Ventforet Kofu will take to the pitch with visiting club Ōmiya Ardija at JIT Recycle Ink Stadium in the J2 League fixture on Saturday.
Our Ventforet Kofu v Ōmiya Ardija predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below - along with the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
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Ventforet Kofu
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Ventforet Kofu will be looking for a repeat result of the 2-4 J2 League victory against FC Imabari.
For Ventforet Kofu, the scorers were Mancha (59'), Leiria (64'), Yamata Naito (67') and Yoshiki Torikai (70'). Yumeki Yokoyama (8') and Verhon (43') scored for FC Imabari.
Over their prior six fixtures, Shinji Otsuka's Ventforet Kofu have netted a combined total of 10 times which gives them an average number of goals scored per match of 1.67.
Looking at their past form shows that Ventforet Kofu:
- are unbeaten in their previous 3 home league matches.
- have not won at home in their last 2 league games.
Ōmiya Ardija
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Following on from being defeated in their last game at the hands of Iwaki in J2 League action, Ōmiya Ardija and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
The only scorer from Ōmiya Ardija was Takumi Tsukui (18'). Kazuki Dohana (49') and Nelson Ishiwatari (83') scored for Iwaki.
Tetsu Nagasawa's Ōmiya Ardija have managed to stick the ball in the net a total of 7 times throughout their latest 6 matches. The overall goals that they have conceded during those same clashes equals 8.
Taking a look at their past results, Ōmiya Ardija:
- are undefeated in their previous 4 league matches away from home.
- are without a win away from home in their last 2 league games.
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Head to head
A review of their past head to head meetings dating back to 18/09/2021 tells us that Ventforet Kofu have won 4 of them & Ōmiya Ardija 2, with the number of draws being 0.
A combined total of 17 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 11 for Kofu and 6 coming from Omiya. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.83.
The previous league contest between the two was J2 League match day 2 on 22/02/2025 which ended up with the score at Ōmiya Ardija 1-0 Ventforet Kofu.
The referee was Genki Tawara.
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Prediction
We’re thinking that Ventforet Kofu might well have a job on their hands to find the net against this Ōmiya Ardija outfit who should manage to get a goal of their own in a winning performance.
That’s why we have predicted a narrow 0-1 winning margin for Ōmiya Ardija at the end of the 90.
Should be interesting.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Checking on the latest odds for this match in the win-draw-win market, victory for Ventforet Kofu can be had for 3, going for a drawn result is 3.2 & staking on a win for Ōmiya Ardija comes in at 2.3. These are the most competitive bets offered at this very moment.
Lucas Pereira,
04:02 08/07/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Ventforet Kofu
Formed: 1965
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium (15,853)
Captain: Yuta Koide
Chairman: Satoru Sakuma
Manager: Shinji Otsuka
Competitions: J2 League position 10
🔑 Key Man: Yoshiki Torikai
Regularly taking up the Centre Midfield position, Yoshiki Torikai was born in Kanagawa, Japan. After making a first senior appearance for Ventforet Kofu in the 2022 season, the skilful Midfielder has hit 4 league goals in the J2 League 2025 season to date coming from a total of 17 appearances.