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Vissel Kobe will host Nagoya Grampus at the Noevir Stadium on Saturday in another round of the 2024 J1 League campaign. The home side are enjoying a good run of form and continue their fight for the league title as they sit third in the table with 41 points from 43 matches.
They played out a 1-1 draw against Consadole Sapporo last time out, finding themselves a goal down at the break before Yuya Osako headed home the leveler early in the second half.
Nagoya Grampus, meanwhile, endured a difficult run of results last month and now find themselves in the bottom half of the pile. They finally returned to winning ways on Sunday, beating Kashiwa Reysol 2-1 with Yuki Soma and Yuya Yamagishi netting a quickfire second-half double to overturn a one-goal deficit.
The visitors sit 11th in the league standings with 30 points from 23 matches and will be looking to build on their latest result when they head to Kobe on Saturday.
Vissel Kobe vs Nagoya Grampus Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 68 meetings between Vissel Kobe and Nagoya. The hosts have won 22 of those games while the visitors have won 29 times. There have been seven 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 four games in this fixture.
- Vissel Kobe have the second-best defensive record in the Japanese top flight this season with a goal concession tally of 18.
- The Grampus are the only side in the J1 League this season without a draw on the road.
Vissel Kobe vs Nagoya Grampus Prediction
Vissel Kobe are on a five-game unbeaten streak, picking up three wins and two draws in that period. They have won four of their last five home matches and will be looking forward to the weekend clash.
Nagoya's latest result ended a four-game losing streak and they will be looking to kick on from that good form this weekend. They are without a win in their last five games on the road and could see defeat here.
Prediction: Vissel Kobe 2-0 Nagoya Grampus
Vissel Kobe vs Nagoya Grampus Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Vissel Kobe to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Five of the last seven matches between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of their last five matchups at the Noevir Stadium)
