Yokohama F Marinos vs Vissel Kobe Prediction and Betting Tips | August 11th 2024

Yokohama F Marinos and Vissel Kobe will battle for three points in a J1 League matchday 26 clash on Sunday (August 11th). The hosts are coming into the game on the back of a 3-2 home victory over Consadole Sapporo in midweek.

Elber and Yan scored either side of Yuya Asano to put Marinos 2-1 up at the break. Anderson Lopes put them 3-1 up six minutes into the second half while Daiki Suga pulled one back for the visitors just before the hour-mark.

Kobe, meanwhile, fell to a 3-0 defeat away to Kawasaki Frontale. They were reduced to 10 men in the first half following Nanasei lino's double booking. Frontale took advantage to take the lead through Akihiro Ienaga in the 57th minute and their numerical advantage was incresed when Thuler received a straight red card in the 63rd minute. Shin Yamada added a brace to complete the scoring.

The defeat left Ushi in fifth spot in the table, having garnered 42 points from 25 games. Marinos are ninth with 35 points to their name.

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Yokohama F Marinos vs Vissel Kobe Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Yokohama F Marinos have 34 wins from the last 65 head-to-head games. Vissel Kobe were victorious on 16 occasions while 15 games ended in stalemates.
• Their most recent meeting came in April 2024 when Marinos claimed a 2-1 away win in the reverse fixture.
• The away side on the day has won the last four head-to-head games.
• Four of the last five head-to-head games have witnessed goals at both ends and also produced three goals or more.
• Seven of Marinos last eight competitive games have produced over 2.5 goals.
• Kobe's defeat to Frontale ended their six-game unbeaten run across competitions (three wins).

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Yokohama F Marinos vs Vissel Kobe Prediction

Yokohama F Marinos will be full of confidence as they have won their last four games in all competitions on the bounce. This came on the back of a four-game losing streak and they will be looking to register a league double against Vissel Kobe for the first time since 2019.

Kobe, for their part, sit two spots outside the top three. Takayuki Yoshida's side are two points behind the continental places in the standings.

We are backing the two sides to share the spoils in a high-scoring stalemate.

Prediction: Yokohama F Marinos 2-2 Vissel Kobe

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Yokohama F Marinos vs Vissel Kobe Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Draw

Tip 2 - Both teams to score

Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals