Giravanz Kitakyushu vs Zweigen Kanazawa match preview

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sat 11.September
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Mikuni World Stadium

Giravanz Kitakyushu - Zweigen Kanazawa: J2-League basement occupants scrapping for points and greatness. Read all the available statistics and facts before the game!

Insights:
  • Giravanz Kitakyushu have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Zweigen Kanazawa is in the worst form (0-2-4)

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

It's quite the trip for Zweigen Kanazawa when visiting Kitakyushu as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.

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Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats

Giravanz Kitakyushu's struggle is real here at Mikuni World Stadium with only 11 points collected from 15 J2-League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-5-8.

Kitakyushu are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 185 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by T. Maekawa). Nothing to worry about in defence for Giravanz Kitakyushu, as their goalkeeper Yuya Tanaka has completely shut out the opponents for 223 minutes in the J2-League.

The home team returns to Mikuni World Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Albirex Niigata (placed 3rd) on their last time out; the J2-League game ended 0-0.

Before that, Giravanz Kitakyushu drew at home versus Fagiano Okayama.

Kitakyushu aren't scoring a lot here at Mikuni World Stadium in the league, with only 10 goals from 15 games. Giravanz Kitakyushu's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Zweigen Kanazawa form and stats

4 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Zweigen Kanazawa playing as the away team in the J2-League this season.

Kanazawa have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 288 minutes ago. Y. Senuma was the goal scorer.

The manager M. Yanagishita was unhappy after their last game, a J2-League match played at their home ground Ishikawa Seibu Ryokuchi Stadium. Kanazawa suffered a 0-4 loss to Machida Zelvia (placed 5th). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Machida Zelvia was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.

A 0-0 draw at ThespaKusatsu Gunma's stadium before that.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Zweigen Kanazawa manager M. Yanagishita as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Renofa Yamaguchi.

Kanazawa find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. 15 goals have been conceded by Zweigen Kanazawa in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams faced each other earlier on this campaign: Zweigen Kanazawa - Kitakyushu 1-1. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: four - three - zero (Giravanz Kitakyushu wins - draws - Zweigen Kanazawa wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

KitakyushuD. Takahashi
D. Takahashi
5 goals
Giravanz KitakyushuT. Tomiyama
T. Tomiyama
5 goals
Zweigen KanazawaS. Niwa
S. Niwa
5 goals

Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players

Zweigen Kanazawa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Giravanz Kitakyushu Zweigen Kanazawa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 15 3 Played P 3 12 27
5 2 1 Won W 1 4 7
10 5 0 Drew D 2 2 6
13 8 2 Lost L 0 6 14
22 10 4 Scored S 3 12 25
40 20 5 Conceded C 1 15 37
79% 73% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 33% 83% 89%
68% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 50% 63%
39% 40% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 42% 44%
18% 13% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 19%
11% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 11%
46% 47% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 42% 52%
29% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 33% 22%
46% 53% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 42% 37%
 
4.1 3.8 3.3 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5 5.4
5.5 4.7 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 5 4.6
0.7 0.6 0.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.9 0.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.5 7.6 9 Shots (avg) S ( 10 7.9 7.8
2.8 2.9 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 3.2 2.8
28% 23% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 32% 33%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Giravanz Kitakyushu have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Zweigen Kanazawa is in the worst form (0-2-4)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Júbilo Iwata 28 18 5 5 49 30 14 10 1 3 26 18 14 8 4 2 23 12 19 59
2 Kyoto Sanga 27 17 6 4 42 21 14 8 4 2 26 15 13 9 2 2 16 6 21 57
3 Albirex Niigata 28 14 9 5 48 27 14 8 4 2 23 7 14 6 5 3 25 20 21 51
4 Ryukyu 28 15 6 7 45 30 14 9 2 3 22 9 14 6 4 4 23 21 15 51
5 Machida Zelvia 28 14 6 8 45 26 14 6 3 5 20 13 14 8 3 3 25 13 19 48
6 Ventforet Kofu 28 13 9 6 43 28 14 8 5 1 27 12 14 5 4 5 16 16 15 48
7 V-Varen Nagasaki 27 14 5 8 36 30 13 6 4 3 20 16 14 8 1 5 16 14 6 47
8 Montedio Yamagata 27 13 7 7 36 24 14 7 2 5 20 15 13 6 5 2 16 9 12 46
9 Mito Hollyhock 28 12 4 12 36 26 14 5 3 6 16 11 14 7 1 6 20 15 10 40
10 JEF United 28 9 10 9 27 26 13 4 5 4 14 12 15 5 5 5 13 14 1 37
11 Tokyo Verdy 27 10 7 10 38 44 12 7 1 4 21 16 15 3 6 6 17 28 -6 37
12 Fagiano Okayama 27 9 7 11 22 23 13 4 1 8 9 12 14 5 6 3 13 11 -1 34
13 Blaublitz Akita 28 8 10 10 27 31 14 3 8 3 10 13 14 5 2 7 17 18 -4 34
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 26 7 8 11 20 30 13 4 4 5 10 12 13 3 4 6 10 18 -10 29
15 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 28 7 8 13 25 37 14 4 5 5 14 15 14 3 3 8 11 22 -12 29
16 Zweigen Kanazawa 27 7 6 14 25 37 15 3 4 8 13 22 12 4 2 6 12 15 -12 27
17 Tochigi 27 5 11 11 24 33 13 2 5 6 11 15 14 3 6 5 13 18 -9 26
18 Giravanz Kitakyushu 28 5 10 13 22 40 15 2 5 8 10 20 13 3 5 5 12 20 -18 25
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 27 6 7 14 22 47 14 4 4 6 14 22 13 2 3 8 8 25 -25 25
20 Sagamihara 28 5 9 14 17 34 14 3 5 6 10 18 14 2 4 8 7 16 -17 24
21 Ehime 27 5 9 13 26 45 14 1 6 7 14 26 13 4 3 6 12 19 -19 24
22 Omiya Ardija 27 4 11 12 28 34 13 2 4 7 16 18 14 2 7 5 12 16 -6 23

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 Júbilo Iwata 28 18 5 5 49 30 14 10 1 3 26 18 14 8 4 2 23 12 19 59
2 Kyoto Sanga 27 17 6 4 42 21 14 8 4 2 26 15 13 9 2 2 16 6 21 57
3 Albirex Niigata 28 14 9 5 48 27 14 8 4 2 23 7 14 6 5 3 25 20 21 51
4 Ryukyu 28 15 6 7 45 30 14 9 2 3 22 9 14 6 4 4 23 21 15 51
5 Machida Zelvia 28 14 6 8 45 26 14 6 3 5 20 13 14 8 3 3 25 13 19 48
6 Ventforet Kofu 28 13 9 6 43 28 14 8 5 1 27 12 14 5 4 5 16 16 15 48
7 V-Varen Nagasaki 27 14 5 8 36 30 13 6 4 3 20 16 14 8 1 5 16 14 6 47
8 Montedio Yamagata 27 13 7 7 36 24 14 7 2 5 20 15 13 6 5 2 16 9 12 46
9 Mito Hollyhock 28 12 4 12 36 26 14 5 3 6 16 11 14 7 1 6 20 15 10 40
10 JEF United 28 9 10 9 27 26 13 4 5 4 14 12 15 5 5 5 13 14 1 37
11 Tokyo Verdy 27 10 7 10 38 44 12 7 1 4 21 16 15 3 6 6 17 28 -6 37
12 Fagiano Okayama 27 9 7 11 22 23 13 4 1 8 9 12 14 5 6 3 13 11 -1 34
13 Blaublitz Akita 28 8 10 10 27 31 14 3 8 3 10 13 14 5 2 7 17 18 -4 34
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 26 7 8 11 20 30 13 4 4 5 10 12 13 3 4 6 10 18 -10 29
15 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 28 7 8 13 25 37 14 4 5 5 14 15 14 3 3 8 11 22 -12 29
16 Zweigen Kanazawa 27 7 6 14 25 37 15 3 4 8 13 22 12 4 2 6 12 15 -12 27
17 Tochigi 27 5 11 11 24 33 13 2 5 6 11 15 14 3 6 5 13 18 -9 26
18 Giravanz Kitakyushu 28 5 10 13 22 40 15 2 5 8 10 20 13 3 5 5 12 20 -18 25
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 27 6 7 14 22 47 14 4 4 6 14 22 13 2 3 8 8 25 -25 25
20 Sagamihara 28 5 9 14 17 34 14 3 5 6 10 18 14 2 4 8 7 16 -17 24
21 Ehime 27 5 9 13 26 45 14 1 6 7 14 26 13 4 3 6 12 19 -19 24
22 Omiya Ardija 27 4 11 12 28 34 13 2 4 7 16 18 14 2 7 5 12 16 -6 23

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