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Kobe - Okayama: betting tip for the Japanese Championship match
As part of the 14th round of the Japanese J-League, a duel between Kobe and Okayama will take place. The hosts are the reigning champions of the major league, but currently occupy only 10th place in the standings. The guests are one line higher, but they are ahead of today's opponent only in additional indicators. Who will be able to win on May third? The answer is in our betting tip for this match
Command Analysis
Vissel Kobe
JapanCurrent form
Kobe had a great time last season and took the second championship title in a row, beating his main pursuer, Hiroshima, by four points. The reigning champion started the current season very poorly and even spent some time in the relegation zone. They didn't manage to get far in the Champions League either - the team lost to Korean Gwangju, despite having a two-goal advantage before the second leg. Nevertheless, in recent matches, the hosts started to score points and managed to win three in a row. Takayuki Yoshida's team managed to beat Tokyo Verdi (1-0), Kawasaki (2-1) and Matida Zelvia (1-0).
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts are missing Gustavo Klinsmann due to injury.
Interesting betting trends
- None of the last ten matches of the hosts ended in a draw.
- The team has conceded only one goal in the last three matches.
Approximate line-up: Maekawa - Kuwasaki, Honda, Yamakawa, Sakai- Ogihara - Miyashiro, Ideguti- Hirose, Osako, Sasaki
Fagiano Okayama FC
JapanCurrent form
Okayama is a newcomer to the J-League 1. Last season, the team finished fifth in the second division, but was able to beat its opponents in the playoffs and earned a ticket to the top league. The guests are not going to be an outsider here and so far they have managed to occupy a place in the middle of the standings. The Okayama club is in ninth position and has conceded only nine goals in 13 matches, less than only Kobe, who will play in this round. In recent matches, Takashi Kiyama's team lost to Kashima (1:2) and Tokyo Verdi (0:1), and also managed to draw with Fukuoka (1:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
The guests have no losses in the squad before the match in Kobe.
Interesting betting trends
- The team has lost four of the last six away matches.
- The visitors scored one goal in each of the last three away matches.
Approximate composition: Bredersen - Kudo, Tatsuta, Abe - Kato, Tabei, Fujita, Matsumoto - Yosaka, Kimura - Lukao
Trends
The exact score is 1:0
The hosts have won three of the last four with this score.
6.00Bet At least one team won't score
This bet has played in five of the last six matches of the hosts
1.67The bid is the number 1 in the final bill
This pattern has worked in the last seven matches of the hosts.
1.70Tip and bets
The hosts finally managed to get in shape after a lackluster start and are going to fight for the first place again. It will be extremely difficult to stop the reigning champion, so it seems to us that the chances of a newcomer to the major league are slim. Most likely, Kobe will win a landslide victory on his own field.
Our betting tip is for Kobe to win in 1.72
Bet on the total
The hosts are used to playing defense carefully, but they don't score as many goals themselves. You can't blame the guests for their poor defense either. Both teams did not even reach the 10-goal mark, so you should not expect a productive match from today's opponents. Most likely, we won't see more than two goals scored here.
Our betting tip is a total of less than 2.5 goals in 1.63
The first half bet
We do not expect that the opponents will move forward with great strength immediately after the kickoff. Obviously, it will take time to take a closer look at each other. In this scenario, a draw is likely based on the results of the first half.
Our betting tip is a draw in the first half for 1.97
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