J2-League match preview and statistics: Albirex Niigata fight Ventforet Kofu

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Date: Sat 01.June
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Denka Big Swan Stadium (42279 seats)

Albirex Niigata will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 9 points behind Ventforet Kofu.

Albirex Niigata and Ventforet Kofu 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

2 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Albirex Niigata have to build on here at Denka Big Swan Stadium. Albirex Niigata has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager K. Yoshinaga and the players.

Albirex Niigata lost their last game at Ryukyu after a 1-2 scoreline. Preceding that match was the home game against Ehime that was lost 2-3.

The Albirex Niigata fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. 7 goals have been conceded.

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Ventforet Kofu form and stats

Playing away, Ventforet Kofu have won 3 games, drawn 4 and suffered 1 defeat so far this season.

Ventforet Kofu are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the J2-League against Yokohama. Preceding that game was the away victory against Avispa Fukuoka with the score of 3-0.

The travelling fans enjoy Ventforet Kofu's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 8 away matches. Ventforet Kofu are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Albirex Niigata 2 wins, 4 draws and Ventforet Kofu 4 victories. As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 7 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

P. Utaka
5 goals
R. Watanabe
3 goals
Leonardo
3 goals

Albirex Niigata missing players

Ventforet Kofu missing players

Albirex Niigata Ventforet Kofu
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
15 6 2 Played 1 8 15
4 2 0 Won 0 3 7
5 1 1 Drew 1 4 5
6 3 1 Lost 0 1 3
20 7 2 Scored 1 12 22
19 7 3 Conceded 1 6 12
87% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 88% 93%
60% 50% 50% Over 1.5 100% 62% 73%
47% 33% 50% Over 2.5 0% 25% 33%
33% 33% 50% Over 3.5 0% 12% 7%
27% 17% 0% Over 4.5 0% 12% 7%
53% 33% 50% BTTS 100% 50% 53%
27% 33% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 38% 40%
33% 33% 50% Failed To Score 0% 25% 13%
 
4.1 4.3 6 Corners For (avg) 7 5.1 5.5
3.9 5.3 4.5 Corners Against (avg) 4 3.9 4.1
0.9 0.8 0.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 1.1 0.8
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
28-04-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 0 - 0 Albirex Niigata
04-05-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 2 - 0 Renofa Yamaguchi
11-05-19 J2 V-Varen Nagasaki 3 - 2 Albirex Niigata
18-05-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 2 - 3 Ehime
25-05-19 J2 Ryukyu 2 - 1 Albirex Niigata
01-06-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 05:00 Ventforet Kofu
08-06-19 J2 Gifu 06:00 Albirex Niigata
15-06-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 10:00 Tochigi
22-06-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 09:00 Albirex Niigata
29-06-19 J2 Kagoshima United 10:00 Albirex Niigata
Ventforet Kofu
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup J2-League J-League
All Home Away
27-04-19 J2 Ehime 1 - 1 Ventforet Kofu
05-05-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 1 - 2 JEF United
12-05-19 J2 Tochigi 1 - 0 Ventforet Kofu
18-05-19 J2 Avispa Fukuoka 0 - 3 Ventforet Kofu
25-05-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 2 - 1 Yokohama
01-06-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 05:00 Ventforet Kofu
08-06-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 05:00 Montedio Yamagata
15-06-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 09:00 Tokyo Verdy
22-06-19 J2 Ryukyu 09:00 Ventforet Kofu
29-06-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 09:00 Tokushima Vortis

  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 Mito Hollyhock 15 8 6 1 15 5 6 2 4 0 6 2 9 6 2 1 9 3 10 30
2 Montedio Yamagata 14 8 4 2 18 9 6 4 1 1 8 4 8 4 3 1 10 5 9 28
3 Ventforet Kofu 15 7 5 3 22 12 7 4 1 2 10 6 8 3 4 1 12 6 10 26
4 Kyoto Sanga 15 7 5 3 18 12 8 4 2 2 8 5 7 3 3 1 10 7 6 26
5 Omiya Ardija 14 7 5 2 17 11 7 3 3 1 10 8 7 4 2 1 7 3 6 26
6 V-Varen Nagasaki 15 7 3 5 17 14 7 3 2 2 7 6 8 4 1 3 10 8 3 24
7 Kashiwa Reysol 14 6 5 3 11 7 6 3 2 1 5 1 8 3 3 2 6 6 4 23
8 Ryūkyū 15 6 5 4 21 17 8 5 3 0 14 7 7 1 2 4 7 10 4 23
9 Zweigen Kanazawa 14 6 4 4 21 12 6 3 2 1 9 3 8 3 2 3 12 9 9 22
10 Tokyo Verdy 15 5 6 4 20 18 9 4 4 1 14 10 6 1 2 3 6 8 2 21
11 Fagiano Okayama 14 5 4 5 16 16 8 4 3 1 12 9 6 1 1 4 4 7 0 19
12 Yokohama 15 5 3 7 16 18 7 2 2 3 9 10 8 3 1 4 7 8 -2 18
13 JEF United 15 4 6 5 17 21 7 2 3 2 10 11 8 2 3 3 7 10 -4 18
14 Albirex Niigata 15 4 5 6 20 19 6 2 1 3 7 7 9 2 4 3 13 12 1 17
15 Tokushima Vortis 15 4 5 6 16 18 7 3 3 1 8 6 8 1 2 5 8 12 -2 17
16 Machida Zelvia 14 4 4 6 11 19 7 2 2 3 5 9 7 2 2 3 6 10 -8 16
17 Ehime 15 4 3 8 13 19 10 3 2 5 8 11 5 1 1 3 5 8 -6 15
18 Kagoshima United 14 4 2 8 12 17 8 3 0 5 8 13 6 1 2 3 4 4 -5 14
19 Tochigi 14 3 5 6 11 17 7 1 3 3 4 7 7 2 2 3 7 10 -6 14
20 Avispa Fukuoka 14 3 3 8 11 20 7 1 1 5 2 9 7 2 2 3 9 11 -9 12
21 Renofa Yamaguchi 15 3 3 9 20 29 8 1 1 6 9 17 7 2 2 3 11 12 -9 12
22 Gifu 14 3 3 8 11 24 8 3 2 3 9 11 6 0 1 5 2 13 -13 12

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