J2-League preview: Can Albirex Niigata edge out victory against Tokyo Verdy?

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 01.November
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Denka Big Swan Stadium (41684 seats)

Albirex Niigata perform at a high level so far being 5th in the table. Tokyo Verdy can look both up and down from their 11th position.

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.

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Albirex Niigata form and stats

The story so far in the J2-League for Albirex Niigata at their home stadium (Denka Big Swan Stadium) is 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats.

Albirex Niigata manager Albert Puig and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Tokushima Vortis (placed 2nd) in the J2-League. In the match before that, Albirex hosted Fagiano Okayama and drew the game 1-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Albirex Niigata handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, four draws and two defeats.

Albirex are traveling soon after this match as the J2-League match at Montedio Yamagata awaits in three days.

Albirex has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Albirex Niigata's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Tokyo Verdy form and stats

The visitors are W5-D5-L5 on the road this term. That's in the J2-League.

Tokyo have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 275 minutes ago. Y. Sato was the goal scorer.

Tokyo are travelling again after losing away to Montedio Yamagata in their previous match (0-4). A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Jubilo Iwata.

Tokyo Verdy lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.

We have checked recent matches where Tokyo Verdy have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those ten games were two victories, four draws and four defeats.

After this away game Tokyo return home for a J2-League game against Zweigen Kanazawa. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Tokyo Verdy have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. 18 goals have been conceded by Tokyo Verdy in these games.

Head 2 Head

Tokyo Verdy - Albirex Niigata 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last nine meetings): Albirex won zero games, six matches ended with a draw and Tokyo Verdy has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / five

Top Goalscorers

Albirex NiigataA. Watanabe
A. Watanabe
7 goals
Tokyo VerdyJ. Koike
J. Koike
7 goals
AlbirexS. Homma
S. Homma
6 goals

Albirex Niigata missing players

Tokyo Verdy missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Albirex Niigata Tokyo Verdy
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 15 5 Played P 6 15 29
11 5 1 Won W 1 5 10
12 6 2 Drew D 2 5 10
6 4 2 Lost L 3 5 9
42 21 7 Scored S 4 17 33
32 19 10 Conceded C 10 18 29
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 80% 79%
66% 73% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 59%
45% 40% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 53% 41%
28% 27% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 27% 24%
10% 7% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 7%
59% 67% 80% BTTS BTTS 33% 47% 41%
34% 27% 20% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 38%
17% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 40% 41%
 
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 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.3 1
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
319 167 61 Total Shots T S 40 117 241
123 57 19 Shots on Target S O 17 50 94
34% 37% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 34% 31%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Albirex Niigata haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Tokyo Verdy have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Avispa Fukuoka 29 18 5 6 34 20 14 8 2 4 16 11 15 10 3 2 18 9 14 59
2 Tokushima Vortis 29 16 8 5 44 21 15 6 6 3 20 9 14 10 2 2 24 12 23 56
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 29 14 9 6 40 30 12 8 2 2 17 9 17 6 7 4 23 21 10 51
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 29 14 5 10 39 32 15 8 3 4 20 15 14 6 2 6 19 17 7 47
5 Albirex Niigata 29 11 12 6 42 32 15 5 6 4 21 19 14 6 6 2 21 13 10 45
6 Ventforet Kofu 29 11 12 6 38 33 15 8 5 2 21 15 14 3 7 4 17 18 5 45
7 Montedio Yamagata 29 11 9 9 39 28 15 7 3 5 24 16 14 4 6 4 15 12 11 42
8 Jubilo Iwata 29 10 11 8 38 31 15 7 4 4 26 16 14 3 7 4 12 15 7 41
9 Tochigi 29 11 8 10 27 24 14 4 5 5 13 11 15 7 3 5 14 13 3 41
10 Kyoto Sanga 29 11 8 10 33 33 13 8 2 3 21 14 16 3 6 7 12 19 0 41
11 Tokyo Verdy 29 10 10 9 33 29 14 5 5 4 16 11 15 5 5 5 17 18 4 40
12 Mito Hollyhock 29 10 9 10 51 43 15 4 5 6 24 25 14 6 4 4 27 18 8 39
13 Zweigen Kanazawa 29 10 9 10 40 39 15 5 6 4 18 16 14 5 3 6 22 23 1 39
14 Fagiano Okayama 29 9 10 10 26 28 16 6 4 6 17 17 13 3 6 4 9 11 -2 37
15 Machida Zelvia 29 8 12 9 30 32 15 4 9 2 18 12 14 4 3 7 12 20 -2 36
16 Omiya Ardija 29 9 9 11 27 34 14 5 6 3 13 12 15 4 3 8 14 22 -7 36
17 JEF United 29 10 5 14 31 33 15 4 3 8 16 21 14 6 2 6 15 12 -2 35
18 Ryūkyū 29 8 6 15 38 49 14 4 4 6 21 21 15 4 2 9 17 28 -11 30
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 29 6 11 12 28 43 13 3 5 5 13 20 16 3 6 7 15 23 -15 29
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 29 9 2 18 23 47 15 4 1 10 10 26 14 5 1 8 13 21 -24 29
21 Renofa Yamaguchi 29 7 5 17 33 54 14 5 1 8 17 24 15 2 4 9 16 30 -21 26
22 Ehime 29 5 7 17 25 44 16 2 4 10 12 25 13 3 3 7 13 19 -19 22

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 Avispa Fukuoka 29 18 5 6 34 20 14 8 2 4 16 11 15 10 3 2 18 9 14 59
2 Tokushima Vortis 29 16 8 5 44 21 15 6 6 3 20 9 14 10 2 2 24 12 23 56
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 29 14 9 6 40 30 12 8 2 2 17 9 17 6 7 4 23 21 10 51
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 29 14 5 10 39 32 15 8 3 4 20 15 14 6 2 6 19 17 7 47
5 Albirex Niigata 29 11 12 6 42 32 15 5 6 4 21 19 14 6 6 2 21 13 10 45
6 Ventforet Kofu 29 11 12 6 38 33 15 8 5 2 21 15 14 3 7 4 17 18 5 45
7 Montedio Yamagata 29 11 9 9 39 28 15 7 3 5 24 16 14 4 6 4 15 12 11 42
8 Jubilo Iwata 29 10 11 8 38 31 15 7 4 4 26 16 14 3 7 4 12 15 7 41
9 Tochigi 29 11 8 10 27 24 14 4 5 5 13 11 15 7 3 5 14 13 3 41
10 Kyoto Sanga 29 11 8 10 33 33 13 8 2 3 21 14 16 3 6 7 12 19 0 41
11 Tokyo Verdy 29 10 10 9 33 29 14 5 5 4 16 11 15 5 5 5 17 18 4 40
12 Mito Hollyhock 29 10 9 10 51 43 15 4 5 6 24 25 14 6 4 4 27 18 8 39
13 Zweigen Kanazawa 29 10 9 10 40 39 15 5 6 4 18 16 14 5 3 6 22 23 1 39
14 Fagiano Okayama 29 9 10 10 26 28 16 6 4 6 17 17 13 3 6 4 9 11 -2 37
15 Machida Zelvia 29 8 12 9 30 32 15 4 9 2 18 12 14 4 3 7 12 20 -2 36
16 Omiya Ardija 29 9 9 11 27 34 14 5 6 3 13 12 15 4 3 8 14 22 -7 36
17 JEF United 29 10 5 14 31 33 15 4 3 8 16 21 14 6 2 6 15 12 -2 35
18 Ryūkyū 29 8 6 15 38 49 14 4 4 6 21 21 15 4 2 9 17 28 -11 30
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 29 6 11 12 28 43 13 3 5 5 13 20 16 3 6 7 15 23 -15 29
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 29 9 2 18 23 47 15 4 1 10 10 26 14 5 1 8 13 21 -24 29
21 Renofa Yamaguchi 29 7 5 17 33 54 14 5 1 8 17 24 15 2 4 9 16 30 -21 26
22 Ehime 29 5 7 17 25 44 16 2 4 10 12 25 13 3 3 7 13 19 -19 22

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