Shonan Bellmare vs Tokyo Prediction and Betting Tips

Shonan Bellmare vs Tokyo Prediction and Betting Tips | June 22nd 2024

Modified Jun 21, 2024 07:17 GMT

FC Tokyo face Shonan Bellmare on Saturday. Credit: @fctokyooffcial Twitter

Shonan Bellmare welcome FC Tokyo to the Lemon Gas Stadium for a J1 League matchday 19 fixture on Saturday. The home side are coming off a 1-1 draw away to Nagoya Grampus last weekend.

They went behind to Kensuke Nagai's strike in the 33rd minute while Kosuke Onose drew the game level on the hour mark.

Tokyo also shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw at home to Jubilo Iwata. They were behind in the 21st minute when Ricardo Graca put the visitors ahead. Soma Anzai drew the game level in the 84th minute.

The draw left Peter Cklamovski's side in eighth spot, having garnered 27 points from 18 games. Bellmare are 17th with 15 points to show for their efforts in 18 games.

Shonan vs Tokyo Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

FC Tokyo have 18 wins from the last 36 head-to-head games. Shonan Bellmare were victorious on 13 occasions while five games ended in draws.
Their most recent clash came in December 2023 when Tokyo claimed a 1-0 away victory.
Six of the last seven head-to-head games have witnessed more goals scored in the second half than the first.
Bellmare's last six games across competitions have witnessed goals at both ends, with five games in this sequence producing three goals or more.
Nine of Tokyo's last 11 away games have produced over 2.5 goals.
Five of Bellmare's last seven home games have been decided by a one-goal margin.

Shonan vs Tokyo Prediction

Bellmare are just one spot outside the relegation zone, with one point all that separates them from the bottom three. If Satoshi Yamaguchi's side are to avoid the drop, then their home form is essential as they have won three of their last five games in front of their fans (one draw).

Tokyo won the most recent game between these two sides, bringing an end to a four-game winless run in head-to-head games, including three consecutive losses.

This fixture tends to come alive in the second half and this trend could continue. Although one side could nick a win, we are backing the spoils to be shared in a high-scoring stalemate.

Prediction: Shonan 2-2 Tokyo