Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Júbilo Iwata in 8th and JEF United in 10th place.
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 Júbilo and JEF United.
Júbilo Iwata form and stats
13 points is a decent return from 6 J2-League games here at Yamaha Stadium for Júbilo Iwata. The data says 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
The home team returns to Yamaha Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Omiya Ardija (placed 3rd) on their last time out; the J2-League game ended 2-2. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Matsumoto Yamaga in a game that was won 2-1.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Júbilo Iwata handle that role? We have found three games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, zero draws and one defeat.
There will be little rest for Júbilo after this match as they are travelling to Machida Zelvia for a J2-League game in only three days.
A decent goal production from Júbilo Iwata in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. Júbilo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Yamaha Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 6 matches.
JEF United form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the the best goal difference (+6) away in J2-League, on their J2-League travels is 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
The JEF goalkeeper Shota Arai is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 180 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
JEF United won their last game, 3-0 versus Matsumoto Yamaga played at home. Preceding that game was the away victory against Machida Zelvia with the score of 2-0.
JEF are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, two draws and three defeats. From a total of eight matches.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The J2-League trip to V-Varen Nagasaki.
JEF have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 8 goals from 4 away matches. JEF are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 2 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Júbilo six wins, three draws and JEF United one victory. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Laube Pinheiro 17 goals |  T. Funayama 12 goals |
Júbilo Iwata missing players
JEF United missing players
| Júbilo Iwata | JEF United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 8 | 14 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 70% |
| 45% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 55% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 30% |
| 18% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| 27% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 4.9 | 4.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 4.2 | 3.8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 7 | 5.5 |
| 0.7 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | 68 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 40 | 83 |
| 38 | 23 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 18 | 30 |
| 39% | 39% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 44% | 47% |
- All of JEF United's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Júbilo Iwata's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- JEF United has the fewest conceded goals (2) away
- JEF United has the the best goal difference (+6) away
- JEF United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- JEF United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- JEF United have scored in all their away matches so far.
- JEF United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Júbilo Iwata haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 |
| 2 | Tokushima Vortis | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 22 |
| 3 | Omiya Ardija | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | Kyoto Sanga | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Albirex Niigata | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Ventforet Kofu | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Júbilo Iwata | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | Tochigi | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | JEF United | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 15 |
| 12 | Tokyo Verdy | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 14 | Mito Hollyhock | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| 15 | Machida Zelvia | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 13 |
| 16 | Fagiano Okayama | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 12 |
| 17 | Montedio Yamagata | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 10 |
| 18 | Ryūkyū | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 10 |
| 19 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 9 |
| 20 | Ehime | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 8 |
| 21 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 8 |
| 22 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -17 | 6 |