Vissel Kobe arrive here on the back of four wins from five, conceding only three times across that run. Kashima have lost two of their last five and shipped seven goals in the process, including a 2-4 collapse at Mito. The visitors carry some defensive fragility into a ground where the home side has been ruthless.
The head-to-head record is the sharpest signal. In five meetings, Kobe have kept three clean sheets and BTTS has not landed once. The model gives Kobe a 62 percent win probability, which implies fair value around 1.61. The DNB price of 2.10 at bet365 sits comfortably above that threshold and covers the draw insurance.
Back Kobe on Draw No Bet at 2.10. The alt play is Under 2.5 goals at 1.70, supported by a lean H2H scoring record and both sides registering only 2 over-2.5 results across five h2h fixtures.
The numbers behind the tip
Form · last five
Goals per game · last five
Head-to-head · last five
| 06.06.26 | J1 League | 2–0 | U2.5 |
| 30.05.26 | J1 League | 5–0 | O2.5 |
| 17.10.25 | J1 League | 0–0 | U2.5 |
| 29.03.25 | J1 League | 1–0 | U2.5 |
| 25.09.24 | Emperor Cup | 0–3 | O2.5 |
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