Soccer match preview: Albirex Niigata confident before travelling to Ehime

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sat 24.April
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ningineer Stadium (20919 seats)

The visiting Albirex Niigata side should be favourites in this visit to Ehime, as the away team holds a 16 point advantage from their eight league games this season.

Insights:
  • Ehime have yet to win a game at home.
  • Albirex Niigata have the most scored goals (22) in J2-League

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Ehime and Albirex Niigata.

Albirex Niigata have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Ehime form and stats

When playing at home in the J2-League, Ehime have managed 0 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 4 games. Ehime have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Ehime, who played 0-0 against Matsumoto Yamaga. That match was also played at this venue (Ningineer Stadium). A strong away win before that one, visiting Omiya Ardija and winning 1-0.

Ehime are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 4 games. Ehime have conceded 6 from these games.

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Albirex Niigata form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (22) in J2-League, on their J2-League travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.

222 minutes! That's how long the Albirex Niigata goalkeeper Koto Abe and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Albirex are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Tochigi (placed 10th). Before that, Albirex Niigata secured a home win against Zweigen Kanazawa with the score 1-0.

Albirex are a potent attacking force on the road with their 10 goals in 4 league games. As opposed to that, Albirex have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Last six meetings between the teams: Ehime won three, Albirex Niigata won one and two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

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Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
9 5 1 Played P 4 5 9
1 0 0 Won W 3 3 7
4 3 0 Drew D 1 2 2
4 2 1 Lost L 0 0 0
7 4 0 Scored S 10 11 23
12 6 1 Conceded C 4 5 6
89% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 60% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 78%
44% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 60% 56%
11% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 44%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 20% 22%
56% 60% 0% BTTS BTTS 75% 80% 56%
22% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 20% 44%
33% 40% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.6 0.4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 0.6 0.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
6.3 7 7 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 7 8.2
1.7 1.4 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.4 4.2
47% 57% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 62% 65% 61%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Albirex Niigata have not yet lost a game.
  • Albirex Niigata have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Albirex Niigata have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Albirex Niigata have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Albirex Niigata have scored more than double the goals of Ehime.
  • Albirex Niigata have the most points (10) away in J2-League
  • Albirex Niigata have the most scored goals (10) away in J2-League
  • Albirex Niigata have the most scored goals (22) in J2-League
  • Albirex Niigata have the most scored goals in the first half (8) in J2-League
  • Albirex Niigata have the most scored goals in the second half (14) in J2-League
  • Albirex Niigata have the the best goal difference (+17) in J2-League
  • Albirex Niigata have the the best goal difference (+6) away in J2-League
  • Albirex Niigata haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • All of Albirex Niigata's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Ehime have yet to win a game at home.

  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 8 7 1 0 22 5 4 4 0 0 12 1 4 3 1 0 10 4 17 22
2 Ryukyu 8 7 1 0 14 3 5 4 1 0 8 2 3 3 0 0 6 1 11 22
3 Kyoto Sanga 8 5 1 2 16 8 4 2 1 1 11 6 4 3 0 1 5 2 8 16
4 Jubilo Iwata 8 5 0 3 16 13 4 2 0 2 9 8 4 3 0 1 7 5 3 15
5 Zweigen Kanazawa 8 4 1 3 10 8 3 1 1 1 3 3 5 3 0 2 7 5 2 13
6 Mito Hollyhock 8 4 0 4 14 11 4 2 0 2 7 4 4 2 0 2 7 7 3 12
7 Ventforet Kofu 8 3 3 2 11 9 3 1 1 1 3 3 5 2 2 1 8 6 2 12
8 Blaublitz Akita 8 3 3 2 7 6 3 1 2 0 1 0 5 2 1 2 6 6 1 12
9 Machida Zelvia 8 3 2 3 10 9 4 0 2 2 3 5 4 3 0 1 7 4 1 11
10 Tochigi 8 3 2 3 6 7 4 1 1 2 2 4 4 2 1 1 4 3 -1 11
11 Tokyo Verdy 8 3 1 4 12 19 5 3 0 2 10 8 3 0 1 2 2 11 -7 10
12 V-Varen Nagasaki 8 3 1 4 8 15 4 2 1 1 5 6 4 1 0 3 3 9 -7 10
13 Fagiano Okayama 8 2 3 3 6 6 4 0 1 3 1 4 4 2 2 0 5 2 0 9
14 JEF United 8 2 3 3 6 8 4 0 2 2 2 5 4 2 1 1 4 3 -2 9
15 Omiya Ardija 8 2 2 4 8 8 4 1 0 3 5 5 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 8
16 Renofa Yamaguchi 8 2 2 4 6 9 5 1 2 2 2 3 3 1 0 2 4 6 -3 8
17 Montedio Yamagata 8 1 4 3 5 7 3 0 0 3 1 5 5 1 4 0 4 2 -2 7
18 Sagamihara 8 1 4 3 6 9 5 1 2 2 5 7 3 0 2 1 1 2 -3 7
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 8 1 4 3 8 13 4 1 2 1 7 6 4 0 2 2 1 7 -5 7
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 8 2 1 5 6 12 4 1 0 3 3 7 4 1 1 2 3 5 -6 7
21 Giravanz Kitakyushu 8 1 4 3 8 15 4 0 2 2 3 7 4 1 2 1 5 8 -7 7
22 Ehime 8 1 3 4 7 12 4 0 2 2 4 6 4 1 1 2 3 6 -5 6