Kobe vs. Gwangju: Asian Champions League Match Prediction

Current form

Kobe are top of the Japanese league table. The team is in great form, having lost only one of their last 18 matches. The hosts have one of the best attacking lines in the J. League. The defense is also stable, conceding only one goal per match on average. In 12 of 35 league matches, the team kept a clean sheet.

In the Asian Champions League, they also manage to show quality results. In the three starting rounds, the team won twice and drew once. In the upcoming match, the club is the clear favorite.

Disqualifications and injuries

Yamaguchi and Saito are injured and will not appear on the field.

Interesting trends for betting

• Kobe has won six of its last seven home games
• The hosts have failed to score in only one of their last nine matches

Estimated lineup : Maekawa-Sakai, Yamakawa, Tuler, Hatsuse-Ideguchi, Ogihara, Ide-Mutoh, Osako, Miyashiro.

Current form

Gwangju have not been playing their best in South Korea this season, sitting seventh in the league table. Their attacking performance leaves much to be desired, scoring an average of just 1.2 goals per game. Their defense has been much worse, conceding an average of 1.4 goals per game and keeping only seven clean sheets out of 33 matches.

The visitors are playing perfectly in the Asian Champions League, winning three out of three possible matches with a total score of 11:2. Despite such indicators, the team is not a clear underdog in the upcoming match.

Disqualifications and injuries

All football players are in action.

Interesting trends for betting

• Gwangju can't win two games in a row

• The visitors failed to score in the last two matches

Estimated lineup: Kim - Cho, Ahn, Kim, Kim - Ahn, Lee, Jung, Asani - Choi, Lee.