Kobe vs. Cerezo Osaka: Japan Championship Match Prediction
Vissel Kobe and Cerezo Osaka will play in the 30th round of the Japanese championship. The hosts are in third place in the standings, while the visitors have dropped to eighth place after a series of defeats. Will the Osaka club be able to get out of the nosedive on September 13? The answer is in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Vissel Kobe

Current form
Kobe has 52 points and is in third place in the standings. The gap from first and second place is only three points, so the entire fight for the title is still ahead. The hosts have gained excellent form and won three victories in a row. In the Japan Cup, they managed to beat Kashiwa Reysol (1:0), and in the championship they beat Sagan Tosu (2:0) and Fukuoka (2:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
Team captain Hataru Yamaguchi will not play due to a meniscus injury.
Interesting trends for betting
Kobe hasn't lost in five games in a row.
The visitors have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches
Estimated composition
Maekawa - Hirose, Yamakaya, Tuler, Hatsuse - Ideguchi, Ogihara, Ide - Muto, Osako, Miyashiro.

Cerezo Osaka

Current form
Cerezo Osaka is only in eighth place in the table and may fall even lower in the near future. The Osaka club has not pleased fans with its results in recent games - the visitors have not won in the J-1 League for seven matches, and they also flew out of the cup, losing in extra time to Kofu from the second division. In the last three matches, the team lost to Hiroshima (0:2), Kyoto (3:5) and Yokohama Marinos (0:4).
Disqualifications and injuries
There are no losses in the visiting team before the match.
Interesting trends for betting
Cerezo Osaka have lost five of their last six matches
The visitors have failed to score in three of their last four matches
Estimated composition
Kim, Noborizato, Funaki, Toriumi, Okuda, Okuno, Tanaka, Fernandez, Vitor Bueno, Tameda, Leo Ceara
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:0
The hosts' last two matches ended with this score
8.00Bet At least one team will not score
This bet has played in three of the last four away matches
1.90Tip and bets
The hosts are aiming for the highest places and have been playing great in recent matches. We believe that the team will be able to continue their successful streak, because the visitors are playing extremely poorly and losing to everyone.
Our betting tip is a handicap (-1) at Kobe for 2.20
Bet on total
The hosts don't often crush their opponents, and the visitors have suffered a number of major defeats recently and will likely make adjustments to their defensive play. Most likely, this match will not be productive.
Our prediction is total under 2.5 goals with odds of 1.87
Bet on corners
The home team will likely take the initiative in the match straight away and dominate for the entire 90 minutes. They will probably beat their opponents in corner kicks.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (-2.5) on "Kobe" for corners with odds of 1.94