LiontipsIwata vs Yokohama Marinos. Japan Championship Match Prediction and Bets
Command Analysis
Current form
Iwata is at risk of leaving the J-1 League. The team currently has 35 points and is in 18th place in the relegation zone. The gap to Kashiwa, which is in safe 17th place, is five points, but the opponent has one more match. It will be difficult for the hosts to count on a positive result, since they are having a very poor end of the season - only three points in the last five rounds. In the two previous matches, Iwata lost to Kobe (0:2) and Gamba Osaka (3:4). As you can see, Akinobu Yokouchi team is also unlucky with the calendar, since they now have to play against strong opponents.
Disqualifications and injuries
Morioka will not play due to injury, Suzuki will miss the match due to an accumulation of yellow cards.
Interesting trends for betting
- Iwata have failed to win in the first half in four of their last five matches.
- In three of Iwata previous four matches, both teams have scored goals
Estimated lineup: Kawashima - Hilo, Ito, Graza - Nishikubo, Uemura, Nakamura, Matsubara - Kraux, Germain, Takahata.
Current form
Yokohama Marinos clearly spent the season below expectations and forecasts in the J-1 League, for a very long time at the start the team did not demonstrate more or less stable play. As a result, at the moment John Harchinson charges occupy a modest 12th place, the maximum that the team can still achieve is to finish in the top 10. At the same time, Marinos are doing well in the Asian Champions League, where after four rounds they are in third place. It should be noted that Yokohama won the last two matches - first with a score of 5:0 they crushed Buriram United in the Asian Champions League, and then in the national championship they beat Sagan Tosu (2:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
Kato will not play due to injury, Watanabe has too many yellow cards.
Interesting trends for betting
- Yokohama Marinos have not lost in the first half in their last four matches.
- In three of the teams' previous five games, the bet on both teams to score played out
Estimated lineup: Likura - Nagato, Hatanaka, Kamijima, Matsubara - Eduardo, Nishimura, Amano - Yan, Anderson Lopez, Elber.
Trends
Bet Goals in both halves – no
In the five previous head-to-head matches, no goals were scored in either half
1.95Bet Total first half under 1.5 goals
The bet has played in eight previous personal meetings
1.47Bet Exact score 1:2
Yokohama Marinos have won two of their last three head-to-head matches by a one-goal margin
9.20Tip and bets
For the hosts, the upcoming match is of the utmost importance, as a defeat today will send the team to the J2 League. However, Iwata is not at all impressive in terms of play right now, and it will be difficult to beat a superior opponent with just motivation. Yokohama Marinos has noticeably improved at the end of the season, winning two matches in a row and will clearly try to build on their success in the duel with the outsider.
Our prediction is a victory for Yokohama Marinos with an Asian handicap (0) at odds of 1.77
Bet on total
Yokohama Marinos' matches are regularly high-scoring. However, it is worth noting that in the previous six head-to-head encounters, no more than three goals have been scored, and it is unlikely that this streak will be broken today.
The second bet is total under 3.5 goals with odds of 1.65
Bet on the first half
Four of the five previous head-to-head encounters ended in a draw at the end of the first half. We think that the opponents will not force the events on the field in the upcoming match.
Prediction - draw in the first half with odds of 2.47
