The J2 League tie at Soyu Stadium on Saturday will see home team AFC Blaublitz Akita taking on opponents Mito Hollyhock.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for AFC Blaublitz Akita v Mito Hollyhock can be found here - plus the latest match odds.
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AFC Blaublitz Akita
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AFC Blaublitz Akita will play in this match coming off the back of a 1-1 J2 League drawn result vs Renofa Yamaguchi.
The only name on the scoresheet from AFC Blaublitz Akita was Masakazu Yoshioka (5'). Keita Yoshioka (82') scored for Renofa Yamaguchi.
Fixtures involving AFC Blaublitz Akita have proved to be exciting ones of late with high scoring being a common characteristic. Over their past six games, a grand total of 20 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 10 of these being chalked up by AFC Blaublitz Akita. That kind of trend isn’t assured to follow through into this next game, though.
Pre-game facts show that AFC Blaublitz Akita:
- are winless against Mito Hollyhock in their last 6 league games.
- haven’t won at home in the past 5 league games. Their supporters are understandably frustrated.
Mito Hollyhock
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In their previous fixture, Mito Hollyhock drew 1-1 in the J2 League match with Tokushima Vortis.
The only player to score from Mito Hollyhock was Shimon Teranuma (90'). Elsinho (58') scored for Tokushima Vortis.
A run of outstanding showings by the Mito Hollyhock defensive players has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 3 from their last 6 outings overall. In that period of time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 10.
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Head to head
Looking over their prior head to head meetings going back to 07/08/2022 tells us that AFC Blaublitz Akita have won 0 of these games & Mito Hollyhock 2, with the number of drawn results standing at 4.
A sum of 12 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 5 from AFC Blaublitz Akita and 7 coming from HollyHock. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.
The previous league match between the two was J2 League match day 15 on 11/05/2025 when it ended Mito Hollyhock 2-1 AFC Blaublitz Akita.
The referee was Masuya Ueda.
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Prediction
We’re inclined to think that AFC Blaublitz Akita might have a difficult job to put one past this Mito Hollyhock lineup who should get the win and a maybe even keep a clean sheet as well.
We’re going for a very even match with a 0-1 winning score for Mito Hollyhock when the full-time whistle blows.
Let’s see how this one goes.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Checking the latest betting odds for this match on the WDW market, staking on AFC Blaublitz Akita is available for 3.2, betting on a drawn result is 3.1 & staking on the winner to be Mito Hollyhock can get you 2.25. They are the best market prices on offer at the current time.
Victor Martins,
09:01 01/07/2025
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 15
🔑 Key Player: Ren Komatsu
Regularly used in the Striker position, Ren Komatsu was born in Tokyo, Japan. Having made his senior debut playing for AFC Blaublitz Akita in the 2024 season, the dangerous Forward has accumulated 10 league goals in this J2 League 2025 season to date in 21 appearances.