J2-League: What this game might lack in glamour it should pay back in effort and commitment. Bring on Blaublitz Akita - Ehime!
- Ehime have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) in J2-League
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Ehime, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
Blaublitz Akita form and stats
The story so far in the J2-League for Blaublitz Akita at their home stadium (Akita City Stadium) is 3 wins, 9 draws and 3 defeats.
Blaublitz Akita drew their last game, 1-1 away at Fagiano Okayama (placed 13th).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Giravanz Kitakyushu that ended 1-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Blaublitz Akita perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Blaublitz Akita as a small favourite), we find eight games. Blaublitz Akita has won two of these, drawn three and lost three.
Blaublitz aren't scoring a lot here at Akita City Stadium in the league, with only 11 goals from 15 games. Blaublitz have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ehime form and stats
4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Ehime playing as the away team in the J2-League this season.
The attacking players of Ehime have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 208 minutes.
Ehime's previous game was their home loss versus Montedio Yamagata (0-4). Ehime 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.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting JEF United's place.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Ehime playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were five Ehime wins, two draws and three defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ehime as they have only managed to score 12 times from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 20 goals have been conceded by Ehime in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The squads have met each other previously this season, with the result Ehime - Blaublitz 1-3 registered in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Fujimoto 9 goals |  T. Kawamura 7 goals |   H. Take 5 goals |
Blaublitz Akita missing players
Ehime missing players
| Blaublitz Akita | Ehime | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 32 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 29 |
| 33 | 14 | 7 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | 53 |
| 94% | 87% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 93% | 94% |
| 71% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 53% | 68% |
| 29% | 7% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 48% |
| 13% | 7% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 39% |
| 3% | 7% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | 13% |
| 58% | 53% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 33% | 48% |
| 29% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 33% | 19% |
| 19% | 27% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 40% | 39% |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 5.3 | 4.9 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.3 | 7.2 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 6.3 | 7.9 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 39% | 26% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 31% | 34% |
- Ehime have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) 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 | Kyoto Sanga | 31 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 26 | 67 |
| 2 | Jubilo Iwata | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 23 | 66 |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 57 |
| 4 | Machida Zelvia | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 21 | 55 |
| 5 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 55 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 54 |
| 7 | Montedio Yamagata | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 52 |
| 8 | Ryūkyū | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 51 |
| 9 | Mito Hollyhock | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 44 |
| 10 | JEF United | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 43 |
| 11 | Tokyo Verdy | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 50 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 30 | -8 | 40 |
| 12 | Blaublitz Akita | 31 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 19 | -1 | 39 |
| 13 | Fagiano Okayama | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 12 | -2 | 37 |
| 14 | Tochigi | 31 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -9 | 33 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -13 | 32 |
| 16 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -15 | 32 |
| 17 | Omiya Ardija | 31 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 30 |
| 18 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 53 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 28 | -26 | 30 |
| 19 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 31 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 23 | -18 | 29 |
| 20 | Sagamihara | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 17 | -16 | 28 |
| 21 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 31 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 22 | -17 | 28 |
| 22 | Ehime | 31 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 53 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -24 | 26 |