Tochigi City vs Yokohama FC Saturday 17th October 2026 08:00 AM football predictions.

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Oct. 17, 2026 1 day, 19 hours ago

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Match Analysis

Tochigi City Yokohama FC

Tochigi City L L L L L D

Yokohama FC L W W D W L

EXPECTED GOALS

HEAD TO HEAD

WINS THE GAME

What do these metrics mean?

Strength: Recent form points from the last several matches. Higher means a better recent run of results.
Shot Conversion: Goals scored divided by total shots taken (rolling window of past matches). Measures finishing efficiency — only available when historical shot data exists.
Shots on Target: Proportion of shots that were on target. Reflects shot accuracy and discipline — only available when historical shot data exists.
Possession: Average ball possession percentage over recent matches. Indicates territorial dominance — only available when historical stats exist.
Save Rate: Goalkeeper saves divided by shots faced. Higher means the keeper is denying more chances — only available when historical stats exist.
Attacking Potential: Composite index from goals, expected goals and shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked for a team.
Defensive Potential: Composite index from goals conceded, saves and blocked shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked.
Expected Goals: Poisson-estimated goals each team is likely to score, derived from season attack/defence averages and opponent strength.
Head to Head: Historical win share across all previous meetings between these two teams (home wins | draws | away wins).
Wins the Game: Machine learning win probability — the model's confidence that each team wins this match outright.

Why this prediction? AI insight

Yokohama FC is seen as the stronger side heading into this match, with a clear quality gap in their favor and much better recent form compared to Tochigi City. The model predicts a 44% chance of an away win for Yokohama FC, which aligns with the perceived strength advantage despite the recent meetings being fairly even and goal-filled. Additionally, the model sees a 56% chance that both teams will score and a 54% chance of more than one goal overall, reflecting the trend of plenty of goals in their past encounters.

Head to Head History

Home Team	Away Team	Score	Competition	Date
Tochigi City	Yokohama FC	2 - 2	J2 League	May 6, 2026
Yokohama FC	Tochigi City	5 - 1	J2 League	February 22, 2026
Yokohama FC	Tochigi City	0 - 5	Friendlies Clubs	February 25, 2024

Tochigi City Form (Last 6 Matches)

Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	Score	Result
Oct 10, 26	Away	Ventforet Kofu	J2 League	2 - 1	Loss
Oct 3, 26	Home	Imabari	J2 League	1 - 2	Loss
Sep 26, 26	Away	Tokushima Vortis	J2 League	3 - 0	Loss
Sep 23, 26	Away	Machida Zelvia	Emperor Cup	2 - 1	Loss
Sep 20, 26	Home	Vegalta Sendai	J2 League	1 - 3	Loss
Sep 12, 26	Away	Kataller Toyama	J2 League	0 - 0	Draw

Yokohama FC Form (Last 6 Matches)

Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	Score	Result
Oct 10, 26	Home	Oita Trinita	J2 League	1 - 2	Loss
Oct 7, 26	Away	Avispa Fukuoka	Emperor Cup	0 - 1	Win
Oct 4, 26	Away	Vanraure Hachinohe	J2 League	0 - 2	Win
Sep 26, 26	Away	Kataller Toyama	J2 League	3 - 3	Draw
Sep 19, 26	Home	Imabari	J2 League	2 - 1	Win
Sep 12, 26	Away	Iwaki	J2 League	2 - 0	Loss

J2 League Table

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Yokohama FC	30	15	5	10	57	42	+15	50
19	Tochigi City	30	9	6	15	41	53	-12	33

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Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Vegalta Sendai	31	19	9	3	+28	66
2	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	31	19	7	5	+24	64
3	Kataller Toyama	31	16	10	5	+23	58
4	Albirex Niigata	31	15	9	7	0	54
5	Omiya Ardija	31	15	7	9	+20	52
6	Yokohama FC	31	15	6	10	+15	51
7	Tokushima Vortis	31	15	5	11	+16	50
8	Blaublitz Akita	31	14	7	10	+7	49
9	Shonan Bellmare	31	12	11	8	+7	47
10	Sagan Tosu	31	13	8	10	+7	47
11	Fujieda MYFC	31	10	15	6	+7	45
12	Ventforet Kofu	30	13	4	13	-3	43
13	Oita Trinita	31	11	9	11	+8	42
14	Consadole Sapporo	31	12	6	13	-2	42
15	Iwaki	30	11	7	12	-2	40
16	Jubilo Iwata	31	9	10	12	-8	37
17	Montedio Yamagata	31	10	4	17	-4	34
18	Tochigi City	31	9	7	15	-12	34
19	Kagoshima United	20	9	6	5	+10	33
20	FC Gifu	20	9	4	7	-1	31
21	Imabari	31	8	7	16	-13	31
22	Sagamihara	20	8	6	6	+1	30
23	Vanraure Hachinohe	31	7	9	15	-16	30
24	Kochi United	20	8	5	7	+1	29
25	Roasso Kumamoto	20	9	2	9	-2	29
26	Ehime FC	20	8	3	9	+5	27
27	Renofa Yamaguchi	20	7	6	7	+1	27
28	Gainare Tottori	20	7	6	7	-2	27
29	Matsumoto Yamaga	20	6	7	7	+8	25
30	Kanazawa	20	6	7	7	-5	25
31	Nara Club	20	6	5	9	-7	23
32	Thespakusatsu Gunma	20	6	4	10	-14	22
33	Kamatamare Sanuki	20	6	4	10	-16	22
34	Biwako Shiga	20	6	3	11	-15	21
35	Fukushima United	20	5	5	10	-12	20
36	Osaka	20	3	10	7	-3	19
37	Tochigi SC	20	4	7	9	-5	19
38	FC Ryukyu	20	3	8	9	-11	17
39	Kitakyushu	20	4	4	12	-17	16
40	Parceiro Nagano	20	3	7	10	-18	16

Predictions

Correct Prediction! ✅

Both Teams To Score - Yes

This prediction indicates that there is a 56.31% likelihood that both Tochigi City and Yokohama FC will score at least one goal each during the course of the match.

Yokohama FC to win

This prediction indicates that Yokohama FC has a 44.15% likelihood to win the match. The likelihood for the match to end as a draw is 25.36 %

Correct Prediction! ✅

Over 1.5 goals

This prediction indicates that there is a 53.71% likelihood that by the end of the football match, there will be two or more goals scored.

Over 2.5 goals

This prediction indicates that there is a 52.96% likelihood that by the end of the football match, there will be three or more goals scored.

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