Ventforet Kofu vs Vegalta Sendai Live Stream, Predictions (Apr 29)

📏 Form Guide

Ventforet Kofu

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Ventforet Kofu head into this fixture following on from a 0-0 J2 League drawn match vs Mito Hollyhock.

Fewer than three goals per game were scored during 6 of the past 6 fixtures where Ventforet Kofu have taken part. Breaking down the goal attribution from that period, opposition teams scored an aggregate of 2 and Ventforet Kofu totted up 3. Previous results aside, it remains to be seen whether that trend might be maintained in this upcoming game.

A look at their previous results shows us that Ventforet Kofu:

• haven't been beaten in the league by Vegalta Sendai in their previous 3 games.
• haven't won against Vegalta Sendai in their previous 6 league games.
• are undefeated in their previous 2 home league matches.

Vegalta Sendai

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In their last fixture, Vegalta Sendai drew 1-1 in the J2 League match with Ehime FC.

A series of hard-working performances by the Vegalta Sendai defensive players has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 3 from their previous 6 fixtures in total. During the same period, their forwards have scored 5.

Taking a look at their past results, Vegalta Sendai:

• remain undefeated by Ventforet Kofu when having played them away from home in the previous 3 matches in the league.
• are unbeaten in their last 3 league matches away from home.

👥 Head to head

Inspecting their prior head-to-head meetings dating back to 03/04/2022 shows that Ventforet Kofu have won 0 of them and Vegalta Sendai 3, with the tally of drawn results standing at 3.

An aggregate of 17 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 5 of them for Kofu and 12 created by Vegalta. That’s an average goals per game of 2.83.

The last league clash featuring these sides was J2 League match day 32 on 21/09/2024 and the score finished Vegalta Sendai 2-2 Ventforet Kofu.

The match was refereed by Naoto Uehara.

📋 Team News: Ventforet Kofu

Yukito Murakami (Metatarsal fracture) and Riku Nakayama (Hamstring injury) won’t be able to feature for Ventforet Kofu manager Shinji Otsuka.

📋 Team News: Vegalta Sendai

Thanks to a largely available group, there’s just the one fitness worry for the Vegalta Sendai boss Yoshiro Moriyama to be concerned with. Keito Arita (Hamstring injury) misses out for this game.

⚡ Prediction

In our view, Vegalta Sendai and Ventforet Kofu may well find themselves both scoring in what promises to be a very even battle here.

There should be little in it, and a draw looks to be quite a realistic result. We’re therefore tipping a tight encounter with a 1-1 score draw when all is said and done.

Renata Leite, 14:14 25/04/2025