Soccer betting preview: Albirex Niigata welcomes Mito Hollyhock in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Date: Sat 28.September
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Denka Big Swan Stadium (42279 seats)

Albirex Niigata will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 14 points behind Mito Hollyhock.

Albirex Niigata and Mito Hollyhock should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Albirex Niigata form and stats

7 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Albirex Niigata have to build on here at Denka Big Swan Stadium in the J2-League.

The home team returns to Denka Big Swan Stadium after sharing the points with Ventforet Kofu (placed 8th) on their last time out; the J2-League game ended 1-1. Before that, Albirex Niigata drew at home versus Tokyo Verdy.

The Albirex Niigata fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 16 league matches. Albirex Niigata have conceded 20 in these home matches.

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Mito Hollyhock form and stats

The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (24) in J2-League, are W7-D6-L4 on the road this term. That's in the J2-League.

The supporters enjoyed Mito Hollyhock's previous game versus Gifu (placed 22nd), a J2-League 1-0 win played at home. A 1-2 defeat away at JEF United before that.

Mito Hollyhock have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 17 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Mito Hollyhock as they have only conceded 12 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Mito Hollyhock - Albirex Niigata 0-0 earlier this season. Last three meetings between the teams: Albirex Niigata won 1, Mito Hollyhock won 0 and 2 draws. 0 games with over 2,5 goals, 3 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Leonardo
18 goals
Franci
8 goals
A. Kurokawa
7 goals

Albirex Niigata missing players

Mito Hollyhock missing players

Albirex Niigata Mito Hollyhock
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 5 17 33
11 7 1 Won W 2 7 15
10 2 1 Drew D 2 6 12
12 7 3 Lost L 1 4 6
51 24 4 Scored S 5 18 43
45 20 9 Conceded C 4 12 24
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 88% 88%
82% 81% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 47% 58%
55% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 29% 36%
36% 31% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 12% 15%
18% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
58% 38% 40% BTTS BTTS 40% 35% 45%
21% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 47% 42%
27% 31% 60% Failed to Score F T 40% 29% 24%
 
4.6 4.6 5.2 Corners For (avg) C F 5.8 4.7 5.1
4.3 5.3 4.4 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 4.8 4.9
1 1 1.4 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.4 1.2
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 2 2
Key stats This season:
  • Albirex Niigata haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Albirex Niigata
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup J2-League Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
24-08-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 2 - 3 Zweigen Kanazawa
31-08-19 J2 Kashiwa Reysol 1 - 1 Albirex Niigata
07-09-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 2 - 1 JEF United
14-09-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 1 - 1 Tokyo Verdy
21-09-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 1 - 1 Albirex Niigata
28-09-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 05:00 Mito Hollyhock
05-10-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 05:00 Kagoshima United
13-10-19 J2 Ehime 06:00 Albirex Niigata
19-10-19 J2 Avispa Fukuoka 05:00 Albirex Niigata
27-10-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 05:00 Kyoto Sanga
Mito Hollyhock
All Emperor Cup J2-League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
24-08-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 1 - 2 Tokyo Verdy
01-09-19 J2 Tochigi 0 - 3 Mito Hollyhock
08-09-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 3 - 1 Zweigen Kanazawa
14-09-19 J2 JEF United 2 - 1 Mito Hollyhock
22-09-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 1 - 0 Gifu
28-09-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 05:00 Mito Hollyhock
06-10-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 05:00 Omiya Ardija
12-10-19 J2 Kashiwa Reysol 06:00 Mito Hollyhock
20-10-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 05:00 Machida Zelvia
27-10-19 J2 Tokushima Vortis 05:00 Mito Hollyhock

  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 33 19 9 5 53 26 16 10 4 2 29 12 17 9 5 3 24 14 27 66
2 Montedio Yamagata 33 16 10 7 44 27 16 9 3 4 18 9 17 7 7 3 26 18 17 58
3 Yokohama 33 16 9 8 53 33 16 8 4 4 31 19 17 8 5 4 22 14 20 57
4 Mito Hollyhock 33 15 12 6 43 24 16 8 6 2 25 12 17 7 6 4 18 12 19 57
5 Omiya Ardija 33 15 12 6 44 30 16 10 5 1 30 14 17 5 7 5 14 16 14 57
6 Kyoto Sanga 33 15 10 8 47 36 17 9 6 2 27 15 16 6 4 6 20 21 11 55
7 Fagiano Okayama 33 15 8 10 42 40 17 9 4 4 22 19 16 6 4 6 20 21 2 53
8 Ventforet Kofu 33 14 9 10 49 33 17 7 4 6 20 16 16 7 5 4 29 17 16 51
9 Tokushima Vortis 33 14 9 10 45 38 16 8 5 3 27 17 17 6 4 7 18 21 7 51
10 Zweigen Kanazawa 33 12 14 7 44 32 17 6 9 2 22 14 16 6 5 5 22 18 12 50
11 V-Varen Nagasaki 33 15 5 13 47 42 17 8 2 7 21 23 16 7 3 6 26 19 5 50
12 Tokyo Verdy 33 11 12 10 44 45 17 7 7 3 28 22 16 4 5 7 16 23 -1 45
13 Albirex Niigata 33 11 10 12 51 45 16 7 2 7 24 20 17 4 8 5 27 25 6 43
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 33 10 6 17 44 58 16 5 3 8 23 27 17 5 3 9 21 31 -14 36
15 Ryūkyū 33 9 9 15 47 65 18 8 5 5 30 28 15 1 4 10 17 37 -18 36
16 Ehime 33 10 5 18 38 46 17 6 3 8 18 18 16 4 2 10 20 28 -8 35
17 JEF United 33 8 11 14 39 51 16 5 4 7 23 29 17 3 7 7 16 22 -12 35
18 Avispa Fukuoka 33 9 8 16 33 46 16 2 5 9 12 23 17 7 3 7 21 23 -13 35
19 Machida Zelvia 33 7 12 14 30 49 16 2 8 6 16 26 17 5 4 8 14 23 -19 33
20 Kagoshima United 32 9 3 20 37 60 16 7 0 9 21 26 16 2 3 11 16 34 -23 30
21 Tochigi 33 5 13 15 25 44 17 3 7 7 12 18 16 2 6 8 13 26 -19 28
22 Gifu 32 6 6 20 27 56 16 3 5 8 14 26 16 3 1 12 13 30 -29 24

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