Delightful dogfight as daring Júbilo Iwata duels with determined Mito Hollyhock

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Wed 09.September
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Yamaha Stadium (15165 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Júbilo Iwata fans are optimistic that the difference between 5th and Mito Hollyhock's 16th place in the table will show on the pitch.

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 Iwata and Mito Hollyhock.

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Júbilo Iwata form and stats

Júbilo Iwata, who have the most scored goals (18) at home in J2-League, have collected 17 points from their J2-League home games so far after 5-2-2.

It's back home for Júbilo, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Albirex Niigata away with the result 3-1. S. Nakano (2) found the net in that victory. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Tokyo Verdy.

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 Júbilo Iwata have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won two times, drawn zero and lost two.

There will be little rest for Júbilo after this match as they are travelling to V-Varen Nagasaki for a J2-League game in only four days.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (18 in 9 games), Júbilo Iwata's attacking play is working. 9 goals have been conceded.

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Mito Hollyhock form and stats

The visitors are W3-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the J2-League. Hollyhock love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

Hollyhock's previous game was their home loss versus Tochigi (1-2). Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Tokushima Vortis.

Hollyhock were so close to getting something from the game against Tochigi, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal four minutes into overtime.

Hollyhock are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, zero draws and one defeat. From a total of one match.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Renofa Yamaguchi in just four days.

Hollyhock have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. 9 goals have been conceded by Hollyhock in these games.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Júbilo, one draw and one win for Mito Hollyhock. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Júbilo Iwata missing players

Mito Hollyhock missing players

Júbilo Iwata Mito Hollyhock
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 9 4 Played P 2 7 17
7 5 2 Won W 1 3 5
6 2 1 Drew D 0 2 5
4 2 1 Lost L 1 2 7
29 18 6 Scored S 2 10 25
20 9 5 Conceded C 2 9 27
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
88% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 82%
59% 56% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 71%
35% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 43% 47%
6% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
59% 56% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 71% 65%
24% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 18%
24% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 14% 24%
 
5 5 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 7.1 5.6
4 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6 5.1
0.8 0.7 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.3 0.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
180 113 58 Total Shots T S 14 84 193
69 42 24 Shots on Target S O 6 40 86
42% 43% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 25% 27%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • All of Júbilo Iwata's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Júbilo Iwata has the most scored goals (18) at home
  • Júbilo Iwata has the most scored goals in the second half (18)
  • Júbilo Iwata haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Mito Hollyhock has the fewest matches under the total-line (4)
  • Mito Hollyhock has the most conceded goals in the second half (20)
  • Mito Hollyhock has the most matches over the total-line (12)
  • Mito Hollyhock have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Mito Hollyhock haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 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 Júbilo 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 Ryūkyū 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