Catching up with the top clubs is the mission when these mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be targeting to better their league table position, Blaublitz Akita in 13th and V-Varen Nagasaki in 8th spot.
- V-Varen Nagasaki haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
V-Varen Nagasaki could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Emperor Cup game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Kashima Antlers. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for V-Varen Nagasaki, who are travelling more than 1500 kilometers to play this game.
Blaublitz Akita form and stats
Blaublitz Akita have played 12 J2-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-7-3 (wins-draws-losses). With eight home J2-League games in a row without a win, the Blaublitz fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Mito Hollyhock game long ago, can be stopped today.
Blaublitz shared the glory with Omiya Ardija in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Matsumoto Yamaga (1-4).Blaublitz have scored 8 league goals here from 12 matches, not a lot. 12 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
V-Varen Nagasaki form and stats
7 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of V-Varen Nagasaki playing as the away team in the J2-League this season. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Nagasaki's record of five away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Mito Hollyhock game.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Nagasaki, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-3 versus Kashima Antlers.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs Giravanz Kitakyushu.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the V-Varen Nagasaki manager H. Matsuda as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Zweigen Kanazawa.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Nagasaki have scored 13 goals in 11 league games away. V-Varen Nagasaki have conceded 11 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties face each other this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent game: V-Varen Nagasaki - Blaublitz 1-2.Top Goalscorers
  E. Teixeira Lima 8 goals |  K. Saito 4 goals | C. da Silva Silveira 4 goals |
Blaublitz Akita missing players
V-Varen Nagasaki missing players
| Blaublitz Akita | V-Varen Nagasaki | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 24 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 30 |
| 28 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 26 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 68% | 58% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 55% | 70% |
| 28% | 8% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 36% | 48% |
| 16% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 22% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 56% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 27% | 48% |
| 28% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 45% | 30% |
| 24% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 27% | 22% |
| 4.8 | 4.4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | 5.4 |
| 5.2 | 5 | 8.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.8 | 7.9 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 6.8 | 8.4 |
| 2.8 | 3.2 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 36% | 23% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | 37% |
- V-Varen Nagasaki haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Júbilo Iwata | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 52 |
| 2 | Kyoto Sanga | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 51 |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 47 |
| 4 | Ryukyu | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 47 |
| 5 | Montedio Yamagata | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 44 |
| 7 | Machida Zelvia | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 42 |
| 8 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 40 |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | -4 | 36 |
| 10 | Mito Hollyhock | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 34 |
| 11 | JEF United | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | Fagiano Okayama | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -2 | 30 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | -4 | 30 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 26 |
| 16 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -16 | 25 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -9 | 22 |
| 18 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 22 |
| 19 | Ehime | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -19 | 21 |
| 20 | Omiya Ardija | 25 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -9 | 20 |
| 21 | Sagamihara | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -17 | 20 |
| 22 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -19 | 20 |