In a friendly match to be held in Tokyo, the Spanish "Barcelona" will play against one of the best clubs in Japan "Vissel Kobe".
Vissel Kobe
The Japanese club agreed to a friendly match against one of the giants of European football before the latter's vacation. Vissel Kobe is now playing full-time in the Japanese championship and, of course, in this confrontation it will actively rotate the squad so that the players do not get tired once again. Recall that the next match in the Japanese championship at Vissel Kobe will be on the tenth. In general, the club has been in good shape lately and has won four matches in five matches since May 7 and only drew once. In the last round, Vissel Kobe played a difficult match on the home field, but still won over Tokyo due to a good first half. In the first half, Vissel Kobe was able to score three unanswered goals from 20 to 44 minutes, respectively. Already in the second half of the match, Vissel Kobe relaxed and eventually allowed Tokyo to return to the game, but still the players gathered their thoughts and retained an important victory.
As a result, after 15 matches played in the Japanese championship, Vissel Kobe is still in first place in the standings with 33 points according to additional indicators.
And of course, in this friendly match, many will be waiting on the field for Andres Iniesta, who made a name for himself at Barcelona, and now even in Japan he stopped playing because of not the best form. As a result, Iniesta will soon have to leave the Japanese club, but so far Andres has no plans to end his career as a professional football player.
Barcelona
The Catalan club, in turn, after the early championship in La Liga, relaxed and holds the last matches without much motivation. As a result, over the last five matches since May 14, Barcelona has won only two meetings with three defeats. In their last match, which was the day before yesterday, Barcelona lost to Celta on the road with a score of 1:2. The Catalan club tried to start the match strongly, but a quick goal, which was held in the 11th minute, was canceled due to an offside by Frank Cassi. After that, Celta was able to calm down the game and at the end of the first half, the home team opened the scoring in the match, it happened in the 42nd minute. In the middle of the second half, Celta was able to consolidate its advantage, it happened in the 65th minute. Even a series of substitutions did not improve Barcelona's game in any way. Nevertheless, Xavi's team did not give up fighting and still scored their goal in the 79th minute, Ansu Fati sent the ball into the opponent's goal from the transfer of Ousmane Dembele. But in the end, Barcelona could not save the match.
Barcelona and Vissel Kobe last played against each other on July 27, 2019. Then the friendly match was in Kobe, and the Spanish club was stronger with a score of 2:0.
Forecast
In this match, Barcelona, of course, is considered by the bookmakers to be an extremely clear favorite. Considering that the Japanese club needs this match only from the commercial side, it is worth waiting for a large number of substitutions and rotation. Barcelona is also already looking for a vacation and is unlikely to seek to play particularly attacking football. We suggest that you bet less than 3.5 goals on the total.
