Mito Hollyhock head to Asics Satoyama Stadium on Saturday for the J2 League showdown with home team FC Imabari.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for FC Imabari v Mito Hollyhock, scroll down - as well as up-to-date odds.
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FC Imabari
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FC Imabari will play in this game following on from a 2-2 J2 League draw vs Consadole Sapporo.
For FC Imabari, the scorers were Verhon (36') and Yumeki Yokoyama (91'). Tomoki Takamine (59', 69') was the scorer for Consadole Sapporo.
It’s been a rare occasion in recent times where FC Imabari have shown defensive steel. The reality is that FC Imabari have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 6 goals in the process.
Coming into this clash, FC Imabari are without a win at home for the past 5 matches in the league. Their fans aren't happy.
Mito Hollyhock
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Mito Hollyhock come into this encounter following on from a 1-0 J2 League win as they beat Sagan Tosu in their previous outing.
The only scorer from Mito Hollyhock was Seiichiro Kubo (84').
A sequence of resolute displays from the Mito Hollyhock defence has seen their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 3 from their previous 6 fixtures in total. In that period of time, their own attack force has managed to score 11. Despite that, we will just have to wait and see whether such a trend will persist in this next game.
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Head to head
The last league match featuring these sides was J2 League match day 12 on 29/04/2025 when the final score was Mito Hollyhock 0-0 FC Imabari.
The match was refereed by Naoto Uehara.
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Team News: FC Imabari
Wataru Noguchi (Cruciate ligament injury), Junya Kato (Torn ankle ligaments), Kyota Mochii (Broken ankle), Yuki Kajiura (Broken ankle) and Hikaru Umakoshi (Hamstring injury) are not available for FC Imabari manager Keiji Kuraishi.
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Prediction
We believe that Mito Hollyhock could well find it tough to score against this FC Imabari team who we reckon should just have the edge.
With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a hard-fought 1-0 victory for FC Imabari when all is said and done.
It should be a good one.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Turning to the betting odds on the full-time result market, the win for FC Imabari can be had for 2.45, a wager on a draw is 3.3 & selecting a victory for Mito Hollyhock can be had at 2.8. Those are the most competitive market prices offered at the current time.
Andre Moura,
08:07 17/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
FC Imabari
Formed: 1976
Stadium: Asics Satoyama Stadium (5,316)
Captain: Yuta Mikado
Chairman: Masafumi Yano
Manager: Keiji Kuraishi
Competitions: J2 League position 9
🔑 Star Man: Índio
Mostly taking to the field in the Striker position, Índio was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Having made a first senior appearance for Figueirense in the 2016 season, the skilful Forward has managed 8 league goals in this J2 League 2025 season so far from a total of 19 appearances.