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V-Varen Nagasaki journey to Kanseki Stadium Tochigi on Saturday for the J2 League clash with home side Tochigi S.C..
View all Tochigi S.C. v V-Varen Nagasaki tips, stats and our pre-match poll below - as well as up-to-date odds.
📏 Form Guide
Tochigi S.C.
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Tochigi S.C. will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 2-1 J2 League victory over Oita Trinita.
For Tochigi S.C., the goals were scored by Ryotaro Ishida (55') and Koya Okuda (90'). Shun Nagasawa (96') was the scorer for Oita Trinita.
It’s been a rare occasion in recent times that Tochigi S.C. haven’t conceded. The reality is that Tochigi S.C. have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 9 goals during that time.
Leading up to this clash, Tochigi S.C.:
- have not lost a league tie with V-Varen Nagasaki in their previous 3 games.
- have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches at home.
V-Varen Nagasaki
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Previously, V-Varen Nagasaki drew 1-1 in the J2 League match with Ventforet Kofu.
The only player to score from V-Varen Nagasaki was Juanma Delgado (71'). Adaílton (24') scored for Ventforet Kofu.
V-Varen Nagasaki have been effective going forward leading up to this encounter, scoring 13 goals in their last 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that V-Varen Nagasaki have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 5 of those same outings. That trend might not follow through into this match, though.
Their previous form shows that V-Varen Nagasaki:
- haven't been beaten by Tochigi S.C. in away games against them for the last 6 league matches. An impressive run.
- are unbeaten in their last 5 away league matches.
👥 Head to head
Inspecting their prior head to head clashes dating back to 19/06/2021 tells us that Tochigi S.C. have won 1 of these games & V-Varen Nagasaki 3, with the tally of draws standing at 2.
15 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 5 of them for Tochigi and 10 belonging to VVN. That is an average goals per game value of 2.5.
The previous league contest featuring these sides was J2 League match day 31 on 19/08/2023 and the score finished V-Varen Nagasaki 1-2 Tochigi S.C.
The match was refereed by Reo Tanaka.
🗞️ Team News: Tochigi S.C.
The Tochigi S.C. manager Makoto Tanaka does not have any fitness concerns at all ahead of this clash thanks to a fully injury-free group ready to go.
📋 Team News: V-Varen Nagasaki
Thanks to a largely available squad, there’s only the sole fitness problem for the V-Varen Nagasaki manager Takahiro Shimotaira to contend with. Keita Nakamura (Meniscus damage) won’t be playing here.
💡 Prediction
We believe that Tochigi S.C. might have a difficult job to find the net against this V-Varen Nagasaki lineup who we think might score at least once to gain the upper hand.
We therefore fancy a 0-1 win for V-Varen Nagasaki after 90 minutes.
Hopefully it’s a good one.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite, 08:12 30/03/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Tochigi S.C.
Formed: 1953
Stadium: Kanseki Stadium Tochigi (24,670)
Captain: Sho Sato
Chairman: Daisuke Hashimoto
Manager: Makoto Tanaka
Competitions: J2 League position 8
⭐ Key Player: Koya Okuda
Regularly deployed in the Right Wing position, Koya Okuda was born in Wakayama, Japan. After having played his first senior match for V-Varen Nagasaki in the 2022 season, the dangerous Forward has contributed 2 league goals in the J2 League 2024 campaign to date in a total of 6 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 17 | WWWWD |
2 |
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7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | LWWWL |
3 |
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7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | WDDDW |
4 |
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7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | WLWWL |
5 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | LWWWD |
6 |
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7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | LWDDL |
7 |
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7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | LLWDW |
8 |
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7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | LLLDW |
9 |
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7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | WDWLW |
10 |
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7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | LLWLD |
11 |
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7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | WWDDL |
12 |
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7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | WLWLD |
13 |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 9 | LWWLW |
14 |
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7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 8 | LWLLD |
15 |
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7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 8 | WLDLW |
16 |
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | WLLDL |
17 |
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 7 | LLLWW |
18 |
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7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 5 | LLLDD |
19 |
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7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 5 | LLLLW |
20 |
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7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 4 | LWLDL |
Mito Hollyhock |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Tochigi S.C. |
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Renofa Yamaguchi |
JEF United Chiba |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Tochigi S.C. |
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V-Varen Nagasaki |
Tochigi S.C. |
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Oita Trinita |
AFC Blaublitz Akita |
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Tochigi S.C. |
V-Varen Nagasaki |
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Júbilo Iwata |
V-Varen Nagasaki |
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Tokushima Vortis |
Roasso Kumamoto |
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V-Varen Nagasaki |
V-Varen Nagasaki |
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Montedio Yamagata |
Tochigi S.C. |
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V-Varen Nagasaki |
V-Varen Nagasaki |
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Ventforet Kofu |
Tochigi S.C. |
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Oita Trinita |
Tochigi S.C. |
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Yokohama FC |
Tochigi S.C. |
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Montedio Yamagata |
Tochigi S.C. |
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Júbilo Iwata |
Tochigi S.C. |
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Oita Trinita |
Tochigi S.C. |
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AFC Blaublitz Akita |
Ehime FC |
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V-Varen Nagasaki |
Renofa Yamaguchi |
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V-Varen Nagasaki |
Fujieda MYFC |
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V-Varen Nagasaki |
JEF United Chiba |
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V-Varen Nagasaki |
Ventforet Kofu |
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V-Varen Nagasaki |
Júbilo Iwata |
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V-Varen Nagasaki |
Goals scored | 1.3 |
Goals conceded | 1.3 |
Time first goal scored | 32 |
Time first goal conceded | 59 |
Yellow cards | 1 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4 |
Biggest victory | 2-1 |
Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
Goals scored | 1 |
Goals conceded | 0.3 |
Time first goal scored | 30 |
Time first goal conceded | 75 |
Yellow cards | 1 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 5 |
Biggest victory | 2-1 |
Biggest defeat | null |
Harumi Minamino | 3 |
Koya Okuda | 2 |
Ryotaro Ishida | 1 |
Sora Kobori | 1 |
Ko Miyazaki | 1 |
Edigar Junio | 6 |
Juanma Delgado | 5 |
Matheus Jesus | 5 |
Asahi Masuyama | 3 |
Tsubasa Kasayanagi | 1 |
Kagoshima United |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Tochigi S.C. |
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Iwaki |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Tochigi S.C. |
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Fujieda MYFC |
Tokushima Vortis |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Tochigi S.C. |
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Vegalta Sendai |
Ehime FC |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Tochigi S.C. |
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Roasso Kumamoto |
Tochigi S.C. |
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Thespa Kusatsu |
Oita Trinita |
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Tochigi S.C. |
V-Varen Nagasaki |
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Yokohama FC |
Thespa Kusatsu |
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V-Varen Nagasaki |
V-Varen Nagasaki |
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AFC Blaublitz Akita |
Oita Trinita |
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V-Varen Nagasaki |
V-Varen Nagasaki |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Kagoshima United |
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V-Varen Nagasaki |
V-Varen Nagasaki |
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JEF United Chiba |
Mito Hollyhock |
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V-Varen Nagasaki |
V-Varen Nagasaki |
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Iwaki |
Vegalta Sendai |
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V-Varen Nagasaki |