Another action-packed fixture in J2-League as Ehime welcome Renofa Yamaguchi

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sat 03.October
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ningineer Stadium (20919 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the J2-League, Ehime holding 22nd place and Renofa Yamaguchi lying 20th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

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 Renofa Yamaguchi.

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Ehime form and stats

Ehime's results here at Ningineer Stadium in the J2-League have been very modest with 2 victories, 3 draws and 7 defeats. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Ehime. Ehime have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Stress levels are on the rise for Ehime's attacking players as they have now played 523 minutes without scoring in a league game. S. Niwa was their last goal scorer. Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Masahiro Okamoto not having conceded a league goal in 218 minutes.

Ehime travelled for their previous game, a trip to Fagiano Okayama that ended 0-0. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Zweigen Kanazawa.

Ehime aren't scoring a lot here at Ningineer Stadium in the league, with only 10 goals from 12 games. Ehime have conceded 16 in these home matches.

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Renofa Yamaguchi form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Renofa Yamaguchi, who have the fewest points (6) away in J2-League, so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-7 (win-draw-lose).

Impressive finishing from R. Komatsu, Henik and K. Takai secured the home win 3-0 against Jubilo Iwata in their previous game. Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Fagiano Okayama.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Renofa Yamaguchi, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Renofa Yamaguchi - Ehime 0-3. Head-to-head totals (for the last nine meetings): Ehime won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Renofa Yamaguchi has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / five

Top Goalscorers

Renofa YamaguchiK. Ukita
K. Ukita
6 goals
Renofa YamaguchiR. Dos Santos Paixão
R. Dos Santos Paixão
4 goals
Renofa YamaguchiK. Takai
K. Takai
4 goals

Ehime missing players

Renofa Yamaguchi missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ehime Renofa Yamaguchi
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 12 5 Played P 3 11 23
4 2 0 Won W 0 1 6
7 3 2 Drew D 2 3 4
12 7 3 Lost L 1 7 13
21 10 2 Scored S 3 10 26
29 16 5 Conceded C 4 22 39
78% 83% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 91% 96%
57% 58% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 91% 83%
39% 42% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 64% 65%
13% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 27% 26%
13% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 9%
43% 50% 40% BTTS BTTS 67% 64% 57%
30% 17% 20% Clean Sheets C S 33% 9% 17%
48% 50% 60% Failed to Score F T 33% 36% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1 1.2 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.5 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
172 96 43 Total Shots T S 27 94 215
65 39 11 Shots on Target S O 7 33 77
32% 26% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 30% 32%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Ehime has the most dropped points from leading position (16) in J2-League
  • Ehime have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ehime is in the worst form (0-2-3)
  • Renofa Yamaguchi has the fewest points (6) away in J2-League
  • Renofa Yamaguchi has the most conceded goals (22) away in J2-League
  • Renofa Yamaguchi has the the worst goal difference (-12) away in J2-League
  • Renofa Yamaguchi have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 Tokushima Vortis 22 13 5 4 36 18 11 5 4 2 17 7 11 8 1 2 19 11 18 44
2 Giravanz Kitakyushu 22 14 2 6 35 23 12 8 1 3 19 13 10 6 1 3 16 10 12 44
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 22 11 7 4 30 23 10 7 2 1 13 5 12 4 5 3 17 18 7 40
4 Avispa Fukuoka 22 12 4 6 25 19 11 5 2 4 12 11 11 7 2 2 13 8 6 40
5 Ventforet Kofu 22 8 11 3 31 25 11 6 4 1 16 10 11 2 7 2 15 15 6 35
6 Kyoto Sanga 22 9 7 6 28 24 10 7 2 1 19 11 12 2 5 5 9 13 4 34
7 Tochigi 22 9 6 7 22 20 11 3 5 3 9 8 11 6 1 4 13 12 2 33
8 Tokyo Verdy 22 8 7 7 26 22 10 4 3 3 13 9 12 4 4 4 13 13 4 31
9 Albirex Niigata 22 7 10 5 30 27 12 4 5 3 15 16 10 3 5 2 15 11 3 31
10 Jubilo Iwata 22 7 9 6 32 25 12 5 4 3 21 13 10 2 5 3 11 12 7 30
11 Mito Hollyhock 22 8 6 8 37 33 12 4 3 5 22 21 10 4 3 3 15 12 4 30
12 JEF United 22 9 2 11 28 26 11 3 1 7 13 16 11 6 1 4 15 10 2 29
13 Machida Zelvia 22 7 8 7 23 23 11 3 6 2 12 9 11 4 2 5 11 14 0 29
14 Omiya Ardija 22 8 5 9 21 26 10 4 3 3 11 11 12 4 2 6 10 15 -5 29
15 Zweigen Kanazawa 22 7 7 8 31 31 11 3 5 3 12 12 11 4 2 5 19 19 0 28
16 Fagiano Okayama 22 7 6 9 20 23 13 5 3 5 13 13 9 2 3 4 7 10 -3 27
17 Montedio Yamagata 22 6 8 8 21 22 11 4 3 4 12 12 11 2 5 4 9 10 -1 26
18 Ryūkyū 22 6 5 11 32 38 10 2 4 4 17 18 12 4 1 7 15 20 -6 23
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 22 4 8 10 21 36 9 3 2 4 10 16 13 1 6 6 11 20 -15 20
20 Renofa Yamaguchi 22 5 4 13 23 39 11 4 1 6 13 17 11 1 3 7 10 22 -16 19
21 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 22 6 1 15 18 39 11 2 1 8 7 21 11 4 0 7 11 18 -21 19
22 Ehime 22 4 6 12 21 29 12 2 3 7 10 16 10 2 3 5 11 13 -8 18

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Tokushima Vortis 22 13 5 4 36 18 11 5 4 2 17 7 11 8 1 2 19 11 18 44
2 Giravanz Kitakyushu 22 14 2 6 35 23 12 8 1 3 19 13 10 6 1 3 16 10 12 44
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 22 11 7 4 30 23 10 7 2 1 13 5 12 4 5 3 17 18 7 40
4 Avispa Fukuoka 22 12 4 6 25 19 11 5 2 4 12 11 11 7 2 2 13 8 6 40
5 Ventforet Kofu 22 8 11 3 31 25 11 6 4 1 16 10 11 2 7 2 15 15 6 35
6 Kyoto Sanga 22 9 7 6 28 24 10 7 2 1 19 11 12 2 5 5 9 13 4 34
7 Tochigi 22 9 6 7 22 20 11 3 5 3 9 8 11 6 1 4 13 12 2 33
8 Tokyo Verdy 22 8 7 7 26 22 10 4 3 3 13 9 12 4 4 4 13 13 4 31
9 Albirex Niigata 22 7 10 5 30 27 12 4 5 3 15 16 10 3 5 2 15 11 3 31
10 Jubilo Iwata 22 7 9 6 32 25 12 5 4 3 21 13 10 2 5 3 11 12 7 30
11 Mito Hollyhock 22 8 6 8 37 33 12 4 3 5 22 21 10 4 3 3 15 12 4 30
12 JEF United 22 9 2 11 28 26 11 3 1 7 13 16 11 6 1 4 15 10 2 29
13 Machida Zelvia 22 7 8 7 23 23 11 3 6 2 12 9 11 4 2 5 11 14 0 29
14 Omiya Ardija 22 8 5 9 21 26 10 4 3 3 11 11 12 4 2 6 10 15 -5 29
15 Zweigen Kanazawa 22 7 7 8 31 31 11 3 5 3 12 12 11 4 2 5 19 19 0 28
16 Fagiano Okayama 22 7 6 9 20 23 13 5 3 5 13 13 9 2 3 4 7 10 -3 27
17 Montedio Yamagata 22 6 8 8 21 22 11 4 3 4 12 12 11 2 5 4 9 10 -1 26
18 Ryūkyū 22 6 5 11 32 38 10 2 4 4 17 18 12 4 1 7 15 20 -6 23
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 22 4 8 10 21 36 9 3 2 4 10 16 13 1 6 6 11 20 -15 20
20 Renofa Yamaguchi 22 5 4 13 23 39 11 4 1 6 13 17 11 1 3 7 10 22 -16 19
21 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 22 6 1 15 18 39 11 2 1 8 7 21 11 4 0 7 11 18 -21 19
22 Ehime 22 4 6 12 21 29 12 2 3 7 10 16 10 2 3 5 11 13 -8 18

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