V-Varen Nagasaki look to transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki supporters for inspiration before ThespaKusatsu Gunma match

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sat 18.June
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki (20246 seats)

J2-League: Top level against subpar, at least that's what the table says. V-Varen Nagasaki - ThespaKusatsu Gunma. Home win or a surprise result?

Insights:
  • V-Varen Nagasaki have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in J2-League
  • ThespaKusatsu Gunma is in the worst form (0-1-5)

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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V-Varen Nagasaki form and stats

When playing at home in the J2-League, V-Varen Nagasaki have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 11 games.

V-Varen Nagasaki's last game was hosting ThespaKusatsu Gunma (placed 18th) and winning 2-0.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Ryūkyū with a 2-1 scoreline.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Nagasaki handle that role? We have found 17 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 11 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for V-Varen Nagasaki here at transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 11 games). From these home matches, Nagasaki have conceded only 9 goals.

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ThespaKusatsu Gunma form and stats

As the visiting team in J2-League matches, ThespaKusatsu Gunma have produced an overall stat of 4-1-6 so far. ThespaKusatsu Gunma has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

ThespaKusatsu are looking to quickly end their 206 minutes long goal drought in the J2-League.

There might be some fixture complaints from ThespaKusatsu Gunma as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-2 against V-Varen Nagasaki.

A draw for ThespaKusatsu before that, at their own venue hosting Tochigi (0-0).

ThespaKusatsu Gunma are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 8 wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats. From a total of 21 matches.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting ThespaKusatsu as they have only managed to score 9 times from 11 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, ThespaKusatsu Gunma have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is what happened when the participants met previously this campaign; V-Varen Nagasaki - ThespaKusatsu Gunma 2-0. The referee brandished his red card when these teams last met, and the criminal was Egawa (V-Varen Nagasaki). Statistics for the prior ten meetings involving these two sides are: eight wins for Nagasaki, one draw and one win for ThespaKusatsu Gunma. Over 2,5 goals: nine times; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Top Goalscorers

V-Varen NagasakiC. da Silva
C. da Silva
5 goals
ThespaKusatsu GunmaS. Hiramatsu
S. Hiramatsu
5 goals
V-Varen NagasakiE. Teixeira Lima
E. Teixeira Lima
4 goals

V-Varen Nagasaki missing players

ThespaKusatsu Gunma missing players

Total First Half Second Half
V-Varen Nagasaki ThespaKusatsu Gunma
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 1 Played P 4 11 22
10 4 0 Won W 2 4 6
4 3 1 Drew D 1 1 5
8 4 0 Lost L 1 6 11
26 10 0 Scored S 4 9 19
22 9 0 Conceded C 3 13 26
86% 82% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 91% 82%
64% 55% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 45% 41%
36% 18% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 27% 32%
18% 9% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 18% 23%
14% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 18% 23%
36% 27% 0% BTTS BTTS 25% 27% 32%
36% 45% 100% Clean Sheets C S 75% 45% 41%
41% 45% 100% Failed to Score F T 25% 36% 45%
 
4.9 5.5 9 Corners for (avg) C F 3 5.5 5
3.6 4.3 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.5 5.5
0.9 0.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.2 0.6 0.8
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9 8.1 10 Shots (avg) S ( 6 6 7
4.4 3.6 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 1.8 2.6
27% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 45% 33%
 
6.9 6.5 7 Shots against (avg) S A 7.5 9.7 9.4
3.1 3.2 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3.5 3.3
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • ThespaKusatsu Gunma have the fewest points from losing position (1) in J2-League
  • ThespaKusatsu Gunma is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • V-Varen Nagasaki have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) 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 22 12 7 3 35 26 11 8 2 1 19 11 11 4 5 2 16 15 9 43
2 Albirex Niigata 21 12 6 3 36 18 10 9 1 0 23 7 11 3 5 3 13 11 18 42
3 Vegalta Sendai 22 12 4 6 40 30 12 6 3 3 19 13 10 6 1 3 21 17 10 40
4 Fagiano Okayama 22 10 8 4 28 18 11 6 3 2 18 9 11 4 5 2 10 9 10 38
5 V-Varen Nagasaki 22 10 4 8 26 22 11 4 3 4 10 9 11 6 1 4 16 13 4 34
6 Montedio Yamagata 22 8 7 7 33 24 10 5 2 3 20 10 12 3 5 4 13 14 9 31
7 JEF United 22 8 7 7 21 19 12 5 3 4 10 9 10 3 4 3 11 10 2 31
8 Roasso Kumamoto 22 7 10 5 28 30 9 1 4 4 6 12 13 6 6 1 22 18 -2 31
9 Machida Zelvia 21 8 6 7 25 20 11 6 4 1 16 7 10 2 2 6 9 13 5 30
10 Ventforet Kofu 22 7 9 6 25 25 10 3 5 2 12 10 12 4 4 4 13 15 0 30
11 Tokyo Verdy 22 7 8 7 39 36 11 5 3 3 19 14 11 2 5 4 20 22 3 29
12 Oita Trinita 22 7 8 7 29 26 12 3 5 4 16 15 10 4 3 3 13 11 3 29
13 Mito Hollyhock 22 8 5 9 27 25 11 5 2 4 14 12 11 3 3 5 13 13 2 29
14 Zweigen Kanazawa 21 7 7 7 27 29 10 2 4 4 12 14 11 5 3 3 15 15 -2 28
15 Blaublitz Akita 21 7 5 9 20 27 11 4 3 4 14 13 10 3 2 5 6 14 -7 26
16 Tokushima Vortis 22 4 13 5 23 18 11 2 7 2 12 8 11 2 6 3 11 10 5 25
17 Renofa Yamaguchi 22 6 6 10 23 27 11 6 2 3 17 11 11 0 4 7 6 16 -4 24
18 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 22 6 5 11 19 26 11 2 4 5 10 13 11 4 1 6 9 13 -7 23
19 Tochigi 22 5 8 9 15 23 12 3 5 4 10 12 10 2 3 5 5 11 -8 23
20 Omiya Ardija 22 5 7 10 22 34 11 3 2 6 13 20 11 2 5 4 9 14 -12 22
21 Grulla Morioka 22 6 4 12 18 38 10 2 3 5 9 16 12 4 1 7 9 22 -20 22
22 Ryūkyū 22 3 6 13 24 42 12 1 5 6 16 23 10 2 1 7 8 19 -18 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 22 12 7 3 35 26 11 8 2 1 19 11 11 4 5 2 16 15 9 43
2 Albirex Niigata 21 12 6 3 36 18 10 9 1 0 23 7 11 3 5 3 13 11 18 42
3 Vegalta Sendai 22 12 4 6 40 30 12 6 3 3 19 13 10 6 1 3 21 17 10 40
4 Fagiano Okayama 22 10 8 4 28 18 11 6 3 2 18 9 11 4 5 2 10 9 10 38
5 V-Varen Nagasaki 22 10 4 8 26 22 11 4 3 4 10 9 11 6 1 4 16 13 4 34
6 Montedio Yamagata 22 8 7 7 33 24 10 5 2 3 20 10 12 3 5 4 13 14 9 31
7 JEF United 22 8 7 7 21 19 12 5 3 4 10 9 10 3 4 3 11 10 2 31
8 Roasso Kumamoto 22 7 10 5 28 30 9 1 4 4 6 12 13 6 6 1 22 18 -2 31
9 Machida Zelvia 21 8 6 7 25 20 11 6 4 1 16 7 10 2 2 6 9 13 5 30
10 Ventforet Kofu 22 7 9 6 25 25 10 3 5 2 12 10 12 4 4 4 13 15 0 30
11 Tokyo Verdy 22 7 8 7 39 36 11 5 3 3 19 14 11 2 5 4 20 22 3 29
12 Oita Trinita 22 7 8 7 29 26 12 3 5 4 16 15 10 4 3 3 13 11 3 29
13 Mito Hollyhock 22 8 5 9 27 25 11 5 2 4 14 12 11 3 3 5 13 13 2 29
14 Zweigen Kanazawa 21 7 7 7 27 29 10 2 4 4 12 14 11 5 3 3 15 15 -2 28
15 Blaublitz Akita 21 7 5 9 20 27 11 4 3 4 14 13 10 3 2 5 6 14 -7 26
16 Tokushima Vortis 22 4 13 5 23 18 11 2 7 2 12 8 11 2 6 3 11 10 5 25
17 Renofa Yamaguchi 22 6 6 10 23 27 11 6 2 3 17 11 11 0 4 7 6 16 -4 24
18 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 22 6 5 11 19 26 11 2 4 5 10 13 11 4 1 6 9 13 -7 23
19 Tochigi 22 5 8 9 15 23 12 3 5 4 10 12 10 2 3 5 5 11 -8 23
20 Omiya Ardija 22 5 7 10 22 34 11 3 2 6 13 20 11 2 5 4 9 14 -12 22
21 Grulla Morioka 22 6 4 12 18 38 10 2 3 5 9 16 12 4 1 7 9 22 -20 22
22 Ryūkyū 22 3 6 13 24 42 12 1 5 6 16 23 10 2 1 7 8 19 -18 15

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