Open game expected at Ningineer Stadium: Ehime vs Sagamihara preview

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 21.November
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ningineer Stadium (20919 seats)

J2-League: We're previewing an entertaining and important game featuring Ehime and Sagamihara at Ningineer Stadium. This duo need points like a fish needs water!

Insights:
  • Ehime have the most conceded goals in the first half (31) in J2-League
  • Sagamihara have the fewest scored goals (30) in J2-League

This could be an entertaining fixture with lots of action and energy as both contenders are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!

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Ehime form and stats

With 1 J2-League win, 8 draws and 10 defeats from their home games, Ehime, who have the fewest points (11) at home in J2-League, are certainly not brimming with confidence. With 14 home J2-League games in a row without a win, the Ehime fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Matsumoto Yamaga game long ago, can be stopped today.

Stress levels are on the rise for Ehime's attacking players as they have now played 255 minutes without scoring in a league game. N. Kuriyama was their last goal scorer.

Ehime faced defeat in their previous match, away at Albirex Niigata (0-2).

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Machida Zelvia.

This is expected to be a close game, with Ehime perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Ehime as a small favourite), we find eight games. Ehime has won zero of these, drawn three and lost five.

Ehime aren't scoring a lot here at Ningineer Stadium in the league, with only 17 goals from 19 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Ehime defense is not exactly impregnable. 36 goals conceded from 19 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Sagamihara form and stats

There's been little loot from Sagamihara's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 19 away games in the J2-League. Sagamihara only have 3 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 6 draws.

Sagamihara might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Fagiano Okayama proved too strong as Sagamihara slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Sagamihara Gion Stadium.

Before that, Sagamihara travelled to ThespaKusatsu Gunma and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sagamihara playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were two Sagamihara wins, five draws and four defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sagamihara as they have only managed to score 11 times from 19 away games in the league. Sagamihara have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Ehime and Sagamihara have duelled previously this season: Sagamihara - Ehime 0-1.

Top Goalscorers

EhimeY. Fujimoto
Y. Fujimoto
10 goals
EhimeT. Kawamura
T. Kawamura
8 goals
SagamiharaJ. Fujimoto
J. Fujimoto
7 goals

Ehime missing players

Sagamihara missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ehime Sagamihara
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
39 19 6 Played P 6 19 39
7 1 1 Won W 1 3 7
13 8 2 Drew D 2 6 13
19 10 3 Lost L 3 10 19
35 17 10 Scored S 5 11 30
62 36 12 Conceded C 7 21 49
92% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 84% 85%
67% 74% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 58% 59%
44% 53% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 26% 31%
33% 47% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 10%
10% 11% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
44% 53% 83% BTTS BTTS 67% 42% 44%
23% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 17% 26% 26%
41% 47% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 47% 46%
 
4.4 4.6 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 2.7 3.3
6 6.3 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 5.8 6.1
0.8 0.7 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 1.1 0.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.5 8.8 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 7 7.2
2.6 2.6 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 2.9 3
34% 34% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 20% 25%
 
10.4 10.5 8.7 Shots against (avg) S A 10 11.3 11.1
3.9 4 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4.3 4.3
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Ehime have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Ehime have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ehime have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in J2-League
  • Ehime have the fewest points (11) at home in J2-League
  • Ehime have the most conceded goals (36) at home in J2-League
  • Ehime have the most conceded goals in the first half (31) in J2-League
  • Ehime have the the worst goal difference (-19) at home in J2-League
  • Sagamihara have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Sagamihara have the fewest matches over the total-line (13) in J2-League
  • Sagamihara have the fewest scored goals (11) away in J2-League
  • Sagamihara have the fewest scored goals (30) in J2-League
  • Sagamihara have won significantly less corners away then 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 Jubilo Iwata 39 26 8 5 71 39 19 13 3 3 36 22 20 13 5 2 35 17 32 86
2 Kyoto Sanga 39 24 9 6 59 31 20 13 5 2 37 19 19 11 4 4 22 12 28 81
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 39 22 8 9 65 40 20 11 6 3 37 20 19 11 2 6 28 20 25 74
4 Ventforet Kofu 39 21 10 8 59 35 20 13 5 2 37 17 19 8 5 6 22 18 24 73
5 Albirex Niigata 39 18 12 9 60 37 20 11 4 5 29 12 19 7 8 4 31 25 23 66
6 Machida Zelvia 39 18 11 10 57 35 20 7 6 7 28 22 19 11 5 3 29 13 22 65
7 Montedio Yamagata 39 19 8 12 52 41 19 9 3 7 26 22 20 10 5 5 26 19 11 65
8 Ryūkyū 39 17 9 13 53 44 20 10 5 5 27 15 19 7 4 8 26 29 9 60
9 JEF United 39 15 14 10 43 35 19 6 8 5 20 18 20 9 6 5 23 17 8 59
10 Fagiano Okayama 39 14 13 12 38 33 19 6 4 9 15 15 20 8 9 3 23 18 5 55
11 Mito Hollyhock 39 14 10 15 51 45 20 7 5 8 22 20 19 7 5 7 29 25 6 52
12 Tokyo Verdy 39 14 9 16 54 64 19 8 2 9 26 30 20 6 7 7 28 34 -10 51
13 Blaublitz Akita 39 11 14 14 39 45 19 3 11 5 13 20 20 8 3 9 26 25 -6 47
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 39 10 11 18 35 48 20 6 5 9 20 22 19 4 6 9 15 26 -13 41
15 Tochigi 39 8 15 16 33 48 19 3 7 9 17 24 20 5 8 7 16 24 -15 39
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 39 9 12 18 34 53 19 5 7 7 17 21 20 4 5 11 17 32 -19 39
17 Omiya Ardija 39 8 14 17 47 52 19 5 5 9 26 26 20 3 9 8 21 26 -5 38
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 39 9 10 20 37 58 20 5 5 10 18 30 19 4 5 10 19 28 -21 37
19 Giravanz Kitakyushu 39 7 14 18 33 57 20 3 7 10 16 27 19 4 7 8 17 30 -24 35
20 Sagamihara 39 7 13 19 30 49 20 4 7 9 19 28 19 3 6 10 11 21 -19 34
21 Ehime 39 7 13 19 35 62 19 1 8 10 17 36 20 6 5 9 18 26 -27 34
22 Matsumoto Yamaga 39 7 11 21 33 67 19 5 6 8 20 29 20 2 5 13 13 38 -34 32

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 Jubilo Iwata 39 26 8 5 71 39 19 13 3 3 36 22 20 13 5 2 35 17 32 86
2 Kyoto Sanga 39 24 9 6 59 31 20 13 5 2 37 19 19 11 4 4 22 12 28 81
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 39 22 8 9 65 40 20 11 6 3 37 20 19 11 2 6 28 20 25 74
4 Ventforet Kofu 39 21 10 8 59 35 20 13 5 2 37 17 19 8 5 6 22 18 24 73
5 Albirex Niigata 39 18 12 9 60 37 20 11 4 5 29 12 19 7 8 4 31 25 23 66
6 Machida Zelvia 39 18 11 10 57 35 20 7 6 7 28 22 19 11 5 3 29 13 22 65
7 Montedio Yamagata 39 19 8 12 52 41 19 9 3 7 26 22 20 10 5 5 26 19 11 65
8 Ryūkyū 39 17 9 13 53 44 20 10 5 5 27 15 19 7 4 8 26 29 9 60
9 JEF United 39 15 14 10 43 35 19 6 8 5 20 18 20 9 6 5 23 17 8 59
10 Fagiano Okayama 39 14 13 12 38 33 19 6 4 9 15 15 20 8 9 3 23 18 5 55
11 Mito Hollyhock 39 14 10 15 51 45 20 7 5 8 22 20 19 7 5 7 29 25 6 52
12 Tokyo Verdy 39 14 9 16 54 64 19 8 2 9 26 30 20 6 7 7 28 34 -10 51
13 Blaublitz Akita 39 11 14 14 39 45 19 3 11 5 13 20 20 8 3 9 26 25 -6 47
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 39 10 11 18 35 48 20 6 5 9 20 22 19 4 6 9 15 26 -13 41
15 Tochigi 39 8 15 16 33 48 19 3 7 9 17 24 20 5 8 7 16 24 -15 39
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 39 9 12 18 34 53 19 5 7 7 17 21 20 4 5 11 17 32 -19 39
17 Omiya Ardija 39 8 14 17 47 52 19 5 5 9 26 26 20 3 9 8 21 26 -5 38
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 39 9 10 20 37 58 20 5 5 10 18 30 19 4 5 10 19 28 -21 37
19 Giravanz Kitakyushu 39 7 14 18 33 57 20 3 7 10 16 27 19 4 7 8 17 30 -24 35
20 Sagamihara 39 7 13 19 30 49 20 4 7 9 19 28 19 3 6 10 11 21 -19 34
21 Ehime 39 7 13 19 35 62 19 1 8 10 17 36 20 6 5 9 18 26 -27 34
22 Matsumoto Yamaga 39 7 11 21 33 67 19 5 6 8 20 29 20 2 5 13 13 38 -34 32

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