MARUGAME, Japan (Interstat) — Kamatamare will host Matsumoto on Monday in a match that pits a home side struggling for results against a Matsumoto team coming off its first victory across all competitions this season.

Kamatamare is 1-8-2 across all competitions and has lost two straight. Its most recent result was a 0-2 home loss to Nara Club. Before that, Kamatamare lost 3-2 at Sagamihara and played Tochigi SC to a 0-0 draw at home. Kamatamare has managed one win and two draws in 11 matches overall, with the win coming at Fukushima. Yusuke Imamura is the player to watch for Kamatamare. He played 90 minutes in a 0-1 loss at Kusatsu and 90 minutes in a 3-1 win against Kanazawa in his two most recent appearances.

Matsumoto is 1-2-5 across all competitions and enters after a 2-1 win at Tochigi SC. That victory was Matsumoto’s first of the season, following five draws and two losses in its other seven matches. Sora Tanaka, Haruto Murakami and Kōdai Minoda were Matsumoto’s most productive players in the win at Tochigi SC, with each forward or defender playing 90 minutes. Matsumoto has drawn five of its eight matches overall and has been held to 0-0 three times in that stretch, including scoreless draws at Roasso and Kochi and at home against Osaka.

The visitors will look to build on their first win while Kamatamare seeks to reverse a run that has included eight losses. Kamatamare’s other recent results include a 3-4 home loss to Gifu, a 2-1 loss at Ehime, a 1-0 loss at Ryukyu, a 3-0 home loss to Reilac Shiga, a 4-3 home loss to Kagoshima and a 2-1 loss at Kochi. Matsumoto’s recent road form includes the win at Tochigi SC, a 0-0 draw at Roasso, a 1-1 draw at Giravanz and a 0-0 draw at Kochi. Matsumoto also has home draws against Osaka and Ehime and home losses to Sagamihara and Reilac Shiga.

After Monday, Matsumoto is scheduled to host Zweigen before traveling to Gifu, then hosting Ryukyu and visiting Nara Club. Matsumoto also is set to visit Thespa Gunma, host Kochi and visit Kagoshima. Kamatamare is set to travel to AC Nagano Parceiro before hosting Renofa, visiting Osaka and hosting Tottori. Kamatamare also is set to visit Kagoshima and host Fukushima and Ehime. Both teams remain in J3 League play.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Kamatamare 1, Matsumoto 1. Interstat’s ELO system gives Kamatamare a 50.4 percent probability to win.