FC Imabari make the trip to Ishin Me-Life Stadium on Saturday for the J2 League meeting with home side Renofa Yamaguchi.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Renofa Yamaguchi v FC Imabari can be found here - plus the latest betting odds.
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Renofa Yamaguchi
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Renofa Yamaguchi head into this fixture coming off the back of a 2-2 J2 League stalemate versus Sagan Tosu.
For Renofa Yamaguchi, the goalscorers were Ryusei Shimodo (50') and Toa Suenaga (55'). Haruki Arai (9') and Keisuke Sakaiya (93') scored for Sagan Tosu.
It’s not been often in recent times where Renofa Yamaguchi have kept a clean sheet. In fact, Renofa Yamaguchi have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, giving up 9 goals in the process.
FC Imabari
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In their previous game, FC Imabari drew 0-0 in the J2 League tie with Ōmiya Ardija.
Throughout their six latest matches, Keiji Kuraishi's FC Imabari have found the back of the net 11 times, earning them the goals per game average of 1.83.
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Team News: Renofa Yamaguchi
It doesn’t get much better regarding selection, with just a single fitness concern for the Renofa Yamaguchi boss Ryo Shigaki to be concerned with from a near full-strength group. Kota Kawano (Cruciate ligament injury) is out of contention.
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Team News: FC Imabari
FC Imabari boss Keiji Kuraishi has a number of players out of action. Yumeki Yokoyama (Acromioclavicular joint dislocation), Yuki Kajiura (Broken ankle), Wataru Noguchi (Cruciate ligament injury) and Takafumi Yamada (Calf injury) won’t be making appearances.
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Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that Renofa Yamaguchi could find themselves struggling to break down this FC Imabari outfit who we reckon should win and very possibly keep a clean sheet.
With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a hard-fought 0-1 winning score for FC Imabari at the end of the match.
Should be a close one.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Turning to the betting odds on the full-time result market, a victory for Renofa Yamaguchi is best priced at 3.3, a wager on a drawn result is 3.2 & staking on the winner to be FC Imabari can get you 2.25. They are the best prices on offer as of now.
Victor Martins,
15:04 22/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Renofa Yamaguchi
Formed: 2006
Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium (15,115)
Captain: Masashi Kamekawa
Chairman: Hirofumi Watanabe
Manager: Ryo Shigaki
Competitions: J2 League position 18, J. League Cup (3rd Round)
🔑 Key Man: Daigo Furukawa
Mostly played in the Striker position, Daigo Furukawa was born in Chiba, Japan. Having played his first senior match for JEF United Chiba in the 2017 season, the accomplished Forward has scored a sum of 2 league goals in this J2 League 2025 campaign to date in 10 appearances.