Both these contenders are capable in this league, Tokyo Verdy enjoying a 10 point advantage on Roasso Kumamoto in the tables. Let's go!
- Roasso Kumamoto have the fewest points from losing position (1) in J2-League
- Tokyo Verdy have the most clean sheets (12) in J2-League
It's quite the trip for Tokyo Verdy when visiting Roasso Kumamoto as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
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.
Roasso Kumamoto form and stats
4 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Roasso Kumamoto have to build on here at Egao Kenko Stadium in the J2-League. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at Egao Kenko Stadium, with the home team losing four in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Ventforet Kofu game.
The Roasso Kumamoto fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at Egao Kenko Stadium: A 0-2 defeat against Jubilo Iwata (placed 5th).
A 2-2 scoreline against Ryukyu (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties) before that one, played at their own home stadium in the Emperor Cup.
It should be considered that a glance at the 10 latest league fixtures reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
There will be little rest for Kumamoto after this match as they are travelling to ThespaKusatsu Gunma for a J2-League game in only three days.
Roasso Kumamoto are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 12 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Kumamoto have conceded 14 goals.
Tokyo Verdy form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 0 draws and only 3 losses in the J2-League. Tokyo Verdy has been amazing away for a time now, winning six in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against JEF United.
It's the second away game in a row for Tokyo Verdy, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Montedio Yamagata (placed 14th) last time out.
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against ThespaKusatsu Gunma.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting V-Varen Nagasaki in just three days.
Tokyo has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 20 goals from 11 games. Tokyo Verdy are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These sides met each other earlier on this season: Tokyo Verdy - Roasso Kumamoto 3-0. Head-to-head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Roasso Kumamoto won four games, two matches ended in a draw and Tokyo Verdy got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Ishikawa 9 goals |  R. Hirakawa 4 goals | S. Aihara 4 goals |
Roasso Kumamoto missing players
Tokyo Verdy missing players
| Roasso Kumamoto | Tokyo Verdy | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 31 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 9 | 20 | 30 |
| 23 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 82% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 64% |
| 45% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 36% | 36% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 9% | 9% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 9% | 5% |
| 36% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 27% | 27% |
| 32% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 55% | 55% |
| 36% | 50% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 32% |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.5 | 4.6 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.2 | 10 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 9.5 | 9.2 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 1.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| 34% | 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 44% | 36% |
| 9.5 | 8.6 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3 | 2.8 |
- Roasso Kumamoto have the fewest points from losing position (1) in J2-League
- Roasso Kumamoto haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Tokyo Verdy have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Tokyo Verdy have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in J2-League
- Tokyo Verdy have the most clean sheets (12) in J2-League
- Tokyo Verdy have the most points (24) away in J2-League
- Tokyo Verdy have the the best goal difference (+14) 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 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 47 |
| 2 | Oita Trinita | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 41 |
| 3 | Tokyo Verdy | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 38 |
| 5 | Jubilo Iwata | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 37 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 37 |
| 7 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 22 | 32 |
| 8 | Vegalta Sendai | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 31 |
| 9 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -1 | 31 |
| 10 | Fujieda MYFC | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | -3 | 31 |
| 11 | Roasso Kumamoto | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| 12 | Fagiano Okayama | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 30 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -3 | 30 |
| 14 | Montedio Yamagata | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 29 |
| 15 | Tokushima Vortis | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -8 | 25 |
| 16 | JEF United | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 25 |
| 17 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 29 | -12 | 24 |
| 18 | Mito Hollyhock | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -15 | 24 |
| 19 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -19 | 23 |
| 20 | Tochigi | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -5 | 22 |
| 21 | Iwaki | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -19 | 20 |
| 22 | Omiya Ardija | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 20 | -21 | 14 |
