The J2 League match at Peace Stadium Connected by Softbank on Saturday sees home side V-Varen Nagasaki play Ehime FC.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for V-Varen Nagasaki v Ehime FC, scroll down (inc. the best betting odds).
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V-Varen Nagasaki
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V-Varen Nagasaki prepare for this game following on from a 2-2 J2 League drawn match against Consadole Sapporo.
For V-Varen Nagasaki, the goalscorers were Asahi Masuyama (38') and Matheus Jesus (51'). Tomoki Kondo (76') and Kosuke Hara (90') scored for Consadole Sapporo.
It has been a rare occasion in recent games that V-Varen Nagasaki have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that V-Varen Nagasaki have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 13 goals during that time.
Looking at the pre-match facts, V-Varen Nagasaki:
- haven't been beaten in the league by Ehime FC in their previous 6 matches.
- are without a home win in the past 2 league games.
Ehime FC
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Since tasting defeat last time out to Fujieda MYFC in J2 League action, Ehime FC will be aiming to make amends here.
The only player to score from Ehime FC was Hidemasa Koda (67').
The stats don’t lie, and Ehime FC have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 7 goals in all. In defence, Ehime FC just haven’t been too solid at all. That pattern won’t necessarily be sustained into this match, however.
Analysis of their past results shows that Ehime FC:
- have left without a victory over V-Varen Nagasaki when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 matches in the league.
- are undefeated in their last 3 league matches away from home.
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Head to head
A quick look at their past head to head results going back to 21/10/2020 tells us that these encounters have been disappointments for Ehime FC. They have not been able to get themselves any victories at all while V-Varen Nagasaki have been superior, beating them in 83 per cent of those matches.
Loads of goals were seen in those games, too - 26 in total which averages out at 4.33 goals per match.
The last league fixture between these clubs was J2 League match day 38 on 10/11/2024 when it ended V-Varen Nagasaki 5-2 Ehime FC.
The match was refereed by Koki Nagamine.
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Team News: V-Varen Nagasaki
Emerson Deocleciano (Leg injury) and Tsubasa Kasayanagi (Foot injury) won’t be playing for V-Varen Nagasaki manager Takahiro Shimotaira.
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Team News: Ehime FC
From a largely available group, there’s just the lone fitness problem for the Ehime FC gaffer Kiyotaka Ishimaru to contend with. Taiga Ishiura (Metatarsal fracture) misses out for this game.
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Prediction
In this game, Ehime FC won’t find it easy at all to find the net against a V-Varen Nagasaki outfit who should be able to boss most aspects of this game if it turns out as we expect.
We’re tipping a convincing 3-0 winning scoreline for V-Varen Nagasaki when the full-time whistle blows.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Looking at what the bookmakers’ view is of this game on the win-draw-win market, a win for V-Varen Nagasaki is available for 1.6, betting on the game finishing all-square is 4 and taking a punt on the winner to be Ehime FC gets 5.25. They’re the most competitive prices being offered at this very moment.
Victor Martins,
12:04 29/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
V-Varen Nagasaki
Formed: 2005
Stadium: Peace Stadium Connected by Softbank (20,027)
Captain: Hotaru Yamaguchi
Chairman: Takenori Tagawa
Manager: Takahiro Shimotaira
Competitions: J2 League position 10
⭐ Key Player: Marcos Guilherme
Mostly taking up the Left Wing position, Marcos Guilherme was born in Itararé, Brazil. Having played his first senior match for Atletico PR in the 2014 season, the talented Forward has managed to score 2 league goals in the J2 League 2025 season so far from a total of 11 appearances.