Fukushima United vs Azul Claro: Japan Championship Match Prediction
Fukushima United and Azul-Claro will play in the 37th round of the Japanese J3 League. The hosts are closing the playoff zone, while the visitors are currently in eighth place and are also trying to get into the top 6. The teams are separated by only one point in the standings. Which of the opponents will score important tournament points on November 17? The answer is in our forecast.
Match announcement
Fukushima United
JapanCurrent form
Fukushima United are in the top 6 of the J.League 3 standings and are trying to stay in the playoff zone, but it won’t be easy, because they are being squeezed by several opponents from behind, one of whom they will play today. In their last home match, United lost to Sagamihara with a score of 2:3. The team then played two away matches, where they managed to draw with Nara Club (1:1) and win against Kanazawa (2:1). The club needs to continue to earn points to fight for a place in a more prestigious division.
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with the lineup before the match of the 37th round.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has scored in each of its last seven matches
- The hosts have won only one of their last four home matches.
Estimated lineup: Yoshimaru - Suzu, Nozue, Yamada, Matsunagane - Harigaya - Jojo, Ozeki - Shiogama, Higuchi, Mori.
Azul Claro Numazu
JapanCurrent form
Azul Claro are only one point behind their opponents today and are in eighth place in the standings. In the final two matches of the season, the visitors will try to overtake Fukushima United and break into the playoff zone. The team results so far do not encourage this. After an away victory over Kanazawa (1:0), the "white-blues" scored one point each in matches with one of the outsiders, Nagano Parceiro (1:1), and with a direct competitor, Giravanz Kitakuyushi (1:1). In the last round, the club suffered a home defeat to Tegewahara Miazaki (1:2) from the bottom half of the table.
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors have no problems with the line-up before the match of the 37th round.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has won only one of its last six matches.
- Azul Claro have suffered three defeats in their last six away matches
Tentative lineup: Musha - Hama, Nakamura, Rissi, Anzai - Numata - Mochii, Toyama - Suzuki, Nakano, Mori
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:1
Two of the last three matches of the visitors ended with this score
7.00Bet Both Teams to Score
This bet has played in the last seven matches of the hosts
1.70Bet Number 1 in the final score
This pattern has worked in the visitors' last six matches
1.62Tip and bets
The hosts have been lacking consistency lately, but they usually do well against Azul Claro. Fukushima United have won nine of their last ten head-to-head encounters and drawn once. Considering that the visitors are not in the best shape right now, we will give preference to the hosts in this match.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (0) on Fukushima United for 1.53
Bet on total
The teams are fighting for a place in the playoff zone, so this match will probably be extremely tense. We believe that the opponents will play with an eye on defense, because any mistake can be very expensive. Most likely, we will not see many goals in this match.
Our prediction is total under 2.5 goals at 1.85
Bet on corners
We believe that the teams in this match will rely on defense, so we are unlikely to see a large number of corners here. It is worth betting on the total under this indicator.
Our prediction is under 9.5 corners for 1.90
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