Blaublitz Akita vs Ryūkyū match preview: Even contest expected at Akita City Stadium

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sat 05.June
Match begins: 06:00 (UTC)
Venue: Akita City Stadium

Akita City Stadium: Get ready for a football party when Blaublitz Akita welcomes Ryūkyū. Read all about the match here!

Insights:
  • Blaublitz Akita have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in J2-League
  • Ryūkyū have scored at least twice as many goals away as Blaublitz Akita have scored home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Blaublitz Akita form and stats

When playing at home in the J2-League, Blaublitz Akita have managed 2 wins, 4 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 7 games. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

Blaublitz faced defeat in their previous match, away at Tokyo Verdy (1-3).

Before that, Blaublitz drew at home versus Hokkaido Tokachi.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Blaublitz Akita here at Akita City Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 7 games). As for guarding their own goal, Blaublitz have only let in 3 goals at home.

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Ryūkyū form and stats

Playing away, Ryūkyū have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the J2-League this season.

Ryūkyū lost away at Albirex Niigata (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Montedio Yamagata.

Ryūkyū has another fixture away, a Emperor Cup game, against Matsumoto Yamaga in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Ryūkyū has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 7 games. 8 goals have been conceded by Ryūkyū in these games.

Head 2 Head

Blaublitz-Ryūkyū H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Blaublitz Akita two wins, Ryūkyū two wins, two draws. two of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

RyūkyūR. Ikeda
R. Ikeda
6 goals
RyūkyūK. Kiyotake
K. Kiyotake
4 goals
RyūkyūT. Abe
T. Abe
3 goals

Blaublitz Akita missing players

Ryūkyū missing players

Blaublitz Akita Ryūkyū
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
16 7 2 Played P 2 7 16
5 2 1 Won W 2 4 10
5 4 1 Drew D 0 1 3
6 1 0 Lost L 0 2 3
14 4 2 Scored S 4 13 26
16 3 1 Conceded C 1 8 14
88% 71% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
56% 29% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 75%
31% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 44%
12% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 19%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 12%
50% 29% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 57% 44%
38% 57% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 44%
25% 43% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 25%
 
4.7 4.3 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 6.4 6.2
5.5 6.3 7 Corners against (avg) C A 8 6 5.6
0.7 0.5 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 0.6 0.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.2 6.5 8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 8.9 9
2.7 3.2 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.6 3.6
35% 21% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 52% 45%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • All of Ryūkyū's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Blaublitz Akita have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in J2-League
  • Ryūkyū have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Ryūkyū have scored at least twice as many goals away as Blaublitz Akita have scored home.
  • Ryūkyū haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Albirex Niigata 16 11 3 2 34 13 8 6 1 1 16 3 8 5 2 1 18 10 21 36
2 Kyoto Sanga 16 11 3 2 26 10 8 5 2 1 16 8 8 6 1 1 10 2 16 36
3 Ryūkyū 16 10 3 3 26 14 9 6 2 1 13 6 7 4 1 2 13 8 12 33
4 Jubilo Iwata 16 10 2 4 27 19 8 6 0 2 17 12 8 4 2 2 10 7 8 32
5 Ventforet Kofu 16 8 5 3 21 12 7 5 1 1 10 3 9 3 4 2 11 9 9 29
6 Machida Zelvia 16 7 4 5 20 16 8 2 2 4 8 9 8 5 2 1 12 7 4 25
7 V-Varen Nagasaki 16 7 3 6 20 22 8 3 3 2 12 11 8 4 0 4 8 11 -2 24
8 Montedio Yamagata 16 6 5 5 16 14 8 3 1 4 8 10 8 3 4 1 8 4 2 23
9 JEF United 16 6 5 5 17 16 7 1 3 3 7 9 9 5 2 2 10 7 1 23
10 Mito Hollyhock 16 7 1 8 24 18 8 3 1 4 9 7 8 4 0 4 15 11 6 22
11 Tokyo Verdy 16 6 3 7 22 29 11 6 1 4 19 15 5 0 2 3 3 14 -7 21
12 Blaublitz Akita 16 5 5 6 14 16 7 2 4 1 4 3 9 3 1 5 10 13 -2 20
13 Fagiano Okayama 16 5 4 7 14 15 7 1 1 5 3 7 9 4 3 2 11 8 -1 19
14 Zweigen Kanazawa 16 5 4 7 16 18 8 2 3 3 9 10 8 3 1 4 7 8 -2 19
15 Renofa Yamaguchi 16 5 4 7 11 16 8 2 2 4 3 6 8 3 2 3 8 10 -5 19
16 Tochigi 16 4 6 6 18 20 7 2 2 3 8 8 9 2 4 3 10 12 -2 18
17 Matsumoto Yamaga 16 4 6 6 15 24 8 3 3 2 11 10 8 1 3 4 4 14 -9 18
18 Giravanz Kitakyushu 16 4 5 7 15 23 8 1 3 4 7 11 8 3 2 3 8 12 -8 17
19 Ehime 16 3 5 8 14 25 9 1 4 4 8 15 7 2 1 4 6 10 -11 14
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 16 3 4 9 11 21 8 2 2 4 6 10 8 1 2 5 5 11 -10 13
21 Omiya Ardija 16 2 5 9 15 22 8 1 1 6 7 11 8 1 4 3 8 11 -7 11
22 Sagamihara 16 2 5 9 10 23 8 1 3 4 7 14 8 1 2 5 3 9 -13 11