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Kobe - Kyoto: betting tip for the Japanese Championship match
Kobe and Kyoto will play in the third round of the Japanese J-League. The hosts are the current national champion, and the guests finished last year in the bottom half of the standings. So far, the clubs have not won this season. Will someone manage to score three points on February 26th? The answer is in our betting tip for this match
Command Analysis
Vissel Kobe
JapanCurrent form
Last season, Kobe did not immediately take the leading position, but all the time it was near the top three and eventually turned out to be the most stable club in the J-League, which helped the team defend the championship title. The hosts are also competing in the Champions League, where they have already reached the playoffs and will soon play against Gwangju, Korea. At the same time, the start of the season for the reigning champion was frankly unsuccessful in the domestic arena. The club was defeated by Hiroshima (0:2) in the Super Cup match. In the new championship draw, the hosts have so far achieved only draw results in matches with Urawa (0:0) and Nagoya (2:2).
Disqualifications and injuries
The appearance of Ryota Morioka on the field is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
- The hosts have failed to win in any of the last three matches.
- The club has scored two goals in the last two matches.
Approximate line-up: Maekawa - Honda, Tuler, Yamakawa, Hirose- Ogihara - Kuwasaki, Ide - Muto, Osako, Sasaki
Kyoto Sanga FC
JapanCurrent form
Kyoto still cannot get into the top half of the J-League standings. In 2024, the team took 14th place in the standings, nine points ahead of the relegation zone. Before the start of the new season, the club managed to win over Chiba (3:2) and Omiya (4:2) from the second league. In the first round, the guests were defeated by the newcomer of the upper league, Okayama (0:2). Then they still managed to score the first point of the new season, drawing with Urawa (1:1) on their own field. Kyoto currently occupies only 17th place in the standings, one step away from the relegation zone.
Disqualifications and injuries
Koo Sung Yoon will miss the match due to a knee injury.
Interesting betting trends
- In the last six J-League matches, the guests have not won a single victory.
- The team has scored only one goal in the last five league matches.
Approximate composition: Ota - Sato, Suzuki, Patrick William, Sugai - Fukuoka - Hirato, Kawasaki - Hara, Papagayo, Marco Tulio
Trends
The bet is an accurate score of 2:1
Two of the last four face-to-face matches ended with this score
8.50Bet Both will score
This bet has played in three of the last four matches between the teams.
1.85The bid is the number 2 in the final bill
This pattern has worked in three of the last five matches of the hosts.
2.32Tip and bets
The hosts started the season extremely poorly, but the level of the players allows us to expect improved results in the near future. In the upcoming match, we will have to play against Kyoto, which is much inferior in level to the current champion. We believe that right now Kobe will be able to win his first victory in the new season of the J-League.
Our betting tip is for Kobe to win in 1.73
Bet on the total
The hosts show a good game in attack, but they often forget about defense, which is why their matches quite often turn out to be productive. In the last head-to-head match between Kyoto and Kobe, three goals were scored, and for sure the upcoming match will be no less interesting.
Our betting tip is a total of more than 2.5 goals in 1.92
Betting on corners
Judging by our description, it's clear that we don't expect a closed and sluggish game, so we'll bet that the opponents will earn a lot of corners in this match.
Our betting tip is a total of more than 10.5 corners in 1.99
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