Struggling JEF United will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Albirex Niigata in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
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.
JEF United form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the J2-League this season. JEF United have only managed 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses from their games here at Fukuda Denshi Arena.
The fans are hoping that JEF will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the J2-League game against Kyoto Sanga (placed 10th). Before that, JEF drew at home versus Avispa Fukuoka.
The manager J. Yoon will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Ehime in only three days.
JEF are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 8 games. JEF have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Albirex Niigata form and stats
Playing away, Albirex Niigata have won 2 games, drawn 4 and suffered 1 defeat in the J2-League this season.
The manager Albert Puig was unhappy after their last game, a J2-League match played at their home ground Denka Big Swan Stadium. Albirex Niigata suffered a 1-3 loss to Jubilo Iwata (placed 5th). A draw for Albirex Niigata before that, at their own venue hosting V-Varen Nagasaki (2-2).
Albirex has another fixture away, a J2-League game, against Giravanz Kitakyushu in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Albirex has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 7 games. As opposed to that, Albirex Niigata have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three JEF victories, two draws and five Albirex Niigata wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Laube Pinheiro 17 goals |  T. Funayama 12 goals |
JEF United missing players
Albirex Niigata missing players
| JEF United | Albirex Niigata | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 22 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 94% |
| 76% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 65% |
| 53% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 41% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 18% |
| 41% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 59% |
| 35% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 43% | 35% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 12% |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| 5.4 | 4.9 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 0.9 | 0.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 144 | 65 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 81 | 202 |
| 57 | 20 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 27 | 66 |
| 37% | 45% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 41% | 38% |
- Albirex Niigata have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- JEF United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- JEF United haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 37 |
| 2 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 | Tokushima Vortis | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 33 |
| 4 | Ventforet Kofu | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 28 |
| 5 | Jubilo Iwata | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 27 |
| 6 | Albirex Niigata | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 7 | Machida Zelvia | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Tochigi | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 26 |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 24 |
| 10 | Kyoto Sanga | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 24 |
| 11 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 24 |
| 12 | Omiya Ardija | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
| 13 | Montedio Yamagata | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| 14 | Avispa Fukuoka | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 22 |
| 15 | JEF United | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| 16 | Mito Hollyhock | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -2 | 20 |
| 17 | Fagiano Okayama | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 20 |
| 18 | Ehime | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -4 | 16 |
| 19 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 16 |
| 20 | Ryukyu | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -15 | 14 |
| 21 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -19 | 13 |
| 22 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -15 | 12 |