The J2 League game at Peace Stadium Connected by Softbank on Saturday will see hosts V-Varen Nagasaki locking horns with Oita Trinita.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for V-Varen Nagasaki v Oita Trinita can be seen below - plus the latest match odds.
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V-Varen Nagasaki
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V-Varen Nagasaki are hoping to win again following a 1-2 J2 League success vs Montedio Yamagata.
For V-Varen Nagasaki, the goalscorers were Shunya Yoneda (39') and Jesus (62'). Yoshiki Fujimoto (45') scored for Montedio Yamagata.
It’s been seldom in recent games where V-Varen Nagasaki have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that V-Varen Nagasaki have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 9 goals in the process.
Looking at the pre-match facts, V-Varen Nagasaki:
- haven't lost in the league to Oita Trinita in their last 5 games.
- have not been beaten in their last 4 league matches at home.
Oita Trinita
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In their previous game, Oita Trinita drew 0-0 in the J2 League match with Ōmiya Ardija.
The numbers tell their own story, and Oita Trinita have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 8 goals in all. At the back, Oita Trinita seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly. We will just have to find out if that trend will be continued on here.
Their past results show that Oita Trinita:
- have not registered a win against V-Varen Nagasaki when they have played them away from home in the previous 4 league games. Not good at all.
- have not won away from home in their last 4 league matches.
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Head to head
Inspecting their most recent head to head meetings going back to 01/10/2022 shows that V-Varen Nagasaki have won 2 of these games and Oita Trinita 1, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 3.
An aggregate of 18 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 10 of them for VVN and 8 netted by Oita. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.
The last league fixture featuring these sides was J2 League match day 16 on 18/05/2025 and the score finished Oita Trinita 1-2 V-Varen Nagasaki.
The match was refereed by Hiroki Kasahara.
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Team News: V-Varen Nagasaki
Riku Yamada (Meniscus injury) and Shunsuke Aoki (Hamstring injury) won’t be playing for V-Varen Nagasaki gaffer Takahiro Shimotaira.
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Prediction
We’re of the view that Oita Trinita have the firepower to find the back of the net against this V-Varen Nagasaki team, but that is unlikely to be as many as they’ll concede.
We’re expecting a close game with a 2-1 winning score for V-Varen Nagasaki by the conclusion of the game. Should be a good one.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Checking on the latest odds for this match on the win-draw-win market, a win for V-Varen Nagasaki is available for 1.75, a bet on a draw is 3.5 & taking a punt on a victory for Oita Trinita is 4.5. They are the most competitive market prices on offer as of now.
Peter Guest,
04:02 01/07/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
V-Varen Nagasaki
Formed: 2005
Stadium: Peace Stadium Connected by Softbank (20,027)
Captain: Hotaru Yamaguchi
Chairman: Takenori Tagawa
Manager: Takahiro Shimotaira
Competitions: J2 League position 7
🔑 Key Player: Delgado
Generally taking up the Striker position, Delgado was born in Valencia, Spain. Having made a first senior appearance for Asteras Tripolis in the 2013 - 2014 season, the talented Forward has struck 7 league goals in this J2 League 2025 campaign so far coming from a total of 13 appearances.