UTSUNOMIYA (Interstat) — Tochigi SC will host Ehime on Friday at Tochigi Green Stadium in a J3 League matchup. Tochigi SC is the home team, and Ehime is the visiting team. Tochigi SC enters with a 4-5-5 record across all competitions, with four wins, five losses and five draws. Ehime is 6-2-2 across all competitions, with six wins, two losses and two draws. Ehime’s record covers 10 matches across all competitions, while Tochigi SC’s covers 14.

Ehime’s most recent result was a 4-2 home loss to Fukushima Utd. Before that, Ehime drew 1-1 at Ryukyu, beat Kamatamare 2-1 at home, lost 2-1 at Osaka, beat Giravanz 4-2 at home, won 1-0 at Zweigen, drew 2-2 at Matsumoto, beat Tottori 4-0 at home, beat Nara Club 4-1 at home and lost 5-2 at Kamatamare Sanuki.

Shota Tamura is a player to watch for Ehime. In his recent appearances, Tamura played 73 minutes and scored once against Fukushima Utd, played 69 minutes against Renofa Yamaguchi and went 90 minutes at Kumamoto. Tamura’s recent three appearances totaled 232 minutes and one goal.

Tochigi SC’s most recent result was a 0-0 draw at Sagamihara. Earlier, Tochigi beat Reilac Shiga 1-0 at home, lost 1-0 at Ryukyu, drew 0-0 at Kamatamare, lost 2-1 to Yamaga at home, lost 2-1 to Matsumoto at home, lost 3-1 at Kagoshima, drew 1-1 at AC Nagano Parceiro, beat Kochi 2-0 at home, lost 4-1 at Gifu and drew 2-2 with Giravanz at home.

Haruki Tsutsumi is a player to watch for Tochigi SC. Tsutsumi played 90 minutes, scored one goal and received a yellow card in Tochigi’s 1-0 win over Reilac Shiga. Tsutsumi’s recent appearance totaled 90 minutes, one goal and one yellow card.

Ehime’s upcoming schedule includes a visit to Kochi, a home match against Reilac Shiga, a visit to AC Nagano Parceiro, a home match against Gifu, a visit to Sagamihara, a visit to Reilac Shiga, a home match against Ryukyu and a visit to Kamatamare. Tochigi SC is scheduled to host Fukushima, visit Tottori, host Nara Club, visit Thespa Gunma, visit Osaka, host Sagamihara, visit Giravanz and host Gifu. Both clubs are set for additional J3 League matches after Friday.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Tochigi SC 2, Ehime 1. Interstat’s ELO system gives Tochigi SC a 64.9 percent probability to win.