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Kobe vs. Shonan: Japan Championship Match Prediction
In the final round of the Japanese J-League, Kobe and Shonan will play. The hosts are the main contenders for the championship and lead the table before the final round. The visitors managed to save themselves from relegation, ensuring themselves a finish in the safe zone. Will the outsider be able to create a sensation and prevent the opponent from winning the title on December 8? The answer is in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Vissel Kobe
JapanCurrent form
Vissel Kobe consistently performs well in all competitions in which it takes part. The team is in first place in the J. League and is three points ahead of second-placed Hiroshima. In the Champions League, too, everything is going well - after a goalless draw with Buriram United, the team managed to beat China Shandong Taishan (2:1), Korea Ulsan (2:0) and Gwangyu (2:0), and Australia Central Coast Mariners (3:2). They have already managed to win the Emperor Cup, where the visitors easily passed the tournament grid and beat Gamba Osaka in the final with a score of 1:0. All that remains is to win the last round of the J. League to win the title here too.
Disqualifications and injuries
Mitsuki Saito will miss the match due to a knee injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has suffered only one defeat in its last nine matches.
- The club has won four games in a row at home
Tentative lineup: Maekawa - Kuwasaki, Yamakawa, Tuler, Honda - Muto, Ideguchi, Ogihara, Hirose - Sasaki, Miyashiro
Shonan Bellmare
JapanCurrent form
This season cannot be called a complete failure for Shonan - the team managed to avoid relegation, but it was not possible to avoid the fight for survival and rise to the middle of the table. At the same time, the club had a great end of the season, even managing to win three times in a row. The club from Hiratsuka managed to beat Kashima (3:2), Tokyo Verdy (2:0) and even the championship contender, Hiroshima (2:1). After that, the visitors tied with Sapporo (1:1) and lost to Yokohama Marinos (2:3).
Disqualifications and injuries
Kohei Okuno will miss the match due to injury, while Kota Sanada, Koki Tachi, Naoki Yamada and Arata Yoshida are questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has won four of its last six matches.
- The club has scored two goals in five of its last six matches
Estimated lineup: Kamifukumoto - Oiwa, Kim, Suzuki - Suzuki, Tanaka, Matsumara - Onose, Hiraoka - Fukuda, Suzuki
Trends
Bet Number 2 in the final score
This pattern has worked in six of the visitors' last seven matches
2.45Bet Exact score 2:0
The hosts have won two of their last three games by that score.
7.00Tip and bets
The hosts have only one step left to take to become champions. In our opinion, the Vissel Kobe players will not waver in the last round and will be able to win the second championship title in a row. The team has shown a consistently high level of play throughout the season and has proven that it deserves to keep the J. League trophy. The visitors spent most of the season among the outsiders and are unlikely to be able to compete with the strongest team in the league.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (-1) on Vissel Kobe for 1.65
Bet on total
Today we expect to see a less than productive match. The visitors have not scored in three of the last four head-to-head matches, and the hosts have only broken the total in one of the last three home matches. Most likely, the fate of the match will be decided by one or two goals scored.
Our prediction is under 2.5 goals for 2.10
Bet on corners
Most likely, the opponents will bet on defensive football, so do not expect a large number of corners in this match. We suggest betting on the total under this indicator.
Our prediction is under 9.5 corners for 2.23
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