Soccer match preview: Júbilo Iwata confident before travelling to ThespaKusatsu Gunma

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 23.Jul
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma (15190 seats)

Júbilo Iwata travel to ThespaKusatsu Gunma and Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma loaded with optimism, but the hosts is no muppet. More info on the game here!

Insights:
  • ThespaKusatsu Gunma have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in J2-League
  • Júbilo Iwata is in the best form (4-2-0) in J2-League

This could be an intriguing fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both squads are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!

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ThespaKusatsu Gunma form and stats

The story so far in the J2-League for ThespaKusatsu Gunma at their home stadium (Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma) is 6 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Masatoshi Kushibiki not having conceded a league goal in 181 minutes.

It's back home for ThespaKusatsu Gunma, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Ventforet Kofu away with the result 3-0. Sato, Nagakura and Amagasa found the net in that victory.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Omiya Ardija.

ThespaKusatsu are not conceding a lot of goals here at Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 13 matches.

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Júbilo Iwata form and stats

7-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Júbilo Iwata in their J2-League matches away. Júbilo Iwata have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

Júbilo Iwata are travelling after their nice 4-1 home win in the game against Fujieda MYFC (placed 10th).

A loss, in the Emperor Cup away at Vissel Kobe, earlier.

Observe! Both sides have scored at least once in 8 of this club's last 10 league fixtures.

Júbilo Iwata are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 12 away games so far. Júbilo are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Júbilo Iwata have managed a sequence of 6 consecutive matches without losing (4-2-0) when playing ThespaKusatsu Gunma.

The most up to date archived scoreline between these sides is the Júbilo Iwata - ThespaKusatsu Gunma 4-2 played earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Júbilo IwataL. Fleuri Pacheco
L. Fleuri Pacheco
6 goals
Júbilo IwataR. Germain
R. Germain
6 goals
ThespaKusatsuM. Nagakura
M. Nagakura
5 goals

ThespaKusatsu Gunma missing players

Júbilo Iwata missing players

Total First Half Second Half
ThespaKusatsu Gunma Júbilo Iwata
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 4 12 26
10 6 2 Won W 4 7 13
9 5 1 Drew D 0 2 8
7 2 1 Lost L 0 3 5
31 13 4 Scored S 9 20 47
27 8 3 Conceded C 3 11 29
85% 77% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
69% 54% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 67% 85%
46% 31% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 50%
15% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 25% 31%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 17% 23%
54% 46% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 58% 73%
35% 46% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 23%
27% 31% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 8%
 
3.9 3.9 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6 7 6.4
6.5 7.1 8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 4.7 4.7
0.7 0.7 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.3 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
7.4 6.8 6.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11 11.5 11.8
3.4 3.1 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 5.1 5.1
35% 32% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 33% 36%
 
11 9.8 10.2 Shots against (avg) S A 6.5 7.6 7.6
3.8 3 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.2 3.1
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Júbilo Iwata have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in J2-League
  • Júbilo Iwata is in the best form (4-2-0) in J2-League
  • ThespaKusatsu Gunma have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home 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 Machida Zelvia 25 16 6 3 42 17 13 9 3 1 25 10 12 7 3 2 17 7 25 54
2 Júbilo Iwata 26 13 8 5 47 29 14 6 6 2 27 18 12 7 2 3 20 11 18 47
3 Tokyo Verdy 26 13 6 7 34 18 13 4 5 4 11 10 13 9 1 3 23 8 16 45
4 Oita Trinita 26 13 6 7 33 32 13 8 2 3 19 15 13 5 4 4 14 17 1 45
5 Ventforet Kofu 26 13 4 9 40 29 14 8 2 4 22 13 12 5 2 5 18 16 11 43
6 Shimizu S-Pulse 26 11 9 6 50 23 12 6 4 2 28 11 14 5 5 4 22 12 27 42
7 V-Varen Nagasaki 26 12 6 8 41 29 12 7 2 3 24 12 14 5 4 5 17 17 12 42
8 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 26 10 9 7 31 27 13 6 5 2 13 8 13 4 4 5 18 19 4 39
9 Fagiano Okayama 26 7 14 5 32 26 14 5 6 3 20 14 12 2 8 2 12 12 6 35
10 Fujieda MYFC 26 10 5 11 39 47 13 4 3 6 15 23 13 6 2 5 24 24 -8 35
11 Roasso Kumamoto 26 8 8 10 34 29 14 4 2 8 14 18 12 4 6 2 20 11 5 32
12 Montedio Yamagata 26 10 2 14 39 38 12 6 1 5 21 16 14 4 1 9 18 22 1 32
13 Vegalta Sendai 26 8 8 10 31 35 12 4 3 5 14 17 14 4 5 5 17 18 -4 32
14 Blaublitz Akita 25 8 8 9 21 28 12 3 5 4 9 11 13 5 3 5 12 17 -7 32
15 JEF United 26 8 8 10 26 34 13 6 4 3 14 13 13 2 4 7 12 21 -8 32
16 Renofa Yamaguchi 26 7 10 9 21 38 13 3 6 4 11 20 13 4 4 5 10 18 -17 31
17 Mito Hollyhock 26 8 6 12 33 46 14 4 4 6 21 28 12 4 2 6 12 18 -13 30
18 Tokushima Vortis 26 5 13 8 24 34 13 3 6 4 10 15 13 2 7 4 14 19 -10 28
19 Iwaki 26 7 7 12 25 42 13 5 1 7 13 19 13 2 6 5 12 23 -17 28
20 Tochigi 26 6 9 11 22 27 12 5 5 2 16 11 14 1 4 9 6 16 -5 27
21 Zweigen Kanazawa 26 8 3 15 30 44 12 6 2 4 20 12 14 2 1 11 10 32 -14 27
22 Omiya Ardija 26 5 3 18 23 46 14 5 2 7 16 21 12 0 1 11 7 25 -23 18

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 25 16 6 3 42 17 13 9 3 1 25 10 12 7 3 2 17 7 25 54
2 Júbilo Iwata 26 13 8 5 47 29 14 6 6 2 27 18 12 7 2 3 20 11 18 47
3 Tokyo Verdy 26 13 6 7 34 18 13 4 5 4 11 10 13 9 1 3 23 8 16 45
4 Oita Trinita 26 13 6 7 33 32 13 8 2 3 19 15 13 5 4 4 14 17 1 45
5 Ventforet Kofu 26 13 4 9 40 29 14 8 2 4 22 13 12 5 2 5 18 16 11 43
6 Shimizu S-Pulse 26 11 9 6 50 23 12 6 4 2 28 11 14 5 5 4 22 12 27 42
7 V-Varen Nagasaki 26 12 6 8 41 29 12 7 2 3 24 12 14 5 4 5 17 17 12 42
8 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 26 10 9 7 31 27 13 6 5 2 13 8 13 4 4 5 18 19 4 39
9 Fagiano Okayama 26 7 14 5 32 26 14 5 6 3 20 14 12 2 8 2 12 12 6 35
10 Fujieda MYFC 26 10 5 11 39 47 13 4 3 6 15 23 13 6 2 5 24 24 -8 35
11 Roasso Kumamoto 26 8 8 10 34 29 14 4 2 8 14 18 12 4 6 2 20 11 5 32
12 Montedio Yamagata 26 10 2 14 39 38 12 6 1 5 21 16 14 4 1 9 18 22 1 32
13 Vegalta Sendai 26 8 8 10 31 35 12 4 3 5 14 17 14 4 5 5 17 18 -4 32
14 Blaublitz Akita 25 8 8 9 21 28 12 3 5 4 9 11 13 5 3 5 12 17 -7 32
15 JEF United 26 8 8 10 26 34 13 6 4 3 14 13 13 2 4 7 12 21 -8 32
16 Renofa Yamaguchi 26 7 10 9 21 38 13 3 6 4 11 20 13 4 4 5 10 18 -17 31
17 Mito Hollyhock 26 8 6 12 33 46 14 4 4 6 21 28 12 4 2 6 12 18 -13 30
18 Tokushima Vortis 26 5 13 8 24 34 13 3 6 4 10 15 13 2 7 4 14 19 -10 28
19 Iwaki 26 7 7 12 25 42 13 5 1 7 13 19 13 2 6 5 12 23 -17 28
20 Tochigi 26 6 9 11 22 27 12 5 5 2 16 11 14 1 4 9 6 16 -5 27
21 Zweigen Kanazawa 26 8 3 15 30 44 12 6 2 4 20 12 14 2 1 11 10 32 -14 27
22 Omiya Ardija 26 5 3 18 23 46 14 5 2 7 16 21 12 0 1 11 7 25 -23 18

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