TOCHIGI, Japan (Interstat) — Tochigi City will host Iwaki on Friday at City Football Station in a global football match. Tochigi City enters with a 3-5-2 record across all competitions, while Iwaki is 4-7. Tochigi City will look to Atsushi Yoshida as a player to watch. Yoshida has scored in each of his past four appearances, finding the net in 80 minutes at Shonan Bellmare, 28 minutes against Fujieda MYFC, 90 minutes at Kofu and 78 minutes against Imabari. Tochigi City most recently lost 2-1 at Shonan Bellmare. Tochigi City’s recent results also include a 5-0 home win over Vanraure, a 3-1 win at Sagan, a 4-1 win at Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo and a 0-0 draw at Kataller. Tochigi City also has losses to Imabari, Tokushima, Vegalta, Jubilo and Montedio this season.

Iwaki’s player to watch is Naoki Kumata. Kumata has scored in three of his past four appearances, with goals in 69 minutes against Iwata, 90 minutes at Shonan Bellmare and 23 minutes against Kofu. He also played 90 minutes at Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo. Iwaki most recently drew 1-1 with Iwata. Iwaki’s recent results include a 3-1 win at Sagan, a 2-0 home win over Yokohama FC and a 2-1 home win over Imabari. Iwaki also has recent losses to Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, Vegalta Sendai, Tokushima, Albirex, Oita and Fujieda. Iwaki’s record across all competitions is 4-7, and the visiting side will aim to improve that mark at City Football Station.

Tochigi City’s 3-5-2 record includes three wins, five losses and two draws. Iwaki has four wins and seven losses. The match is set for Friday at City Football Station. Tochigi City is the home team, and Iwaki is the visiting team. Both sides have played across all competitions this season. The contest gives Tochigi City a home fixture and Iwaki a road test. The game is scheduled for Friday. City Football Station will be the venue. Tochigi City and Iwaki will meet in the global football game. The records and recent scoring form of Yoshida and Kumata are central parts of the matchup. Tochigi City will seek a home result. Iwaki will seek a road result.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Tochigi City 2, Iwaki 1. Interstat’s ELO system is projecting Tochigi City with a 77.2 percent probability to win.