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Ventforet Kofu vs Tochigi S.C. Live Stream, Predictions
Ventforet Kofu line up against visiting side Tochigi S.C. at JIT Recycle Ink Stadium in the J2 League meeting on Saturday.
View all Ventforet Kofu v Tochigi S.C. tips, stats and our pre-match poll below (inc. the best betting odds).
๐ Form Guide
Ventforet Kofu
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Ventforet Kofu will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 1-2 J2 League victory over Mito Hollyhock.
For Ventforet Kofu, goals were scored by Eduardo Mancha (60') and Takuto Kimura (69'). Seiichiro Kubo (83') was the scorer for Mito Hollyhock.
Itโs been seldom in recent times where Ventforet Kofu have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. In fact, Ventforet Kofu have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 games, leaking 12 goals during that time.
Heading into this contest, Ventforet Kofu haven't been defeated in their previous 5 league matches at home.
Tochigi S.C.
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Since a loss in their previous game against Montedio Yamagata in J2 League competition, Tochigi S.C. and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
For Tochigi S.C., goals were scored by Koya Okuda (6') and Sho Omori (21' Own goal). Zain Issaka (32') and Junya Takahashi (36') scored for Montedio Yamagata.
Looking at their form, and Tochigi S.C. have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 11 goals in all. At the back, Tochigi S.C. have clearly had some problems. Having said that, we must now wait to see whether the trend might persist in this upcoming game or not.
Coming into this fixture, Tochigi S.C. have not won away from home in their last 5 league matches.
๐ฅ Head to head
Inspecting their past head to head meetings stretching back to 14/03/2021 tells us that Ventforet Kofu have won 3 of these & Tochigi S.C. 2, with the tally of drawn matches being 1.
In all, 9 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 4 of them for Kofu and 5 belonging to Tochigi. Thatโs an average goals per game of 1.5.
The last league match between these clubs was J2 League match day 28 on 29/07/2023 when it finished Tochigi S.C. 3-0 Ventforet Kofu.
The match was refereed by Keisuke Nobori.
โน๏ธ Team News: Ventforet Kofu
The Ventforet Kofu boss Yoshiyuki Shinoda has no fitness worries whatsoever before this match with a fully healthy squad available to select from.
๐ฐ Team News: Tochigi S.C.
With a fully healthy squad ready to go, the Tochigi S.C. manager Makoto Tanaka does not have any fitness concerns whatsoever before this game.
โจ Prediction
Our thinking is that Tochigi S.C. have the capability to break down this Ventforet Kofu side, but that might not be as many as theyโll concede.
Our tip is for a 2-1 winning score for Ventforet Kofu by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. Letโs see what eventuates.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite, 04:12 09/03/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Ventforet Kofu
Formed: 1965
Stadium: JIT Recycle Ink Stadium (15,853)
Captain: Masahiro Sekiguchi
Chairman: Satoru Sakuma
Manager: Yoshiyuki Shinoda
Competitions: J2 League position 1
๐ Key Player: Junma Miyazaki
Normally playing in the Striker position, Junma Miyazaki was born in Tokyo, Japan. After having made a senior debut playing for Ventforet Kofu in the 2022 season, the accomplished Forward has bagged 2 league goals in the J2 League 2024 campaign to date in 2 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | WWLWW |
2 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | WWWWW |
3 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | LWDWW |
4 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | DLDWD |
5 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | DLLDW |
6 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | DW |
7 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | DLLDW |
8 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | WWLLW |
9 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | LLDWL |
10 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | WL |
11 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | LLLDD |
12 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | WDWDD |
13 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD |
14 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | WLWLD |
15 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | LLWLD |
16 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | LWWDL |
17 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 1 | WDLDL |
18 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | LWDLL |
19 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | WDDLL |
20 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | DLLLL |
V-Varen Nagasaki |
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Ventforet Kofu |
Ventforet Kofu |
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Iwaki |
Montedio Yamagata |
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Ventforet Kofu |
Ventforet Kofu |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Mito Hollyhock |
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Ventforet Kofu |
Tokushima Vortis |
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Ventforet Kofu |
Tochigi S.C. |
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Oita Trinita |
AFC Blaublitz Akita |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Tochigi S.C. |
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Yokohama FC |
Iwate Grulla Morioka |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Ventforet Kofu |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Tochigi S.C. |
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Montedio Yamagata |
Ventforet Kofu |
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Roasso Kumamoto |
Ventforet Kofu |
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V-Varen Nagasaki |
Ventforet Kofu |
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Mito Hollyhock |
Ventforet Kofu |
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Tokyo Verdy |
Ventforet Kofu |
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Oita Trinita |
Ventforet Kofu |
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Jรบbilo Iwata |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Tokyo Verdy |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Montedio Yamagata |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Roasso Kumamoto |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Machida Zelvia |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Adaรญlton | 2 |
Eduardo Mancha | 2 |
Junma Miyazaki | 2 |
Peter Utaka | 2 |
Takuto Kimura | 1 |
Koya Okuda | 2 |
Ryotaro Ishida | 1 |
Sora Kobori | 1 |
Ko Miyazaki | 1 |
Koki Oshima | 1 |
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Renofa Yamaguchi |
Kagoshima United |
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Ventforet Kofu |
Ventforet Kofu |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
Roasso Kumamoto |
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Ventforet Kofu |
Ventforet Kofu |
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Thespa Kusatsu |
Ehime FC |
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Ventforet Kofu |
Ventforet Kofu |
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Oita Trinita |
AFC Blaublitz Akita |
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Ventforet Kofu |
Ventforet Kofu |
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JEF United Chiba |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Ventforet Kofu |
Tochigi S.C. |
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V-Varen Nagasaki |
JEF United Chiba |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Tochigi S.C. |
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Renofa Yamaguchi |
Mito Hollyhock |
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Tochigi S.C. |
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 |