The fascinating J. League Cup match on Wednesday sees Shonan Bellmare go into battle with Júbilo Iwata.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for Shonan Bellmare v Júbilo Iwata, scroll down (inc. the best betting odds).
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Shonan Bellmare
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Shonan Bellmare will be hoping to return to winning ways here following the 0-1 J1 League loss in their previous game against Fagiano Okayama.
Under three goals per match were seen in 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Shonan Bellmare have been participants. Regarding the goal attribution in that period, their opponents scored an aggregate of 5 while Shonan Bellmare managed a tally of 4.
Júbilo Iwata
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Previously, Júbilo Iwata drew 2-2 in the J2 League tie with Ōmiya Ardija.
For Júbilo Iwata, the goalscorers were Ken Masui (4') and Matheus Peixoto (90'). Fabián González (35') and Yuta Toyokawa (69') scored for Ōmiya Ardija.
In their previous half-dozen clashes, Júbilo Iwata have helped themselves to a total of 12 goals. Júbilo Iwata have also not failed to score on each one of those occasions. Over that period, they’ve had 6 goals go against them. That kind of trend won’t necessarily be carried forward into this match, of course.
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Head to head
A review of their prior head-to-head meetings dating back to 02/03/2022 tells us that Shonan Bellmare have won 3 of them & Júbilo Iwata 2, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.
A total of 13 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 9 of them for Shonan and 4 netted by Júbilo Iwata. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.17.
The previous league meeting featuring these clubs was J1 League match day 23 on 14/07/2024 and the score finished Shonan Bellmare 5-0 Júbilo Iwata.
On that day, Shonan Bellmare had 71% possession and 20 shots on goal with 11 on target. The goals were scored by Lukian (22', 44', 52'), Masaki Ikeda (38') and Ryo Nemoto (75').
For their opponents, Júbilo Iwata got 3 attempts at goal with 0 of them on target.
The match was refereed by Koei Koya.
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Team News: Shonan Bellmare
Kanaru Matsumoto (Cruciate ligament injury), Kosuke Onose (unknown injury), Tatsunari Nagai (Calf injury), Zé Ricardo (Inflammation in the knee), Soki Tamura (Hamstring injury), Taiyo Hiraoka (Hamstring injury) and Sena Ishibashi (Ankle ligament tear) will not be taking part for Shonan Bellmare boss Satoshi Yamaguchi.
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Prediction
Our thinking is that Júbilo Iwata may not find it easy to hit the back of the net against this Shonan Bellmare lineup who we think will end up scoring and possibly keep a clean sheet as well.
We’re therefore tipping a very even contest with a 1-0 winning score for Shonan Bellmare when the full-time whistle blows.
We’re expecting it to be that close.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Checking the betting prices for this game in the win-draw-win market, putting your money on Shonan Bellmare is best priced at 2.1, backing a drawn result is 3.1 & staking on the winning team to be Júbilo Iwata comes in at 3.8. They are the best of the bets offered at the moment.
Peter Guest,
08:05 01/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Shonan Bellmare
Formed: 1968
Stadium: Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka (15,380)
Captain: Akito Suzuki
Chairman: Koji Sakamoto
Manager: Satoshi Yamaguchi
Competitions: J1 League position 15
🔑 Key Man: Sho Fukuda
Mostly taking to the field in the Left Wing position, Sho Fukuda was born in Fukuoka, Japan. Having made a first senior appearance for Shonan Bellmare in the 2023 season, the gifted Forward has bagged 3 league goals in this J1 League 2025 season to date in 15 appearances.