On paper it looks like advantage Tokushima Vortis in this game against Shonan Bellmare, but the visitors will fight to the end. Here's our full match preview!
- Tokushima Vortis have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shonan Bellmare 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.
Tokushima Vortis form and stats
2-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Tokushima Vortis so far this season.
No payout for Tokushima Vortis in their previous match, an away game at Gamba Osaka that ended in defeat 1-2. Ken Iwao (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.04/10. Iwao scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 88 successful passes (of 97 total).
In the match before that, Tokushima hosted Nagoya Grampus and drew the game 0-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Tokushima perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Tokushima Vortis as a small favourite), we find seven games. Tokushima Vortis has won three of these, drawn one and lost three.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Tokushima here at Pocari Sweat Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 7 games). Tokushima have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Shonan Bellmare form and stats
There's been little loot from Shonan Bellmare's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 8 away games in the J-League. Shonan Bellmare only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Shonan Bellmare are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Bellmare delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Kawasaki Frontale (placed 1st) in their previous match; a J-League game. Midfielder Naoki Yamada was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.73. Yamada scored one goal and had 34 successful passes (of 41 total).
A 1-2 defeat away at Avispa Fukuoka before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Shonan Bellmare in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Shonan Bellmare, two draws and three defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Gamba Osaka in just three days.
Bellmare have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 8 league away games 8 goals have been scored. Shonan Bellmare struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 14 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Tokushima victories, four draws and three Shonan Bellmare wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Miyashiro 5 goals |  T. Kishimoto 3 goals | Y. Kakita 3 goals |
Tokushima Vortis missing players
Shonan Bellmare missing players
| Tokushima Vortis | Shonan Bellmare | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 15 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 22 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| 94% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 65% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 88% | 62% |
| 41% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 31% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 19% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 12% | 6% |
| 47% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 75% | 50% |
| 24% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 12% | 38% |
| 35% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 38% |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.2 |
| 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.7 | 9.4 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 7.2 | 7 |
| 2.8 | 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 32% | 30% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 42% | 42% |
- Shonan Bellmare have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shonan Bellmare haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Tokushima Vortis 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 | Kawasaki Frontale | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 33 | 49 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 32 |
| 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 31 |
| 5 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| 7 | Vissel Kobe | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 27 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Tokushima Vortis | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 18 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 16 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 14 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -16 | 13 |
| 18 | Gamba Osaka | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 10 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -13 | 9 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 24 | -28 | 7 |