FC Imabari will face off against visiting club JEF United Chiba at Asics Satoyama Stadium in the J2 League meeting on Sunday.
Our FC Imabari v JEF United Chiba predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below - as well as the best betting odds.
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Form Guide
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FC Imabari
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FC Imabari, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 0-1 J2 League success versus Roasso Kumamoto.
The only player to score from FC Imabari was Takatora Kondo (36').
Keiji Kuraishi's FC Imabari have managed to score a sum total of 9 times in their past six outings. The corresponding number of goals that have been scored against them in those same fixtures stands at 8.
Their previous form shows that FC Imabari:
- haven't been defeated in their previous 6 league matches at home.
- are without a home win in the past 2 league games.
JEF United Chiba
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After being defeated in their last game at the hands of Ōmiya Ardija in J2 League action, JEF United Chiba and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
For JEF United Chiba, the goals were scored by Daichi Ishikawa (23') and Koji Toriumi (53' Own goal). Yuta Toyokawa (5') scored for Ōmiya Ardija.
Yoshiyuki Kobayashi's JEF United Chiba have found the back of the net 9 times in the course of their most recent sextet of matches. The aggregate of goals that they have conceded during those same clashes equals 6.
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Team News: FC Imabari
Yuki Kajiura (Broken ankle) and Wataru Noguchi (Cruciate ligament injury) won’t be able to feature for FC Imabari boss Keiji Kuraishi.
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Team News: JEF United Chiba
Owing to an otherwise available squad, there is just the lone fitness problem for the JEF United Chiba gaffer Yoshiyuki Kobayashi to be concerned about. Tomoya Wakahara (Meniscus injury) won’t be playing here.
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Prediction
Our assessment is that JEF United Chiba and FC Imabari may both struggle to make a breakthrough here.
A scoreless draw looks like a real possibility, but we’ll see what happens. That is why we are leaning toward a tight encounter, finishing with a 0-0 draw at the end of the match.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds in the 90 min. result market, a victory for FC Imabari is available for 2.38, going for a draw is 3.4 and betting on a win for JEF United Chiba comes in at 2.8. They are the best of the bets available at the moment.
Victor Martins,
09:13 08/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
FC Imabari
Formed: 1976
Stadium: Asics Satoyama Stadium (5,316)
Captain: Yuta Mikado
Chairman: Masafumi Yano
Manager: Keiji Kuraishi
Competitions: J2 League position 4
🔑 Key Man: Marcus Índio
Customarily deployed in the Striker position, Marcus Índio was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Having made his senior debut playing for Figueirense in the 2016 season, the dangerous Forward has struck 7 league goals in the J2 League 2025 campaign so far in 14 appearances.