Tokushima Vortis host visiting team Montedio Yamagata at POCARI SWEAT Stadium in this J2 League game on Sunday.
Our tips, poll and stats for Tokushima Vortis v Montedio Yamagata can all be found here (inc. the best betting odds).
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Form Guide
Tokushima Vortis
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Tokushima Vortis, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-1 J2 League triumph vs Fujieda MYFC.
The only name on the scoresheet from Tokushima Vortis was Noah Kenshin Browne (39').
Tokushima Vortis have really struggled up front in recent times. Their sum of goals stands at just 3 against opponents during their last 6 fixtures. In those games, Tokushima Vortis have also seen the number of goals scored against them total 9.
Leading up to this clash, Tokushima Vortis:
- have not been beaten in the league by Montedio Yamagata in their last 2 games.
- have not won at home in their last 9 matches in the league. They will be so desperate to end this run.
Montedio Yamagata
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Montedio Yamagata will come into the encounter following a 2-1 J2 League win with the eclipse of Ehime FC in their most recent outing.
For Montedio Yamagata, the goals were scored by Zain Issaka (24') and Naohiro Sugiyama (67'). Ben Duncan (93') scored for Ehime FC.
A tendency of at least one team not managing to score in games involving Montedio Yamagata has been noticeable of late. A glance at their last 6 meetings shows that it has occurred 5 times. During those clashes, their opponents have hit a goal tally of 5 while Montedio Yamagata have scored 6. Still, time will tell if that trend shall be replicated here in this match.
Their prior results show that Montedio Yamagata:
- are undefeated by Tokushima Vortis in away games against them for the last 2 league games.
- are without an away win for the past 4 league games.
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Head to head
Looking at their most recent head-to-head meetings dating back to 02/08/2020 tells us that Tokushima Vortis have won 3 of them and Montedio Yamagata 2, with the number of drawn games being 1.
A combined sum of 9 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 4 of them for Tokushima and 5 coming from Yamagata. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.5.
The previous league encounter between the two was J2 League match day 37 on 01/10/2023 when the final score was Montedio Yamagata 0-1 Tokushima Vortis.
The referee was Yosuke Kubota.
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Team News: Tokushima Vortis
Taiyo Nishino (concussion) and Kohei Uchida (Hamstring injury) will be missing for Tokushima Vortis boss Kosaku Masuda.
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Team News: Montedio Yamagata
Owing to a fully healthy squad available to choose from, the Montedio Yamagata manager Susumu Watanabe has zero fitness concerns whatsoever before this game.
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Prediction
Here, we’re thinking that Tokushima Vortis could find themselves struggling to hit the back of the net against this Montedio Yamagata team who we reckon will manage to score & go ahead.
We’re therefore seeing a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 winning score for Montedio Yamagata at the end of this one.
Let’s see how it plays out.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest,
21:04 26/04/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Tokushima Vortis
Formed: 1955
Stadium: POCARI SWEAT Stadium (17,924)
Captain: Yōichirō Kakitani
Chairman: Kazuhiro Kishida
Manager: Kosaku Masuda
Competitions: J2 League position 18
⭐ Star Man: Daiki Watari
Mostly used in the Striker position, Daiki Watari was born in Japan. After having played his first senior match for Giravanz Kitakyushu in the 2012 season, the goalscoring Forward has scored 2 league goals in this J2 League 2024 season so far in 10 appearances.