Albirex Niigata vs Matsumoto Yamaga match preview

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sat 11.July
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: Denka Big Swan Stadium (41684 seats)

It's still early in the J2-League season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Albirex Niigata - Matsumoto Yamaga preview!

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Albirex Niigata form and stats

The home fans saw their team lose the first J2-League game of the season here at Denka Big Swan Stadium. Last season these fans witnessed 12 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses from Albirex Niigata's 21 home games.

Albirex's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 3-5 versus Zweigen Kanazawa (placed 7th). A 3-3 draw away before that, with Ventforet Kofu the opponent.

A goal frenzy last time out for Albirex, with a total of 8 goals in the match against Zweigen Kanazawa. Fun stuff to watch!

The manager Albert Puig will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Machida Zelvia in only four days.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Albirex Niigata at home in the league. 3 on target and 5 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Matsumoto Yamaga form and stats

Four points from two away games for Matsumoto Yamaga, meaning one draw and one victory in the J2-League so far.

There were no winners in Matsumoto's previous match, a J2-League home game that ended 1-1 vs Ventforet Kofu (placed 15th). A 0-0 draw at Zweigen Kanazawa's stadium before that.

The schedule is very tough for Matsumoto now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A J2-League game at Mito Hollyhock is waiting in only four days.

2 goals so far away for Matsumoto Yamaga, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Albirex three wins, one draw and Matsumoto Yamaga one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

AlbirexA. Watanabe
A. Watanabe
6 goals

Albirex Niigata missing players

Matsumoto Yamaga missing players

Albirex Niigata Matsumoto Yamaga
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 1 2 3
1 0 0 Won W 0 1 1
1 0 0 Drew D 1 1 2
1 1 1 Lost L 0 0 0
9 3 3 Scored S 0 2 3
8 5 5 Conceded C 0 1 2
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 50% 67%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 67%
100% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 33%
67% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 67%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 33%
 
5.3 10 10 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.5 4.3
3 1 1 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4 4.3
2.7 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.5 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
50 21 21 Total Shots T S 14 30 43
21 7 7 Shots on Target S O 8 13 18
43% 43% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 15% 17%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Albirex Niigata has the most conceded goals in the first half (6)
  • Albirex Niigata has the most dropped points from leading position (5)
  • Albirex Niigata has the most scored goals (9)
  • Matsumoto Yamaga has the most points from losing position (4)
Albirex Niigata Last season Matsumoto Yamaga
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
42 21   Played P   17 34
17 12   Won W   4 6
11 2   Drew D   5 13
14 7   Lost L   8 15
71 40   Scored S   11 21
52 22   Conceded C   22 40
95% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 88%
83% 86%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   53% 53%
57% 57%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   24% 21%
33% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   12% 12%
17% 14%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 6%
57% 38%   BTTS BTTS   41% 41%
26% 38%   Clean Sheets C S   24% 24%
21% 24%   Failed to Score F T   41% 47%
 
4.5 4.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 4.3
4.9 5.9   Corners against (avg) C A   6.2 5.7
1 1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.9 1
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
473 241   Total Shots T S   170 349
196 108   Shots on Target S O   62 126
36% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   18% 17%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Omiya Ardija 3 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 9
2 V-Varen Nagasaki 3 3 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 9
3 JEF United 3 2 0 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 6
4 Matsumoto Yamaga 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 5
5 Tokushima Vortis 3 1 1 1 7 5 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 4 2 4
6 Albirex Niigata 3 1 1 1 9 8 1 0 0 1 3 5 2 1 1 0 6 3 1 4
7 Zweigen Kanazawa 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 4
8 Fagiano Okayama 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
9 Kyoto Sanga 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 4
10 Renofa Yamaguchi 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
11 Avispa Fukuoka 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
12 Montedio Yamagata 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 -1 4
13 Giravanz Kitakyushu 3 1 0 2 5 3 2 1 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 3
14 Ehime 2 1 0 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
15 Ventforet Kofu 3 0 3 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 3 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 3
16 Jubilo Iwata 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
17 Machida Zelvia 3 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
18 Mito Hollyhock 3 1 0 2 4 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 -2 3
19 Tokyo Verdy 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
20 Ryūkyū 3 0 1 2 1 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 5 -5 1
21 Tochigi 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 0
22 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 3 0 0 3 1 8 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 -7 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kashiwa Reysol 42 25 9 8 85 33 21 14 4 3 54 16 21 11 5 5 31 17 52 84
2 Yokohama 42 23 10 9 66 40 21 13 4 4 41 22 21 10 6 5 25 18 26 79
3 Omiya Ardija 42 20 15 7 62 40 21 13 6 2 41 19 21 7 9 5 21 21 22 75
4 Tokushima Vortis 42 21 10 11 67 45 21 12 5 4 36 20 21 9 5 7 31 25 22 73
5 Ventforet Kofu 42 20 11 11 64 40 21 9 6 6 26 18 21 11 5 5 38 22 24 71
6 Montedio Yamagata 42 20 10 12 59 40 21 11 3 7 25 15 21 9 7 5 34 25 19 70
7 Mito Hollyhock 42 19 13 10 56 37 21 11 7 3 34 17 21 8 6 7 22 20 19 70
8 Kyoto Sanga 42 19 11 12 59 56 21 11 7 3 33 18 21 8 4 9 26 38 3 68
9 Fagiano Okayama 42 18 11 13 49 47 21 11 5 5 25 21 21 7 6 8 24 26 2 65
10 Albirex Niigata 42 17 11 14 71 52 21 12 2 7 40 22 21 5 9 7 31 30 19 62
11 Zweigen Kanazawa 42 15 16 11 58 46 21 7 11 3 27 19 21 8 5 8 31 27 12 61
12 V-Varen Nagasaki 42 17 5 20 57 61 21 9 2 10 26 32 21 8 3 10 31 29 -4 56
13 Tokyo Verdy 42 14 13 15 59 59 21 9 7 5 37 28 21 5 6 10 22 31 0 55
14 Ryūkyū 42 13 10 19 57 80 21 8 5 8 33 39 21 5 5 11 24 41 -23 49
15 Renofa Yamaguchi 42 13 8 21 54 70 21 8 3 10 32 34 21 5 5 11 22 36 -16 47
16 Avispa Fukuoka 42 12 8 22 39 62 21 5 5 11 18 28 21 7 3 11 21 34 -23 44
17 JEF United 42 10 13 19 46 64 21 6 5 10 26 38 21 4 8 9 20 26 -18 43
18 Machida Zelvia 42 9 16 17 36 59 21 3 11 7 17 29 21 6 5 10 19 30 -23 43
19 Ehime 42 12 6 24 46 62 21 8 3 10 24 23 21 4 3 14 22 39 -16 42
20 Tochigi 42 8 16 18 33 53 21 4 9 8 15 22 21 4 7 10 18 31 -20 40
21 Kagoshima United 42 11 7 24 41 73 21 9 2 10 23 27 21 2 5 14 18 46 -32 40
22 Gifu 42 7 9 26 33 78 21 4 7 10 19 38 21 3 2 16 14 40 -45 30
Last season 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 F. Marinos 34 22 4 8 68 38 17 12 3 2 37 14 17 10 1 6 31 24 30 70
2 Tokyo 34 19 7 8 46 29 17 12 2 3 29 13 17 7 5 5 17 16 17 64
3 Kashima Antlers 34 18 9 7 54 30 17 11 3 3 30 15 17 7 6 4 24 15 24 63
4 Kawasaki Frontale 34 16 12 6 57 34 17 5 9 3 21 17 17 11 3 3 36 17 23 60
5 Cerezo Osaka 34 18 5 11 39 25 17 9 3 5 21 11 17 9 2 6 18 14 14 59
6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 15 10 9 45 29 17 7 7 3 21 11 17 8 3 6 24 18 16 55
7 Gamba Osaka 34 12 11 11 54 48 17 7 6 4 28 18 17 5 5 7 26 30 6 47
8 Vissel Kobe 34 14 5 15 61 59 17 8 3 6 33 26 17 6 2 9 28 33 2 47
9 Oita Trinita 34 12 11 11 35 35 17 7 3 7 18 16 17 5 8 4 17 19 0 47
10 Consadole Sapporo 34 13 7 14 54 49 17 7 4 6 30 22 17 6 3 8 24 27 5 46
11 Vegalta Sendai 34 12 5 17 38 45 17 9 4 4 25 19 17 3 1 13 13 26 -7 41
12 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 11 6 17 45 69 17 7 1 9 21 40 17 4 5 8 24 29 -24 39
13 Nagoya Grampus 34 9 10 15 45 50 17 7 3 7 22 18 17 2 7 8 23 32 -5 37
14 Urawa Reds 34 9 10 15 34 50 17 4 3 10 16 29 17 5 7 5 18 21 -16 37
15 Sagan Tosu 34 10 6 18 32 53 17 7 2 8 21 30 17 3 4 10 11 23 -21 36
16 Shonan Bellmare 34 10 6 18 40 63 17 5 3 9 19 34 17 5 3 9 21 29 -23 36
17 Matsumoto Yamaga 34 6 13 15 21 40 17 2 8 7 10 18 17 4 5 8 11 22 -19 31
18 Jubilo Iwata 34 8 7 19 29 51 17 2 5 10 16 28 17 6 2 9 13 23 -22 31