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Ventforet Kofu v Imabari : J2-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 17th May, 05:30 BST, Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium, Kofu

Ventforet Kofu are in J2-League action on Saturday morning, as Shinji Otsuka aims to beat and his Imabari side at the Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium. Analysing both clubs' last 20 J2-League matches, as well as baseline data within the competition and the betting market, to generate our percentage predictions. All the stats, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside odds.


Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

It's our view that there's not a clear favourite to claim victory here, but does appear clear is that the odds suggest it'll have 3 goals or less. Our statistical analysis draws the same conclusion. Ventforet and Imabari have delivered a host of under 3.5 goal games of late, and key performance statistics point towards those records being extended. We're confidently predicting under 3.5 goals on Saturday morning, and the bookies have it priced at 1.17.

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 49% chance of Imabari coming away with a win.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Ventforet
24%
12/5-
Draw
27%
21/10-
Imabari
49%
5/4-
Imabari 1-0
14%
5/1-
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1-
Imabari 2-0
10%
17/2-
Draw 0-0
10%
6/1-
Imabari 2-1
9%
9/1-
Ventforet 1-0
9%
7/1-
Ventforet 2-1
6%
12/1-
Imabari 3-0
5%
20/1-
Imabari 3-1
4%
20/1-
Draw 2-2
4%
18/1-
Ventforet 2-0
4%
14/1-
Imabari 3-2
2%
40/1-
Ventforet 3-1
2%
33/1-
Imabari 4-0
2%
40/1-
Imabari 4-1
2%
50/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
41%
6/4-
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
1/2-
Home 1st Goal
41%
6/4-
Away 1st Goal
52%
8/11-
No 1st Goal
6%
6/1-
BTTS - Yes
45%
11/10-
BTTS - No
55%
4/6-
BTTS - Home Win
10%
7/1
6%
-
BTTS - Draw
17%
15/4-
BTTS - Away Win
18%
5/1
9%
-
Home/draw
51%
8/13-
Away/draw
76%
3/10-
Home/away
73%
4/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
4/9-
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
13/8-
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
4/1-
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
1/6-
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
10/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1/20-
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
22/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/80-
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/10-
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
6/1-
Home DNB
43%
5/4
5%
-
Away DNB
68%
4/7
3%
-
Ventforet win to nil
14%
4/1-
Imabari win to nil
31%
12/5-
Ventforet / Ventforet
15%
9/2-
Ventforet / Imabari
3%
28/1-
Ventforet / Draw
5%
14/1-
Draw / Ventforet
12%
6/1-
Draw / Imabari
16%
4/1-
Draw / Draw
19%
10/3-
Imabari / Ventforet
2%
33/1-
Imabari / Imabari
22%
11/4-
Imabari / Draw
5%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win form
7
Imabari have not lost in 7 consecutive away league games
Ventforet 13TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Ventforet0 - 2Tokushima
Ventforet1 - 2Vegalta
Ventforet1 - 1V-V Nagasaki
Ventforet1 - 0Iwaki
Ventforet1 - 2JEF United
Ventforet3 - 3Fujieda MYFC
Ventforet1 - 0Renofa
Ventforet3 - 1Mito
Ventforet1 - 2Blaublitz
Ventforet3 - 1Fagiano
Ventforet1 - 2Montedio
Ventforet2 - 4Roasso
Ventforet1 - 0Kagoshima
Ventforet3 - 0Fujieda MYFC
Ventforet2 - 2V-V Nagasaki
Ventforet1 - 3Tokushima
Ventforet1 - 2Ehime
Ventforet1 - 1Vegalta
Ventforet1 - 2Yokohama
Ventforet2 - 2JEF United
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AVentforet0 - 0Sagan Tosu
AVentforet1 - 0Blaublitz
HVentforet0 - 2Tokushima
HVentforet1 - 2Vegalta
AVentforet0 - 0Mito
HVentforet1 - 1V-V Nagasaki
AVentforet0 - 0Ehime
HVentforet1 - 0Iwaki
AVentforet1 - 0Sapporo
HVentforet1 - 2JEF United
AVentforet1 - 2Jubilo Iwata
HVentforet3 - 3Fujieda MYFC
AVentforet0 - 2Kataller Toyama
AVentforet0 - 1Omiya Ardija
HVentforet1 - 0Renofa
HVentforet3 - 1Mito
HVentforet1 - 2Blaublitz
AVentforet0 - 2Renofa
AVentforet1 - 2JEF United
HVentforet3 - 1Fagiano
Imabari 5TH
7 league games
Away
7
Overall
Goals: Scored
11
Conceded
4
Games: Scored
5 / 7
Conceded
3 / 7
Clean sheets
4 / 7
Failed to score
2 / 7
Won
5
Draw
2
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Roasso0 - 1Imabari
Mito0 - 0Imabari
Renofa1 - 2Imabari
Vegalta0 - 0Imabari
Iwaki0 - 1Imabari
Ehime2 - 3Imabari
Sagan Tosu1 - 4Imabari
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
12
Games: Scored
8 / 15
Conceded
8 / 15
Clean sheets
7 / 15
Failed to score
7 / 15
Won
6
Draw
7
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HImabari0 - 1JEF United
AImabari1 - 0Roasso
HImabari3 - 3Jubilo Iwata
AImabari0 - 0Mito
AImabari2 - 1Renofa
HImabari0 - 0Omiya Ardija
AImabari0 - 0Vegalta
HImabari4 - 1V-V Nagasaki
HImabari2 - 2Montedio
AImabari1 - 0Iwaki
HImabari0 - 0Kataller Toyama
AImabari3 - 2Ehime
AImabari4 - 1Sagan Tosu
HImabari0 - 0Fujieda MYFC
HImabari0 - 1Blaublitz
Goal Statistics

A truly awful PG of just 0.9 should cause concerns for Ventforet Kofu fans, as should a 10 J2-League matches run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Ventforet 13th Imabari 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.9
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
40%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 77% probability of Ventforet scoring 1 goal or less
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Imabari will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+11
Ventforet have scored 11% more goals at home than predicted
=0
Imabari’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
0.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J2-League - 2025/2025 season
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Ventforet
PG (predicted goals)
Imabari
0.9
1.4
Attack rating
VEN
9%
better
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Games scored9
8
Failed to score5
6
Scored first5
4
Goals scored11
20
Avg. goals scored0.7
1.3
Avg. shots per game6
8
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for13
16
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
VEN
18%
better
view stats
Games conceded8
7
Clean sheets6
7
Conceded first7
5
Goals conceded15
11
Avg. goals conceded1
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded7
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against15%
13%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+18%

Ventforet v Imabari J2-League lLine ups will show here when available.

Ventforet J2-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15212
K KawataT SonS ArakiJ Miyazaki
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Kawata GLK15
-
S Araki MID1511
1
-
Y Tanaka MID15
1
-
T Tsuchiya MID141
-
K Oshima FWD141
1
-
J Miyazaki FWD1411
2
-
K Mitsuhira FWD141
-
K. Kumakura MID131
-
Y Hiratsuka MID131
1
-
T Son DEF1221
1
-
Y Koide DEF11
-
H Endo MID11
2
-
Y Naito FWD11
-
Y Torikai MID102
-
E Mancha DEF9
1
-
M Santos FWD91
-
K Hayashida MID8
-
M. Inoue DEF6
1
R Nakayama MID51
1
-
I Kobayashi MID5
-
K. Sato DEF2
-
D Ichinose DEF1
-
Imabari J2-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15733
K TachikawaM. Ferreira TeixeiraT. KondoM. Ferreira Teixeira
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Tachikawa GLK15
-
T. Kato DEF15
-
S. Sasa MID15
1
-
M. Ferreira Teixeira FWD1571
3
-
R Omori DEF141
3
-
T. Kondo MID1423
2
-
H Arai MID141
1
1
K. Yuba MID1413
1
-
D Cardoso DEF13
2
-
R. Umeki DEF131
1
-
W Tanque FWD1331
1
-
K Mochii MID12
-
T. Yamada MID111
-
K. Fujioka FWD111
-
J Kato MID101
1
-
V. Diniz Dall Antonia MID102
-
T. Hino FWD7
1
-
R. Ichihara DEF6
1
-
Y. Yokoyama MID63
-
Y. Takeuchi DEF3
-
Y Mikado MID3
-
R. Abe DEF2
-
R. Sato MID1
-