Vissel Kobe vs Cerezo Osaka Prediction & Betting Tips (13 September)

Vissel Kobe realistic ambitions of for the J1 League, with a recent record of six wins in seven home matches providing their bid for a place at the J1 League top table with a real boost. Irrespective of which division they have been operating in, Cerezo Osaka have struggled on their travels of late, suffering an alarming nine defeats in 13 trips.

Vissel Kobe are on a roll when it comes to their involvement in the J1 League matches containing under 3.5 goals, with 13 in a row subscribing to this particular scoring model. Although virtually every game played by title-chasing Cerezo Osaka this season has been an absolute thriller, just one of their most recent ten encounters has broken through the three-goal barrier.

Over the course of their last 17 fixtures in the J1 League, Vissel Kobe have been involved in just four encounters in which they have both scored and conceded during the same 90 minutes. Although Cerezo Osaka cannot quite match these levels of consistency, at least one of the two keepers has emerged with a clean sheet in 12 of their previous 19 third-tier games.