Match Info

J2 League - Round 2

Date: 15 August 2026, Saturday

Location: Arigato Service Dream (Imabari)

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	Imabari		Omiya Ardija

	1	X	2
	3.00	3.30	2.20
	2.80	3.10	2.25
	3.00	3.25	2.18	Watch
	3.10	3.58	2.36
	3.19	3.39	2.2	Watch
	3.00	3.50	2.20
	2.93	3.22	2.23	Watch
	2.90	3.25	2.32
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.99 ↓ (3.09)	3.32 ↑ (3.27)	2.24 ↑ (2.15)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.75

The best margin for this event is 2.6%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Imabari
30.9%

Draw
27.8%

Omiya Ardija
41.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

29.5%

28%

42.5%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Imabari has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.4%)

Omiya Ardija has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.3%)

Imabari - Omiya Ardija Predictions

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Tachikawa K. (G) 2. Umeki R. 35. Kushibiki K. 3. Son T. 15. Kikuchi K. 5. Arai H. 80. Nakai T. 17. Mochii K. 14. Komai Y. 8. Mori K. 10. Junio E.	24. Glover T. (G) 37. Sekiguchi K. 88. Nishio R. 19. Ozaki Y. 3. Kato H. 16. Kato G. 15. Nakayama K. 10. Toyokawa Y. 11. Caprini 9. Carlinhos Junior 14. Izumi T.
Substitutes
22. Abe H. 19. Furuyama K. 99. Gabriel Gomes 18. Ito G. (G) 36. Kubo K. 29. Maruyama Y. 25. Sato R. 11. Wesley Tanque 7. Yamada T.	47. Edward M. 20. Hidaka H. 13. Iyoha O. 1. Kasahara T. (G) 44. Kidera S. 7. Kojima M. 49. McGhee J. 21. Mueanta S. 23. Sugimoto K.
Coaches
Mourelo A.	Pelach N.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (1 - 2)
6', 1 - 0, Mori K. ⚽,
11', 1 - 1, Caprini ⚽, Izumi T. (A),
27', 1 - 2, Carlinhos Junior ⚽, Kato H. (A),
28', Mourelo A. 🟨,
45+1', Arai H. 🟨,
45+2', Mori K. 🟨,
2nd Half (1 - 1)
60', Son T. ↓, Gabriel Gomes ↑,
60', Komai Y. ↓, Abe H. ↑,
68', 2 - 2, Mochii K. ⚽, Mori K. (A),
71', Carlinhos Junior ↓, McGhee J. ↑,
71', Toyokawa Y. ↓, Kojima M. ↑,
71', Izumi T. ↓, Mueanta S. ↑,
74', Nakai T. ↓, Yamada T. ↑,
74', Junio E. ↓, Furuyama K. ↑,
79', Kato G. 🟨,
80', Nakayama K. ↓, Sugimoto K. ↑,
84', Kushibiki K. ↓, Maruyama Y. ↑,
90+1', 2 - 3, Kojima M. ⚽,
90+3', Caprini ↓, Iyoha O. ↑,

Preview

Omiya may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

Omiya could have a small edge in this match.

In the last 4 head-to-head matches, Imabari won 1 match, drew 2 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 5:7. (average 1.3:1.8).

Including home matches between the teams, Imabari won 0 matches, drew 1 match, lost 1 match, and goals 1:4. (average 0.5:2).

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Omiya Ardija	10	5	5	0	20:9	11	20
16	Imabari	10	3	1	6	11:19	-8	10

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- FC Imabari
Japan J2 League
09.08.26	Iwaki - Imabari	2:1 ✺
Japan J2 J3 League
07.06.26	Vanraure Hachinohe - Imabari	1:2 penalties ✺
31.05.26	Imabari - Ryūkyū	1:2 ✺
24.05.26	Tokushima Vortis - Imabari	1:1 ✺
17.05.26	Imabari - Kamatamare Sanuki	1:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 8.3 LWLTL
- RB Omiya Ardija
Club Friendly
01.08.26	Urawa Red Diamonds - Omiya Ardija	2:2 ✺
Japan J2 J3 League
06.06.26	Omiya Ardija - Kochi United	2:1 ✺
30.05.26	Yokohama FC - Omiya Ardija	2:1 ✺
23.05.26	Gifu - Omiya Ardija	0:2 ✺
17.05.26	Omiya Ardija - Nagano Parceiro	1:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 8.9 TWLWL

Latest Head to Head

Japan J2 League
20.09.25	Omiya Ardija - Imabari	2:3
20.04.25	Imabari - Omiya Ardija	0:0
Japan J3 League
19.10.24	Omiya Ardija - Imabari	1:1
27.04.24	Imabari - Omiya Ardija	1:4

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