Vissel Kobe vs Urawa prediction

So far in the J1 League, Vissel Kobe have won eight, drawn two and lost three of 13, with 21 goals scored and 12 conceded, good for 5th place and 26 points.

Over the last six matches it has been four wins, one draw and one defeat, averaging 1.8 goals for and 0.8 against. Last time out they beat Ratchaburi 3-2 at home; before that came a 3-1 win at home to Nagoya Grampus and a 1-0 win away at Daejeon Citizen.

Vissel Kobe are unbeaten in four. Three clean sheets in that spell. At home they've won two of three recently (6 scored, 3 conceded).

Urawa have won seven, drawn none and lost six of their 13 J1 League games so far, scoring 21 and letting in 27. That has them 9th on 21 points.

Their last six in all competitions read five wins, no draws and one defeat, at 1.8 goals scored and 1.2 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 4-0 to Kashiwa Reysol away; before that came a 2-1 win away at Nagoya Grampus and a 1-0 win at home to V-Varen Nagasaki.

Three clean sheets in that spell. On the road they've won three of four recently (7 scored, 5 conceded).

There isn't much between Vissel Kobe's home form and Urawa's away form. Five points separate the two sides in the table.

We make Vissel Kobe favourites at 48%, with Urawa on 26% and the draw at 26%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it.

On goals, it expects around 3.0 in the game: 1.9 for Vissel Kobe and 1.0 for Urawa. Over 2.5 goals is 57% and both teams scoring 55%. When they last met, on 4 Oct 2025, Urawa Reds won 1-0.