In their last league match, Okayama Green Pheasants won 1-2 against Iwaki and they will be hoping to continue their good form in this match. In that match, Okayama Green Pheasant's goalscorers were Thiago Alves (50') and Stefan Mauk (90'), while Iwaki's goal scorer was Yoshihiro Shimoda (66'). However, Okayama Green Pheasants have been conceding points almost consistently in their recent matches, which has been a problem for them. They have had their defense broken down in 5 of their last 6 games, conceding 8 goals. Going into this match, Okayama Green Pheasants have not been beaten by Sendai Nanashi in their last 3 matches.
Sendai Nanabi drew 0-0 with Kofu Fungurin in their last J2 League match. In their last 6 matches, Akira Ito's Sendai Nanashi have scored a total of 6 goals, an average of 1 goal per game.
Looking at the history of the last few meetings since March 15, 2009, Okayama Midorikan have won 1 game, Sendai Nanashi have won 2, while there have been 3 draws. These two clubs have shared 12 goals in that time, with Okayama Green Pheasant having 6 and Sendai Nanashi having 6. That's an average of 2 goals per game.
The last league match between these two teams was in the 10th round of the J2 League on April 16, 2023, and the final score of the match was Sendai Nanashi 1-1 Okayama Midoriyama Pheasant. The referee for that match was Yuichi Nishimura.
Okayama Green Pheasants coach Takayuki Kimiyama doesn't have too many injuries to worry about and the team is in good health. Only Ryo Nagai (tibia fracture) is unavailable for the match.
Meanwhile, Sendai Tanabata's coach Takashi Hori has few injuries to worry about. Only Yasushi Endo (foot injury) is unavailable for this match.
Based on the above analysis, we think Sendai Nanashi are capable of scoring goals in this match, however, that won't stop them from conceding points to their opponents' offense. We predict that the final result of the match will be a 2-1 victory for Okayama Green Pheasants over Sendai Nanashi. This should be a great match.
