How it turned out
We projected about 2.1 goals and the game finished with 2. Both teams scored. We made Over 1.5 goals 65%, and it landed.
What we said beforehand
We expect about 1.0 goals from Shimizu S-Pulse and 1.1 from FC Tokyo, which is as level as our reading of a game gets. Put together, that is around 2.1 goals in the game, so we are braced for a tight one where good chances are rare.
Shimizu S-Pulse come into this on three straight defeats. FC Tokyo come into this on two straight wins. Recent results are only ever part of the story, but they are worth knowing before kick-off.
Our pick: Over 1.5 goals. This does not need a goal rush: we make it around 2.1 goals (xG 1.0-1.1), and two is enough to land it, landing about 67% of the time on these numbers.
We put the chance of that landing at about 65 out of 100. The price on offer is 1.33, which works out at about 75 out of 100. The price is shorter than our own read, so there is less in this than it might look.
Recent results
The last five meetings are split 2-2, with one drawn.
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