J2-League: We're expecting an exciting and very important battle involving JEF United and Zweigen Kanazawa at Fukuda Denshi Arena. This duo need points like a fish needs water!
- JEF United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Zweigen Kanazawa have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in J2-League
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 JEF United and Zweigen Kanazawa.
JEF United form and stats
5 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what JEF United have to build on here at Fukuda Denshi Arena in the J2-League. When JEF United hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like JEF United, Omiya Ardija, Iwaki, Mito Hollyhock, Tochigi, Renofa Yamaguchi and Tokushima Vortis), they have won 2 of 3 matches!
In their previous game, the manager Kobayashi led his JEF United to a defeat away at Omiya Ardija. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Fukuda Denshi Arena. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going unbeaten in three league rounds.
Before that, JEF United had a home game versus Ventforet Kofu which ended with a victory 2-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how JEF have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 3 and lost 4.
The JEF United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 12 matches. JEF's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. JEF United has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Zweigen Kanazawa form and stats
Zweigen Kanazawa have only collected 7 points from their away games in the J2-League, after 2-1-10 (13 played). Recent form does not give Zweigen Kanazawa much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. JEF United will be a tough nut to crack.
There might be some fixture complaints from Kanazawa as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 1-2 against Júbilo Iwata.
A 0-1 loss hosting Tochigi before that.Zweigen Kanazawa are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 12 defeats. From a total of 15 matches.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Zweigen Kanazawa as they have only managed to score 10 times from 13 away games in the league. The Kanazawa manager Yanagishita has some worries about the defense as 31 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have faced each other already this season, with the match result Zweigen Kanazawa - JEF United 2-0 written in the official records. Head to head data (for the former ten meetings): JEF United won seven games, zero matches ended in a draw and Zweigen Kanazawa got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven.
Top Goalscorers
  H. komori 8 goals |  K. Sugiura 8 goals |  J. Kato 6 goals |
JEF United missing players
Zweigen Kanazawa missing players
| JEF United | Zweigen Kanazawa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 24 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 23 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 28 |
| 32 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 31 | 42 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 62% | 58% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 77% | 79% |
| 42% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 62% | 54% |
| 25% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 25% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 23% | 17% |
| 54% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 46% |
| 29% | 33% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 21% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 54% | 38% |
| 5.2 | 6 | 7.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.9 | 11.8 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 7.5 | 8.5 |
| 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 26% | 28% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 22% | 30% |
| 8.2 | 8.5 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 11.3 | 11.2 |
| 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
- JEF United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Zweigen Kanazawa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Zweigen Kanazawa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Zweigen Kanazawa have the most conceded goals (31) away in J2-League
- Zweigen Kanazawa have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in J2-League
- Zweigen Kanazawa have the the worst goal difference (-21) away in J2-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Machida Zelvia | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 53 |
| 2 | Tokyo Verdy | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 43 |
| 3 | Oita Trinita | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 42 |
| 4 | Júbilo Iwata | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 41 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 40 |
| 7 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 26 | 38 |
| 8 | Fujieda MYFC | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 20 | -2 | 35 |
| 9 | Fagiano Okayama | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 33 |
| 10 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -1 | 33 |
| 11 | Montedio Yamagata | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 32 |
| 12 | Roasso Kumamoto | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| 13 | Vegalta Sendai | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -3 | 31 |
| 14 | Blaublitz Akita | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 31 |
| 15 | JEF United | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 28 |
| 16 | Mito Hollyhock | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -14 | 27 |
| 17 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -18 | 27 |
| 18 | Tokushima Vortis | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 26 |
| 19 | Tochigi | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 16 | -5 | 25 |
| 20 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 31 | -14 | 24 |
| 21 | Iwaki | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | -18 | 24 |
| 22 | Omiya Ardija | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 23 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 23 | -21 | 17 |
