OKINAWA CITY, Japan (Interstat) — Ryukyu will host Ehime in J3 League play on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium. The match is part of the J3 League in Japan. Ehime has 5 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw. Ryukyu has 3 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Ehime enters after a 2-1 home win over Kamatamare on Sept. 19. Arata Kozakai scored in the 44th minute and received a yellow card. Shugo Tsuji and Ryo Saito each played 90 minutes. Ehime also lost 2-1 at Osaka on Sept. 14, beat Giravanz 4-2 on Sept. 5, won 1-0 at Zweigen on Aug. 30, drew 2-2 at Matsumoto on Aug. 22, beat Tottori 4-0 on Aug. 16 and beat Nara 4-0 on Aug. 9.

Kozakai, a midfielder, is a player to watch for Ehime. He played 44 minutes with one goal and a yellow card against Kamatamare. He played 19 minutes at Osaka on Sept. 13, did not appear against Giravanz on Sept. 4 and played 17 minutes at Zweigen on Aug. 29.

Ryukyu enters after a 3-0 loss at Reilac Shiga on Sept. 20. Junya Suzuki, Yuma Kato and Kazuki Sota each played 90 minutes. Ryukyu beat Kamatamare 1-0 on Sept. 13, beat Giravanz 3-0 on Sept. 9, lost 2-1 at Kagoshima on Sept. 5, beat Sagamihara 2-1 on Aug. 29, drew 2-2 at Osaka on Aug. 22 and lost 1-0 at Renofa on Aug. 15.

Suzuki, a defender, is a player to watch for Ryukyu. He played 90 minutes against Reilac Shiga, 90 against Kamatamare, 90 against Giravanz and 90 at Kagoshima.

After this match, Ehime is scheduled to host Thespa Gunma on Oct. 3 before visiting Roasso on Oct. 11, visiting Kagoshima on Oct. 17, hosting Renofa on Oct. 21, hosting Fukushima on Oct. 25, visiting Tochigi on Oct. 31, visiting Kochi on Nov. 3, hosting Reilac Shiga on Nov. 7, visiting AC Nagano Parceiro on Nov. 15 and hosting Gifu on Nov. 21. Ryukyu is set to host Zweigen on Oct. 3, visit Thespa Gunma on Oct. 10, host Tochigi on Oct. 17, visit AC Nagano Parceiro on Oct. 21, visit Nara on Oct. 24, host Tottori on Oct. 31, host Gifu on Nov. 3, visit Fukushima on Nov. 7, host Kochi on Nov. 15 and visit Matsumoto on Nov. 21.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Ehime 2, Ryukyu 1. Interstat’s ELO system projects Ryukyu with a 59.4 percent probability to win.