The J2 League tie at JIT Recycle Ink Stadium on Saturday will see home side Ventforet Kofu take on Tokushima Vortis.
All Ventforet Kofu v Tokushima Vortis match predictions, user poll and stats are shown below - plus the latest match odds.
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Ventforet Kofu
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Ventforet Kofu will be looking to improve on their last outing here after the 1-2 J2 League defeat last time out to Vegalta Sendai.
For Ventforet Kofu, the goals were scored by Eduardo Mancha (55' Own goal) and Junma Miyazaki (58').
Fewer than three goals per match were seen in 6 of the past 6 fixtures where Ventforet Kofu have taken part. In terms of the goal distribution from this period, opposition teams scored a total of 2 and Ventforet Kofu managed the sum of 2.
Heading into this contest, Ventforet Kofu are without a win at home for the past 2 league matches.
Tokushima Vortis
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Tokushima Vortis will go into the game following on from a 0-2 J2 League win with the defeat of AFC Blaublitz Akita in their previous fixture.
The only scorer from Tokushima Vortis was João Victor (32').
In 5 of the previous six games involving Tokushima Vortis, a comparatively low number of goals have been scored between them and opposing sides. The overall average goals scored per game within that period comes out as a meagre 1.67, with the number of goals averaged by Tokushima being 0.83. We will have to find out if that trend can be sustained into this next match.
Leading up to this clash, Tokushima Vortis:
- are undefeated by Ventforet Kofu when having played them away from home in the previous 7 league matches. An impressive run.
- have not been beaten in their last 2 away league matches.
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Head to head
Looking at the statistics for their head to head duels dating back to 25/05/2022, both clubs have shared the honours with Ventforet Kofu winning 2 of those games, Tokushima Vortis 2 and 2 being drawn in normal time.
19 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 10 of them from Kofu and 9 for Tokushima. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.17.
The last league clash featuring these clubs was J2 League match day 23 on 06/07/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Ventforet Kofu 1-3 Tokushima Vortis.
The match was refereed by Yoshiro Imamura.
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Team News: Ventforet Kofu
There’s just the sole fitness concern for the Ventforet Kofu manager Shinji Otsuka to contend with from an otherwise fully-primed group. Riku Nakayama (Hamstring injury) won’t play.
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Prediction
In our opinion, Tokushima Vortis and Ventforet Kofu could both well score here although it’s hard to see a clear-cut winner.
A draw looks like a realistic possibility, but we’ll see what happens. With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a very close game with a score draw at the end of this one.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds in the WDW market, a win for Ventforet Kofu can be had for 3.1, betting on the draw is 2.9 and selecting a victory for Tokushima Vortis gets you 2.45. These are the most competitive bets that can be secured at present.
Renata Leite,
14:06 29/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Ventforet Kofu
Formed: 1965
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium (15,853)
Captain: Yuta Koide
Chairman: Satoru Sakuma
Manager: Shinji Otsuka
Competitions: J2 League position 12
⭐ Star Player: Yoshiki Torikai
Generally used in the Centre Midfield position, Yoshiki Torikai was born in Kanagawa, Japan. Having made his senior debut playing for Ventforet Kofu in the 2022 season, the goalscoring Midfielder has bagged 2 league goals in this J2 League 2025 season to date in a total of 9 appearances.