Match Info

J2/J3 League - Round 9

Date: 5 April 2026, Sunday

Location: Arigato Service Dream (Imabari)

Where to Watch on TV:


China	K-Ball
Japan	AbemaTV, DAZN Japan


	Imabari		Ehime

	1	X	2
				Watch
	2.25	3.25	2.82	Watch
	2.35	3.35	2.89
	2.26	3.49	2.94	Watch
	2.2	3.4	2.7
	2.3	3.58	2.81	Watch
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.27 ↑ (2.05)	3.41 ↓ (3.43)	2.83 ↓ (3.36)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

The best margin for this event is 6.9%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Imabari
40.5%

Draw
27%

Ehime
32.5%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

45.3%

27.1%

27.6%

Our Initial ML Estimation

46%

26.7%

27.2%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Imabari has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-4.8%)

Ehime has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+4.9%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Imabari than the current prediction. (+5.5%)

Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests a strong performance forecast for Imabari, possibly due to key factors that the model accounted for.

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Ehime than the current prediction. (-5.3%)

Note: The ML model's lower estimate suggests a potential downturn for Ehime, possibly due to injuries or other negative factors.

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
60%	40%	0%

Imabari - Ehime Predictions

Users Predictions: 5 users predict this event. Imabari will win (votes: 3 - 60%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 40%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:0

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Tachikawa K. (G) 2. Umeki R. 3. Son T. 15. Gabriel Gomes 6. Kajiura Y. 7. Yamada T. 8. Komai Y. 77. Kato J. 9. Kondo T. 17. Mochii K. 10. Junio E.	36. Tsuji S. (G) 5. Kuroishi T. 50. Sugiyama K. 6. Tanioka M. 49. Abe R. 70. Maeda R. 24. Miyamoto K. 22. Takemoto Y. 38. Hino S. 14. Saito R. 88. Yamaguchi T.
Substitutes
44. Hayashi M. 18. Ito G. (G) 36. Kubo K. 14. Mori K. 20. Rodrigo Souza 33. Sasa S. 25. Sato R. 24. Takeuchi Y. 11. Wesley Tanque	11. Fujihara Y. 99. Kabayama R. 26. Kanazawa K. 44. Moriyama K. 57. Semba S. 31. Shirasaka F. (G) 17. Taguchi Y. 13. Yamashita Y. 48. Yukutomo T.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (0 - 1)
36', 0 - 1, Abe R. ⚽,
41', Yamaguchi T. 🟨,
2nd Half (0 - 0)
59', Kato J. ↓, Wesley Tanque ↑,
59', Mochii K. ↓, Mori K. ↑,
60', Yamaguchi T. ↓, Taguchi Y. ↑,
61', Saito R. ↓, Kabayama R. ↑,
67', Kondo T. ↓, Takeuchi Y. ↑,
73', 🟨,
75', 🟨,
78', Junio E. ↓, Hayashi M. ↑,
78', Yamada T. ↓, Kubo K. ↑,
80', Takemoto Y. ↓, Kanazawa K. ↑,
90+4', Kuroishi T. ↓, Moriyama K. ↑,

Preview

We will watch a tense game between outsiders (ranked 8 in the zone Promotion ~ J2/J3 League (Placement matches: ) and 10 in the zone Promotion ~ J2/J3 League (Placement matches: )).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Imabari won 2.

Both teams are currently in poor form.

Imabari is expected to have a slight advantage in this match.

In the last 6 head-to-head matches, Imabari won 3 matches, drew 1 match, lost 2 matches, and goals 8:6. (average 1.3:1).

Including home matches between the teams, Imabari won 2 matches, drew 1 match, lost 0 matches, and goals 3:0. (average 1:0).

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- FC Imabari
Japan J2 J3 League
29.03.26	Kataller Toyama - Imabari	2:1 penalties ✺
22.03.26	Imabari - Tokushima Vortis	2:1 ✺
14.03.26	Kochi United - Imabari	2:0 ✺
08.03.26	Kamatamare Sanuki - Imabari	1:0 ✺
01.03.26	Imabari - Albirex Niigata	0:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 4.3 LWLLL
- Ehime FC
Japan J2 J3 League
29.03.26	Kamatamare Sanuki - Ehime	1:0 ✺
22.03.26	Ehime - Kochi United	1:0 ✺
15.03.26	Ehime - Osaka	0:1 ✺
08.03.26	Kataller Toyama - Ehime	3:2 penalties ✺
28.02.26	Ehime - Tokushima Vortis	0:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 3.6 LWLLL

Latest Head to Head

Japan J2 League
12.07.25	Imabari - Ehime	1:0
08.03.25	Ehime - Imabari	2:3
Japan J3 League
11.11.23	Ehime - Imabari	1:0
14.05.23	Imabari - Ehime	0:0
10.09.22	Ehime - Imabari	3:2
05.06.22	Imabari - Ehime	2:0

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