Albirex Niigata should be favourites to win this home game against Sagamihara, if the league table is anything to judge by. Or are we in for a surprise?
- Albirex Niigata have the most scored goals (46) in J2-League
- Sagamihara have the fewest scored goals (14) in J2-League
This should be an intriguing game with lots of action and bustle as both teams are well revitalized since they last played a game. Let's start!
Albirex Niigata form and stats
Albirex Niigata have performed here at Denka Big Swan Stadium this season with 7 wins from 12 J2-League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 2. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Albirex.
Albirex shared the glory with JEF United in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Omiya Ardija.A decent goal production from Albirex Niigata in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 12 league matches. Albirex have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 6 goals.
Sagamihara form and stats
There's been little loot from Sagamihara's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 12 away games in the J2-League. Sagamihara only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws.
Sagamihara are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the J2-League against Ventforet Kofu (placed 6th).
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Tochigi.There's been a serious shortage of goals from Sagamihara's away games in the league this season with only 5 goals from 12 matches. As opposed to that, Sagamihara have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The latest reported history between these contenders is the Sagamihara - Albirex 2-2 played earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Takagi 10 goals | K. Taniguchi 9 goals | S. Homma 5 goals |
Albirex Niigata missing players
Sagamihara missing players
| Albirex Niigata | Sagamihara | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 46 | 21 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 22 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 31 |
| 88% | 83% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 80% |
| 72% | 50% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 56% |
| 52% | 42% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 28% |
| 36% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 16% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 48% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 36% |
| 44% | 58% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 33% | 28% |
| 20% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 58% | 56% |
| 4.5 | 5.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.8 | 6.5 |
| 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.6 | 9.3 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 6.6 | 7 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 46% | 39% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 17% | 23% |
- Albirex Niigata have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Albirex Niigata have scored more than double the goals of Sagamihara.
- Albirex Niigata have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in J2-League
- Albirex Niigata have the most scored goals (46) in J2-League
- Albirex Niigata have the most scored goals in the second half (28) in J2-League
- Albirex Niigata have the the best goal difference (+15) at home in J2-League
- Albirex Niigata have the the best goal difference (+24) in J2-League
- Albirex Niigata have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Sagamihara have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Sagamihara have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sagamihara have the fewest scored goals (14) in J2-League
- Sagamihara have the fewest scored goals (5) away in J2-League
- Sagamihara have the most matches under the total-line (17) in J2-League
- Sagamihara 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 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 52 |
| 2 | Kyoto Sanga | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 51 |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 47 |
| 4 | Ryūkyū | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 47 |
| 5 | Montedio Yamagata | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 44 |
| 7 | Machida Zelvia | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 42 |
| 8 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 40 |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | -4 | 36 |
| 10 | Mito Hollyhock | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 34 |
| 11 | JEF United | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | Fagiano Okayama | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -2 | 30 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | -4 | 30 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 26 |
| 16 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -16 | 25 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -9 | 22 |
| 18 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 22 |
| 19 | Ehime | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -19 | 21 |
| 20 | Omiya Ardija | 25 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -9 | 20 |
| 21 | Sagamihara | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -17 | 20 |
| 22 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -19 | 20 |