Life has been a bit difficult for Tochigi so far, and that also applies to Renofa Yamaguchi. These students from the school of hard knocks pray for some vital points here.
- Tochigi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Renofa Yamaguchi have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in J2-League
These teams have little in common geographically as Renofa Yamaguchi have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
This promises to be an entertaining game with lots of action and energy as both teams are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!
Tochigi form and stats
5 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Tochigi have to build on here at Kanseki Stadium in the J2-League. When Tochigi hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like JEF United, Omiya Ardija, Iwaki, Zweigen Kanazawa, Mito Hollyhock, Tochigi and Tokushima Vortis), they have won 3 of 3 matches!
The spoils were shared in Tochigi's previous game, also at home. Visiting Machida Zelvia (placed 1st) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
Heartbreak before that as Tochigi lost 0-1 at Tokushima Vortis's place.This is expected to be a close game, with Tochigi perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Tochigi as a small favourite), we find 5 games. Tochigi has won 2 of these, drawn 2 and lost 1.
The Tochigi fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. Tochigi have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Renofa Yamaguchi form and stats
As the visiting team in J2-League matches, Renofa Yamaguchi have produced an overall stat of 3-2-5 so far. When Renofa Yamaguchi is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 2 of 3 matches. JEF United, Omiya Ardija, Iwaki, Zweigen Kanazawa, Mito Hollyhock, Renofa Yamaguchi and Tokushima Vortis is teams we like to compare Tochigi with.
Renofa Yamaguchi go into this game after a win, the home game against Vegalta Sendai that ended 2-0.
Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Ventforet Kofu's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Renofa Yamaguchi in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Renofa Yamaguchi, 4 draws and 7 defeats.
The attacking power of Yamaguchi when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 10 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Renofa Yamaguchi's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 18 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Renofa Yamaguchi - Tochigi 1-1 was the score in these sides' previous H2H match, played this season. Previous ten meetings involving these sides: Tochigi won seven, Renofa Yamaguchi triumphed in two and we saw one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Fukushima 3 goals | R. Nemoto 3 goals |  K. Yano 2 goals |
Tochigi missing players
Renofa Yamaguchi missing players
| Tochigi | Renofa Yamaguchi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 19 | 14 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 24 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | 38 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 70% | 81% |
| 33% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | 38% |
| 10% | 10% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 30% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 10% | 10% |
| 48% | 60% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 52% |
| 14% | 30% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 30% | 24% |
| 43% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 24% |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.6 | 4 |
| 4.8 | 4.3 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 1.1 | 0.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6.2 | 8.6 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 7.4 | 8 |
| 2.2 | 3.3 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 40% | 42% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 35% | 33% |
| 8.7 | 8 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 9.5 | 9.4 |
| 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4 | 3.9 |
- Renofa Yamaguchi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Renofa Yamaguchi have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in J2-League
- Renofa Yamaguchi have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Renofa Yamaguchi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tochigi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 |
