Predicted Edge

Vissel Kobe v Nagoya Grampus

Vissel Kobe won 2 of the last 55th3–1Nagoya Grampus won 1 of the last 513th

Match statistics

Full-time statistics
Vissel Kobe Nagoya Grampus
11Shots13
4Shots on target4
8Corners6
5Fouls13
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
3Offsides2
447Passes362
55%Possession %45%
1.75xG1.09
Over 1.5
79%
Over 2.5
55%
Over 3.5
33%
Both score
57%
Model pick
Vissel Kobe 50%
Likely score
1-1 12%
Expected goals
1.72 – 1.17

Advised bets

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Edge strength 5 of 5

Vissel Kobe -0.5

1.82Betano · fair 1.64 · qualifies at 1.69+ · 2.00u
Why this price?

Back Vissel Kobe -0.5 on the Asian handicap at 1.82 with Betano — Vissel Kobe must win by more than 0.5 goals.

Our model puts the chance at 50% and the bookmakers' own consensus, margin removed, at 68%; we judge it at 61%, weighting the market more than the model, which is a fair price of 1.64. The offered 1.82 implies only 55%, so the price is 11.1% better than our estimate says it should be. That gap is the edge.

Stake 2.00 units of a 100-unit bank: the size follows the edge (a quarter-Kelly fraction), never more than 2 units.

Projected goals: Vissel Kobe 1.72, Nagoya Grampus 1.17.

The edge is an estimate and carries model error; it can be wrong, and a losing run is normal.

Our probabilities against the market

Our probability and fair price for every market we publish, next to the best price we last captured and the probability it implies (bookmaker margin included).
MarketSelectionOursFairBest priceImpliedGap
Match resultVissel Kobe49.9%2.012.07 Dafabet48.3%+1.5
Match resultDraw24.9%4.023.85 Dafabet26.0%-1.1
Match resultNagoya Grampus25.3%3.964.00 Bet36525.0%+0.3
Total goalsOver 1.578.9%1.271.25 Bet36580.0%-1.1
Total goalsUnder 1.521.1%4.744.33 Betfair23.1%-2.0
Total goalsOver 2.555.1%1.811.80 Bet36555.6%-0.4
Total goalsUnder 2.544.9%2.232.12 Betano47.2%-2.3
Total goalsOver 3.532.8%3.053.00 Bet36533.3%-0.6
Total goalsUnder 3.567.2%1.491.44 Betano69.4%-2.2
Both teams to scoreBoth teams to score — Yes57.1%1.751.67 Bet36559.9%-2.8
Both teams to scoreBoth teams to score — No42.9%2.332.25 Betfair44.4%-1.5

A positive gap means our probability is higher than the price implies. That is information, not a recommendation: a pick is only published where the gap clears our bar after allowing for model error, and those appear above.

Vissel Kobe favoured against Nagoya Grampus

Our model makes Vissel Kobe 50% to win this J1 League fixture, with the draw at 25% and Nagoya Grampus at 25%. The goal projection is 1.72 for Vissel Kobe against 1.17 for Nagoya Grampus — a substantial edge to Vissel Kobe on expected output. A combined 2.89 goals points to an open game around the league average, which puts over 2.5 at 55% and both teams to score at 57%. The single most likely scoreline is 1-1 at 12%, though no individual scoreline is ever likely in absolute terms — that is the nature of a low-scoring sport. This sits in the awkward middle of the distribution, where the model has a view but not a strong one. All figures come from a Dixon–Coles adjusted Poisson model fitted on recent results and expected goals. They are estimates, not forecasts of fact.

Most likely scores
1-1 12%
2-1 10%
1-0 9%
2-0 8%
1-2 7%

This season

Season records for Vissel Kobe and Nagoya Grampus
Vissel Kobe Nagoya Grampus
14Played14
8-3-3W-D-L4-2-8
1.93Pts / game1.00
1.64Goals for / game1.07
1.00Goals against / game1.64
57%Over 2.557%
50%BTTS64%
43%Clean sheets0%
14%Failed to score36%
4-3-0Home record2-2-3
4-0-3Away record2-0-5
D1StreakL2

2027/28 league matches only, computed from results on record. Vissel Kobe · Nagoya Grampus

Full-match statistics, per game this season

Produced

Season per-match averages, produced
15.7Shots14.0
5.3Shots on target4.3
5.0Corners4.5
0.50Cards1.17
6.3Fouls12.0
52Possession %53
1.57xG1.37
6 matchessample6 matches

Conceded

Season per-match averages, conceded
16.5Shots11.7
6.2Shots on target4.3
5.5Corners4.0
1.50Cards1.83
10.8Fouls12.8
49Possession %48
1.65xG1.11
6 matchessample6 matches

Form comparison

Per-match averages over the last 5 matches (5 in sample), captured when this prediction was published and never recomputed since.
Vissel KobeMetricNagoya Grampus
1.80Goals scored2.40 (better)
1.20 (better)Goals conceded1.40
1.63 (better)Expected goals (xG)1.31
Big chances
5.00 (better)Shots on target4.00
14.75 (better)Total shots12.67
Touches in opp. box
3.75 (better)Corners3.33
51.5 (better)Possession %49.3
447Passes501 (better)
Tackles
7.25 (better)Fouls11.33
1.75 (better)Offsides2.33
Throw-ins
0.25 (better)Yellow cards1.00
0.00Red cards0.00

Big chances, Touches in opp. box, Throw-ins are not supplied by our current data provider (api-football). Rather than estimate them and present the estimate as a measurement, we show nothing.

Head to head

Full record →
Vissel Kobe wins
3
Draws
0
Nagoya Grampus wins
0
Goals / game
4.00
Over 2.5
100%
Both score
67%
J1 League table
League table
#TeamPWDLGDPtsForm
1FC Tokyo141031+2533FC Tokyo won 4 of the last 5
2Kashiwa Reysol141013+1131Kashiwa Reysol won 3 of the last 5
3Sanfrecce Hiroshima14932+2230Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 3 of the last 5
4Machida Zelvia14851+2029Machida Zelvia won 2 of the last 5
5Vissel Kobe14833+927Vissel Kobe won 2 of the last 5
6Kashima14725+523Kashima won 2 of the last 5
7Yokohama F. Marinos14572+622Yokohama F. Marinos won 1 of the last 5
8Kawasaki Frontale14644+422Kawasaki Frontale won 3 of the last 5
9Urawa14716-622Urawa won 3 of the last 5
10Fagiano Okayama14527-617Fagiano Okayama won 1 of the last 5
11Cerezo Osaka14455-917Cerezo Osaka won 1 of the last 5
12Kyoto Sanga14446-416Kyoto Sanga won 2 of the last 5
13Nagoya Grampus14428-814Nagoya Grampus won 1 of the last 5
14Tokyo Verdy14356-1014Tokyo Verdy won 3 of the last 5
15Shimizu S-pulse14428-1314Shimizu S-pulse won 0 of the last 5
16V-varen Nagasaki14347-513V-varen Nagasaki won 1 of the last 5
17JEF United Chiba14347-813JEF United Chiba won 2 of the last 5
18Gamba Osaka14266-812Gamba Osaka won 1 of the last 5
19Mito Hollyhock14239-149Mito Hollyhock won 0 of the last 5
20Avispa Fukuoka142210-118Avispa Fukuoka won 0 of the last 5