Montedio Yamagata are the guests at POCARI SWEAT Stadium on Sunday for the J2 League clash with home side Tokushima Vortis.
All Tokushima Vortis v Montedio Yamagata game predictions, stats and user poll are shown below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
Tokushima Vortis
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Tokushima Vortis, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following the 0-1 J2 League triumph against 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 go into this encounter following a 2-1 J2 League win with the defeat of Ehime FC in their last outing.
For Montedio Yamagata, the goals were scored by Zain Issaka (24') and Naohiro Sugiyama (68'). Ben Duncan (93') was the scorer 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 past head to head meetings going back to 02/08/2020 shows that Tokushima Vortis have won 3 of them and Montedio Yamagata 2, with the number of drawn matches being 1.
A total of 9 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 4 of them from Tokushima and 5 netted by Yamagata. That is an average goals per game value of 1.5.
The previous league clash between the two was J2 League match day 37 on 01/10/2023 and the score finished Montedio Yamagata 0-1 Tokushima Vortis.
The referee was Yosuke Kubota.
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Team News: Tokushima Vortis
It’s a low absenteeism rate, with just a single fitness concern for the Tokushima Vortis boss Kosaku Masuda to contend with thanks to an almost full-strength group. Kohei Uchida (Hamstring injury) won’t play.
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Team News: Montedio Yamagata
Thanks to a completely healthy squad to pick from, the Montedio Yamagata boss Susumu Watanabe has no fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this match.
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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,
10:35 24/04/2024
⚽️ 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.