Ehime FC vs Roasso Kumamoto Prediction

Right then, let's have a proper look at this basement battle in the J2 League. We've got two sides who've been having a right shocker of a season, and someone's got to take something from this match.

Ehime FC are propping up the entire league with just 21 points from 36 games. That's proper relegation form, that is. They've managed only 3 wins all season and their recent form is absolutely woeful - 1 win in their last 10 games. At home, it's even worse: they haven't won in their last 5 home matches, picking up just 1 draw and 4 losses. They're shipping goals for fun too, conceding 2.20 per game recently.

Roasso Kumamoto aren't much better off, sitting 17th with 35 points. They've been struggling themselves with only 2 wins in their last 10 games. The worrying thing for them is they've gone goalless in 3 of their last 4 matches - that's not going to get you many points, is it? Away from home, they've managed just 1 win in their last 6 travels.

When these two have met before, it's usually been a bit of a goal fest - 7 out of 9 previous meetings have seen over 2.5 goals. But looking at how both teams are playing right now, I'm not so sure we'll see that this time. Both sides are struggling to find the net, with Ehime averaging just 0.60 goals at home and Roasso only managing 1.00 on their travels recently.

The bookies have Roasso as clear favorites at 1.80, which makes sense given they're not quite as terrible as Ehime. But when both teams are this out of form, you've got to be careful.

Looking at the numbers, both teams are conceding plenty but struggling to score. Ehime have kept only 1 clean sheet in 10 games, while Roasso have managed just 1 in their last 10. But it's the attacking form that's really concerning - both sides look toothless up front at the moment.

Given how badly both teams are playing and their recent struggles in front of goal, I'm thinking this could be a right proper slog. Few goals, plenty of mistakes, and probably not much quality on show.