Ehime hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 17 points and a 22nd position in the J2-League table. Visiting Zweigen Kanazawa holds 13th place with 27 pts.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Ehime form and stats
Ehime's struggle is real here at Ningineer Stadium with only 8 points collected from 11 J2-League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-2-7.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 433 minutes without scoring a league goal. S. Niwa was the last player to find the net.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Albirex Niigata in the J2-League last time out and are looking for a win here. Heartbreak before that as Ehime lost 0-1 at ThespaKusatsu Gunma's place.
Ehime are traveling soon after this match as the J2-League match at Fagiano Okayama awaits in four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Ehime here at Ningineer Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 11 games). Ehime have conceded 16 in these home matches.
Zweigen Kanazawa form and stats
Playing away, Zweigen Kanazawa have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 5 defeats in the J2-League this season.
Kanazawa played 0-0 against Tokyo Verdy in their previous match. A 1-2 loss hosting Avispa Fukuoka before that.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The J2-League trip to Matsumoto Yamaga.
Kanazawa has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 10 games. Kanazawa's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 19 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Zweigen Kanazawa - Ehime 4-3 played earlier this season. Ehime-Zweigen Kanazawa H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ehime two wins, Zweigen Kanazawa five wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Kato 9 goals | L. Meireles 6 goals | K. Sugiura 4 goals |
Ehime missing players
Zweigen Kanazawa missing players
| Ehime | Zweigen Kanazawa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 8 | 19 | 31 |
| 29 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 19 | 31 |
| 86% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 62% | 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 76% |
| 43% | 45% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 70% | 48% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 50% | 29% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 40% | 24% |
| 48% | 55% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 60% | 57% |
| 24% | 9% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 24% |
| 43% | 45% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 164 | 93 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 107 | 240 |
| 63 | 38 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 40 | 81 |
| 33% | 26% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 48% | 38% |
- 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.
- Zweigen Kanazawa has the most points from losing position (12) in J2-League
- Zweigen Kanazawa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Zweigen Kanazawa 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 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 44 |
| 2 | Tokushima Vortis | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 43 |
| 3 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 40 |
| 4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 37 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
| 6 | Kyoto Sanga | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Jubilo Iwata | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 30 |
| 8 | Albirex Niigata | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | Tochigi | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | Machida Zelvia | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 29 |
| 11 | Tokyo Verdy | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 28 |
| 12 | Mito Hollyhock | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 27 |
| 13 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 27 |
| 14 | JEF United | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 26 |
| 15 | Omiya Ardija | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 26 |
| 16 | Fagiano Okayama | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 24 |
| 17 | Montedio Yamagata | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 18 | Ryukyu | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 23 |
| 19 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -15 | 19 |
| 20 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 19 |
| 21 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -19 | 19 |
| 22 | Ehime | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -8 | 17 |