A glance at the J2-League table shows that this is top- vs mid-table, but that's not all you need to know. Read our Ventforet Kofu - Blaublitz Akita match preview!
- Blaublitz Akita have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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.
Ventforet Kofu form and stats
7-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the J2-League numbers at home for Ventforet Kofu so far this season.
Ventforet faced defeat in their previous match, away at JEF United (1-2). The first setback in the shape of a loss after going undefeated through three league rounds. Heartbreak for Ventforet Kofu in their last match as JEF United's Shimmyo scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Jubilo Iwata that finished 1-1.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Ventforet handle that role? We have found 10 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
There will be little rest for Ventforet Kofu after this match as they are travelling to Fujieda MYFC for a J2-League game in only four days.
The Ventforet Kofu fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 12 matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Ventforet have conceded only 9 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Blaublitz Akita form and stats
The visitors are W5-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the J2-League.
Blaublitz Akita played 1-1 against Iwaki in their previous match. The draw against Iwaki came from a losing position. The Blaublitz Akita manager Yoshida brought on Mikami as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Shimizu S-Pulse at their stadium, the result 1-0.We have checked recent matches where Blaublitz have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 21 games were 8 victories, 6 draws and 7 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Blaublitz Akita are hosting Roasso Kumamoto in the J2-League only four days away.
The attacking power of Blaublitz Akita when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 12 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Ventforet Kofu have won at least one point in the last 5 games (4-1-0) against Blaublitz Akita.Blaublitz Akita - Ventforet 0-1 was the score in these squads' latest h2h game, played this season.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Utaka 9 goals |  K. Mitsuhira 6 goals | M. Hasegawa 3 goals |
Ventforet Kofu missing players
Blaublitz Akita missing players
| Ventforet Kofu | Blaublitz Akita | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 23 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 31 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 19 |
| 24 | 9 | 6 | Conceded | C | 8 | 12 | 22 |
| 91% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 61% | 50% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 42% | 43% |
| 48% | 42% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 33% | 30% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 17% | 13% |
| 13% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 8% | 4% |
| 48% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 33% | 39% |
| 39% | 50% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 58% | 43% |
| 22% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 25% | 35% |
| 4.9 | 5.3 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.6 | 5.2 | 6 |
| 5.3 | 4.8 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 8.8 | 8.2 |
| 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 39% | 44% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 34% | 31% |
| 8.7 | 7.1 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8.2 | 8.1 |
| 3.2 | 2.6 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
- Blaublitz Akita have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 50 |
| 2 | Tokyo Verdy | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 17 | 43 |
| 3 | Oita Trinita | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 42 |
| 4 | Jubilo Iwata | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 38 |
| 5 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 38 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 37 |
| 7 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 35 |
| 8 | Fagiano Okayama | 23 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 33 |
| 9 | Montedio Yamagata | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 32 |
| 10 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -1 | 32 |
| 11 | Fujieda MYFC | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | -3 | 32 |
| 12 | Vegalta Sendai | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -3 | 31 |
| 14 | Roasso Kumamoto | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| 15 | JEF United | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 28 |
| 16 | Tokushima Vortis | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -8 | 26 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15 | -4 | 25 |
| 18 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 29 | -13 | 24 |
| 19 | Mito Hollyhock | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -16 | 24 |
| 20 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -19 | 24 |
| 21 | Iwaki | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | -19 | 21 |
| 22 | Omiya Ardija | 23 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 23 | -22 | 14 |
