Thespa Kusatsu vs Montedio Yamagata Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Thespa Kusatsu

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Thespa Kusatsu will play in this fixture coming off the back of a 2-2 J2 League stalemate vs JEF United Chiba.

For Thespa Kusatsu, goals were scored by Hayate Take (4') and Hiroto Hatao (45'). Hiiro Komori (36') and Naoki Tsubaki (62') scored for JEF United Chiba.

It has been all too rare in recent games that Thespa Kusatsu have shown defensive steel. In fact, Thespa Kusatsu have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 12 goals in the process. Such a pattern won’t necessarily be carried forward into this match, of course.

Looking at their past form shows that Thespa Kusatsu:

• have not lost a league tie with Montedio Yamagata in their previous 2 games.
• are unbeaten in their last 3 league matches at home.

Montedio Yamagata

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After suffering a loss in their previous game against Júbilo Iwata in J2 League competition, Montedio Yamagata and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

The only player to score from Montedio Yamagata was Hiroki Noda (74'). Ryo Germain (38') and Masaya Matsumoto (79') scored for Júbilo Iwata.

Indicating their predisposition for action-packed matches, goals have been seen as many as 20 times in the prior six games in which Montedio Yamagata have played, giving an average of 3.33 goals per fixture. Their opponents have hit 6 from this total.

↔️ Head to head

Looking at the statistics for their head to head meetings stretching back to 15/07/2020, there is nothing to separate the two clubs with Thespa Kusatsu winning 3 of those games, Montedio Yamagata 3 and 0 being drawn in normal time.

A combined sum of 16 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 7 from Gunma and 9 netted by Yamagata. The average goals per game has been 2.67.

The previous league match featuring these sides was J2 League match day 28 on 23/07/2022 and the score finished Montedio Yamagata 0-1 Thespa Kusatsu.

The referee was Keigo Sendachi.

🗞️ Team News: Thespa Kusatsu

The Thespa Kusatsu manager Tsuyoshi Otsuki will be grateful to have no fitness concerns at all coming into this game with a completely injury-free squad to choose from.

📰 Team News: Montedio Yamagata

Montedio Yamagata boss Peter Cklamovski has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Eisuke Fujishima (Cruciate Ligament Injury), Yuta Kumamoto (Calf Strain) and Takayuki Arakaki (Acromioclavicular Separation) won’t be making appearances.

✨ Prediction

We’re thinking that Thespa Kusatsu could find themselves up against it to find the net against this Montedio Yamagata lineup who we reckon should end up scoring and staying ahead.

We therefore think that it’s going to be a narrow 0-1 winning score for Montedio Yamagata at the end of this one.

Should be a close one.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 03:07 08/03/2023