Tochigi SC vs. V-Varen Nagasaki

Two of the three worst teams in the Japanese J2 League meet up. Neither has a win after three games. V-Varen Nagasaki was outscored 54-50 in 42 matches last season. They come off a 1-1 tie against Shimizu S-Pulse and in their last eight road matches have played three 1-0 finals along with 3-3 ties at Omiya Ardija and Zweigen Kanazawa. Tochigi SC has home field and plays a defensive style getting outscored 40-32 in 42 matches last year. That defense was tied for the second-fewest goals allowed while the offense was dead last in scoring. Tochigi SC comes off a pair of 1-0 losses to Vegalta Sendai and Oita Trinita, along with ties versus Zweigen Kanazawa (0-0) and Roasso Kumamoto (1-1). And they're on a 0-3-4 winless run at home with DRAWS versus Tokushima Vortis (1-1), ThespaKusatsu Gunma (1-1), Ryūkyū (0-0), and Roasso Kumamoto. These rivals played a 1-1 game when they last met in September and this shapes up as another dead-even match. Take Tochigi SC/V-Varen Nagasaki to DRAW.