Kochi United vs V-Varen NagasakiPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Kochi United welcome V-varen Nagasaki at the Kochi Haruno Athletic Stadium. The hosts lost 0-2 at home to Roasso Kumamoto in their latest outing; before that they beat Kamatamare Sanuki 2-1 in front of their own crowd, and further back came a 0-3 away at Verspah Oita, a 0-7 away at FC Gifu and a goalless home draw with Matsumoto Yamaga. Those five matches add up to 2 goals scored and 13 conceded, with four games ending without a goal at their end. V-varen Nagasaki arrive from a 2-2 at home with Gamba Osaka, preceded by a 0-3 home defeat to FC Tokyo, a 3-2 win over Ehime FC, a 2-4 away at Kashiwa Reysol and a 0-1 away at Fagiano Okayama. One win, one draw and three defeats, with 7 goals scored and 12 conceded. The two available previous meetings are both some way back and were both played at V-varen Nagasaki: 0-0 in July 2019 and a 2-1 for V-varen Nagasaki in August 2016. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.