Yokohama Marinos vs Nagoya: League Cup Match Prediction
Yokohama F. Marinos and Nagoya Grampus have had a disappointing season in the Japanese league and are no longer in contention for any top honors. A potential victory in the League Cup could salvage their campaign. Who will have the advantage on October 9 ahead of the second leg? Find the answers and trending bets in our betting tip.
Match announcement
Yokohama F.Marinos
Current Form
In their last eight matches, Yokohama F. Marinos secured two victories and suffered six defeats. Honestly, the statistics are discouraging. With such results, it is a significant achievement for the club to be positioned in the middle of the national league standings.
The team has not lost to their upcoming opponent in five previous encounters on home soil. This statistic is encouraging, as theoretically, it is within their reach to extend this streak.
Injuries and Suspensions
All players are available and under the coach's guidance.
Betting Trends of Interest
Yokohama F. Marinos has conceded goals in four of their last five matches
In their last five home games against the upcoming opponent, they managed to score
Projected Lineup:Pop - Koike, Hatanaka, Eduardo, Kato - Yamamura, Sakakibara - Uenaka - Inoue, Anderson, Elber.
Nagoya Grampus
Current Form
Nagoya Grampus has been performing well lately. In their last four matches, the team has lost only once and achieved three victories, which puts them in a positive mindset heading into the upcoming game. Encouragingly, their head-to-head statistics show that they have not lost in the last three encounters. The players are certainly eager to extend this streak.
Injuries and Suspensions
The team has no injured or suspended players.
Interesting Betting Trends
Nagoya Grampus has lost their last two away matches
In only one of the last six away games did Nagoya fail to score
Projected Lineup:Langerak - Mikuni, Ha, Kawazura - Yamanaka, Kikuchi, Mnagaki, Nakayama - Morishima, Yamagishi - Juncker.
Trends
Bet Exact Score 2:1
Three out of the last four losses were by a narrow margin for the visitors
7.40Bet «Nagoya Grampus» to score in the second half
This bet has hit in three of the last four matches
1.76Bet «Yokohama F. Marinos» to score in the second half
Hosts have scored in the second half in four out of their last five encounters
1.71Tip and bets
The semifinal matchup consists of two games. In the first leg, teams can play with less pressure as there will be an opportunity to recover in the second match. We predict that both teams will score within the 90 minutes of play.
Our prediction is both teams to score with odds of 1.56
Match Outcome Bet
The strong home performance from the hosts combined with the guests' struggles in away games leads us to believe that the home team can secure yet another victory with the support of their local fans.
Our prediction is a win for Yokohama Marinos at odds of 2.21.
Corner Kick Bet
In the last three encounters between these teams, they combined for at least 11 corner kicks. Based on this statistic, we expect the upcoming match to follow the trend and for the teams to exceed the total for corner kicks once again.
Our prediction is over 9.5 corners at odds of 1.70.