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Vissel Kobe hosts Kawasaki Frontale in the quarterfinals of the Japanese YBC Levain Cup. The match will be played on Wednesday, September 2nd at Noevir Stadium (Kobe)
Vissel Kobe is an interesting team that professes bright attacking football. However, the defense suffers greatly from this. The hosts conceded more than anyone else in the championship (except for Shimizu), having kept a clean sheet only twice during this time. Only Kobe can score three times but earn only one point. The team managed to gain only one victory in the last six matches. And the current winner of the country's cup has only one home victory in the championship.
Kawasaki Frontale, which is the leader of the championship, showed a rather ambiguous game in several rounds and lost five points, but so far, the handicap from the second line is 12 points. The team can compete for the cup and become its winner for the second time in a row. The time has come for decisive matches. Kawasaki did not have any problems in the group stage – it won two out of three games and scored a little more than three goals on average. The match with Vissel Kobe was held just recently, and the visitors tied with a 2-2 score. In general, they cannot beat the opponent for three matches in a row. Bookmakers offer almost two on the leader's clear victory.
Considering Kawasaki's amazing scoring, you can take advantage of this. However, the match is away, and the leader has been experiencing minor problems just on the road. Nevertheless, Kawasaki is a deserved favorite of the upcoming match. The only question is - will it manage to finish everything in 90 minutes? Kobe has good performance, but the hosts are just awful in terms of defense. Kobe conceded at least two goals in the last eight meetings. And it happened in matches with the middle peasants and outsiders. Nevertheless, I will limit myself to Kawasaki’s victory with a zero handicap.
Prediction for the match: Kawasaki Frontale to win with 0.0 handicap
