J2-League preview: Can Montedio Yamagata edge out victory against Tochigi?

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sat 02.July
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: ND Soft Stadium Yamagata (20784 seats)

Montedio Yamagata have claimed 17 of their 32 in total here at home. Will they win more points against Tochigi?

Insights:
  • Montedio Yamagata have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Tochigi have the fewest scored goals (16) in J2-League

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Montedio Yamagata form and stats

Montedio Yamagata have played 10 J2-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Montedio travelled for their previous game, a trip to Vegalta Sendai that ended 1-1.

Ahead of that match, Montedio Yamagata lost 0-1 at home to Ventforet Kofu.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Montedio Yamagata handle that role? We have found 12 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats.

There will be little rest for Montedio Yamagata after this match as they are travelling to V-Varen Nagasaki for a J2-League game in only four days.

At ND Soft Stadium Yamagata, Montedio Yamagata has the goal stats of 20-10 (for/against) from 10 league fixtures.

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Tochigi form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Tochigi so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-5 (win-draw-lose).

Tochigi's last game was the home draw against Grulla Morioka (1-1).

hometeam won We have checked recent matches where Tochigi have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 2 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats.

A tale of few goals? 13 of this team's most recent 17 league matches have had zero, one or two goals.

A new game in only four days for Tochigi, the J2-League home match versus Tokyo Verdy. Busy days.

Tochigi are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 5 goals from 10 away games. 11 goals have been conceded by Tochigi in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two duelists also encountered each other before this season: Tochigi - Montedio 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Montedio Yamagata five wins, one draw and Tochigi four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MontedioY. Fujimoto
Y. Fujimoto
7 goals
TochigiK. Yano
K. Yano
5 goals

Montedio Yamagata missing players

Tochigi missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Montedio Yamagata Tochigi
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 9 4 Played P 3 10 23
8 5 4 Won W 1 2 5
8 2 0 Drew D 1 3 9
6 2 0 Lost L 1 5 9
34 20 12 Scored S 1 5 16
24 9 1 Conceded C 3 11 24
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 80% 83%
73% 78% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 50% 57%
41% 44% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 30% 26%
23% 44% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 4%
18% 33% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
50% 44% 25% BTTS BTTS 0% 30% 43%
32% 44% 75% Clean Sheets C S 67% 40% 35%
23% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 50% 39%
 
5.2 5.1 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 4 4.7
6.3 6.3 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 5.2 4.7
0.9 0.8 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 1.3 1.1
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
8.2 8.7 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 5.3 6.4 7.5
3.6 4.6 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 2 2.7
42% 49% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 25% 26%
 
9 8.1 6 Shots against (avg) S A 6.7 6.5 6.5
3.9 3.8 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 2.4 2.6
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Montedio Yamagata have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Montedio Yamagata have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Montedio Yamagata have scored more than double the goals of Tochigi.
  • Montedio Yamagata haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Tochigi have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Tochigi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Tochigi have the fewest scored goals (16) in J2-League
  • Tochigi have the fewest scored goals (5) away in J2-League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Yokohama 23 13 7 3 37 26 12 9 2 1 21 11 11 4 5 2 16 15 11 46
2 Albirex Niigata 23 13 6 4 39 20 11 10 1 0 26 7 12 3 5 4 13 13 19 45
3 Vegalta Sendai 23 12 5 6 41 31 13 6 4 3 20 14 10 6 1 3 21 17 10 41
4 Fagiano Okayama 23 10 9 4 29 19 11 6 3 2 18 9 12 4 6 2 11 10 10 39
5 Machida Zelvia 23 10 6 7 29 22 12 7 4 1 19 9 11 3 2 6 10 13 7 36
6 V-Varen Nagasaki 23 10 5 8 26 22 12 4 4 4 10 9 11 6 1 4 16 13 4 35
7 JEF United 23 9 7 7 24 20 13 6 3 4 13 10 10 3 4 3 11 10 4 34
8 Montedio Yamagata 23 8 8 7 34 25 10 5 2 3 20 10 13 3 6 4 14 15 9 32
9 Oita Trinita 23 8 8 7 31 27 12 3 5 4 16 15 11 5 3 3 15 12 4 32
10 Zweigen Kanazawa 23 8 7 8 30 32 10 2 4 4 12 14 13 6 3 4 18 18 -2 31
11 Roasso Kumamoto 23 7 10 6 29 32 10 1 4 5 7 14 13 6 6 1 22 18 -3 31
12 Mito Hollyhock 23 8 6 9 28 26 12 5 3 4 15 13 11 3 3 5 13 13 2 30
13 Ventforet Kofu 23 7 9 7 26 27 10 3 5 2 12 10 13 4 4 5 14 17 -1 30
14 Tokyo Verdy 23 7 8 8 40 39 11 5 3 3 19 14 12 2 5 5 21 25 1 29
15 Tokushima Vortis 23 5 13 5 24 18 12 3 7 2 13 8 11 2 6 3 11 10 6 28
16 Renofa Yamaguchi 23 7 6 10 25 28 12 7 2 3 19 12 11 0 4 7 6 16 -3 27
17 Blaublitz Akita 23 7 6 10 20 30 11 4 3 4 14 13 12 3 3 6 6 17 -10 27
18 Tochigi 23 5 9 9 16 24 13 3 6 4 11 13 10 2 3 5 5 11 -8 24
19 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 23 6 5 12 19 27 11 2 4 5 10 13 12 4 1 7 9 14 -8 23
20 Grulla Morioka 23 6 5 12 19 39 10 2 3 5 9 16 13 4 2 7 10 23 -20 23
21 Omiya Ardija 23 5 7 11 22 35 12 3 2 7 13 21 11 2 5 4 9 14 -13 22
22 Ryukyu 23 3 6 14 24 43 13 1 5 7 16 24 10 2 1 7 8 19 -19 15

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 Yokohama 23 13 7 3 37 26 12 9 2 1 21 11 11 4 5 2 16 15 11 46
2 Albirex Niigata 23 13 6 4 39 20 11 10 1 0 26 7 12 3 5 4 13 13 19 45
3 Vegalta Sendai 23 12 5 6 41 31 13 6 4 3 20 14 10 6 1 3 21 17 10 41
4 Fagiano Okayama 23 10 9 4 29 19 11 6 3 2 18 9 12 4 6 2 11 10 10 39
5 Machida Zelvia 23 10 6 7 29 22 12 7 4 1 19 9 11 3 2 6 10 13 7 36
6 V-Varen Nagasaki 23 10 5 8 26 22 12 4 4 4 10 9 11 6 1 4 16 13 4 35
7 JEF United 23 9 7 7 24 20 13 6 3 4 13 10 10 3 4 3 11 10 4 34
8 Montedio Yamagata 23 8 8 7 34 25 10 5 2 3 20 10 13 3 6 4 14 15 9 32
9 Oita Trinita 23 8 8 7 31 27 12 3 5 4 16 15 11 5 3 3 15 12 4 32
10 Zweigen Kanazawa 23 8 7 8 30 32 10 2 4 4 12 14 13 6 3 4 18 18 -2 31
11 Roasso Kumamoto 23 7 10 6 29 32 10 1 4 5 7 14 13 6 6 1 22 18 -3 31
12 Mito Hollyhock 23 8 6 9 28 26 12 5 3 4 15 13 11 3 3 5 13 13 2 30
13 Ventforet Kofu 23 7 9 7 26 27 10 3 5 2 12 10 13 4 4 5 14 17 -1 30
14 Tokyo Verdy 23 7 8 8 40 39 11 5 3 3 19 14 12 2 5 5 21 25 1 29
15 Tokushima Vortis 23 5 13 5 24 18 12 3 7 2 13 8 11 2 6 3 11 10 6 28
16 Renofa Yamaguchi 23 7 6 10 25 28 12 7 2 3 19 12 11 0 4 7 6 16 -3 27
17 Blaublitz Akita 23 7 6 10 20 30 11 4 3 4 14 13 12 3 3 6 6 17 -10 27
18 Tochigi 23 5 9 9 16 24 13 3 6 4 11 13 10 2 3 5 5 11 -8 24
19 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 23 6 5 12 19 27 11 2 4 5 10 13 12 4 1 7 9 14 -8 23
20 Grulla Morioka 23 6 5 12 19 39 10 2 3 5 9 16 13 4 2 7 10 23 -20 23
21 Omiya Ardija 23 5 7 11 22 35 12 3 2 7 13 21 11 2 5 4 9 14 -13 22
22 Ryukyu 23 3 6 14 24 43 13 1 5 7 16 24 10 2 1 7 8 19 -19 15

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