LiontipsHiroshima vs Gamba Osaka. Japan Cup Match Prediction and Betting Tips
Command Analysis
Current form
Hiroshima is having a great season and is, albeit not alone, in first place in the championship. With 55 points, Michael Skibbe's team leads the table after 29 rounds, but is ahead of second-placed Machida Zelvia only due to additional indicators. The team recently flew out of the Japanese League Cup, losing to Nagoya. Moreover, the club from Hiroshima won the away game with a score of 1:0, but lost at home. Nagoya advanced further, winning in a penalty shootout. Now the hosts only have two trophies left to fight for.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the home team players are ready for the upcoming match.
Interesting trends for betting
- Hiroshima have won seven of their last eight matches.
- The hosts have won five of their seven games with clean sheets
Estimated lineup : Osako - Sasaki, Araki, Nakano - Higashi, Kawabe, Matsumoto, Arai - Arslan, Mitsura - Kato.
Current form
Gamba Osaka are having a solid season and are in fifth place in the J1 League. The visitors are seven points behind the tournament leaders, one of whom they will have to face in the cup. The team's last four matches in the championship ended in a draw - they failed to beat Tokyo (0:0), Kashiwa (0:0), Kobe (2:2) and Fukuoka (2:2). In the previous round of the cup, they barely managed to overcome one of the contenders for relegation, Shonan (3:2).
Disqualifications and injuries
All players are at the disposal of the head coach
Interesting trends for betting
Four of Gamba Osaka's last five matches have ended in draws
In the last three matches, the visitors have scored two or three goals
Estimated composition
Ichimori, Davhan, Egawa, Handa, Juan Alano, Kurokawa, Yamashita, Jebali, Lavi, Mesino, Nakatani
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:0
Two of the hosts' last five matches have ended with this score
8.00Bet At least one team will not score
This bet has played in three of the hosts' last five matches
1.95Tip and bets
The hosts are showing an excellent game and will certainly be able to fight for the cup. The visitors have been having a hard time winning lately, so it is unlikely that the Osaka club will be able to upset the championship leader. It is worth noting that three of the last five face-to-face matches were won by Hiroshima.
Our prediction is a victory for Hiroshima at 1.70
Bet on total
Both teams continue to fight for high places in the championship, so the opponents will probably not use all available reserves in the cup match, but will prefer to save their strength for the fight in the J. League matches. Most likely, we will not see many goals here.
Our prediction is total under 2.5 goals with odds of 1.95
Bet on corners
We believe that the hosts will be able to take the initiative into their own hands. This should lead to a big advantage, including in corner kicks.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (-2.5) for corners on Hiroshima with odds of 1.64
