ND Soft Stadium Yamagata: Prepare for a football frolic when Montedio Yamagata put their fighting gear on for Tokyo Verdy. Get the latest news on the fixture here!
- Montedio Yamagata is in the best form (5-1-0) in J2-League
- Tokyo Verdy have the most clean sheets (11) 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.
Montedio Yamagata form and stats
Montedio Yamagata have collected 16 points from their J2-League home games so far after 5-1-3. After failing to beat Renofa Yamaguchi here at ND Soft Stadium Yamagata, Montedio has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
The Montedio Yamagata manager Watanabe and his side return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Tokushima Vortis (placed 16th).
Before that, Montedio had a home game versus Iwaki which ended with a victory 3-0.The Montedio Yamagata fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 9 league matches. Montedio Yamagata have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Tokyo Verdy form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 0 draws and only 3 losses in the J2-League. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Tokyo's record of five away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the JEF United game.
Tokyo Verdy played 2-2 against ThespaKusatsu Gunma in their previous match.
Prior to that result Tokyo Verdy won their away game at Fagiano Okayama. The scoreline was 2-1.The travelling fans enjoy Tokyo's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 10 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Tokyo Verdy as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The previous head to head meeting ended Tokyo Verdy - Montedio Yamagata 1-2, earlier this season. Data for the last ten meetings between these two participants are: five wins for Montedio, three draws and two wins for Tokyo Verdy. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Mendes Alves 11 goals | Z. Issaka 4 goals |  D. Fukazawa 4 goals |
Montedio Yamagata missing players
Tokyo Verdy missing players
| Montedio Yamagata | Tokyo Verdy | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 33 | 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 7 | 18 | 28 |
| 28 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 86% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 62% |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 40% | 38% |
| 19% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 10% | 10% |
| 14% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 10% | 5% |
| 62% | 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 30% | 29% |
| 14% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 52% |
| 24% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 5 | 5 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.9 | 9.2 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 9 | 9 |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 43% | 46% | 88% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 45% | 35% |
| 11 | 11.9 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.5 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
- Montedio Yamagata have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in J2-League
- Montedio Yamagata have the most matches over the total-line (15) in J2-League
- Montedio Yamagata have the most scored goals in the second half (22) in J2-League
- Montedio Yamagata haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Montedio Yamagata is in the best form (5-1-0) in J2-League
- Tokyo Verdy have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tokyo Verdy have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Tokyo Verdy have the most clean sheets (11) in J2-League
- Tokyo Verdy have the most points (21) away in J2-League
- Tokyo Verdy have the the best goal difference (+12) away in J2-League
- Tokyo Verdy haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 46 |
| 2 | Oita Trinita | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 40 |
| 3 | Tokyo Verdy | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
| 4 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 35 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 35 |
| 6 | Jubilo Iwata | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
| 7 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 23 | 31 |
| 8 | Roasso Kumamoto | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 30 |
| 9 | Vegalta Sendai | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| 10 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -1 | 30 |
| 11 | Fagiano Okayama | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 29 |
| 12 | Montedio Yamagata | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 29 |
| 13 | Fujieda MYFC | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | -5 | 28 |
| 14 | Blaublitz Akita | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 27 |
| 15 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -8 | 24 |
| 16 | Tokushima Vortis | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -8 | 24 |
| 17 | JEF United | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 24 |
| 18 | Mito Hollyhock | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -15 | 23 |
| 19 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -19 | 22 |
| 20 | Tochigi | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -5 | 21 |
| 21 | Iwaki | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | -23 | 17 |
| 22 | Omiya Ardija | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 20 | -17 | 14 |
