Blaublitz Akita v Imabari prediction · J2 League

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BEFORE KICK-OFF

Match outcome probability (%)

Blaublitz AkitaDrawImabari

Our pre-match numbers · the line starts at kick-offKick-off 05:00

Before kick-off · Match result · Blaublitz Akita 40%

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Blaublitz Akita are narrow favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Blaublitz Akita 40%, draw 27%, Imabari 32%. Over 2.5 goals 45%, both teams to score 50%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 19 Oct 01:37 · locked at kick-off

Blaublitz Akita win40%

Draw27%

Imabari win32%

Kick-offSUN 25 OCT · 05:00

RoundMatchday 13

VenueSoyu Stadium

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Blaublitz Akita

Imabari

4Days since last match4

Last match: 21 Oct · J2 League

3Matches in previous 14 days2

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
17	Blaublitz Akita	12	−1	13
19	Imabari	12	−10	11

Match statistics

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Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups aren’t available for this match.

Our number · blaublitz akita winFirst published 19 Oct 01:37 · locked at kick-off

40% The market44%

Us40%

~~Market~~44%

We make Blaublitz Akita a 40% chance to win. The market has them at 44%. We are 4 points less confident than the market. The model expects 1.3–1.2.

What the number rests on

Our model

~~Expected goals · Blaublitz Akita v Imabari~~1.32 – 1.15

~~Form · last six in J2 League this season · since 19 Sept~~W1 D2 L3 · W2 D1 L3

~~Table places · points 13 v 11~~17 v 19

~~The market · Blaublitz Akita win~~44% · ours 40%

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published

Our probability · Blaublitz Akita win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 44% now.

Every market, from one calculation

Market	Us	Market	Gap
Blaublitz Akita win	40%	44%	−4
Draw	27%	29%	−2
Imabari win	32%	27%	+5
Over 2.5 goals	45%	46%	−1
Both teams to score	50%	51%	−1
Over 1.5 goals	70%	70%	0
Over 3.5 goals	24%	26%	−2
Blaublitz Akita or draw	68%	73%	−5
Blaublitz Akita clean sheet	32%	–	–
Imabari clean sheet	27%	–	–

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 9 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 12.7%

0123450 8.7 9.7 5.6 2.2 1 11.1 12.7 7.3 2.8 2 7.3 8.3 4.8 3 3.3 3.7 2.1 4 5

under 2% 5% 12%+Blaublitz Akita down, Imabari across0–5 goals a side shown (99.6% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

How we got to this number6 steps · in order

Our model

Rates each side's attack and defence from 2,278 J2 League matches up to 21 Oct 2026, weighting recent results more and allowing for home advantage.

Base rates

Context, not used by the model: J2 League matches have gone over 2.5 in 49.2% of games this season, across 120 played.

Head to head

Context, not used by the model: 3 previous meetings since 2021 in every competition we cover, 3.00 goals a meeting; 2 of 3 went over 2.5.

Home and away form

Blaublitz Akita at home: 1.67 scored, 1.17 conceded a game (last 6). Imabari away: 1.17 scored, 2.00 conceded (last 6).

What the model expects

1.32 goals for Blaublitz Akita, 1.15 for Imabari. Most likely score 1–1.

Not in these numbers yet

Line-ups, injuries and suspensions, and rest days are being measured in a test version of our model; they do not change these numbers. Weather and the referee are shown on the match page but not used.

Nothing here is written by hand. The model works from every result, as the first step says; the base rates, the head to head and the home and away form are context beside it, not inputs.

Head to head

3 meetings since 2021

~~Goals a meeting~~3.00

~~Over 2.5~~2 of 3

~~Both scored~~2 of 3

~~Last meetings~~IMA 4–1 BLA · BLA 1–2 IMA · IMA 0–1 BLA

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in J2 League this season · since 19 Sept

BLAUBLITZ AKITA

DDWLLL1–1 · 2–2 · 1–0 · 0–1 · 0–1 · 1–2

IMABARI

LLWWDL1–2 · 1–2 · 2–1 · 2–1 · 3–3 · 1–3

The table

2026/27

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
1	Vegalta Sendai	12	+12	27
2	Albirex Niigata	12	−3	23
3	Kataller Toyama	12	+12	22
4	Yokohama FC	13	+9	22
5	Omiya Ardija	13	+7	21
6	Shonan Bellmare	12	+2	19
7	Oita Trinita	12	+7	18
8	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	12	+1	17
9	Tokushima Vortis	13	−2	17
10	Iwaki	12	+1	16
11	Fujieda MYFC	13	+1	15
12	Jubilo Iwata	12	−1	15
13	Sagan Tosu	12	−3	14
14	Consadole Sapporo	12	−4	14
15	Vanraure Hachinohe	12	−10	14
16	Montedio Yamagata	12	0	13
17	Blaublitz Akita	12	−1	13
18	Tochigi City	12	−1	12
19	Imabari	12	−10	11
20	Ventforet Kofu	12	−17	10