Albirex Niigata vs Tochigi betting preview: Visitors should struggle at Denka Big Swan Stadium

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Date: Sat 15.June
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Denka Big Swan Stadium (42279 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 15th and the visitors in 19th place.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Albirex Niigata form and stats

Albirex Niigata's struggle is real here at Denka Big Swan Stadium with only 7 points collected from 7 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly 2-1-4.

Albirex Niigata's previous game was a J2-League match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Tochigi. The home side are looking to build on that result. In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Gifu.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Albirex Niigata matches with similar probabilities have ended with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat (from two games).

The Albirex Niigata fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 7 in 7 matches. On the other hand, Albirex Niigata have conceded 9 goals.

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Tochigi form and stats

2-3-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Tochigi in their matches away.

Tochigi play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Albirex Niigata. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs JEF United.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Tochigi when being an outsider away as they are today, we find three matches with the visitors losing 3 times, drawing 0 and winning 0 games.

Tochigi are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 8 games. In the opposite end, Tochigi have conceded 12 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Albirex Niigata - Tochigi 2-0. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for Albirex Niigata, 0 draws and 2 wins for Tochigi. Over 2,5 goals: 2 times; under 2,5 goals: 1 game.

Top Goalscorers

Leonardo
5 goals
M. Oguro
5 goals
R. Watanabe
4 goals

Albirex Niigata missing players

Tochigi missing players

Albirex Niigata Tochigi
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
18 8 4 Played 3 9 18
6 3 2 Won 1 2 3
5 1 0 Drew 1 3 8
7 4 2 Lost 1 4 7
25 9 5 Scored 4 9 14
22 9 4 Conceded 4 14 22
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 78% 72%
67% 62% 50% Over 1.5 67% 67% 56%
44% 25% 25% Over 2.5 67% 56% 39%
33% 25% 25% Over 3.5 33% 33% 22%
22% 12% 25% Over 4.5 0% 22% 11%
50% 25% 25% BTTS 67% 44% 44%
28% 38% 50% Clean Sheets 33% 33% 39%
33% 38% 25% Failed To Score 0% 44% 44%
 
4.1 4.2 3.5 Corners For (avg) 4.7 3.4 3.9
3.7 4.8 5.8 Corners Against (avg) 9 8.2 7.4
0.8 0.8 1 Yellow Cards (avg) 0.7 0.8 0.9
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 2 2
Key stats this season:
  • Albirex Niigata haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Tochigi have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Tochigi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Albirex Niigata
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup J2-League Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
18-05-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 2 - 3 Ehime
25-05-19 J2 Ryūkyū 2 - 1 Albirex Niigata
01-06-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 0 - 2 Ventforet Kofu
08-06-19 J2 Gifu 1 - 3 Albirex Niigata
15-06-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 2 - 0 Tochigi
22-06-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 09:00 Albirex Niigata
29-06-19 J2 Kagoshima United 10:00 Albirex Niigata
03-07-19 EC Zweigen Kanazawa 10:00 Albirex Niigata
06-07-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 10:00 Omiya Ardija
13-07-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 10:00 Yokohama
Tochigi
All Emperor Cup J3-League J2-League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
18-05-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 0 - 0 Tochigi
26-05-19 J2 Tochigi 1 - 1 Fagiano Okayama
02-06-19 J2 Machida Zelvia 2 - 2 Tochigi
09-06-19 J2 Tochigi 0 - 0 JEF United
15-06-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 2 - 0 Tochigi
22-06-19 J2 Kagoshima United 10:00 Tochigi
29-06-19 J2 Tochigi 09:00 Ehime
03-07-19 EC Montedio Yamagata 10:00 Tochigi
06-07-19 J2 Ryūkyū 10:00 Tochigi
13-07-19 J2 Tochigi 09:00 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 Omiya Ardija 18 9 7 2 24 15 9 5 3 1 15 10 9 4 4 1 9 5 9 34
2 Mito Hollyhock 17 9 6 2 19 8 8 3 4 1 10 5 9 6 2 1 9 3 11 33
3 Montedio Yamagata 17 9 6 2 21 11 8 5 2 1 9 4 9 4 4 1 12 7 10 33
4 Ventforet Kofu 18 8 6 4 26 16 9 4 2 3 12 10 9 4 4 1 14 6 10 30
5 Kyoto Sanga 17 8 5 4 24 17 8 4 2 2 8 5 9 4 3 2 15 11 7 29
6 V-Varen Nagasaki 17 8 3 6 23 18 8 3 2 3 9 9 9 5 1 3 14 9 5 27
7 Kashiwa Reysol 17 7 6 4 14 11 8 4 3 1 7 2 9 3 3 3 7 9 3 27
8 Zweigen Kanazawa 18 6 8 4 22 13 8 3 4 1 9 3 10 3 4 3 13 10 9 26
9 Fagiano Okayama 17 7 5 5 21 19 9 5 3 1 13 9 8 2 2 4 8 10 2 26
10 Ryūkyū 17 6 6 5 24 21 9 5 4 0 15 8 8 1 2 5 8 12 3 24
11 Tokushima Vortis 18 6 6 6 19 19 8 4 3 1 9 6 10 2 3 5 10 13 0 24
12 Tokyo Verdy 18 6 6 6 24 25 10 4 4 2 15 14 8 2 2 4 9 11 -1 24
13 Yokohama 18 6 4 8 20 22 9 3 2 4 12 13 9 3 2 4 8 9 -2 22
14 JEF United 18 5 7 6 20 26 9 3 3 3 13 16 9 2 4 3 7 10 -6 22
15 Albirex Niigata 17 5 5 7 23 22 7 2 1 4 7 9 10 3 4 3 16 13 1 20
16 Machida Zelvia 17 5 5 7 15 23 8 2 3 3 7 11 9 3 2 4 8 12 -8 20
17 Ehime 18 5 4 9 16 21 11 4 2 5 11 12 7 1 2 4 5 9 -5 19
18 Kagoshima United 18 5 2 11 16 22 10 4 0 6 11 15 8 1 2 5 5 7 -6 17
19 Tochigi 17 3 8 6 14 20 9 1 5 3 5 8 8 2 3 3 9 12 -6 17
20 Renofa Yamaguchi 17 4 4 9 22 30 9 1 2 6 10 18 8 3 2 3 12 12 -8 16
21 Avispa Fukuoka 17 4 4 9 15 25 8 1 2 5 3 10 9 3 2 4 12 15 -10 16
22 Gifu 18 3 3 12 14 32 10 3 2 5 11 16 8 0 1 7 3 16 -18 12

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