Vegalta Sendai are the guests at JIT Recycle Ink Stadium on Tuesday for the J2 League tie with home team Ventforet Kofu.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the Ventforet Kofu v Vegalta Sendai match are shown here (inc. the best betting odds).
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Ventforet Kofu
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Ventforet Kofu prepare for this match following on from a 1-1 J2 League drawn match vs V-Varen Nagasaki.
The only player to score from Ventforet Kofu was Taiga Son (15'). Matheus Jesus (2') scored for V-Varen Nagasaki.
Under three goals per game were recorded in 5 of the past 6 meetings where Ventforet Kofu have been involved. Breaking down the goal distribution from this period, opposition teams scored a total of 3 and Ventforet Kofu managed the sum of 5.
Vegalta Sendai
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Vegalta Sendai head into the match following on from a 0-1 J2 League win to beat Roasso Kumamoto in their previous match.
The only name on the scoresheet from Vegalta Sendai was Ko Miyazaki (37').
Over the course of 5 of the past 6 clashes featuring Vegalta Sendai, a notably low volume of goals have been scored between them and their opponents. The overall average goals scored per game in that period is a mere 1.33, with the number of goals averaged by Vegalta equalling 0.83. However, time will tell if such a trend shall be sustained in this upcoming match.
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Head to head
Inspecting their most recent head to head clashes going back to 03/04/2022 shows that Ventforet Kofu have won 0 of these games and Vegalta Sendai 3, with the tally of drawn results standing at 3.
17 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 5 for Kofu and 12 belonging to Vegalta. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.83.
The last league fixture featuring these sides was J2 League match day 32 on 21/09/2024 which ended up with the score at Vegalta Sendai 2-2 Ventforet Kofu.
The referee was Naoto Uehara.
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Team News: Ventforet Kofu
Yukito Murakami (Metatarsal fracture) and Riku Nakayama (Hamstring injury) will not be able to play for Ventforet Kofu gaffer Shinji Otsuka.
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Team News: Vegalta Sendai
Owing to an otherwise available group, there’s only the sole fitness worry for the Vegalta Sendai manager Yoshiro Moriyama to be concerned about. Keito Arita (Hamstring injury) won’t be playing here.
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Prediction
In our view, Vegalta Sendai and Ventforet Kofu may well find themselves both scoring in what promises to be a very even battle here.
There should be little in it, and a draw looks to be quite a realistic result. We’re therefore tipping a tight encounter with a 1-1 score draw when all is said and done.
Renata Leite,
08:06 25/04/2025
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
⭐ Star Man: Yoshiki Torikai
Typically playing in the Centre Midfield position, Yoshiki Torikai was born in Kanagawa, Japan. After making a first senior appearance for Ventforet Kofu in the 2022 season, the dangerous Midfielder has got 2 league goals in this J2 League 2025 campaign to date coming from a total of 9 appearances.