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Yokohama - Kobe: betting tip for the Japanese Championship match
Yokohama and Kobe will play in the eighth round of the Japanese J-League 1. The hosts have only recently returned to the top division, but they are one point ahead of the guests, who are the reigning champions. Will Kobe be able to overtake his opponent on April second? The answer is in our betting tip for this match
Command Analysis
Yokohama FC
JapanCurrent form
Yokohama managed to take second place in the J-League 2 last season, which allowed them to directly enter the top division. It is clear that it will be harder to achieve results here, but so far the team has managed to stay out of the relegation zone. In seven rounds, the team managed to score seven points and is in 14th place in the standings. On their own field, the team managed to beat Okayama (1-0) and Cerezo Osaka (2-0), and they managed to win another victory over Gifu (2-0) in the league cup. In the last round of the J-League 1, Shuhei Yomoda's team lost to Nagoya (1:2).
Disqualifications and injuries
Tsubasa Shibuya will miss the upcoming match due to injury.
Interesting betting trends
- None of the last five matches of the hosts ended in a draw.
- The club has won two of the last three matches
Approximate composition: Ichikawa - Yamazaki, Nduka, Fukumori - Yamane, Komai, Ogura, Shimbo - Komazawa, Yamada - Sakuragawa
Vissel Kobe
JapanCurrent form
Kobe managed to defend his championship title last season, beating Hiroshima at the finish. At the same time, the year 2025 started just terribly for the guests. The team lost to Hiroshima (0:2) in the Super Bowl match, and in the new J.1 League draw, the guests won only one victory in six matches. In the fifth round, the reigning champion managed to score a 2-1 away victory over Senan. The club also dropped out of the Asian Champions League. On his own field, Kobe managed to beat Gwangju (2:0), but lost on the road with the same score, and then conceded in extra time.
Disqualifications and injuries
The guests have no problems with the line-up on the eve of the seventh round.
Interesting betting trends
- None of the last five matches of the guests ended in a draw.
- The team has won only one of the last seven away matches.
Approximate line-up: Maekawa - Hirose, Yamakawa, Tuler, Kuwasaki- Ogihara, Ideguchi, Sasaki - Muto, Osako, Eric
Trends
The exact score is 1:2
The hosts suffered the last defeat with such a score
10.00Bet Both will score
This bet has played in five of Kobe's last seven away matches
2.20The bid is the number 2 in the final bill
This pattern has worked in the last four matches of the hosts.
2.60Tip and bets
The guests found themselves in the relegation zone after six rounds. The current champion is clearly not used to this, so he will try to leave the danger zone as soon as possible. In the upcoming match, they will have to play with the newcomer of the championship and, despite not the most successful results, the guests are still considered the favorite, at least because of the difference in class. Most likely, the hosts will not be able to beat Kobe.
Our betting tip is Kobe's victory in 2.15
Bet on the total
The guests have already made a lot of mistakes while climbing out of the bottom of the standings. The team will try to score three points in the upcoming match, so we will have to go on the attack. With due diligence, the Kobe team must score at least two goals against the newcomer of the elite division.
Our betting tip is a total of more than two goals in 1.97
Betting on corners
Most likely, the guests will have the initiative on the field most of the time, so it is the reigning champion who must win in most of the main indicators, including the corners.
Our prediction is that Kobe will win on corners in 1.80
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