Iwaki visit Ishin Me-Life Stadium on Sunday for the J2 League showdown with home team Renofa Yamaguchi.
Our Renofa Yamaguchi v Iwaki tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Renofa Yamaguchi
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Renofa Yamaguchi will play in this match after a 0-0 J2 League drawn result vs JEF United Chiba.
Under three goals per game were recorded in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Renofa Yamaguchi have been involved. Regarding the goal split during that period, their opponents scored a total of 6 while Renofa Yamaguchi managed a tally of 2. We will have to find out if that trend will end up being continued on in this game.
Going into this encounter, Renofa Yamaguchi are undefeated in their last 2 league matches at home.
Iwaki
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Iwaki go into this encounter after a 5-1 J2 League win versus Roasso Kumamoto in their most recent fixture.
For Iwaki, the scorers were Naoki Kumata (18', 96'), Kaina Tanimura (65') and Nelson Ishiwatari (86'). Ryotaro Onishi (75' Own goal) and Keita Kumashiro (94') scored for Roasso Kumamoto.
The stats don’t lie, and Iwaki have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 8 goals in all. In defence, Iwaki could really do with shoring things up.
Ahead of this clash, Iwaki are without a win away from home in their last 2 league matches.
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Head to head
The previous league match between the two was J2 League match day 21 on 22/06/2024 when it ended Renofa Yamaguchi 0-3 Iwaki.
The match was refereed by Yusuke Ohashi.
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Team News: Renofa Yamaguchi
Rui Yokoyama (Achilles tendon rupture), Joji Ikegami (Foot injury) and Sílvio Junior (Cruciate ligament injury) are not available for Renofa Yamaguchi gaffer Ryo Shigaki.
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Team News: Iwaki
Due to a mostly available group of players, there’s just the lone fitness worry for the Iwaki manager Yuzo Tamura to contend with. Rintaro Yamauchi (Knee medial ligament tear) misses out for this game.
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Prediction
Our thinking is that Iwaki have it within them to find the net against this Renofa Yamaguchi lineup, however that might not quite be as many as they’ll concede.
We can see a very close game with a 2-1 victory for Renofa Yamaguchi by the conclusion of the game. We are expecting it to be pretty even.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Looking at the betting prices for the match in the win-draw-win market, victory for Renofa Yamaguchi is available for 2.4, going for the draw is 3 & taking a punt on the win for Iwaki gets 3.1. Those are the best prices on offer as of now.
Renata Leite,
11:03 12/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Renofa Yamaguchi
Formed: 2006
Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium (15,115)
Captain: Masashi Kamekawa
Chairman: Hirofumi Watanabe
Manager: Ryo Shigaki
Competitions: J2 League position 19
⭐ Star Man: Toa Suenaga
Mostly used in the Striker position, Toa Suenaga was born in Yamaguchi, Japan. After having made a senior debut playing for Renofa Yamaguchi in the 2024 season, the skilful Forward has netted 3 league goals in this J2 League 2025 season to date in 15 appearances.