AFC Champions League match preview: Ventforet Kofu versus Buriram United

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Competition: Asia AFC Champions League
Competition: Wed 04.Oct
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Grenada National Stadium (9000 seats)

International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Ventforet Kofu and Buriram United are looking forward to this AFC Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Ventforet Kofu and Buriram United.

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Ventforet Kofu form and stats

The total J2-League statistics at home this season for Ventforet Kofu are 10-3-6 (wins-draws-losses).

Ventforet Kofu won their last game, a AFC Champions League match played at a neutral venue that ended 1-0 versus Buriram United. Midfielder Hayashida was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.6 (out of ten) in that game. Hayashida dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 48 successful passes (of 54 total).

Ahead of that match, Ventforet won a home game hosting Mito Hollyhock (2-1).

Ventforet Kofu are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 28 goals in 19 games. On the other hand, Ventforet Kofu have conceded 20 goals.

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Buriram United form and stats

The seven points Buriram United have gathered from their first three away trips in the Thai Premier League is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues.

Two away games in a row for Buriram United, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 against Ventforet Kofu in the AFC Champions League. The attacker Doumbouya got a match rating of 7.4 in that game. Doumbouya hit one key pass.

Preceding that game was the away Thai Premier League victory against BEC Tero Sasana with the score of 2-1.

Buriram are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only {1 goals} away.

Head 2 Head

Ventforet Kofu and Buriram United have met before this season: Ventforet Kofu - Buriram United 1-0.

Top Goalscorers

Ventforet KofuP. Utaka
P. Utaka
11 goals
Ventforet KofuK. Mitsuhira
K. Mitsuhira
8 goals
Ventforet KofuM. Hasegawa
M. Hasegawa
7 goals

Ventforet Kofu missing players

Buriram United missing players

Ventforet Kofu Buriram United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   12 25
9 6   Won W   8 19
8 2   Drew D   2 2
8 4   Lost L   2 4
36 22   Scored S   18 55
31 16   Conceded C   8 17
84% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 96%
72% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 80%
52% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   33% 48%
28% 42%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   8% 28%
24% 33%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 20%
56% 50%   BTTS BTTS   33% 32%
28% 25%   Clean Sheets C S   58% 60%
32% 33%   Failed to Score F T   17% 12%
 
5 5   Corners for (avg) C F   6.1 6.2
4.8 4   Corners against (avg) C A   3.9 3.4
0.9 1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 1.8
0 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
9.3 10.2   Shots (avg) S (   10.8 11.8
3.6 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.2 5.3
40% 44%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 42%
 
10.3 10.6   Shots against (avg) S A   7.8 7.5
3.5 4.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.4 2.5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ventforet Kofu 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
2 Buriram United 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3
3 Melbourne City 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Hangzhou 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Machida Zelvia 36 21 8 7 65 30 19 12 3 4 37 19 17 9 5 3 28 11 35 71
2 Jubilo Iwata 37 18 11 8 63 41 19 9 7 3 37 24 18 9 4 5 26 17 22 65
3 Shimizu S-Pulse 37 17 13 7 64 29 18 10 6 2 36 13 19 7 7 5 28 16 35 64
4 Tokyo Verdy 37 17 11 9 49 28 18 5 7 6 17 16 19 12 4 3 32 12 21 62
5 JEF United 37 17 9 11 54 45 18 11 4 3 27 17 19 6 5 8 27 28 9 60
6 Ventforet Kofu 37 16 8 13 51 44 19 10 3 6 28 20 18 6 5 7 23 24 7 56
7 V-Varen Nagasaki 37 15 10 12 58 50 18 9 4 5 33 24 19 6 6 7 25 26 8 55
8 Fagiano Okayama 37 13 15 9 45 43 19 8 6 5 25 23 18 5 9 4 20 20 2 54
9 Oita Trinita 37 15 9 13 47 50 19 9 3 7 26 25 18 6 6 6 21 25 -3 54
10 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 36 13 14 9 38 32 19 8 9 2 17 10 17 5 5 7 21 22 6 53
11 Montedio Yamagata 37 16 4 17 54 51 18 10 2 6 32 19 19 6 2 11 22 32 3 52
12 Fujieda MYFC 36 12 9 15 50 59 17 5 5 7 19 26 19 7 4 8 31 33 -9 45
13 Mito Hollyhock 37 11 12 14 46 56 19 5 7 7 28 33 18 6 5 7 18 23 -10 45
14 Tokushima Vortis 38 9 17 12 40 48 19 5 7 7 18 22 19 4 10 5 22 26 -8 44
15 Blaublitz Akita 36 10 14 12 30 38 18 3 10 5 12 15 18 7 4 7 18 23 -8 44
16 Roasso Kumamoto 38 11 10 17 46 46 19 5 3 11 20 26 19 6 7 6 26 20 0 43
17 Vegalta Sendai 37 11 10 16 42 53 19 6 5 8 20 25 18 5 5 8 22 28 -11 43
18 Iwaki 37 11 10 16 37 54 18 6 3 9 16 23 19 5 7 7 21 31 -17 43
19 Tochigi 37 10 12 15 36 40 19 7 8 4 27 19 18 3 4 11 9 21 -4 42
20 Renofa Yamaguchi 37 10 12 15 32 57 19 6 7 6 22 30 18 4 5 9 10 27 -25 42
21 Zweigen Kanazawa 37 9 6 22 38 63 17 6 3 8 22 22 20 3 3 14 16 41 -25 33
22 Omiya Ardija 37 9 6 22 32 60 18 6 3 9 18 29 19 3 3 13 14 31 -28 33
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Port 6 4 1 1 18 8 3 3 0 0 12 3 3 1 1 1 6 5 10 13
2 True Bangkok United 5 4 1 0 11 1 3 2 1 0 5 0 2 2 0 0 6 1 10 13
3 Buriram United 5 4 1 0 10 1 2 2 0 0 7 0 3 2 1 0 3 1 9 13
4 Chiangrai United 6 4 1 1 9 3 3 3 0 0 7 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 6 13
5 Bangkok Glass 6 3 2 1 12 6 3 2 1 0 8 2 3 1 1 1 4 4 6 11
6 Nakhon Pathom 6 2 2 2 9 10 3 1 1 1 5 5 3 1 1 1 4 5 -1 8
7 Ratchaburi 6 2 1 3 11 7 3 2 0 1 9 3 3 0 1 2 2 4 4 7
8 Muang Thong United 6 2 1 3 9 11 3 1 0 2 4 5 3 1 1 1 5 6 -2 7
9 BEC Tero Sasana 6 2 1 3 10 16 3 1 1 1 6 6 3 1 0 2 4 10 -6 7
10 Trat 6 1 3 2 5 10 3 1 2 0 4 3 3 0 1 2 1 7 -5 6
11 Khon Kaen United 6 1 3 2 7 13 3 1 2 0 6 5 3 0 1 2 1 8 -6 6
12 Uthai Thani 6 2 0 4 5 11 3 1 0 2 2 6 3 1 0 2 3 5 -6 6
13 Chonburi 5 1 2 2 5 7 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 4 5 -2 5
14 Prachuap 6 1 2 3 8 12 3 1 1 1 4 5 3 0 1 2 4 7 -4 5
15 Sukhothai 5 1 1 3 3 7 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 3 6 -4 4
16 Lamphun Warrior 6 1 0 5 3 12 3 1 0 2 3 5 3 0 0 3 0 7 -9 3