JEF United vs Giravanz Kitakyushu betting preview

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 20.December
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Fukuda Denshi Arena (19470 seats)

Struggling JEF United will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Giravanz Kitakyushu in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • JEF United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Giravanz Kitakyushu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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.

It's quite the trip for Giravanz Kitakyushu when visiting JEF United as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.

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JEF United form and stats

JEF United's struggle is real here at Fukuda Denshi Arena with only 19 points collected from 20 J2-League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 5-4-11.

Stress levels are on the rise for JEF's attacking players as they have now played 214 minutes without scoring in a league game. T. Funayama was their last goal scorer.

JEF United faced defeat in their previous match, away at Tochigi (0-1). 0-0 away at Tokushima Vortis before that.

JEF are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 20 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. JEF have conceded 30 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats

7-4-9 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Giravanz Kitakyushu in their J2-League matches away. Kitakyushu seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Kitakyushu goalkeeper Kengo Nagai is eager to challenge this, with his 187 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Giravanz Kitakyushu won their last game, 2-0 versus Montedio Yamagata played at home. Before that, Giravanz Kitakyushu secured a home win against Jubilo Iwata with the score 2-0.

Giravanz Kitakyushu have scored 28 goals on their travels this season, from 20 away games in the league. Kitakyushu have conceded 30 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Giravanz Kitakyushu - JEF United 3-2 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): JEF United won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Giravanz Kitakyushu has eight wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three

Top Goalscorers

Giravanz KitakyushuA. Disaro
A. Disaro
18 goals
Giravanz KitakyushuD. Takahashi
D. Takahashi
9 goals
JEF UnitedK. Yamashita
K. Yamashita
7 goals

JEF United missing players

Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players

Total First Half Second Half
JEF United Giravanz Kitakyushu
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
41 20 6 Played P 7 20 41
14 5 1 Won W 5 7 19
8 4 1 Drew D 1 4 8
19 11 4 Lost L 1 9 14
45 20 6 Scored S 15 28 58
50 30 12 Conceded C 8 30 49
88% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
66% 65% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 80% 78%
44% 55% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 50% 49%
17% 20% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 43% 35% 24%
12% 10% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 43% 25% 15%
44% 55% 67% BTTS BTTS 71% 60% 51%
37% 30% 17% Clean Sheets C S 29% 15% 27%
32% 25% 17% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 27%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.1 1.2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.4 0.6 0.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.1 8.1 8.3 Shots (avg) S ( 12.4 10.5 10.4
3 2.8 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 4.5 4
36% 36% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 31% 36%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Giravanz Kitakyushu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Giravanz Kitakyushu haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • JEF United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Tokushima Vortis 41 25 9 7 67 32 21 11 7 3 33 11 20 14 2 4 34 21 35 84
2 Avispa Fukuoka 41 24 9 8 50 29 20 11 4 5 25 16 21 13 5 3 25 13 21 81
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 41 22 11 8 63 38 20 13 4 3 34 14 21 9 7 5 29 24 25 77
4 Ventforet Kofu 41 16 17 8 50 39 20 10 7 3 25 17 21 6 10 5 25 22 11 65
5 Giravanz Kitakyushu 41 19 8 14 58 49 21 12 4 5 30 19 20 7 4 9 28 30 9 65
6 Jubilo Iwata 41 15 15 11 56 46 21 11 6 4 38 21 20 4 9 7 18 25 10 60
7 Montedio Yamagata 41 16 11 14 57 42 21 11 3 7 36 22 20 5 8 7 21 20 15 59
8 Kyoto Sanga 41 16 11 14 47 44 20 12 4 4 33 20 21 4 7 10 14 24 3 59
9 Tochigi 41 15 13 13 40 37 20 7 7 6 20 16 21 8 6 7 20 21 3 58
10 Albirex Niigata 41 14 15 12 54 52 21 6 8 7 27 30 20 8 7 5 27 22 2 57
11 Mito Hollyhock 41 15 10 16 67 62 21 7 6 8 31 32 20 8 4 8 36 30 5 55
12 Tokyo Verdy 41 13 15 13 48 47 20 6 8 6 23 20 21 7 7 7 25 27 1 54
13 Matsumoto Yamaga 41 12 15 14 42 52 20 6 8 6 22 26 21 6 7 8 20 26 -10 51
14 Ryūkyū 41 14 8 19 58 60 20 7 6 7 34 25 21 7 2 12 24 35 -2 50
15 JEF United 41 14 8 19 45 50 20 5 4 11 20 30 21 9 4 8 25 20 -5 50
16 Omiya Ardija 41 13 11 17 40 51 20 7 8 5 21 21 21 6 3 12 19 30 -11 50
17 Zweigen Kanazawa 41 12 13 16 56 64 21 6 7 8 27 31 20 6 6 8 29 33 -8 49
18 Fagiano Okayama 41 11 14 16 37 49 21 8 6 7 25 24 20 3 8 9 12 25 -12 47
19 Machida Zelvia 41 11 13 17 40 52 21 7 9 5 23 19 20 4 4 12 17 33 -12 46
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 41 14 4 23 39 62 21 6 1 14 17 36 20 8 3 9 22 26 -23 46
21 Ehime 41 8 10 23 38 66 21 3 4 14 14 32 20 5 6 9 24 34 -28 34
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 41 9 6 26 43 72 20 7 2 11 24 31 21 2 4 15 19 41 -29 33

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 41 25 9 7 67 32 21 11 7 3 33 11 20 14 2 4 34 21 35 84
2 Avispa Fukuoka 41 24 9 8 50 29 20 11 4 5 25 16 21 13 5 3 25 13 21 81
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 41 22 11 8 63 38 20 13 4 3 34 14 21 9 7 5 29 24 25 77
4 Ventforet Kofu 41 16 17 8 50 39 20 10 7 3 25 17 21 6 10 5 25 22 11 65
5 Giravanz Kitakyushu 41 19 8 14 58 49 21 12 4 5 30 19 20 7 4 9 28 30 9 65
6 Jubilo Iwata 41 15 15 11 56 46 21 11 6 4 38 21 20 4 9 7 18 25 10 60
7 Montedio Yamagata 41 16 11 14 57 42 21 11 3 7 36 22 20 5 8 7 21 20 15 59
8 Kyoto Sanga 41 16 11 14 47 44 20 12 4 4 33 20 21 4 7 10 14 24 3 59
9 Tochigi 41 15 13 13 40 37 20 7 7 6 20 16 21 8 6 7 20 21 3 58
10 Albirex Niigata 41 14 15 12 54 52 21 6 8 7 27 30 20 8 7 5 27 22 2 57
11 Mito Hollyhock 41 15 10 16 67 62 21 7 6 8 31 32 20 8 4 8 36 30 5 55
12 Tokyo Verdy 41 13 15 13 48 47 20 6 8 6 23 20 21 7 7 7 25 27 1 54
13 Matsumoto Yamaga 41 12 15 14 42 52 20 6 8 6 22 26 21 6 7 8 20 26 -10 51
14 Ryūkyū 41 14 8 19 58 60 20 7 6 7 34 25 21 7 2 12 24 35 -2 50
15 JEF United 41 14 8 19 45 50 20 5 4 11 20 30 21 9 4 8 25 20 -5 50
16 Omiya Ardija 41 13 11 17 40 51 20 7 8 5 21 21 21 6 3 12 19 30 -11 50
17 Zweigen Kanazawa 41 12 13 16 56 64 21 6 7 8 27 31 20 6 6 8 29 33 -8 49
18 Fagiano Okayama 41 11 14 16 37 49 21 8 6 7 25 24 20 3 8 9 12 25 -12 47
19 Machida Zelvia 41 11 13 17 40 52 21 7 9 5 23 19 20 4 4 12 17 33 -12 46
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 41 14 4 23 39 62 21 6 1 14 17 36 20 8 3 9 22 26 -23 46
21 Ehime 41 8 10 23 38 66 21 3 4 14 14 32 20 5 6 9 24 34 -28 34
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 41 9 6 26 43 72 20 7 2 11 24 31 21 2 4 15 19 41 -29 33

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