Oita Trinita vs V-Varen Nagasaki Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Oita Trinita

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Oita Trinita will be looking for an improved result here following a 5-0 J2 League loss in their previous game against Montedio Yamagata.

Ibuki Fujita (19', 85'), Tiago Alves (45'), Rui Yokoyama (65') and Taiki Kato (82') scored for Montedio Yamagata.

It has been a rare occasion in recent times where Oita Trinita have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that Oita Trinita have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, shipping 11 goals along the way. That sort of trend won’t necessarily follow through into this game, though.

V-Varen Nagasaki

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Last time out, V-Varen Nagasaki drew 0-0 in the J2 League tie with Fagiano Okayama.

In the course of their six previous matches, Fábio Carille's V-Varen Nagasaki have seen their efforts on goal rewarded 10 times, earning them a goals scored per game average of 1.67.

👥 Head to head

If we look at their past head to head duels stretching back to 26/04/2015, there is nothing to separate the two clubs with Oita Trinita winning 3 of those games, V-Varen Nagasaki 3 and 0 being drawn after 90 minutes of play.

A total of 19 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 9 of them for Oita and 10 being from VVN. The average goals per game has been 3.17.

The previous league clash between these sides was J2 League match day 39 on 01/10/2022 which finished with the scoreline of Oita Trinita 3-1 V-Varen Nagasaki.

The match was refereed by Koki Nagamine.

📋 Team News: Oita Trinita

Matheus Teixeira (Thigh Muscle Strain), Arata Watanabe (Medial Collateral Ligament Injury), Ren Ikeda (Groin Injury), Keisuke Saka (Sprained Ankle), Shun Takagi (Groin Injury) and Josei Sato (Torn Ankle Ligament) will not be taking part for Oita Trinita manager Takahiro Shimotaira.

📋 Team News: V-Varen Nagasaki

Out of a mainly healthy squad, there is just the sole fitness worry for the V-Varen Nagasaki boss Fábio Carille to be concerned with. Takumi Nagura (Peroneus tendon injury) won’t be in action.

🔮 Prediction

We envisage that V-Varen Nagasaki have the ability to breach the defence of this Oita Trinita outfit, although that probably shouldn’t be as many as they’ll concede.

We’re predicting a close game with a 2-1 advantage for Oita Trinita at the end of this one. It really should be an interesting one.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 00:58 17/05/2023