Roasso Kumamoto will do battle with away side Ehime FC at EGAO Kenko Stadium in this J2 League fixture on Sunday.
View all Roasso Kumamoto v Ehime FC tips, stats and our pre-match poll below including the latest game odds.
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Roasso Kumamoto
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Roasso Kumamoto will be hoping to bounce back here following a 0-1 J2 League defeat last time out to FC Imabari.
Takatora Kondo (36') scored for FC Imabari.
A common feature of more recent Roasso Kumamoto games is the number of nil scores.
Taking their prior six clashes leading up to this one, in 5 of them a wager on BTTS would've been a losing one.
Their prior results show that Roasso Kumamoto:
- are unbeaten in the league by Ehime FC in their previous 5 matches.
- have not won at home in their last 4 league games. Their supporters are understandably frustrated.
Ehime FC
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In their previous fixture, Ehime FC drew 1-1 in the J2 League tie with Iwaki.
The only scorer from Ehime FC was Ryo Sato (27'). Yuto Yamashita (76') was the scorer for Iwaki.
Ehime FC have been good when going forward of late, scoring 8 times in their last 6 matches. While their manager Kiyotaka Ishimaru will no doubt take that as a positive sign, Ehime FC can also improve defensively after being scored against in 5 of those same outings. That kind of trend might not be sustained into this match, however.
Pre-game facts show that Ehime FC:
- have left without a victory over Roasso Kumamoto in away games against them for the last 3 league matches.
- are undefeated in their previous 4 away league matches.
- have not won away from home in their last 2 league matches.
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Head to head
Looking over their prior head to head meetings going back to 09/04/2017 shows us that Roasso Kumamoto have won 5 of them and Ehime FC 1, with the tally of drawn games being 0.
A combined sum of 19 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 14 from Roasso K and 5 being from Ehime. The average goals per game has been 3.17.
The last league fixture featuring the two was J2 League match day 22 on 29/06/2024 which ended up with the score at Roasso Kumamoto 4-0 Ehime FC.
The referee was Yoshikazu Matsuzawa.
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Team News: Roasso Kumamoto
Ayumu Toyoda (Acromioclavicular joint dislocation) and Hiromu Musha (Achilles tendon rupture) won’t be playing for Roasso Kumamoto manager Takeshi Oki.
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Team News: Ehime FC
Due to a mostly full-strength squad, there is only the one fitness worry for the Ehime FC gaffer Kiyotaka Ishimaru to be concerned about. Taiga Ishiura (Metatarsal fracture) won’t be in action.
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Prediction
It looks to us that Roasso Kumamoto should be able to create a good number of chances & successful shots on target.
Conversely, Ehime FC won’t find it easy to score but we do think that it’s more than likely that they will be hitting back at some stage, too.
We’re predicting a comfortable 3-1 winning margin for Roasso Kumamoto after 90 minutes.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Checking the latest betting odds for this match in the win-draw-win market, the win for Roasso Kumamoto can be had for 1.75, going for the game finishing all-square is 3.4 and betting on the winning team to be Ehime FC can get you 4.5. Those are the best returns on offer at present.
Lucas Pereira,
09:13 08/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Roasso Kumamoto
Formed: 2004
Stadium: EGAO Kenko Stadium (30,275)
Captain: Wataru Iwashita
Chairman: Motomu Nagata
Manager: Takeshi Oki
Competitions: J2 League position 11
⭐ Key Player: Ryo Shiohama
Customarily taking up the position, Ryo Shiohama was born in Shiga, Japan. After making a first senior appearance for Roasso Kumamoto in the 2025 season, the goalscoring Midfielder has netted 5 league goals in the J2 League 2025 season to date in 14 appearances.