Imabari vs Shonan Bellmare: AI Prediction

Imabari vs Shonan Bellmare: match preview

Imabari host Shonan Bellmare in J2 League (Japan) on September 26, 2026. Shonan Bellmare are 6th in the table with 12 points from 7 matches (3 W, 3 D, 1 L, goals 7:6). Imabari are 20th in the table with 4 points from 7 matches (1 W, 1 D, 5 L, goals 6:15). Imabari have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (goals 3:10). Their most recent game ended 1-2 against Yokohama FC. Shonan Bellmare have 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (goals 5:6). Their most recent game ended 1-1 against Blaublitz Akita.

At home this season, Imabari have won 2 of 9 matches (goals 8:15). On the road, Shonan Bellmare have won 3 of 9 matches (goals 8:8). Recent Imabari matches have averaged 2.6 goals and recent Shonan Bellmare matches 2.2; both teams scored in 5 of those 10 games. There is no previous meeting between the two sides in our database. Market odds of 3.10 / 3.25 / 2.18 imply roughly 30% for Imabari, 28% for a draw and 42% for Shonan Bellmare. The FieldTips machine-learning model analyses form, goals, head-to-head results and market odds to produce the 1X2, goals and both-teams-to-score prediction shown above.