J2-League preview: Can JEF United edge out victory against Renofa Yamaguchi?

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sat 29.Jul
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Fukuda Denshi Arena (19470 seats)

The stage is lit for JEF United - Renofa Yamaguchi! Even considering the recent results, this game should be cracking!

Insights:
  • JEF United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Renofa Yamaguchi have the fewest scored goals (22) in J2-League

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Renofa Yamaguchi, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.

This looks to be an engrossing fixture with lots of action and excitement as both contenders are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!

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JEF United form and stats

The story so far in the J2-League for JEF United at their home stadium (Fukuda Denshi Arena) is 6 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. Two home wins in a row for JEF bring valid hopes of a third.

It's back home for JEF United, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Machida Zelvia away with the result 3-1. Suzuki, komori and Miki found the net in that victory. Miki has scored in three matches in a row. Outstanding!

Preceding that game was the away draw at Shimizu S-Pulse that finished 2-2.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from JEF's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 4 games, won 3 matches, drawn 1 and lost 0.

JEF United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 13 games.

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Renofa Yamaguchi form and stats

4 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Renofa Yamaguchi, who have the fewest scored goals (22) in J2-League, playing as the away team in the J2-League this season.

Yamaguchi failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Blaublitz Akita (placed 13th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Before that defeat this club had won at least one point from six league matches in a row.

A draw for Renofa Yamaguchi before that, at their own venue hosting Iwaki (0-0).

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Yamaguchi when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 10 matches with the visitors losing 6 times, drawing 4 and winning 0 games.

A tale of few goals? 10 of this club's last 12 league fixtures have contained two or less goals.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Renofa Yamaguchi as they have only managed to score 10 times from 13 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 18 goals have been conceded by Renofa Yamaguchi in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

JEF have avoided a loss in the last 6 games (4-2-0) against Renofa Yamaguchi.

The fixture history shows this score when the participants played each other earlier this campaign; Renofa Yamaguchi - JEF United 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

JEF UnitedH. komori
H. komori
10 goals
JEF UnitedT. Miki
T. Miki
5 goals
JEF UnitedD. Suzuki
D. Suzuki
3 goals

JEF United missing players

Renofa Yamaguchi missing players

Total First Half Second Half
JEF United Renofa Yamaguchi
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 5 13 27
9 6 3 Won W 1 4 7
8 4 1 Drew D 3 4 10
10 3 0 Lost L 1 5 10
29 14 5 Scored S 4 10 22
35 13 2 Conceded C 4 18 40
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 85% 89%
63% 54% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 54% 67%
44% 31% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 31% 33%
30% 23% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 23% 22%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 7%
56% 46% 25% BTTS BTTS 60% 38% 44%
30% 38% 75% Clean Sheets C S 40% 46% 37%
19% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 31% 30%
 
5.2 6.1 7.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.8 3.8
3.8 3.8 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 4.4 4.5
1.4 1.2 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.2 1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.6 11.5 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8 7.5 7.6
3.5 3.8 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 2.4 2.6
31% 28% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 32% 32%
 
8.7 8.7 7.2 Shots against (avg) S A 6.2 9.2 8.7
3.4 3.7 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.4 3.8 3.5
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • JEF United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Renofa Yamaguchi have the fewest scored goals (22) in J2-League
  • Renofa Yamaguchi have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 26 16 6 4 43 20 14 9 3 2 26 13 12 7 3 2 17 7 23 54
2 Júbilo Iwata 27 13 9 5 48 30 14 6 6 2 27 18 13 7 3 3 21 12 18 48
3 Tokyo Verdy 27 14 6 7 38 21 13 4 5 4 11 10 14 10 1 3 27 11 17 48
4 Ventforet Kofu 27 14 4 9 42 30 14 8 2 4 22 13 13 6 2 5 20 17 12 46
5 Oita Trinita 27 13 6 8 34 34 14 8 2 4 20 17 13 5 4 4 14 17 0 45
6 Shimizu S-Pulse 27 11 10 6 51 24 12 6 4 2 28 11 15 5 6 4 23 13 27 43
7 V-Varen Nagasaki 27 12 6 9 42 34 12 7 2 3 24 12 15 5 4 6 18 22 8 42
8 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 27 10 10 7 32 28 14 6 6 2 14 9 13 4 4 5 18 19 4 40
9 Fujieda MYFC 27 10 6 11 40 48 14 4 4 6 16 24 13 6 2 5 24 24 -8 36
10 Fagiano Okayama 26 7 14 5 32 26 14 5 6 3 20 14 12 2 8 2 12 12 6 35
11 Montedio Yamagata 27 11 2 14 44 39 13 7 1 5 26 17 14 4 1 9 18 22 5 35
12 JEF United 27 9 8 10 29 35 13 6 4 3 14 13 14 3 4 7 15 22 -6 35
13 Blaublitz Akita 26 9 8 9 23 29 12 3 5 4 9 11 14 6 3 5 14 18 -6 35
14 Roasso Kumamoto 26 8 8 10 34 29 14 4 2 8 14 18 12 4 6 2 20 11 5 32
15 Vegalta Sendai 27 8 8 11 34 39 13 4 3 6 17 21 14 4 5 5 17 18 -5 32
16 Mito Hollyhock 27 8 7 12 33 46 15 4 5 6 21 28 12 4 2 6 12 18 -13 31
17 Iwaki 27 8 7 12 27 43 13 5 1 7 13 19 14 3 6 5 14 24 -16 31
18 Renofa Yamaguchi 27 7 10 10 22 40 14 3 6 5 12 22 13 4 4 5 10 18 -18 31
19 Tochigi 27 6 10 11 23 28 13 5 6 2 17 12 14 1 4 9 6 16 -5 28
20 Tokushima Vortis 27 5 13 9 25 36 14 3 6 5 11 17 13 2 7 4 14 19 -11 28
21 Zweigen Kanazawa 27 8 4 15 31 45 12 6 2 4 20 12 15 2 2 11 11 33 -14 28
22 Omiya Ardija 27 5 4 18 23 46 14 5 2 7 16 21 13 0 2 11 7 25 -23 19

Table
  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 26 16 6 4 43 20 14 9 3 2 26 13 12 7 3 2 17 7 23 54
2 Júbilo Iwata 27 13 9 5 48 30 14 6 6 2 27 18 13 7 3 3 21 12 18 48
3 Tokyo Verdy 27 14 6 7 38 21 13 4 5 4 11 10 14 10 1 3 27 11 17 48
4 Ventforet Kofu 27 14 4 9 42 30 14 8 2 4 22 13 13 6 2 5 20 17 12 46
5 Oita Trinita 27 13 6 8 34 34 14 8 2 4 20 17 13 5 4 4 14 17 0 45
6 Shimizu S-Pulse 27 11 10 6 51 24 12 6 4 2 28 11 15 5 6 4 23 13 27 43
7 V-Varen Nagasaki 27 12 6 9 42 34 12 7 2 3 24 12 15 5 4 6 18 22 8 42
8 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 27 10 10 7 32 28 14 6 6 2 14 9 13 4 4 5 18 19 4 40
9 Fujieda MYFC 27 10 6 11 40 48 14 4 4 6 16 24 13 6 2 5 24 24 -8 36
10 Fagiano Okayama 26 7 14 5 32 26 14 5 6 3 20 14 12 2 8 2 12 12 6 35
11 Montedio Yamagata 27 11 2 14 44 39 13 7 1 5 26 17 14 4 1 9 18 22 5 35
12 JEF United 27 9 8 10 29 35 13 6 4 3 14 13 14 3 4 7 15 22 -6 35
13 Blaublitz Akita 26 9 8 9 23 29 12 3 5 4 9 11 14 6 3 5 14 18 -6 35
14 Roasso Kumamoto 26 8 8 10 34 29 14 4 2 8 14 18 12 4 6 2 20 11 5 32
15 Vegalta Sendai 27 8 8 11 34 39 13 4 3 6 17 21 14 4 5 5 17 18 -5 32
16 Mito Hollyhock 27 8 7 12 33 46 15 4 5 6 21 28 12 4 2 6 12 18 -13 31
17 Iwaki 27 8 7 12 27 43 13 5 1 7 13 19 14 3 6 5 14 24 -16 31
18 Renofa Yamaguchi 27 7 10 10 22 40 14 3 6 5 12 22 13 4 4 5 10 18 -18 31
19 Tochigi 27 6 10 11 23 28 13 5 6 2 17 12 14 1 4 9 6 16 -5 28
20 Tokushima Vortis 27 5 13 9 25 36 14 3 6 5 11 17 13 2 7 4 14 19 -11 28
21 Zweigen Kanazawa 27 8 4 15 31 45 12 6 2 4 20 12 15 2 2 11 11 33 -14 28
22 Omiya Ardija 27 5 4 18 23 46 14 5 2 7 16 21 13 0 2 11 7 25 -23 19

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