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Osaka vs Ehime FC: Match Preview

Osaka

2-1

HT 1-0

Ehime FC

Date

14 September 2026

Kickoff

13:00

Venue

Hanazono Rugby Stadium

Round

Regular Season - 6

Status

Full time

Scheduled match window: approximately 13:00–15:00 EAT. Actual duration can vary because of added time, extra time, delays or interruptions.

Fixtures Hub's Pick

Ehime FC · Win or draw

Medium Confidence This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, confirmed lineups, 2 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Match overview

Medium confidence

Osaka face Ehime FC in J3 League in Japan. The match is scheduled for Monday, 14 September 2026 at 13:00 at Hanazono Rugby Stadium.

This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, confirmed lineups, 2 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Key match trends

Osaka are unbeaten in their last 5 matches on record.

Ehime FC are unbeaten in their last 5 matches on record.

Head-to-head summary

Osaka wins

Draws

Ehime FC wins

Average goals

Both scored

Over 2.5 goals

First-half goals

0.5

Meetings analysed

Osaka

Rating 5/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

50%

Clean sheets

Points rate

5/10

Ehime FC

Rating 7.2/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

67%

Clean sheets

Points rate

7.2/10

Team lineups

Starting players, substitutes and coaching staff where available.

Osaka

4-4-2

1 H. Sugawara G

6 S. Tachino D

25 Riku Kuwako D

5 Y. Minakuchi D

2 K. Sakamoto D

17 S. Morimura M

11 G. Yoshida M

14 S. Sumida M

10 R. Kubo M

95 K. Isa F

29 R. Sugawara F

Coach

Mitsunori Yabuta

Substitutes

T. Toya

Vinícius Souza

K. Fukui

Jun-young Han

T. Kitsui

K. Mima

Shoki Nagano

T. Shimada

K. Shin

Ehime FC

3-1-4-2

36 S. Tsuji G

6 Masashi Tanioka D

50 K. Sugiyama D

5 T. Kuroishi D

8 S. Kamimura M

14 R. Saito M

23 K. Miyamoto M

22 Y. Takemoto M

49 R. Abe M

38 S. Hino F

17 S. Tamura F

Coach

T. Oki

Substitutes

M. Hayashi

K. Hosoya

R. Ishio

R. Kabayama

Arata Kozakai

K. Makiguchi

H. Muto

Y. Yamashita

Y. Fujimoto

Osaka

Formation 4-4-2

Starting XI

1H. SugawaraG
2K. SakamotoD
5Y. MinakuchiD
25Riku KuwakoD
6S. TachinoD
10R. KuboM
14S. SumidaM
11G. YoshidaM
17S. MorimuraM
29R. SugawaraF
95K. IsaF

Substitutes

28T. ToyaF
99Vinícius SouzaF
15K. FukuiM
30Jun-young HanG
7T. KitsuiM
13K. MimaD
78Shoki NaganoM
9T. ShimadaF
35K. ShinD

Coach

Mitsunori Yabuta

Ehime FC

Formation 3-1-4-2

Starting XI

36S. TsujiG
5T. KuroishiD
50K. SugiyamaD
6Masashi TaniokaD
8S. KamimuraM
49R. AbeM
22Y. TakemotoM
23K. MiyamotoM
14R. SaitoM
17S. TamuraF
38S. HinoF

Substitutes

44M. HayashiF
16K. HosoyaM
37R. IshioD
99R. KabayamaF
28Arata KozakaiM
45K. MakiguchiG
39H. MutoM
13Y. YamashitaM
9Y. FujimotoF

Coach

T. Oki

OsakaEhime FC

⚽ Penalty goal
K. Isa
45+2'
⚽ Penalty goal
K. Isa
🟨 Yellow card
S. Tachino
45+5'
🟨 Yellow card
S. Tachino
HT 1-0
↔ Sub
S. Tamura · M. Hayashi
46'
↔ Sub
S. Tamura · M. Hayashi
↔ Sub
Y. Takemoto · Y. Fujimoto
46'
↔ Sub
Y. Takemoto · Y. Fujimoto
⚽ Penalty goal
Y. Fujimoto
50'
⚽ Penalty goal
Y. Fujimoto
↔ Sub
R. Kubo · S. Nagano
61'
↔ Sub
R. Kubo · S. Nagano
↔ Sub
K. Isa · T. Shimada
61'
↔ Sub
K. Isa · T. Shimada
⚽ Goal
S. Sumida
69'
⚽ Goal
S. Sumida
↔ Sub
S. Kamimura · Y. Yamashita
71'
↔ Sub
S. Kamimura · Y. Yamashita
↔ Sub
K. Miyamoto · A. Kozakai
71'
↔ Sub
K. Miyamoto · A. Kozakai
↔ Sub
S. Morimura · T. Toya
75'
↔ Sub
S. Morimura · T. Toya
↔ Sub
R. Sugawara · T. Kitsui
75'
↔ Sub
R. Sugawara · T. Kitsui
🟨 Yellow card
K. Sugiyama
76'
🟨 Yellow card
K. Sugiyama
↔ Sub
G. Yoshida · K. Fukui
89'
↔ Sub
G. Yoshida · K. Fukui
FT 2-1

Osaka recent results

DMatsumoto Yamaga v Osaka0-0 WOsaka v Ventforet Kofu3-0 DRenofa Yamaguchi v Osaka0-0 LShimizu S-pulse v Osaka2-1 DOsaka v FC Ryukyu2-2 WNara Club v Osaka1-4

Ehime FC recent results

WEhime FC v Kitakyushu4-2 WEhime FC v Blaublitz Akita1-0 WKanazawa v Ehime FC0-1 LV-varen Nagasaki v Ehime FC3-2 DMatsumoto Yamaga v Ehime FC2-2 WEhime FC v Pacific University2-1

Match preview guide

Osaka vs Ehime FC: form, H2H and match context

This J3 League match page combines the scheduled kickoff, recent results, head-to-head meetings, available lineups, match events and team statistics in one place. The sections above compare Osaka and Ehime FC, with supported live updates and the final result added as the fixture progresses.

How to read recent form

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What H2H tells you

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Data coverage and prediction note

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