A peek at the J2-League standings shows that this is top- vs mid-table, but there's more to this game than that. Get our Albirex Niigata - Montedio Yamagata preview!
- Albirex Niigata have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in J2-League
- Montedio Yamagata have won significantly less corners away then at home.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Albirex Niigata form and stats
Albirex Niigata have performed here at Denka Big Swan Stadium this season with 8 wins from 14 J2-League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 2.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 219 minutes without scoring a league goal. K. Taniguchi was the last player to find the net.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Giravanz Kitakyushu in the J2-League last time out and are looking for a win here.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Mito Hollyhock (0-4).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Albirex have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won five, drawn two and lost four.
The Albirex Niigata fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 14 league matches. Albirex have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 7 goals.
Montedio Yamagata form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their J2-League travels is 6 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.
Montedio Yamagata's previous game was their home loss versus Mito Hollyhock (0-1).
A 1-2 defeat away at Renofa Yamaguchi before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Montedio Yamagata playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were two Montedio Yamagata wins, three draws and three defeats.
Montedio Yamagata have another match away from home in just three days, a J2-League game vs V-Varen Nagasaki. A strenuous itinerary for the visiting team!
Montedio Yamagata have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 16 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these teams meet this season, as the statistics show this recent match: Montedio Yamagata - Albirex Niigata 0-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Albirex victories, four draws and one Montedio Yamagata win. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Takagi 10 goals | K. Taniguchi 10 goals |  T. Kato 6 goals |
Albirex Niigata missing players
Montedio Yamagata missing players
| Albirex Niigata | Montedio Yamagata | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 48 | 23 | 9 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 36 |
| 27 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 24 |
| 86% | 79% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 93% |
| 71% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 69% | 67% |
| 54% | 43% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 31% | 37% |
| 36% | 21% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 22% |
| 14% | 7% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 46% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 54% | 48% |
| 43% | 57% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 38% | 37% |
| 25% | 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| 4.8 | 6.1 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 9.8 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 9.4 | 10.2 |
| 4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 43% | 35% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 33% | 31% |
- Albirex Niigata have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Albirex Niigata have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in J2-League
- Albirex Niigata have the most clean sheets (8) at home in J2-League
- Albirex Niigata have the the best goal difference (+16) at home in J2-League
- Albirex Niigata have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Albirex Niigata have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Montedio Yamagata have won significantly less corners away then at 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 | Júbilo Iwata | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 19 | 59 |
| 2 | Kyoto Sanga | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 21 | 57 |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 48 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 51 |
| 4 | Ryukyu | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 51 |
| 5 | Machida Zelvia | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 19 | 48 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 48 |
| 7 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 47 |
| 8 | Montedio Yamagata | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 46 |
| 9 | Mito Hollyhock | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 40 |
| 10 | JEF United | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 37 |
| 11 | Tokyo Verdy | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 44 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 28 | -6 | 37 |
| 12 | Fagiano Okayama | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -1 | 34 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | -4 | 34 |
| 14 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 29 |
| 15 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -12 | 29 |
| 16 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -12 | 27 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -9 | 26 |
| 18 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -18 | 25 |
| 19 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | -25 | 25 |
| 20 | Sagamihara | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -17 | 24 |
| 21 | Ehime | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 45 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -19 | 24 |
| 22 | Omiya Ardija | 27 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 23 |