The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Albirex Niigata are in the 11th position while the guests worry at 17th.
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.
It's quite the trip for Renofa Yamaguchi when visiting Albirex Niigata as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Albirex Niigata form and stats
The story so far for Albirex Niigata at their home stadium (Denka Big Swan Stadium) is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Albirex Niigata are splitting points both home and away, currently holding an interesting streak of four drawn games in a row.Albirex Niigata manager K. Yoshinaga and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Mito Hollyhock in the J2-League. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Tokyo Verdy the opponent.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Albirex Niigata here at Denka Big Swan Stadium, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 4 games). Albirex Niigata's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Renofa Yamaguchi form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Renofa Yamaguchi, who have the most conceded goals (20) in J2-League, playing as the away team this season.This game can not go any worse than the last one, a J2-League home defeat versus Zweigen Kanazawa with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Montedio Yamagata.
With an average of more than two away goals per game, Renofa Yamaguchi are regular goalscorers on their travels. Renofa Yamaguchi have conceded 8 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Albirex Niigata, 0 draws and 1 win for Renofa Yamaguchi.Albirex Niigata missing players
Renofa Yamaguchi missing players
| Albirex Niigata | Renofa Yamaguchi | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Played | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | 3 | 0 | Scored | 2 | 11 | 16 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 45% | 25% | 0% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 73% |
| 36% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 64% |
| 27% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 100% | 60% | 36% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 45% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 64% |
| 27% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 45% | 50% | 100% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 4.3 | 4.5 | 2 | Corners For (avg) | 7 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| 4.5 | 6 | 7 | Corners Against (avg) | 7 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Renofa Yamaguchi hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- Renofa Yamaguchi is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
| 03-04-19 | | Albirex Niigata | 1 - 0 | Machida Zelvia |
| 07-04-19 | | Fagiano Okayama | 3 - 3 | Albirex Niigata |
| 13-04-19 | | Albirex Niigata | 2 - 2 | Montedio Yamagata |
| 20-04-19 | | Tokyo Verdy | 1 - 1 | Albirex Niigata |
| 28-04-19 | | Mito Hollyhock | 0 - 0 | Albirex Niigata |
| 04-05-19 | | Albirex Niigata | 05:00 | Renofa Yamaguchi |
| 11-05-19 | | V-Varen Nagasaki | 05:00 | Albirex Niigata |
| 18-05-19 | | Albirex Niigata | 05:00 | Ehime |
| 25-05-19 | | Ryukyu | 10:30 | Albirex Niigata |
| 01-06-19 | | Albirex Niigata | 05:00 | Ventforet Kofu |
| 03-04-19 | | Renofa Yamaguchi | 1 - 2 | Tokushima Vortis |
| 07-04-19 | | V-Varen Nagasaki | 2 - 2 | Renofa Yamaguchi |
| 14-04-19 | | Renofa Yamaguchi | 1 - 0 | Kagoshima United |
| 21-04-19 | | Montedio Yamagata | 0 - 1 | Renofa Yamaguchi |
| 28-04-19 | | Renofa Yamaguchi | 0 - 2 | Zweigen Kanazawa |
| 04-05-19 | | Albirex Niigata | 05:00 | Renofa Yamaguchi |
| 11-05-19 | | Renofa Yamaguchi | 07:00 | Omiya Ardija |
| 19-05-19 | | Renofa Yamaguchi | 05:00 | Tokyo Verdy |
| 25-05-19 | | Kyoto Sanga | 05:00 | Renofa Yamaguchi |
| 01-06-19 | | Mito Hollyhock | 07:00 | Renofa Yamaguchi |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Mito Hollyhock | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | Montedio Yamagata | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Omiya Ardija | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 21 |
| 4 | Ventforet Kofu | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | Ryūkyū | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 | Fagiano Okayama | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| 10 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Albirex Niigata | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 12 | Yokohama | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Machida Zelvia | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 14 |
| 14 | Tokushima Vortis | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 13 |
| 15 | Ehime | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | Tokyo Verdy | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 17 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | -4 | 11 |
| 18 | Avispa Fukuoka | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 19 | JEF United | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 11 |
| 20 | Tochigi | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 10 |
| 21 | Gifu | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 9 |
| 22 | Kagoshima United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 8 |
