The J2 League meeting at Soyu Stadium on Saturday will see home side AFC Blaublitz Akita up against opponents in Roasso Kumamoto.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the AFC Blaublitz Akita v Roasso Kumamoto match are shown here (including the best match odds).
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AFC Blaublitz Akita
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AFC Blaublitz Akita will be looking to improve on their last outing here following a 0-2 J2 League loss in their previous game against Mito Hollyhock.
Arata Watanabe (8') and Shunsuke Saito (61') scored for Mito Hollyhock.
AFC Blaublitz Akita have not been the best at stopping their opponents lately, but they’ve also managed to convert their own chances into goals. Looking at their last 6 games, AFC Blaublitz Akita have seen their goal breached in 6 of them as well as managing to get on the scoresheet in 5 of those games. Historical results aside, we’ll just have to find out whether that pattern shall be sustained in this upcoming match.
Going into this contest, AFC Blaublitz Akita have not won at home in their last 6 matches in the league. Their supporters are understandably frustrated.
Roasso Kumamoto
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Roasso Kumamoto will come into the clash following on from a 2-0 J2 League win with the downing of Júbilo Iwata in their previous game.
For Roasso Kumamoto, the scorers were Keita Kumashiro (61') and Ryo Shiohama (75').
Roasso Kumamoto have regularly broken through opposing defences leading up to this encounter, scoring 8 times in their previous 6 matches. Having said that, Roasso Kumamoto have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 5 of those same outings.
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Head to head
Looking at their past head-to-head meetings dating back to 02/10/2022 shows us that AFC Blaublitz Akita have won 3 of them & Roasso Kumamoto 1, with the tally of drawn games being 2.
An aggregate of 15 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 8 from AFC Blaublitz Akita and 7 being from Roasso K. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.5.
The previous league encounter between these clubs was J2 League match day 17 on 25/05/2025 when the final score was Roasso Kumamoto 1-2 AFC Blaublitz Akita.
The match was refereed by Koei Koya.
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Team News: Roasso Kumamoto
Roasso Kumamoto manager Takeshi Oki has not got a full squad to pick from. Kaito Miyazaki (Hamstring injury), Hiromu Musha (Achilles tendon rupture) and Jeong-min Bae (Meniscus injury) will not be playing here.
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Prediction
We’re thinking that Roasso Kumamoto and AFC Blaublitz Akita may both find scoring difficult here.
A scoreless draw looks like a real possibility, but we’ll see what happens. Therefore, we predict a very competitive game with a 0-0 draw when all is said and done.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Looking at the betting prices for the match in the full-time result market, the win for AFC Blaublitz Akita is available for 2.7, betting on a drawn result is 3.25 & staking on the winning team to be Roasso Kumamoto will get you 2.45. Those are the best of the prices on offer as of now.
Renata Leite,
10:05 08/07/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
AFC Blaublitz Akita
Formed: 1965
Stadium: Soyu Stadium (18,560)
Captain: Hiroto Morooka
Chairman: Kosuke Iwase
Manager: Ken Yoshida
Competitions: J2 League position 18
⭐ Star Player: Daiki Sato
Typically played in the Striker position, Daiki Sato was born in Japan. Having played his first senior match for Machida Zelvia in the 2022 season, the dangerous Forward has bagged 3 league goals in the J2 League 2025 season so far from a total of 14 appearances.