Jeonbuk Motors vs Kashiwa Reysol — Tips & Analysis

Jeonbuk Motors +0.5: Jeonbuk tie a lot of games, and that is the heart of this pick. They have tied 8 of their last 20 games and 3 of their last 5. They do not score much, just over a goal a game, but they are hard to break down and let in less than a goal a game. Their games bring just over 2 goals in total, and only 7 of those 20 had 3 or more goals in them. Kashiwa are the opposite kind of team. They have won 10 and lost 9 of their last 19, with no ties at all. Their games average almost 3 goals, and they have lost by 2 or more goals in 4 of those 19. They also come in on patchy form, beaten 2-0 twice in the last two weeks before a 3-2 win at Kyoto. Jeonbuk play this at their own ground in Jeonju and have won both of the last two meetings between the clubs. A 1-1 is the likeliest score, and Jeonbuk avoiding defeat is all this asks of them. The one thing that worries us is that zero in the Kashiwa tie column. They have not tied any of their 19 games, so this result tends to break one way. Jeonbuk also lost 1-2 at home to FC Seoul last weekend. We still trust them to stay in this game.