Ventforet Kofu will face off against visiting rivals V-Varen Nagasaki at JIT Recycle Ink Stadium in this J2 League tie on Saturday.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Ventforet Kofu v V-Varen Nagasaki can be found here - as well as the best betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Ventforet Kofu
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Ventforet Kofu prepare for this match after a 0-0 J2 League drawn game against Ehime FC.
Their latest results reveal that it has been a great time for the Ventforet Kofu rearguard. Ventforet Kofu have given the opposition little, with the tally of goals that have flown into the back of their net over the course of their past 6 games standing at 4.
Their previous form shows that Ventforet Kofu:
- are unbeaten in the league by V-Varen Nagasaki in their previous 3 games.
- haven't won against V-Varen Nagasaki in their previous 5 league games.
V-Varen Nagasaki
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Following on from being beaten in their last game against Sagan Tosu in J2 League competition, V-Varen Nagasaki will be aiming to make amends here.
Hiroto Yamada (31', 73') scored for Sagan Tosu.
V-Varen Nagasaki have seen success in front of goal in their most recent fixtures, scoring 13 times in their previous 6 matches. Having said that, V-Varen Nagasaki can also improve defensively after being scored against in 6 of those same matches. That sort of pattern isn’t assured to be sustained here, though.
Their previous form shows that V-Varen Nagasaki:
- have not registered a win against Ventforet Kofu in games played away from home for the previous 2 league games.
- haven't been beaten by Ventforet Kofu in games played away from home for the previous 3 matches in the league.
- are without an away win for the past 4 league games.
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Head to head
Looking over their past head-to-head meetings going back to 05/03/2022 shows that Ventforet Kofu have won 1 of them & V-Varen Nagasaki 2, with the number of drawn games standing at 3.
In all, 15 goals were produced between them in this period, with 7 of them from Kofu and 8 netted by VVN. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.5.
The last league match between these clubs was J2 League match day 24 on 14/07/2024 which ended up with the score at Ventforet Kofu 2-2 V-Varen Nagasaki.
The referee was Hirokazu Otsubo.
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Team News: Ventforet Kofu
Renato Augusto (Hamstring injury), Yukito Murakami (Metatarsal fracture) and Riku Nakayama (Hamstring injury) will be missing for Ventforet Kofu manager Shinji Otsuka.
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Team News: V-Varen Nagasaki
V-Varen Nagasaki boss Takahiro Shimotaira has not got a full squad to pick from. Emerson Deocleciano (Leg injury), Taisei Abe (Metatarsal fracture) and Tsubasa Kasayanagi (Foot injury) won’t be making appearances.
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Prediction
Here is a game where Ventforet Kofu will need to push hard to find the net against this V-Varen Nagasaki outfit who we reckon will manage to score & go ahead.
We’re therefore predicting a very competitive encounter with a 0-1 winning margin for V-Varen Nagasaki at the end of this game.
There should be little in it.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Regarding the latest bookmaker odds in the 90 min. result market, victory for Ventforet Kofu can be had for 3.5, a bet on the game finishing all-square is 3.4 & betting on a win for V-Varen Nagasaki can be had at 2.05. They’re the best of the prices that can be secured at this very moment.
Peter Guest,
00:04 16/04/2025
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 15, J. League Cup (2nd Round)
⭐ Key Man: Yoshiki Torikai
Mostly deployed in the Centre Midfield position, Yoshiki Torikai was born in Kanagawa, Japan. Having played his first senior match for Ventforet Kofu in the 2022 season, the talented Midfielder has managed to score 2 league goals in this J2 League 2025 campaign so far in 8 appearances.