FC Imabari will do battle with visiting rivals Ventforet Kofu at Asics Satoyama Stadium in this J2 League meeting on Saturday.
Our FC Imabari v Ventforet Kofu predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below - along with the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
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FC Imabari
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FC Imabari will play in this match after a 0-0 J2 League draw against Fujieda MYFC.
It has not been often in recent times that FC Imabari haven’t conceded. The facts show that FC Imabari have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 7 goals along the way.
Heading into this fixture, FC Imabari are without a home win in the past 6 league games. Fans are getting restless.
Ventforet Kofu
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Previously, Ventforet Kofu drew 0-0 in the J2 League tie with Ehime FC.
A series of steadfast showings from the Ventforet Kofu defensive players has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 3 from their last 6 clashes combined. In that period, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 7. We will just have to see whether or not that trend will be sustained here.
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Head to head
The previous league contest between these clubs was J2 League match day 16 on 17/05/2025 when it finished Ventforet Kofu 1-0 FC Imabari.
The match was refereed by Atsushi Kamimura.
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Team News: FC Imabari
Hikaru Umakoshi (Hamstring injury), Yuki Kajiura (Broken ankle), Kyota Mochii (Broken ankle), Takatora Kondo (Knee medial ligament tear) and Junya Kato (Torn ankle ligaments) won’t be available for FC Imabari gaffer Keiji Kuraishi.
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Prediction
In this match, Ventforet Kofu must be fancied to breach the defence of this FC Imabari side, although that may not quite prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.
We can see a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 winning score for FC Imabari at full-time. Hopefully this is a good one.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Checking out the betting prices for the game on the 90 minute result market, a win for FC Imabari is best priced at 2.2, going for a drawn result is 3 and betting on the winning team to be Ventforet Kofu gets you 3.6. They are the best of the market prices being offered right now.
Andre Moura,
08:02 01/07/2025
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 9
🔑 Key Man: Yumeki Yokoyama
Generally played in the position, Yumeki Yokoyama was born in Tokyo, Japan. After having made a senior debut playing for FC Imabari in the 2025 season, the gifted Midfielder has accumulated 4 league goals in the J2 League 2025 campaign so far in 11 appearances.