The J2-League league table tells the truth about these squads up until now, with JEF United ahead of Tochigi by 10 points. Here's the Tipsway preview:
- Tochigi have the fewest scored goals (18) in J2-League
It's no vacation for neither JEF United nor Tochigi 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.
JEF United form and stats
The story so far in the J2-League for JEF United at their home stadium (Fukuda Denshi Arena) is 6 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
A good away victory last time out for JEF, who won 2-1 against Albirex Niigata (placed 2nd).
A defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at Oita Trinita.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does JEF United handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
Both teams to score: YES! That has been the case in 5 league matches in a row for this club. Will it happen again?
JEF United have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Tochigi form and stats
As the visiting team matches, Tochigi, who have the fewest scored goals (18) in J2-League, have produced an overall stat of 3-3-5 so far.
The manager Tokisaki was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Tochigi Green Stadium. Tochigi suffered a 0-1 loss to Tokyo Verdy (placed 9th). That loss was their first after four consecutive league matches winning points.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Montedio Yamagata.Tochigi are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 11 matches.
Low-scoring game? 9 of this club's last 11 league rounds have had zero, one or two goals.
A quick return to home after this game, as Tochigi are hosting Kyoto Sanga in the Emperor Cup only three days away.
The attacking power of Tochigi when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 11 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these parties face each other this season, as the results database show this recent fixture: Tochigi - JEF United 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (JEF United wins - draws - Tochigi wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), nine had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Arai 6 goals | T. Miki 5 goals |   K. Yano 5 goals |
JEF United missing players
Tochigi missing players
| JEF United | Tochigi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 28 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| 24 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 25 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 82% | 84% |
| 68% | 54% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 55% | 56% |
| 32% | 23% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 27% | 24% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 52% | 31% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 27% | 40% |
| 28% | 38% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 45% | 36% |
| 24% | 38% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 45% | 40% |
| 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| 4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8.6 | 8 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 6.2 | 7.3 |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | 2.6 |
| 36% | 34% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 32% | 28% |
| 6.9 | 6.2 | 4.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
- Tochigi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tochigi have the fewest scored goals (18) in J2-League
- Tochigi have won significantly less corners away then 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 | Yokohama | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 50 |
| 2 | Albirex Niigata | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 48 |
| 3 | Vegalta Sendai | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 47 |
| 4 | Fagiano Okayama | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 |
| 5 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 39 |
| 6 | JEF United | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 37 |
| 7 | Oita Trinita | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 36 |
| 8 | Machida Zelvia | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 36 |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 3 | 35 |
| 10 | Roasso Kumamoto | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 18 | -1 | 35 |
| 11 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | -2 | 34 |
| 12 | Montedio Yamagata | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 33 |
| 13 | Mito Hollyhock | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 33 |
| 14 | Tokushima Vortis | 25 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 32 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -2 | 31 |
| 16 | Ventforet Kofu | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -5 | 30 |
| 17 | Blaublitz Akita | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 28 |
| 18 | Tochigi | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 27 |
| 19 | Grulla Morioka | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -20 | 26 |
| 20 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 23 |
| 21 | Omiya Ardija | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -16 | 22 |
| 22 | Ryūkyū | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -19 | 18 |
