Sagan Tosu will do battle with visiting club Iwaki at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium in the J2 League meeting on Saturday.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Sagan Tosu v Iwaki can be found here (plus the best game odds).
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Sagan Tosu
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Sagan Tosu prepare for this fixture following on from a 0-0 J2 League drawn result against Ōmiya Ardija.
Akio Kogiku's Sagan Tosu have hit the back of the net a sum total of 6 times over their past six outings. The comparative tally of goals that they have conceded in that same time amounts to 5.
Going into this one, Sagan Tosu are undefeated in their last 9 home league matches. They have been so resilient here.
Iwaki
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Iwaki will go into the meeting following on from a 3-1 J2 League win with the downing of Kataller Toyama in their most recent outing.
For Iwaki, the goalscorers were Yuto Yamashita (43'), Yusuke Onishi (51') and Kaina Tanimura (86'). Tsubasa Yoshihira (88') was the scorer for Kataller Toyama.
Looking at their form, and Iwaki have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 9 goals in all. At the back, Iwaki have some weaknesses to address. That kind of pattern won’t necessarily be carried forward into this match, however.
Going into this contest, Iwaki are without an away win for the past 3 matches in the league.
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Head to head
The previous league fixture featuring these sides was J2 League match day 4 on 09/03/2025 when it ended Iwaki 1-1 Sagan Tosu.
The match was refereed by Futoshi Nakamura.
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Team News: Sagan Tosu
Fuchi Honda (Tear of the lateral meniscus), Shota Hino (Lumbar vertebra fracture), Noriyoshi Sakai (Calf injury) and Cristiano (Cruciate ligament injury) won’t be able to feature for Sagan Tosu manager Akio Kogiku.
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Team News: Iwaki
Thanks to a largely healthy squad, there is just the sole fitness problem for the Iwaki gaffer Yuzo Tamura to contend with. Rintaro Yamauchi (Knee medial ligament tear) won’t be in action.
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Prediction
Our assessment here is that Iwaki may find it difficult to get anything against this Sagan Tosu lineup who should do enough to score at the other end and edge ahead.
We therefore fancy a hard-fought 1-0 win for Sagan Tosu at the end of the match.
Let’s see how this one goes.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Looking at the betting prices for the match on the 90 minute result market, victory for Sagan Tosu is available for 2.3, a wager on a drawn result is 3.2 & putting your money on a victory for Iwaki gets you 3.1. These are the most competitive market prices available at the current time.
Lucas Pereira,
10:07 24/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Sagan Tosu
Formed: 1997
Stadium: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium (20,219)
Captain: Yuta Imazu
Chairman: Tomoyuki Koyanagi
Manager: Akio Kogiku
Competitions: J2 League position 8
⭐ Key Player: Haruki Arai
Typically taking up the Left Wing position, Haruki Arai was born in Saitama, Japan. Having played his first senior match for Cerezo Osaka in the 2021 season, the accomplished Forward has contributed 2 league goals in the J2 League 2025 season so far coming from a total of 20 appearances.