Delightful dogfight as daring Albirex Niigata duels with determined Tokyo Verdy

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Date: Sat 14.September
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Denka Big Swan Stadium (42279 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the J2-League table so far. Here's the Albirex Niigata - Tokyo Verdy latest:

Albirex Niigata and Tokyo Verdy should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Albirex Niigata form and stats

When playing at home in the J2-League, Albirex Niigata have managed 7 wins, 1 draw and suffered 7 defeats from 15 games.

Albirex Niigata's previous game was a J2-League match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus JEF United (placed 18th). The home side are looking to build on that result. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Kashiwa Reysol the opponent.

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).

A decent goal production from Albirex Niigata in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 15 league matches. 19 goals have been conceded.

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Tokyo Verdy form and stats

Playing away, Tokyo Verdy have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 6 defeats in the J2-League this season.

The supporters enjoyed Tokyo Verdy's previous game versus Renofa Yamaguchi (placed 16th), a J2-League 4-0 win played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against V-Varen Nagasaki wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

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 Tokyo Verdy playing away, we found two games. Results were 0 away wins, 1 draw and 1 home win.

Tokyo Verdy are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 14 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Tokyo Verdy have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Tokyo Verdy - Albirex Niigata 1-1. Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: 0 wins for Albirex Niigata, 4 draws and 3 wins for Tokyo Verdy. Over 2,5 goals: 4 times; under 2,5 goals: 3 games.

Top Goalscorers

Leonardo
17 goals
J. Koike
9 goals
Franci
8 goals

Albirex Niigata missing players

Tokyo Verdy missing players

Albirex Niigata Tokyo Verdy
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
31 15 4 Played 5 14 31
11 7 1 Won 0 4 11
8 1 0 Drew 3 4 11
12 7 3 Lost 2 6 9
49 23 8 Scored 4 15 43
43 19 9 Conceded 6 20 42
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 93% 87%
81% 80% 100% Over 1.5 80% 79% 77%
58% 53% 100% Over 2.5 20% 50% 52%
39% 33% 75% Over 3.5 0% 21% 32%
19% 13% 50% Over 4.5 0% 7% 23%
55% 33% 50% BTTS 80% 64% 65%
23% 33% 25% Clean Sheets 0% 14% 26%
29% 33% 25% Failed To Score 20% 29% 23%
 
4.6 4.5 6 Corners For (avg) 3.2 3 3.3
4.1 4.9 3.8 Corners Against (avg) 5.6 5.5 5.3
1.1 1 2 Yellow Cards (avg) 0.6 0.5 0.6
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Albirex Niigata haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Albirex Niigata
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup J2-League Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
11-08-19 J2 Montedio Yamagata 2 - 0 Albirex Niigata
17-08-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 0 - 3 Fagiano Okayama
24-08-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 2 - 3 Zweigen Kanazawa
31-08-19 J2 Kashiwa Reysol 1 - 1 Albirex Niigata
07-09-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 2 - 1 JEF United
14-09-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 10:00 Tokyo Verdy
21-09-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 09:00 Albirex Niigata
28-09-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 05:00 Mito Hollyhock
05-10-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 05:00 Kagoshima United
13-10-19 J2 Ehime 06:00 Albirex Niigata
Tokyo Verdy
All Emperor Cup J2-League Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
11-08-19 J2 Tokyo Verdy 3 - 3 Kagoshima United
18-08-19 J2 Tokyo Verdy 0 - 0 Montedio Yamagata
24-08-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 1 - 2 Tokyo Verdy
31-08-19 J2 V-Varen Nagasaki 2 - 1 Tokyo Verdy
08-09-19 J2 Tokyo Verdy 4 - 0 Renofa Yamaguchi
14-09-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 10:00 Tokyo Verdy
22-09-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 10:00 Tokyo Verdy
28-09-19 J2 Kashiwa Reysol 06:00 Tokyo Verdy
05-10-19 J2 Tokyo Verdy 05:00 Fagiano Okayama
12-10-19 J2 Ryūkyū 09:00 Tokyo Verdy

  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 Kashiwa Reysol 31 18 8 5 50 24 15 9 4 2 27 11 16 9 4 3 23 13 26 62
2 Yokohama 31 16 7 8 53 33 15 8 3 4 31 19 16 8 4 4 22 14 20 55
3 Mito Hollyhock 31 14 12 5 41 22 15 7 6 2 24 12 16 7 6 3 17 10 19 54
4 Montedio Yamagata 31 15 9 7 38 24 16 9 3 4 18 9 15 6 6 3 20 15 14 54
5 Omiya Ardija 31 14 11 6 42 30 15 9 5 1 28 14 16 5 6 5 14 16 12 53
6 Kyoto Sanga 31 14 10 7 45 35 16 8 6 2 25 15 15 6 4 5 20 20 10 52
7 Ventforet Kofu 31 14 7 10 47 31 15 7 2 6 18 14 16 7 5 4 29 17 16 49
8 Tokushima Vortis 31 14 7 10 43 36 15 8 4 3 26 16 16 6 3 7 17 20 7 49
9 Fagiano Okayama 31 14 7 10 39 39 16 8 4 4 20 19 15 6 3 6 19 20 0 49
10 Zweigen Kanazawa 31 11 13 7 41 30 15 5 8 2 19 12 16 6 5 5 22 18 11 46
11 V-Varen Nagasaki 31 14 4 13 45 41 16 7 2 7 20 23 15 7 2 6 25 18 4 46
12 Tokyo Verdy 31 11 11 9 43 42 17 7 7 3 28 22 14 4 4 6 15 20 1 44
13 Albirex Niigata 31 11 8 12 49 43 15 7 1 7 23 19 16 4 7 5 26 24 6 41
14 Ehime 31 10 5 16 36 42 17 6 3 8 18 18 14 4 2 8 18 24 -6 35
15 Ryūkyū 31 9 7 15 42 60 17 8 4 5 27 25 14 1 3 10 15 35 -18 34
16 Renofa Yamaguchi 31 9 6 16 42 56 15 4 3 8 21 26 16 5 3 8 21 30 -14 33
17 Machida Zelvia 31 7 11 13 30 47 15 2 7 6 16 26 16 5 4 7 14 21 -17 32
18 JEF United 31 7 10 14 36 49 14 4 3 7 20 27 17 3 7 7 16 22 -13 31
19 Avispa Fukuoka 31 8 7 16 31 45 15 2 4 9 11 22 16 6 3 7 20 23 -14 31
20 Kagoshima United 30 9 3 18 36 54 15 7 0 8 21 23 15 2 3 10 15 31 -18 30
21 Tochigi 31 4 13 14 22 42 15 2 7 6 9 16 16 2 6 8 13 26 -20 25
22 Gifu 30 6 6 18 27 53 16 3 5 8 14 26 14 3 1 10 13 27 -26 24

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