Montedio Yamagata
- Montedio have won 3 and lost 4 of their 7 home matches in the J2 League 2026/2027.
- The hosts are in the bottom third of the J2 League 2026/2027 table in 16th place with 13 points from 12 matches.
- Akinobu Yokouchi was appointed Montedio coach on 25 June 2025 and has continued to let them play in a bold manner, albeit through a 4-2-1-3 formation that tries to dominate the ball and use the wings to overload the full-backs.
Tegevajaro Miyazaki
- Tegevajaro have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their 5 away matches in the J2 League 2026/2027.
- The visitors are clinging on in the top-half in 10th spot with 14 points from 11 games.
- Tegevajaro, meanwhile, have been built by Yuji Okuma into a compact, low-blocking team that tries to spring forwards on the counter attack.
Key Players
Junya Takahashi is a top scorer in the league with five goals in seven appearances for the hosts, but Tegevajaro are in good nick with Keigo Hashimoto, who has three assists in his last five games , pulling the strings and Koji Okumura, who has scored three of his team's six goals in the last five matches.
Betting Insights
- Okuma's men are 2.4 favourites and that looks a bit tight for a team that have won only 1 of their last 5 matches (Drawn 3, Lost 1) and are away to a side with three home wins to their name.
- Under 2.5 goals is a decent starting point for this one at 1.75, but there is a touch more value to be found in taking both teams to score no at 1.98.
- Tegevajaro average 1.40 goals scored and 1.60 goals conceded per away match in the J2 League 2026/2027.
- Montedio have averaged 1.00 goals per home match in the same competition, scoring seven goals.
Prediction
- That means we could see a close game that could swing either way, but the odds suggest a cagey battle is more likely than a goal-fest.
- There is a distinct chance that this one could be a low-margin clash, but the stats suggest that there could be a goal for each team, albeit in a game dominated by one.
