This fixture stars two squads living in the lower parts of the J2-League, Iwaki at 21st position and Mito Hollyhock in 16th. A nice chance for one of the teams to boost their situation.
It's no vacation for neither Iwaki nor Mito Hollyhock as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Iwaki form and stats
The story so far in the J2-League for Iwaki at their home stadium (Iwaki Greenfield) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats. When Iwaki hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like JEF United, Omiya Ardija, Iwaki, Zweigen Kanazawa, Tochigi, Renofa Yamaguchi and Tokushima Vortis), they have won 3 of 5 matches!
Iwaki's last game was hosting Tochigi (placed 19th) and winning 1-0. Manager Tamura felt very clever after Iwabuchi scored the winning goal against Tochigi, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 62nd minute.
Before that, Iwaki played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Blaublitz Akita.This is expected to be a close game, with Iwaki perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Iwaki as a small favourite), we find 7 games. Iwaki has won 3 of these, drawn 1 and lost 3.
Iwaki aren't scoring a lot here at Iwaki Greenfield in the league, with only {9 goals} from 12 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Iwaki's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. Iwaki has at home met teams with this table position (low), five times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.
Mito Hollyhock form and stats
The visitors are W4-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the J2-League. When Mito Hollyhock is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 2 of 3 matches. JEF United, Omiya Ardija, Zweigen Kanazawa, Mito Hollyhock, Tochigi, Renofa Yamaguchi and Tokushima Vortis is teams we like to compare Iwaki with. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Mito Hollyhock have lost on their last two travels.
Impressive finishing from Matsuda (2) and Ando secured the home win 3-1 against Tokushima Vortis in their previous game. Those three points felt nice as this club had gone three league rounds without winning.
A 0-1 defeat away at Fagiano Okayama before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Mito Hollyhock playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 3 Mito Hollyhock wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Emperor Cup trip to Kawasaki Frontale.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 14 goals have been conceded by Hollyhock in these games. When Mito Hollyhock is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against JEF United, Omiya Ardija, Zweigen Kanazawa, Mito Hollyhock, Tochigi, Renofa Yamaguchi and Tokushima Vortis.
Head 2 Head
The previous head to head encounter ended Mito Hollyhock - Iwaki 2-2, played this season.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Teranuma 5 goals |  K. Tanimura 4 goals | R. Arita 3 goals |
Iwaki missing players
Mito Hollyhock missing players
| Iwaki | Mito Hollyhock | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 21 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 27 |
| 39 | 16 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 41 |
| 92% | 92% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 96% |
| 54% | 42% | 20% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 75% |
| 42% | 42% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 45% | 54% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 33% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 42% | 33% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 36% | 54% |
| 21% | 25% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | 21% |
| 46% | 50% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 36% | 29% |
| 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 5.8 | 4.9 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 4.3 |
| 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.9 | 10.3 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 8.6 | 8.8 |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| 25% | 20% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 30% | 36% |
| 9 | 7.4 | 7.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| 4 | 3.2 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 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 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 53 |
| 2 | Tokyo Verdy | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 43 |
| 3 | Oita Trinita | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 42 |
| 4 | Júbilo Iwata | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 41 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 40 |
| 7 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 26 | 38 |
| 8 | Fujieda MYFC | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 20 | -2 | 35 |
| 9 | Fagiano Okayama | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 33 |
| 10 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -1 | 33 |
| 11 | Montedio Yamagata | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 32 |
| 12 | Roasso Kumamoto | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| 13 | Vegalta Sendai | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -3 | 31 |
| 14 | Blaublitz Akita | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 31 |
| 15 | JEF United | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 28 |
| 16 | Mito Hollyhock | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -14 | 27 |
| 17 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -18 | 27 |
| 18 | Tokushima Vortis | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 26 |
| 19 | Tochigi | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 16 | -5 | 25 |
| 20 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 31 | -14 | 24 |
| 21 | Iwaki | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | -18 | 24 |
| 22 | Omiya Ardija | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 23 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 23 | -21 | 17 |
