Kobe — Urawa: forecast for the Japanese Championship match

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Vissel Kobe

Japan

J. League

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14 February 21:00 UTC

Urawa Red Diamonds

Japan

The champion of the last two seasons, Kobe, will host Urawa. Will the hosts be able to start the new playing year with a victory on February 15th? You will find the answer and the trending bets for the match in our forecast.

Vissel Kobe vs Urawa Red Diamonds Prediction and Betting Tips (15.02.2025)

Command Analysis

Vissel Kobe

Japan

Current form

For the second year in a row, Kobe is starting a new season of the Japanese championship as the reigning champion. Last year, the club won its second championship in a row, beating its closest pursuer by four points.

The hosts of the upcoming match have already played two official matches in February. First, in the Super Cup, they lost to Hiroshima with a score of 0:2, and then in the Asian Champions League they left no chance for the Chinese club Shanghai Port, winning the meeting with a score of 4:0. The upcoming opponent is not so convenient. If you look at the statistics of the last five face-to-face games at home, then Kobe has lost four matches with only one win. Nevertheless, the club is a clear favorite.

Disqualifications and injuries

All the players are in formation.

Interesting betting trends

Kobe has won six of the last seven matches on home turf.
In eight out of ten matches in front of local fans, the hosts scored

Approximate line-up: Maekawa - Honda, Tuler, Yamakawa, Sakai- Ogihara, Kwasaki, Sasaki - Yuriki, Muto, Osaka.

Urawa Red Diamonds

Japan

Current form

Urawa has not shown results that would satisfy the management and fans for a long time. Last season, the Reds generally played terribly, because in the end the team did not even get into the top 10 (13th place). Recall that in the middle of last season, the club was headed by a Polish specialist, Majce Skorzha. Since the work with the team had not been conducted since the beginning of the year, the management was condescending due to poor performances. In the current draw, if the situation does not improve, it is unlikely that he will be able to stay as head coach.

The team had a good pre-season. In the first match, there was a victory over Tokyo Verdi (3:2), then a big victory over Okinawa (5:0), and after that a confident victory over Gamba Osaka (4:2). Nevertheless, in the last friendly game there was a fiasco from Nagoya (5:6).

Disqualifications and injuries

Okubo and Shiato are injured.

Interesting betting trends

In all the matches of 2025, Urawa scored
In three of the last four meetings, the guests missed

Approximate line-up: Nishikwa - Naganuma, Khairbaten, Inue, Sekina - Gastafson, Yasui - Watanabe, Haraguchi, Maeda - Koroki.

Trends

The exact score is 1:0

The last full-time match at this stadium ended with the following score

5.60

Urawa'sbetwon't score

In three of the last five away matches, Urawa did not score

1.85

Kobe'sbetwill score in the second half

The bet was successful in two of the last three matches.

1.65

Tip and bets

1.73total less than 2.5 goals

As a rule, Urawa plays second on a visit and rarely manages to score more than once. In three of the last five matches, it was not possible to do this at all. Among themselves, the teams at the Noevir stadium are also not impressive with their attacking actions. Over the past 2.5 years, three matches have been played, and no more than one goal has been scored in each match. We believe that the situation will be similar in the first round of the new season, meaning that fans of riding total will have nothing to look at.

Our forecast is a total of less than 2.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.73

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1.74Kobe's victory

Betting on the outcome

Kobe has made a confident start to the new season, having already played two official matches. This will be Urawa's debut in official competitions. Friendly matches, of course, don't count when you have to play with the reigning national champion. Also, let's not forget that the visitors scored few points in away matches last season. We believe that the club will remain without points in the first official game of the new season.

Our forecast is for Kobe to win by a factor of 1.74

Betting on corners

We pointed out above that the game is unlikely to be attacking and effective. So, it is logical to bet that the opponents will avoid serving from the corner flag and will not be able to arrange a lot of them.

Our forecast is a total of less than 8.5 corners with a coefficient of 1.77

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