Match Info

J3 League - Round 1

Date: 8 August 2026, Saturday

Location: Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium (Kochi)

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	Kochi United		Matsumoto Yamaga

	1	X	2
	2.37	3.00	2.70
	2.38	2.95	2.80
	2.50	3.15	3.20
	2.45	2.80	3.15
	2.48	3.34	2.74	Watch
	2.40	2.95	2.90
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.43 ↓ (2.6)	3.03 ↓ (3.03)	2.92 ↑ (2.6)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.00

The best margin for this event is 3%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Kochi United
37.9%

Draw
30.4%

Matsumoto Yamaga
31.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

35%

30%

35%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Kochi United has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2.9%)

Matsumoto Yamaga has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-3.4%)

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
17. Inose K. (G) 16. Kozuki S. 4. Kobayashi D. 88. Hama T. 22. Fujimori R. 8. Takano Y. 10. Sasaki T. 73. Tanaka T. 77. Sato J. 28. Nanamure A. 11. Miyoshi R.	31. Kobayashi M. (G) 5. Shirai T. 4. Minoda K. 16. Miyabe T. 40. Higuchi D. 36. Matsumura G. 15. Takano R. 46. Yasunaga R. 8. Sawazaki R. 39. Inoue A. 38. Fujieda K.
Substitutes
33. Cho H. 3. Fukumiya K. 7. Kanehara A. 13. Kawata A. 31. Kudo M. 1. Ono R. (G) 90. Origbaajo I. 15. Sakamoto H. 44. Shimoda Y.	43. Kaneko K. 11. Kaneko S. 30. Kitazume K. 7. Matsuoka R. 13. Murakami H. 14. Rikiyasu S. 17. Taguchi Y. 19. Tanaka S. 21. Tomizawa M. (G)

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (0 - 0)
12', Fujieda K. ↓, Taguchi Y. ↑,
32', Sato J. 🟨,
40', Higuchi D. 🟨,
2nd Half (0 - 0)
59', Inoue A. ↓, Kaneko S. ↑,
59', Sawazaki R. ↓, Murakami H. ↑,
71', Miyabe T. 🟨,
74', Sato J. ↓, Kanehara A. ↑,
74', Tanaka T. ↓, Kawata A. ↑,
86', Nanamure A. ↓, Origbaajo I. ↑,
86', Sasaki T. ↓, Shimoda Y. ↑,
89', Takano R. ↓, Kitazume K. ↑,
89', Shirai T. ↓, Kaneko K. ↑,
90+1', Miyoshi R. ↓, Cho H. ↑,

Preview

Matsumoto Yamaga may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

The probability of winning is almost the same for both teams in this match.

In the last 2 head-to-head matches, Kochi United won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 5:1. (average 2.5:0.5).

Including home match between the teams, Kochi United won 0 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 0:1.

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
16	Yamaga	9	1	5	3	8:11	-3	8
20	Kochi United	9	1	2	6	3:20	-17	5

Last Results with these Odds

Matsumoto Yamaga - the odds 2.6 are the expected chance of winning is 34.96%, but this team recently wins 20% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Kochi United
Japan J2 J3 League
06.06.26	Omiya Ardija - Kochi United	2:1 ✺
30.05.26	Kochi United - Renofa Yamaguchi	2:3 ET ✺
24.05.26	Zweigen Kanazawa - Kochi United	2:0 ✺
17.05.26	Kochi United - Ehime	0:1 ✺
10.05.26	Kamatamare Sanuki - Kochi United	0:3 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 3.4 LLLLW
- Matsumoto Yamaga
Club Friendly
25.07.26	Matsumoto Yamaga - Ventforet Kofu	3:0 ✺
Japan J2 J3 League
06.06.26	Matsumoto Yamaga - Nara Club	0:2 ✺
31.05.26	Montedio Yamagata - Matsumoto Yamaga	1:2 ET ✺
24.05.26	Matsumoto Yamaga - Fukushima United	3:4 penalties ✺
17.05.26	Iwaki - Matsumoto Yamaga	1:2 penalties ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 16.1 WLWLW

Latest Head to Head

Japan J3 League
09.11.25	Kochi United - Matsumoto Yamaga	0:1
05.04.25	Matsumoto Yamaga - Kochi United	0:5

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