A close game between two sides that both create chances. The home side brings volume and pressure, but the shots on target are even, so the volume is a question and not a gap. The visitors have the more balanced record and the sharper finishing.
Daejeon take 15 shots a game at home against under 10, yet on-target shots are level at around four each. Daejeon also failed to win nine of twenty games as the shorter-priced side, with draws away at Shanghai Port, Incheon and Pohang. Vissel Kobe score 1.7 and concede 0.9 over their last ten, and their finishing carries them when the shot count is level.
Kobe's away defence has leaked, seven goals in five away games, so Daejeon's pressure is real. Only one Kobe forward is doubtful, and both teams play again at the weekend, so rotation is possible. The match should be open, with the first goal deciding who has to chase.
That's why I'm siding with Vissel Kobe away, with the draw taken out of the bet.
