Ehime FC vs FC Tokyo Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent Form For Both Sides

Ehime's sample shows 12 wins from 20 games, with just one draw and seven losses, and a healthy goal difference of 37 for and 20 against. Their most recent run at home has been solid, wins over Kamatamare Sanuki, Kitakyushu and Blaublitz Akita in the last month, though they did lose away to Osaka and Kanazawa in the same stretch. That home-away split is worth keeping in mind heading into this one.

Ehime FC: 20 completed matches; FC Tokyo: 20 completed matches.

Ehime FC

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

37

Conceded

21

Difference

+16

FC Tokyo

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

35

Conceded

20

Difference

+15

FC Tokyo's record over their last 20 matches reads 10 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, with 35 scored and 20 conceded. Their competitive J1 form has been genuinely up and down, a 1-3 home loss to Cerezo Osaka sits alongside a 5-2 win over Mito Hollyhock and a 3-0 win over Yokohama Marinos. They also put six past Parceiro Nagano in the Emperor Cup, showing they can be ruthless against weaker opposition.

Both sides have shown they can win comfortably, but neither has been fully consistent this year.

Comparative Team Statistics: Ehime FC vs FC Tokyo

FC Tokyo's Forward Threat

Marcelo Ryan has been among FC Tokyo's most productive players lately, with three goals in his last two matches. If he starts, he's the sort of player who can decide a cup tie on his own.

FC Tokyo:

Best scorers:

Marcelo Ryan - 3

Penalty cards:

T. Oka x 1

Y. Kimoto x 1

Two FC Tokyo players, T. Oka and Y. Kimoto, have each picked up a yellow card in their last three appearances. Nothing that points to suspension risk here, just a note that both have been booked recently.

A Cup Tie Across The Divisions

This is a J.League Cup match between a J3 side and a J1 club, so straight comparisons of league position don't really apply. Ehime have shown they can be productive at home, but FC Tokyo have already demonstrated in this competition that they can put big scores together against lower-division opposition.

Cup fixtures like this can go either way. Ehime's home form gives them a platform, but FC Tokyo's squad depth and recent scoring form make them capable of settling it quickly if they click.