Albirex Niigata fights ThespaKusatsu Gunma in J2-League battle

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 13.December
Match begins: 06:10 (UTC)
Venue: Denka Big Swan Stadium (41684 seats)

With their 17 point advantage in the league table, Albirex Niigata fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against ThespaKusatsu Gunma.

Insights:
  • Albirex Niigata haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • ThespaKusatsu Gunma has the fewest scored goals (35) in J2-League

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Albirex Niigata form and stats

Albirex Niigata have collected 26 points from their J2-League home games so far after 6-8-6.

The fans are hoping that Albirex Niigata will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the J2-League game against Matsumoto Yamaga (placed 16th). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Tochigi.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Albirex Niigata's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played two games, won one match, drawn one and lost zero.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Albirex as they are travelling to their away game against Renofa Yamaguchi in the J2-League. That match is three days after this one.

Albirex has scored 26 league goals at home this season, in 20 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 28 goals have been conceded.

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ThespaKusatsu Gunma form and stats

The visitors, who have the fewest scored goals (35) in J2-League, are W7-D3-L9 on the road this term. That's in the J2-League.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Tochigi (placed 11th) in their previous outing. The J2-League match ended in a draw 2-2. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Matsumoto Yamaga.

As mentioned above, ThespaKusatsu drew the match against Tochigi. Manager R. Okuno brought on M. Miyasaka to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and ThespaKusatsu playing away, we found two games. Results were one away win, zero draws and one home win.

A new game in only three days for ThespaKusatsu, the J2-League home match versus Fagiano Okayama. Busy days.

The visiting ThespaKusatsu have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 20 goals from 19 games. 25 goals have been conceded by ThespaKusatsu in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was ThespaKusatsu Gunma - Albirex 0-3, played this season.

Top Goalscorers

Albirex NiigataT. Chong
T. Chong
8 goals
ThespaKusatsu GunmaG. Omae
G. Omae
8 goals
AlbirexS. Homma
S. Homma
7 goals

Albirex Niigata missing players

ThespaKusatsu Gunma missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Albirex Niigata ThespaKusatsu Gunma
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
39 20 7 Played P 6 19 39
14 6 4 Won W 3 7 12
15 8 2 Drew D 1 3 4
10 6 1 Lost L 2 9 23
53 26 10 Scored S 11 20 35
49 28 6 Conceded C 10 25 61
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 97%
72% 75% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 63% 62%
49% 45% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 42% 49%
28% 30% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 32% 28%
8% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 5% 10%
59% 60% 43% BTTS BTTS 83% 42% 41%
28% 25% 43% Clean Sheets C S 0% 26% 23%
21% 15% 14% Failed to Score F T 17% 37% 38%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.1 1.1 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.3 0.9 0.9
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.8 11.1 10.4 Shots (avg) S ( 13 9.8 9.3
4.2 3.9 3.9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 3.9 3.2
32% 33% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 27% 28%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Albirex Niigata haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • ThespaKusatsu Gunma has the fewest scored goals (35) in J2-League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Tokushima Vortis 39 24 8 7 66 32 19 10 6 3 32 11 20 14 2 4 34 21 34 80
2 Avispa Fukuoka 39 22 9 8 46 29 19 10 4 5 23 16 20 12 5 3 23 13 17 75
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 39 21 10 8 60 37 19 13 3 3 33 13 20 8 7 5 27 24 23 73
4 Ventforet Kofu 39 16 16 7 49 37 19 10 7 2 25 16 20 6 9 5 24 21 12 64
5 Giravanz Kitakyushu 39 17 8 14 54 49 19 10 4 5 26 19 20 7 4 9 28 30 5 59
6 Kyoto Sanga 39 16 10 13 46 41 19 12 3 4 32 19 20 4 7 9 14 22 5 58
7 Jubilo Iwata 39 14 15 10 53 42 20 10 6 4 35 19 19 4 9 6 18 23 11 57
8 Albirex Niigata 39 14 15 10 53 49 20 6 8 6 26 28 19 8 7 4 27 21 4 57
9 Montedio Yamagata 39 15 11 13 55 40 20 10 3 7 34 22 19 5 8 6 21 18 15 56
10 Mito Hollyhock 39 15 10 14 67 59 20 7 6 7 31 30 19 8 4 7 36 29 8 55
11 Tochigi 39 14 12 13 38 36 19 6 7 6 19 16 20 8 5 7 19 20 2 54
12 Tokyo Verdy 39 13 14 12 47 44 19 6 8 5 23 18 20 7 6 7 24 26 3 53
13 JEF United 39 14 7 18 45 49 20 5 4 11 20 30 19 9 3 7 25 19 -4 49
14 Zweigen Kanazawa 39 12 11 16 54 62 20 6 6 8 26 30 19 6 5 8 28 32 -8 47
15 Fagiano Okayama 39 11 14 14 37 45 21 8 6 7 25 24 18 3 8 7 12 21 -8 47
16 Matsumoto Yamaga 39 11 14 14 40 51 19 6 7 6 21 25 20 5 7 8 19 26 -11 47
17 Omiya Ardija 39 12 11 16 37 49 19 6 8 5 18 20 20 6 3 11 19 29 -12 47
18 Ryūkyū 39 12 8 19 50 60 19 6 6 7 28 25 20 6 2 12 22 35 -10 44
19 Machida Zelvia 39 10 13 16 37 49 20 6 9 5 22 19 19 4 4 11 15 30 -12 43
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 39 12 4 23 35 61 20 5 1 14 15 36 19 7 3 9 20 25 -26 40
21 Ehime 39 8 10 21 38 58 20 3 4 13 14 30 19 5 6 8 24 28 -20 34
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 39 8 6 25 41 69 19 6 2 11 23 31 20 2 4 14 18 38 -28 30

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Tokushima Vortis 39 24 8 7 66 32 19 10 6 3 32 11 20 14 2 4 34 21 34 80
2 Avispa Fukuoka 39 22 9 8 46 29 19 10 4 5 23 16 20 12 5 3 23 13 17 75
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 39 21 10 8 60 37 19 13 3 3 33 13 20 8 7 5 27 24 23 73
4 Ventforet Kofu 39 16 16 7 49 37 19 10 7 2 25 16 20 6 9 5 24 21 12 64
5 Giravanz Kitakyushu 39 17 8 14 54 49 19 10 4 5 26 19 20 7 4 9 28 30 5 59
6 Kyoto Sanga 39 16 10 13 46 41 19 12 3 4 32 19 20 4 7 9 14 22 5 58
7 Jubilo Iwata 39 14 15 10 53 42 20 10 6 4 35 19 19 4 9 6 18 23 11 57
8 Albirex Niigata 39 14 15 10 53 49 20 6 8 6 26 28 19 8 7 4 27 21 4 57
9 Montedio Yamagata 39 15 11 13 55 40 20 10 3 7 34 22 19 5 8 6 21 18 15 56
10 Mito Hollyhock 39 15 10 14 67 59 20 7 6 7 31 30 19 8 4 7 36 29 8 55
11 Tochigi 39 14 12 13 38 36 19 6 7 6 19 16 20 8 5 7 19 20 2 54
12 Tokyo Verdy 39 13 14 12 47 44 19 6 8 5 23 18 20 7 6 7 24 26 3 53
13 JEF United 39 14 7 18 45 49 20 5 4 11 20 30 19 9 3 7 25 19 -4 49
14 Zweigen Kanazawa 39 12 11 16 54 62 20 6 6 8 26 30 19 6 5 8 28 32 -8 47
15 Fagiano Okayama 39 11 14 14 37 45 21 8 6 7 25 24 18 3 8 7 12 21 -8 47
16 Matsumoto Yamaga 39 11 14 14 40 51 19 6 7 6 21 25 20 5 7 8 19 26 -11 47
17 Omiya Ardija 39 12 11 16 37 49 19 6 8 5 18 20 20 6 3 11 19 29 -12 47
18 Ryūkyū 39 12 8 19 50 60 19 6 6 7 28 25 20 6 2 12 22 35 -10 44
19 Machida Zelvia 39 10 13 16 37 49 20 6 9 5 22 19 19 4 4 11 15 30 -12 43
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 39 12 4 23 35 61 20 5 1 14 15 36 19 7 3 9 20 25 -26 40
21 Ehime 39 8 10 21 38 58 20 3 4 13 14 30 19 5 6 8 24 28 -20 34
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 39 8 6 25 41 69 19 6 2 11 23 31 20 2 4 14 18 38 -28 30

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