The J2 League game at Ningineer Stadium on Saturday sees home side Ehime FC take to the field against Renofa Yamaguchi.
All Ehime FC v Renofa Yamaguchi match predictions, user poll and stats are shown below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Ehime FC
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Ehime FC will be looking to improve on their last outing here following the 4-0 J2 League defeat last time out to Júbilo Iwata.
Graça (67'), Peixoto (73', 87') and Ikki Kawasaki (91') scored for Júbilo Iwata.
It has been all too rare in recent times that Ehime FC haven’t conceded. In fact, Ehime FC have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 games, leaking 12 goals along the way. Even so, we must now wait to see if that trend will be maintained here in this game.
A look at their previous results shows us that Ehime FC:
- have not lost a league tie with Renofa Yamaguchi in their previous 7 matches.
- haven't beaten Renofa Yamaguchi in their last 6 league games.
- are without a home win in the past 14 matches in the league. So depressing.
Renofa Yamaguchi
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In their last game, Renofa Yamaguchi drew 2-2 in the J2 League tie with Iwaki.
For Renofa Yamaguchi, the goalscorers were Ota Yamamoto (23') and Keita Yoshioka (90'). Kaina Tanimura (15') and Hyun-woo Kim (68') scored for Iwaki.
The forward players for Renofa Yamaguchi have had real problems scoring goals over their previous 6 encounters, netting the disappointing return of just 3. In those matches, Renofa have also seen the overall goal aggregate of opposing teams equal 6.
Their prior results show that Renofa Yamaguchi:
- remain undefeated by Ehime FC when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 matches in the league.
- have not won away from home in their last 3 league games.
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Head to head
Checking out their prior head to head meetings dating back to 03/10/2020, both clubs have shared the honours with Ehime FC winning 0 of those games, Renofa Yamaguchi 0 and 6 being drawn in regulation time.
An aggregate of 12 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 6 of them for Ehime and 6 for Renofa. That’s an average goals per game of 2.
The last league meeting between the two was J2 League match day 8 on 05/04/2025 which ended up with the score at Renofa Yamaguchi 1-1 Ehime FC.
The match was refereed by Yoshito Nakagawa.
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Team News: Renofa Yamaguchi
Renofa Yamaguchi manager Ryo Shigaki has not got a full squad to pick from. Rui Yokoyama (Achilles tendon rupture), Joji Ikegami (Foot injury) and Sílvio Junior (Cruciate ligament injury) are not able to play.
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Prediction
We think that Ehime FC will need to put in a solid display to register a score against this Renofa Yamaguchi team who we think might score & stay on top.
We’ve gone for a very competitive game with a 0-1 winning score for Renofa Yamaguchi at the end of the match.
Let’s see what happens.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Looking at the bookies’ prices in the 90 minute result market, backing Ehime FC can be had for 2.9, a wager on a draw is 3.3 & putting your money on the winning team to be Renofa Yamaguchi gets 2.35. Those are the most competitive returns available at this very moment.
Peter Guest,
07:01 17/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Ehime FC
Formed: 1970
Stadium: Ningineer Stadium (20,919)
Captain: Fuma Shirasaka
Chairman: Tadashi Murakami
Manager: Shinya Aono
Competitions: J2 League position 20
🔑 Star Man: Ryo Sato
Usually playing in the Striker position, Ryo Sato was born in Tokyo, Japan. Having made a first senior appearance for Thespa Kusatsu in the 2023 season, the gifted Forward has struck 3 league goals in the J2 League 2025 campaign to date in a total of 16 appearances.