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Kashiwa Reysol will host Vissel Kobe at the Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium on Wednesday in the last 16 of their 2024 Emperor's Cup. The home side have had mixed results in the league this season but have often found solace in the domestic cup in recent years and will be looking to extend that streak this week.
They locked horns with Tsukuba University last time out in the Emperor's Cup, picking up a 2-1 victory with Kosuke Kinoshita opening the scoring before Mao Hosoya netted the winner in extra time.
Meanwhile, Vissel Kobe faced Tokushima Vortis in the previous round of the domestic cup and won 2-0, with Daiju Sasaki and former Werder Bremen man Yuya Osako getting on the scoresheet in the second half to hand the Ushi the win against the second-tier outfit.
The visitors traded tackles with Ventforet Kofu at this stage of the cup competition last season, picking up a 4-1 comeback win and they will be targeting victory here as well.
Kashiwa Reysol vs Vissel Kobe Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 57 meetings between Kashiwa and Vissel Kobe. The hosts have won 33 of those games while the visitors have won 16 times. There have been eight draws between the two teams.
- The hosts are undefeated in their last four games in this fixture.
- The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last 10 games in this fixture, a run stretching back to 2018.
- Kashiwa have conceded 37 goals in the Japanese top flight this season, the second-fewest of any team in the bottom half of the league standings.
Kashiwa Reysol vs Vissel Kobe Prediction
Kashiwa's latest result ended a three-game winless streak and they will be looking to build on that this week. However, they are winless in their last two home matches and will be looking to snap that streak when they play on Wednesday.
Vissel Kobe are on a run of back-to-back unbeaten outings and have lost just one of their last nine games in competitive action. They have, however, struggled on the road in recent weeks and could see their cup tie decided on penalties.
Prediction: Kashiwa Reysol 1-1 Vissel Kobe
Kashiwa Reysol vs Vissel Kobe Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Draw
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Four of the last five matches between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in eight of their last 10 matchups)
