Yokohama FC make the trip to Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki on Sunday for the J2 League showdown with home team V-Varen Nagasaki.
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Form Guide
V-Varen Nagasaki
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V-Varen Nagasaki, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 1-0 J. League Cup success versus Jรบbilo Iwata.
The only scorer from V-Varen Nagasaki was Kazuki Kushibiki (53').
Matches featuring V-Varen Nagasaki have often been absorbing affairs recently with a lot of goalmouth action anticipated. Over their past half dozen games alone, the sum of 20 goals have flown in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 14 of these coming from V-Varen Nagasaki. We will just have to find out if that trend will end up being continued on in this game.
A look at their previous results shows us that V-Varen Nagasaki:
- have not beaten Yokohama FC in their last 3 league matches.
- are unbeaten in their previous 4 league matches at home.
Yokohama FC
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Yokohama FC will go into this game following a 2-0 J2 League win to defeat Fujieda MYFC in their previous fixture.
For Yokohama FC, the goalscorers were Boniface Nduka (10') and Caprini (85').
Over the course of their previous 6 clashes, Yokohama FC have bagged a tally of 13 goals. Yokohama FC have additionally got on the scoresheet on each one of those occasions. Over that period, they have had 5 goals scored by their opponents.
Ahead of this meeting, Yokohama FC are undefeated in their last 2 away league matches.
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Head to head
Looking over their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 05/03/2017 tells us that V-Varen Nagasaki have won 1 of these and Yokohama FC 4, with the tally of draws standing at 1.
A combined total of 11 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 3 of them from VVN and 8 created by Yokohama. Thatโs an average goals per game figure of 1.83.
The previous league match featuring these sides was J2 League match day 38 on 24/09/2022 which finished with the scoreline of V-Varen Nagasaki 0-2 Yokohama FC.
The referee was Tomohiro Inoue.
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Team News: V-Varen Nagasaki
Keita Nakamura (Meniscus damage) and Ryutaro Iio (Cruciate ligament injury) arenโt available for V-Varen Nagasaki manager Takahiro Shimotaira.
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Team News: Yokohama FC
From a largely healthy group of players, thereโs just the lone fitness worry for the Yokohama FC gaffer Shuhei Yomoda to contend with. Kaito Mori (Cruciate ligament injury) wonโt be in action.
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Prediction
When taking all factors into account, Yokohama FC and V-Varen Nagasaki could well cancel each other out, with goals at a real premium.
At this stage, it appears to have the makings of a possible draw. We therefore see a close game with a 0-0 scoreline at the end of the 90.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura,
13:09 20/04/2024
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V-Varen Nagasaki
Formed: 2005
Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki (20,258)
Captain: Hiroki Akino
Chairman: Haruna Takata
Manager: Takahiro Shimotaira
Competitions: J2 League position 2, J. League Cup (2nd Round)
๐ Star Man: Edigar Junio
Normally deployed in the Striker position, Edigar Junio was born in Brasรญlia, Brazil. Having made a first senior appearance for Atletico PR in the 2011 season, the gifted Forward has bagged 6 league goals in the J2 League 2024 campaign so far coming from a total of 9 appearances.