Ventforet Kofu head to Ekimae Real Estate Stadium on Sunday for the J2 League game with home side Sagan Tosu.
Our Sagan Tosu v Ventforet Kofu predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below including the latest game odds.
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Sagan Tosu
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Sagan Tosu, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-1 J2 League victory over Tokushima Vortis.
The only scorer from Sagan Tosu was Yuta Imazu (20').
In their last six fixtures, Akio Kogiku's Sagan Tosu have celebrated scoring 8 times resulting in an average number of goals scored per match of 1.33.
Pre-game facts show that Sagan Tosu:
- haven't lost in the league to Ventforet Kofu in their last 4 games.
- are unbeaten in their previous 6 home league matches.
Ventforet Kofu
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Ventforet Kofu will go into the match following on from a 0-1 J2 League win to defeat AFC Blaublitz Akita in their previous outing.
The only name on the scoresheet from Ventforet Kofu was Koki Oshima (48').
Over the course of 5 of the past six games involving Ventforet Kofu, a comparatively low number of goals have gone in between them and their opponents. The overall average goals scored per game within that period comes out as a meagre 1.33, with the number of goals averaged by Kofu standing at 0.5. That kind of trend might not be carried forward into this match, however.
Leading up to this clash, Ventforet Kofu:
- have not won against Sagan Tosu in games played away from home for the previous 2 matches in the league.
- are unbeaten in their last 4 away league matches.
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Head to head
A review of their past head to head clashes dating back to 18/04/2015 tells us that Sagan Tosu have won 3 of them and Ventforet Kofu 1, with the number of drawn results being 2.
A total of 10 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 7 of them from Sagan Tosu and 3 being from Kofu. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.67.
The last league meeting featuring these clubs was J1 League match day 26 on 16/09/2017 when it ended Sagan Tosu 2-1 Ventforet Kofu.
The referee was Yusuke Araki.
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Team News: Sagan Tosu
Fuchi Honda (Tear of the lateral meniscus), Toshiki Ando (Metatarsal fracture) and Cristiano (Cruciate ligament injury) aren’t available for Sagan Tosu boss Akio Kogiku.
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Prediction
In our view, Ventforet Kofu certainly have the ability to put one past this Sagan Tosu side, however that isn’t expected to be as many as the goals that they could concede.
We’re expecting a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 winning score for Sagan Tosu when all is said and done. Definitely a tough call.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Looking at the bookies’ prices in the 90 min. result market, the win for Sagan Tosu is best priced at 2.1, a wager on a drawn result is 3.2 & putting your money on a victory for Ventforet Kofu gets 3.5. They’re the most competitive bets being offered as of now.
Lucas Pereira,
07:07 08/05/2025
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
⭐ Star Player: Hiroto Yamada
Usually deployed in the Striker position, Hiroto Yamada was born in Japan. After having made a senior debut playing for Cerezo Osaka in the 2019 season, the skilful Forward has got 2 league goals in the J2 League 2025 season so far in a total of 6 appearances.