📊 Form Guide

Montedio Yamagata

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Montedio Yamagata will play in this game coming off the back of a 2-2 J2 100 Year Vision League drawn result against Tochigi S.C.

For Montedio Yamagata, the scorers were Junya Takahashi (39') and Ryoma Kida (55'). The match went to penalties and was won 5-4 by Montedio Yamagata.

An interesting characteristic of more recent Montedio Yamagata games is the number of results with a nil in them.

Taking their previous six matches before this one, in as many as 5 of them a bet on "Both Teams to Score" would've been a losing one.

Thespa Kusatsu

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Thespa Kusatsu will go into this encounter after a 0-1 J2 100 Year Vision League win to defeat Vanraure Hachinohe in their most recent outing.

Thespa Kusatsu have been dangerous up front leading up to this encounter, scoring 10 times in their previous 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Thespa Kusatsu have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 5 of those same clashes. That aside, we must now wait to see whether that pattern will be maintained in this upcoming match or not.

👥 Head to head

Looking at the statistics for their head to head duels dating back to 23/07/2022, there is nothing to separate the two clubs with Montedio Yamagata winning 2 of those games, Thespa Kusatsu 2 and 2 being draws in regulation time.

A total of 12 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 7 of them from Yamagata and 5 belonging to Gunma. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.

The last league encounter featuring the two was J2 100 Year Vision League match day 3 on 21/02/2026 when the final score was Thespa Kusatsu 1-1 Montedio Yamagata.

ℹ️ Team News: Montedio Yamagata

Yuta Kumamoto (Calf injury), Takumi Yamada (Cruciate ligament injury) and Rui Yokoyama (Achilles tendon rupture) will not be able to play for Montedio Yamagata manager Akinobu Yokouchi.

📰 Team News: Thespa Kusatsu

Thanks to a completely injury-free squad available for selection, the Thespa Kusatsu manager does not have any fitness worries to report before this match.

💭 Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that Thespa Kusatsu are capable enough to put a goal past this Montedio Yamagata side, however that is unlikely to be as many as the goals that they could concede.

Our selection here is for both teams to score in a 2-1 win for Montedio Yamagata after the 90. Expecting it to be very competitive.

Renata Leite, 04:03 06/05/2026