks to their reliable defense. We expect a closed game and a minimum of scoring chances in this match.

Our prediction is under 2.5 goals for 2.10

Will the prediction win?

TipKashima's victory

1.60

Bet on the outcome

The hosts will certainly be able to resist the opponent, but the difference in class between the teams is still quite large. We believe that Kasima will be able to avoid underestimating the opponent and win.

Bet - Kashima win. This bet is offered with odds of 1.60