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Montedio Yamagata v JEF United : J2-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 12th Jul, 11:00 BST, ND Soft Stadium Yamagata, Tendo

Home advantage can be vital in the J2-League, and Jin Sato’s Montedio Yamagata will have the blessing of it on Saturday morning. Yoshiyuki Kobayashi’s JEF United are their visitors to the ND Soft Stadium Yamagata. Statistics drive the predictions below for seventeen markets, and flipping between them shows bespoke analysis, including head to head (H2H), form and a whole lot more besides. The best odds are also provided. Hit the tabs below to find out more.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Our predictive algorithm suggests there is a 77% chance of Montedio and JEF United scoring at least a couple of goals in this J2-League tie. Recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records are factored into that calculation , and it seems the bookies like the look of it as a tip too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at a best price of 1.25.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 42% chance of JEF United coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Montedio
33%
17/108/5
Draw
25%
23/109/4
JEF United
42%
6/411/8
Draw 1-1
12%
11/25/1
JEF United 1-0
9%
8/17/1
JEF United 2-1
9%
9/115/2
Montedio 1-0
8%
17/215/2
Montedio 2-1
8%
9/18/1
JEF United 2-0
7%
12/110/1
Draw 0-0
6%
10/18/1
Draw 2-2
6%
12/110/1
Montedio 2-0
5%
12/111/1
JEF United 3-1
4%
20/114/1
JEF United 3-0
3%
22/116/1
Montedio 3-1
3%
20/114/1
JEF United 3-2
3%
28/118/1
Montedio 3-2
3%
28/118/1
Montedio 3-0
2%
25/118/1
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
17/204/5
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
19/205/6
Home 1st Goal
47%
11/1021/20
Away 1st Goal
50%
5/619/20
No 1st Goal
3%
10/18/1
BTTS - Yes
57%
4/67/10
BTTS - No
43%
11/1021/20
BTTS - Home Win
17%
4/119/5
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/310/3
BTTS - Away Win
21%
15/47/2
Home/draw
58%
1/28/15
Away/draw
67%
4/94/9
Home/away
75%
1/33/10
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
1/41/4
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
11/423/10
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
9/419/10
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
1/31/3
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
5/117/4
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/81/10
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
12/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/25-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/201/33
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/115/2
Home DNB
51%
10/1119/20
Away DNB
59%
4/53/4
Montedio win to nil
16%
4/1-
JEF United win to nil
21%
7/2-
Montedio / Montedio
19%
10/316/5
Montedio / JEF United
3%
25/120/1
Montedio / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Montedio
13%
11/25/1
Draw / JEF United
14%
5/119/4
Draw / Draw
15%
9/24/1
JEF United / Montedio
3%
25/120/1
JEF United / JEF United
20%
3/129/10
JEF United / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Win / draw / win form
3
Montedio have lost 3 consecutive home league games
3
JEF United have lost 3 consecutive league games
7
JEF United have not won in 7 consecutive league games
3
JEF United have failed to score in 3 consecutive league games
Montedio 15TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
JEF United 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Montedio have beaten JEF United in 4 consecutive home league meetings
7
Montedio have not lost to JEF United in 7 consecutive home league meetings
3
Montedio have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive home league meetings with JEF United
League games at Montedio since 2018
Montedio
JEF United
Goals: Scored
15
3
Games: Scored
6 / 7
3 / 7
Clean sheets
4 / 7
1 / 7
MON
6
D
1
League games at JEF United since 2018
JEF United
Montedio
Goals: Scored
11
19
Games: Scored
7 / 8
7 / 8
Clean sheets
1 / 8
1 / 8
MON
4
D
2
JEF
2
Goal Statistics

JEF United's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday morning, not least because Montedio Yamagata have conceded in each of their last 7 J2-League games. A PG of 1.5 for Y. Kobayashi's side suggests that run should continue.

Montedio 15th JEF United 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Montedio will score no more than 1 goal
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that JEF United will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+19
Montedio have scored 19% more goals at home than predicted
-10
JEF United’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.7
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J2-League - 2025/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/289505/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Montedio
PG (predicted goals)
JEF United
1.3
1.5
Attack rating
MON
JEF
27%
better
view stats
Games scored9
12
Failed to score5
2
Scored first6
7
Goals scored19
28
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.3
Avg. shots per game4
5
Avg. shots per goal5
4
Conversion rate for20
25
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+27%
Defence rating
MON
JEF
5%
better
view stats
Games conceded9
10
Clean sheets5
4
Conceded first5
6
Goals conceded17
13
Avg. goals conceded0.8
0.6
Avg. shots/game conceded6
5
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
9
Conversion rate against14%
11%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+5%

Montedio v JEF United J2-League lLine ups will show here when available.

Montedio J2-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21847
L TakaeA DisaroL TakaeK Nishimura
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Z Issaka MID2211
3
-
L Takae MID224
2
-
S Kokubu MID2141
3
-
J Takahashi FWD214
-
T Abe DEF2011
2
-
K Nishimura DEF202
6
1
A Disaro FWD2083
3
-
Y Fujimoto FWD183
1
-
S Doi MID1722
-
S. Horikane FWD1721
-
R Kida MID161
-
K Sakamoto MID1621
-
A Kawai DEF121
-
Y Kumamoto DEF11
-
H Nodake DEF111
1
-
T Heward-Belle GLK10
-
W Tanaka MID102
2
-
R Terakado GLK9
-
K Yoshio MID8
1
-
R Nakamura MID82
-
Y Konishi MID81
3
-
T Yoshida DEF7
-
K Okamoto DEF6
-
H Shirowa DEF6
1
-
T Yamada DEF4
-
C Kato MID41
-
K Hasegawa GLK3
-
JEF United J2-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21745
K ToriumiI DaichiN TsubakiC Junior
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Tsubaki MID2224
-
K Toriumi DEF211
1
-
I Takahashi MID2122
2
-
K Tanaka FWD2132
2
-
M Shinada MID202
4
-
A Yokoyama MID2032
3
-
D Suzuki DEF191
2
-
I Daichi FWD1972
2
-
J Suárez GLK18
-
T Mae DEF171
2
-
C Junior FWD165
4
1
M Hayashi FWD161
-
N Sugiyama MID151
1
-
T Taguchi MID152
2
-
H Goya FWD153
2
-
M Hidaka MID143
-
T. Iwai MID10
-
T Kawano DEF9
1
-
Dudu MID921
1
T Yasui MID61
-
G. Yoshida MID51
-
R Suzuki GLK4
-
R Matsuda DEF4
-
K Yonekura DEF3
1
-
Derek FWD3
1
-
Y Ueda DEF2
-
Y Kobayashi MID2
-
K Kazama MID1
-