Giravanz Kitakyushu and Montedio Yamagata spectators can't wait for J2-League clash at Kitakyushu Stadium

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Wed 16.December
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kitakyushu Stadium (10202 seats)

Giravanz Kitakyushu and Montedio Yamagata are both riding high in the J2-League with their 5th and 6th positions respectively. Expect a great game!

It's no vacation for neither Giravanz Kitakyushu nor Montedio Yamagata as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

It's quite the trip for Montedio Yamagata when visiting Kitakyushu as the cities are 1200 kilometers apart.

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Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats

The story so far in the J2-League for Giravanz Kitakyushu at their home stadium (Kitakyushu Stadium) is 11 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

Kitakyushu's previous game was a J2-League match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Jubilo Iwata (placed 8th). The home side are looking to build on that result. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at Renofa Yamaguchi.

There will be little rest for Kitakyushu after this match as they are travelling to JEF United for a J2-League game in only four days.

The Giravanz Kitakyushu fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 28 in 20 matches. Giravanz Kitakyushu are not conceding a lot of goals here at Kitakyushu Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 19 from 20 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Montedio Yamagata form and stats

Playing away, Montedio Yamagata have won 5 games, drawn 8 and suffered 6 defeats in the J2-League this season.

Montedio are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the J2-League against Fagiano Okayama (placed 18th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against V-Varen Nagasaki wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

Montedio Yamagata has another fixture away, a J2-League game, against Renofa Yamaguchi in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Montedio are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 21 away goals from 19 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Montedio are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 18 times in 19 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Montedio Yamagata - Kitakyushu 0-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Kitakyushu, zero draws and six wins for Montedio Yamagata. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

Giravanz KitakyushuA. Disaro
A. Disaro
17 goals
Montedio YamagataV. Vasconcelos Araújo
V. Vasconcelos Araújo
13 goals
Giravanz KitakyushuD. Takahashi
D. Takahashi
8 goals

Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players

Montedio Yamagata missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Giravanz Kitakyushu Montedio Yamagata
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
40 20 5 Played P 5 19 40
18 11 1 Won W 0 5 16
8 4 2 Drew D 2 8 11
14 5 2 Lost L 3 6 13
56 28 3 Scored S 1 21 57
49 19 5 Conceded C 6 18 40
95% 90% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 84% 88%
78% 75% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 58% 62%
50% 50% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 26% 40%
25% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 16% 28%
15% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 16% 18%
52% 45% 20% BTTS BTTS 20% 47% 45%
25% 35% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 26% 35%
28% 30% 60% Failed to Score F T 80% 42% 32%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.6 0.7 0.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 0.7 0.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.5 10.5 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 10.3 10.8
4 3.4 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 4.2 4.4
35% 41% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 11% 26% 32%

  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 40 24 9 7 66 32 20 10 7 3 32 11 20 14 2 4 34 21 34 81
2 Avispa Fukuoka 40 23 9 8 48 29 20 11 4 5 25 16 20 12 5 3 23 13 19 78
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 40 22 10 8 62 37 19 13 3 3 33 13 21 9 7 5 29 24 25 76
4 Ventforet Kofu 40 16 16 8 49 38 20 10 7 3 25 17 20 6 9 5 24 21 11 64
5 Giravanz Kitakyushu 40 18 8 14 56 49 20 11 4 5 28 19 20 7 4 9 28 30 7 62
6 Montedio Yamagata 40 16 11 13 57 40 21 11 3 7 36 22 19 5 8 6 21 18 17 59
7 Kyoto Sanga 40 16 10 14 46 43 19 12 3 4 32 19 21 4 7 10 14 24 3 58
8 Jubilo Iwata 40 14 15 11 53 44 20 10 6 4 35 19 20 4 9 7 18 25 9 57
9 Albirex Niigata 40 14 15 11 54 51 21 6 8 7 27 30 19 8 7 4 27 21 3 57
10 Mito Hollyhock 40 15 10 15 67 60 20 7 6 7 31 30 20 8 4 8 36 30 7 55
11 Tochigi 40 14 13 13 39 37 19 6 7 6 19 16 21 8 6 7 20 21 2 55
12 Tokyo Verdy 40 13 14 13 47 46 20 6 8 6 23 20 20 7 6 7 24 26 1 53
13 JEF United 40 14 8 18 45 49 20 5 4 11 20 30 20 9 4 7 25 19 -4 50
14 Matsumoto Yamaga 40 12 14 14 41 51 19 6 7 6 21 25 21 6 7 8 20 26 -10 50
15 Omiya Ardija 40 13 11 16 40 50 20 7 8 5 21 21 20 6 3 11 19 29 -10 50
16 Zweigen Kanazawa 40 12 12 16 55 63 21 6 7 8 27 31 19 6 5 8 28 32 -8 48
17 Ryukyu 40 13 8 19 56 60 20 7 6 7 34 25 20 6 2 12 22 35 -4 47
18 Fagiano Okayama 40 11 14 15 37 47 21 8 6 7 25 24 19 3 8 8 12 23 -10 47
19 Machida Zelvia 40 11 13 16 38 49 21 7 9 5 23 19 19 4 4 11 15 30 -11 46
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 40 13 4 23 37 62 20 5 1 14 15 36 20 8 3 9 22 26 -25 43
21 Ehime 40 8 10 22 38 64 20 3 4 13 14 30 20 5 6 9 24 34 -26 34
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 40 8 6 26 42 72 19 6 2 11 23 31 21 2 4 15 19 41 -30 30

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 40 24 9 7 66 32 20 10 7 3 32 11 20 14 2 4 34 21 34 81
2 Avispa Fukuoka 40 23 9 8 48 29 20 11 4 5 25 16 20 12 5 3 23 13 19 78
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 40 22 10 8 62 37 19 13 3 3 33 13 21 9 7 5 29 24 25 76
4 Ventforet Kofu 40 16 16 8 49 38 20 10 7 3 25 17 20 6 9 5 24 21 11 64
5 Giravanz Kitakyushu 40 18 8 14 56 49 20 11 4 5 28 19 20 7 4 9 28 30 7 62
6 Montedio Yamagata 40 16 11 13 57 40 21 11 3 7 36 22 19 5 8 6 21 18 17 59
7 Kyoto Sanga 40 16 10 14 46 43 19 12 3 4 32 19 21 4 7 10 14 24 3 58
8 Jubilo Iwata 40 14 15 11 53 44 20 10 6 4 35 19 20 4 9 7 18 25 9 57
9 Albirex Niigata 40 14 15 11 54 51 21 6 8 7 27 30 19 8 7 4 27 21 3 57
10 Mito Hollyhock 40 15 10 15 67 60 20 7 6 7 31 30 20 8 4 8 36 30 7 55
11 Tochigi 40 14 13 13 39 37 19 6 7 6 19 16 21 8 6 7 20 21 2 55
12 Tokyo Verdy 40 13 14 13 47 46 20 6 8 6 23 20 20 7 6 7 24 26 1 53
13 JEF United 40 14 8 18 45 49 20 5 4 11 20 30 20 9 4 7 25 19 -4 50
14 Matsumoto Yamaga 40 12 14 14 41 51 19 6 7 6 21 25 21 6 7 8 20 26 -10 50
15 Omiya Ardija 40 13 11 16 40 50 20 7 8 5 21 21 20 6 3 11 19 29 -10 50
16 Zweigen Kanazawa 40 12 12 16 55 63 21 6 7 8 27 31 19 6 5 8 28 32 -8 48
17 Ryukyu 40 13 8 19 56 60 20 7 6 7 34 25 20 6 2 12 22 35 -4 47
18 Fagiano Okayama 40 11 14 15 37 47 21 8 6 7 25 24 19 3 8 8 12 23 -10 47
19 Machida Zelvia 40 11 13 16 38 49 21 7 9 5 23 19 19 4 4 11 15 30 -11 46
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 40 13 4 23 37 62 20 5 1 14 15 36 20 8 3 9 22 26 -25 43
21 Ehime 40 8 10 22 38 64 20 3 4 13 14 30 20 5 6 9 24 34 -26 34
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 40 8 6 26 42 72 19 6 2 11 23 31 21 2 4 15 19 41 -30 30

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