Tochigi S.C. vs V-Varen Nagasaki Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Tochigi S.C.

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Tochigi S.C. will be hoping for a better result after a 1-0 J2 League defeat last time out to Oita Trinita.

Keita Takahata (81') scored for Oita Trinita.

Fewer than three goals per match were scored during 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Tochigi S.C. have been involved. Regarding the goal weighting in that period, opposition teams scored a total of 6 while Tochigi S.C. managed the sum of 4.

V-Varen Nagasaki

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Last time out, V-Varen Nagasaki drew 1-1 in the J2 League match with Shimizu S-Pulse.

The only name on the scoresheet from V-Varen Nagasaki was Yuya Kuwasaki (39'). Akira Silvano Disaro (94') scored for Shimizu S-Pulse.

The numbers tell their own story, and V-Varen Nagasaki have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 10 goals in total. Defensively, V-Varen Nagasaki have clearly had some problems. It will be interesting to see if that trend will be continued on in this game.

Taking a look at their past results, V-Varen Nagasaki:

• remain undefeated by Tochigi S.C. when having played them away from home in the previous 5 matches in the league. A very good record, indeed.
• are without a win away from home in their last 4 league matches.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their past head to head results stretching back to 23/02/2020 shows that these encounters have not been kind to Tochigi S.C. They’ve not been able to register any wins at all while V-Varen Nagasaki have been dominant against them, getting wins in 83% of those games played.

A combined sum of 14 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 3 for Tochigi and 11 belonging to VVN. The average goals per game has been 2.33.

The last league encounter featuring the two was J2 League match day 33 on 21/09/2022 when it ended V-Varen Nagasaki 1-1 Tochigi S.C.

The match was refereed by Toru Kakinuma.

📋 Team News: Tochigi S.C.

The Tochigi S.C. manager Yu Tokisaki does not have any fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this match owing to a completely healthy squad to pick from.

ℹ️ Team News: V-Varen Nagasaki

With a completely healthy squad to choose from, the V-Varen Nagasaki manager Fábio Carille has zero fitness concerns to speak of coming into this match.

✨ Prediction

We’re inclined to think that V-Varen Nagasaki and Tochigi S.C. should both get enough opportunities to score, although it’s hard to separate the two.

Shouldn’t be much in it, and a draw looks quite a realistic result. With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a very even match with a 1-1 scoreline at the end of this game.

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

Renata Leite, 03:07 08/03/2023