This approaching J. League Cup match on Wednesday sees Giravanz Kitakyushu prepare for the clash with their opponents, Yokohama FC.
View all of the Giravanz Kitakyushu v Yokohama FC predictions, poll and stats below (including the best match odds).
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Giravanz Kitakyushu
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Giravanz Kitakyushu, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 1-0 J. League Cup triumph versus Fagiano Okayama.
Giravanz Kitakyushu have seen rewards for their attempts on goal 5 times in their preceding 6 outings. Conversely, the number of goals that have been scored against them in those same fixtures is 11.
Yokohama FC
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In the game prior to this, Yokohama FC drew 0-0 in the J1 League match with Albirex Niigata.
In that match, Yokohama FC managed 36% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 1 on target. Albirex Niigata got 13 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target.
A series of outstanding displays by the Yokohama FC defence has seen their โgoals againstโ tally amounting to 3 from their past 6 fixtures overall. In that time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 7.
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Head to head
Inspecting their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 03/05/2014 tells us that Giravanz Kitakyushu have won 2 of these games & Yokohama FC 3, with the tally of drawn games being 1.
An aggregate of 17 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 7 of them for Giravanz and 10 for Yokohama. Thatโs an average goals per game figure of 2.83.
The last league clash between these sides was J2 League match day 25 on 24/07/2016 when it finished Yokohama FC 2-2 Giravanz Kitakyushu.
The referee was Kenta Tsukada.
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Team News: Giravanz Kitakyushu
The Giravanz Kitakyushu boss doesnโt have any fitness worries to speak of coming into this clash thanks to a fully injury-free group ready to go.
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Team News: Yokohama FC
Yokohama FC manager Shuhei Yomoda has a number of players out of action. Tsubasa Shibuya (Acromioclavicular joint dislocation), Joรฃo Paulo (Tibia and fibula fracture) and Kaito Mori (Broken collarbone) wonโt be making appearances.
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Prediction
Weโre of the opinion that Giravanz Kitakyushu certainly have the ability to breach the defence of this Yokohama FC lineup, but one goal likely wonโt be enough.
Weโre therefore tipping a very close game with a 1-2 winning score for Yokohama FC by the conclusion of the game. Itโs a very tough call.
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โฝ๏ธ What are the top odds for the game?
Looking at what the bookmakersโ view is of this game on the 90 minute result market, a victory for Giravanz Kitakyushu can be had for 2.9, a bet on a draw is 3 & taking a punt on the winner to be Yokohama FC can be had at 2.5. Those are the best market prices being offered as of now.
Lucas Pereira,
09:00 16/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Giravanz Kitakyushu
Formed: 1947
Stadium: Mikuni World Stadium (15,300)
Chairman: Yukito Tamai
Competitions: J. League Cup (2nd Round)