Roasso Kumamoto line up against visiting team V-Varen Nagasaki at EGAO Kenko Stadium in this J2 League game on Sunday.
Our Roasso Kumamoto v V-Varen Nagasaki predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Roasso Kumamoto
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Roasso Kumamoto head into this game following a 1-1 J2 League draw versus Ventforet Kofu.
The only name on the scoresheet from Roasso Kumamoto was Keita Kumashiro (71'). Yoshiki Torikai (3') was the scorer for Ventforet Kofu.
Roasso Kumamoto have not been the best at stopping their opponents lately, although they’ve also found ways to score goals themselves. Over their last 6 matches, Roasso Kumamoto have been punished defensively in 6 of them as well as getting on the scoresheet in 5 of those matches.
Analysis of their past results shows that Roasso Kumamoto:
- have not registered a win against V-Varen Nagasaki in their last 5 league matches.
- are without a home win in the past 6 matches in the league. Their fans aren't happy.
V-Varen Nagasaki
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In their last game, V-Varen Nagasaki drew 3-3 in the J2 League match with Ōmiya Ardija.
For V-Varen Nagasaki, goals were scored by Taisei Abe (38') and Delgado (81'). Oriola Sunday (14', 55'), Caprini (45') and Wakaba Shimoguchi (52' Own goal) scored for Ōmiya Ardija.
The stats don’t lie, and V-Varen Nagasaki have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 9 goals overall. At the back, V-Varen Nagasaki can certainly do much better. We shall soon find out whether or not that trend can be sustained here.
Heading into this fixture, V-Varen Nagasaki remain unbeaten by Roasso Kumamoto in away games against them for the last 2 league games.
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Head to head
Looking over their past head-to-head meetings going back to 10/09/2022 shows that Roasso Kumamoto have won 1 of them & V-Varen Nagasaki 5, with the tally of drawn matches being 0.
Loads of goals were seen in those games, too - 25 overall which averages out at 4.17 goals per match.
The last league match between these clubs was J2 League match day 1 on 15/02/2025 and the score finished V-Varen Nagasaki 3-2 Roasso Kumamoto.
The referee was Yosuke Kubota.
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Team News: Roasso Kumamoto
Yuki Omoto (Hamstring injury), Kaito Miyazaki (Hamstring injury), Hiromu Musha (Achilles tendon rupture) and Jeong-min Bae (Meniscus injury) won’t be able to feature for Roasso Kumamoto manager Takeshi Oki.
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Team News: V-Varen Nagasaki
V-Varen Nagasaki manager Takahiro Shimotaira has not got a full squad to pick from. Riku Yamada (Meniscus injury) and Shunsuke Aoki (Hamstring injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.
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Prediction
Looking at these two teams, we feel that Roasso Kumamoto could find themselves struggling to break down this V-Varen Nagasaki outfit who we think will score at least once to put them ahead.
That’s why our selection here is for a good tussle with a 0-1 winning margin for V-Varen Nagasaki when all is said and done.
Let’s see how this one goes.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds in the win-draw-win market, a win for Roasso Kumamoto is available for 2.88, backing the game finishing all-square is 3.4 and taking a punt on the win for V-Varen Nagasaki can get you 2.35. They’re the best of the prices being offered at present.
Andre Moura,
12:01 18/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Roasso Kumamoto
Formed: 2004
Stadium: EGAO Kenko Stadium (30,275)
Captain: Wataru Iwashita
Chairman: Motomu Nagata
Manager: Takeshi Oki
Competitions: J2 League position 16
⭐ Key Player: Koya Fujii
Mostly played in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Koya Fujii was born in Aichi, Japan. Having made a first senior appearance for Roasso Kumamoto in the 2024 season, the dangerous Midfielder has scored 3 league goals in the J2 League 2025 campaign so far in a total of 18 appearances.