Shimizu S-Pulse Vissel Kobe betting prediction

The away team is currently in the 4^th position of the league, with 51 points won, after 14 wins, 9 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, by (1‑1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Consadole Sapporo, by (1‑0). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 26 points in away matches and 22 at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 9 conceded at home, against 22 goals scored and 17 conceded in away matches. In the last 10 away league matches Vissel Kobe has a record of 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 16 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (5 out of 14 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 13 of the last 14 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 28 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 15 times and have only turned the score around in 4.

Vissel Kobe is fighting for a spot in the Asian Champions League and knows they need to win away from home. The team should go to the field with a purposeful posture, trying to control the match in the midfield with ball possession and technical imposition, in addition to maintaining a strong marking throughout the game so as not to give Shimizu any chances of organization. To score the goal, the team needs an agile attack that can infiltrate the opposing defense to make the shot.

Confirmed Lineup: Hiroki Ilkura, Thomas Vermaelen, Ryuho Kikuchi, Gotoku Sakai, Leo Osaki, Sergi Samper, Ryo Hatsuse, Yuya Nakasaka, Iniesta, Yuya Osako, Yoshinori Muto.
Coach: Lotina.