Tokyo Verdi — Shimizu: forecast for the Japanese Championship match

Japan

Tokyo Verdy

Japan

J. League

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15 February 21:00 UTC

Shimizu S-Pulse

Japan

Tokyo Verdi and Shimizu S-Pals will play their match in the first round of the Japanese J-League. The meeting will be held on February 16 in Tokyo. The hosts finished last season in sixth place, while the guests won the Second League and received a direct ticket to the top division. Will the rookie be able to score points in the first match of 2025? The answer is in our forecast for this match.

Tokyo Verdy vs Shimizu S-Pulse Prediction and Betting Tips (16.02.2025)

Command Analysis

Tokyo Verdy

Japan

Current form

Tokyo Verdi spent the entire last season in the middle of the standings, and at the end of the season they managed to reach the sixth place, a couple of points ahead of their neighbors from FC Tokyo. Nevertheless, the team is quite far behind the top 5 - the fifth "Kashima" beat the current hosts by as many as nine points. The result is still not bad, because back in 2023, the Tokyo team played in the J-League 2. After the New Year holidays, the hosts played one friendly match, in which they lost to Urawa with a score of 2:3. In the first round of the J-League, the team will try to perform more successfully.

Disqualifications and injuries

The hosts have no problems with the squad on the eve of the start of the season.

Interesting betting trends

The team has not won a single game in the last four matches.
The hosts have won only one of the last four home matches.

Approximate composition: Vidotto – Tsunashima, Chida, Taniguchi – Miyahara, Morita, Saito, Onaga – Yamada, Kimura, Miki.

Shimizu S-Pulse

Japan

Current form

Shimizu became the champion of the J-2 League in 2024, beating Yokohama by six points. The team managed to score 82 points in 38 matches and rightfully deserved to be promoted. The club ended the calendar year with three minimal wins over Tochigi (1-0), Iwaki (1-0) and Kumamoto (1-0). On January 27, the team played a friendly match with South Korean Jeju. The clubs played three halves of 45 minutes each, as a result of which Shimizu S-Pals won with a score of 4:3. A Major league rookie will try to prove himself in the first match at a new level for himself.

Disqualifications and injuries

The guests have no problems with the squad on the eve of the start of the season.

Interesting betting trends

The guests have won four in a row
The club has managed to win back to zero in three of the last four matches.

Approximate line-up: Inokoshi - Yamahara, Hasukawa, Sumiyoshi, Hara- Miyamoto, Naruto- Yajima, Inui, Douglas Tanke - Gunji

Trends

The bet is an exact score of 1:1

The last face-to-face match ended with the following score

7.00

Bet Both will score

This bet has played in three of the last five face-to-face matches.

1.90

The bid is the number 1 in the final bill

This pattern has worked in the last eight face-to-face matches.

1.62

Tip and bets

1.67Shimizu will not lose

Last season, the guests proved that they are ready to play in the top division. In the off-season, the team has improved its quality and is approaching the game in excellent condition. Obviously, Shimizu's motivation for the first match in the J-League will be the highest, so you should not underestimate the newcomer. We believe that Tadahiro Akiba's team can score at least one point in Tokyo.

Our forecast is that Shimizu will not lose in 1.67

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1.7total less than 2.5 goals

Bet on the total

The guests will pay special attention to the game at their own gates, but they will have to play with a club from the top half of the table. At the finish of the previous season, the team managed to defend at zero in three consecutive matches. If we manage to maintain the same reliable defensive game, then it will not be easy for the hosts. Most likely, we will have a hard-fought match without a lot of scoring chances.

Our forecast is a total of less than 2.5 goals per 1.70

Betting on corners

Both teams constantly try to avoid serving from the corner flag, because dangerous moments often arise after them. The upcoming match is unlikely to be an exception. We'll bet that there won't be many corners.

Our forecast is a total of less than 9.5 corners in 1.88

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