Tochigi S.C. vs Ōmiya Ardija Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Tochigi S.C.

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Tochigi S.C. enter this fixture coming off the back of a 0-0 J2 League tied result versus V-Varen Nagasaki.

Tochigi S.C. have not been in good attacking form in recent times. Their ‘goals for’ figure equals just 3 against opponents during the course of their last 6 outings. In those games, Tochigi S.C. have also seen the number of goals scored against them total 6.

Leading up to this clash, Tochigi S.C.:

• haven't won against Ōmiya Ardija in their last 5 league matches.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 2 home league matches.
• haven’t won at home in the past 8 matches in the league. It's been disappointing.

Ōmiya Ardija

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Ōmiya Ardija will come into the meeting following a 1-0 J2 League win to defeat Júbilo Iwata in their most recent match.

The only name on the scoresheet from Ōmiya Ardija was Rodrigo Angelotti (94').

Naoki Soma's Ōmiya Ardija have had reason to celebrate scoring 7 times throughout their previous sextet of matches. The number of goals that have been scored against them during that same period equals 10.

Taking a look at their past results, Ōmiya Ardija:

• remain undefeated by Tochigi S.C. in games played away from home for the previous 2 matches in the league.
• have not won away from home in their last 5 league matches.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 15/07/2020 shows that Tochigi S.C. have won 1 of these games and Ōmiya Ardija 2, with the number of draws standing at 3.

13 goals were scored between them in these games, with 5 of them from Tochigi and 8 created by Omiya. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.17.

The last league meeting featuring these clubs was J2 League match day 37 on 18/09/2022 which ended up with the score at Ōmiya Ardija 3-1 Tochigi S.C.

The match was refereed by Yuzo Sutani.

ℹ️ Team News: Tochigi S.C.

The Tochigi S.C. boss Yu Tokisaki will be thankful to have no fitness concerns to speak of before this match with a completely healthy squad available for selection.

ℹ️ Team News: Ōmiya Ardija

With a fully injury-free squad available to select from, the Ōmiya Ardija manager Naoki Soma has no fitness worries at all coming into this match.

💭 Prediction

When taking all factors into account, Ōmiya Ardija and Tochigi S.C. should both be able to find the back of the net here although it’s difficult to select a clear winner.

There should be little in it, and a draw looks to be quite a realistic result. We’re therefore predicting a very even match with a 1-1 scoreline when the full-time whistle blows.

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Peter Guest, 03:08 15/03/2023