Giravanz Kitakyushu and Ventforet Kofu are both riding high in the J2-League with their 2nd and 5th positions respectively. Expect a great game!
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 Kitakyushu and Ventforet Kofu.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Ventforet Kofu, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.
Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Kitakyushu Stadium as Giravanz Kitakyushu, who have the most scored goals (30) in J2-League, have scored 17 goals to get 22 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the J2-League are 7-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). Kitakyushu has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Júbilo Iwata defeat 48 days ago. Giravanz Kitakyushu has won so many consecutive home games (six in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Kitakyushu Stadium. We remember; it was Kyoto Sanga.
Giravanz Kitakyushu drew their last game, 2-2 away at Tochigi (placed 11th). Before that, Kitakyushu had a home game versus JEF United which ended with a victory 3-2.
Late drama in the game against Tochigi as Kitakyushu were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until K. Suzuki popped out and made it level in the 82nd minute. The hometeam coach S. Kobayashi made a successful contribution in the game against Tochigi, bringing on K. Suzuki who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Kitakyushu handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, two draws and zero defeats.
There will be little rest for Giravanz Kitakyushu after this match as they are travelling to Ehime for a J2-League game in only four days.
The Giravanz Kitakyushu fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 9 league matches. Kitakyushu have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ventforet Kofu form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ventforet Kofu so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-2 (win-draw-lose).
Ventforet Kofu are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the J2-League against ThespaKusatsu Gunma (placed 21st). A loss against Tochigi was the result prior to that, in a home game.
We have checked recent matches where Ventforet have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were two victories, one draw and one defeat.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting V-Varen Nagasaki in just four days.
Ventforet have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 7 league away games 10 goals have been scored. As for defending, Ventforet rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 13 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Giravanz Kitakyushu won one game, two matches ended with a draw and Ventforet Kofu has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / twoTop Goalscorers
  S. Machino 8 goals | T. Ikemoto 7 goals |
Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players
Ventforet Kofu missing players
| Giravanz Kitakyushu | Ventforet Kofu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | 17 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 24 |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 23 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 94% |
| 88% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 75% |
| 62% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 56% |
| 25% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 57% | 38% |
| 12% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 14% | 19% |
| 56% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 86% | 75% |
| 31% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 19% |
| 19% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 12% |
| 4.4 | 3.6 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
| 0.7 | 0.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 161 | 91 | 17 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 30 | 102 |
| 60 | 32 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 11 | 46 |
| 50% | 53% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 55% | 43% |
- Giravanz Kitakyushu has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Giravanz Kitakyushu has the most points from losing position (10)
- Giravanz Kitakyushu has the most scored goals (30)
- Giravanz Kitakyushu has the the best goal difference (+11) at home
- Giravanz Kitakyushu has the the best goal difference (+15)
- Giravanz Kitakyushu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Giravanz Kitakyushu have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Giravanz Kitakyushu is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Ventforet Kofu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 36 |
| 2 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 35 |
| 3 | Tokushima Vortis | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 30 |
| 4 | Albirex Niigata | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 25 |
| 6 | Júbilo Iwata | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | Tokyo Verdy | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | Machida Zelvia | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Omiya Ardija | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| 11 | Tochigi | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| 12 | Montedio Yamagata | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| 13 | Kyoto Sanga | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 21 |
| 14 | JEF United | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 15 | Mito Hollyhock | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 20 |
| 16 | Fagiano Okayama | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 19 |
| 17 | Avispa Fukuoka | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 19 |
| 18 | Ryukyu | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -13 | 14 |
| 19 | Ehime | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 13 |
| 20 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 13 |
| 21 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -17 | 13 |
| 22 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -13 | 12 |