J2-League preview: Can Júbilo Iwata edge out victory against V-Varen Nagasaki?

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sat 20.November
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Yamaha Stadium (15165 seats)

What a game, with Júbilo Iwata placed 1st and V-Varen Nagasaki in 3rd. Here's all you need to know!

Insights:
  • Júbilo Iwata have the most scored goals (71) in J2-League
  • V-Varen Nagasaki haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Júbilo Iwata and V-Varen Nagasaki should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for V-Varen Nagasaki, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.

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Júbilo Iwata form and stats

Júbilo Iwata are steadily winning J2-League games and points here at Yamaha Stadium. 13 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 19 games. Júbilo Iwata has a nice streak going on as they have played 16 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Montedio Yamagata defeat 125 days ago.

Júbilo enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Mito Hollyhock's place. The match ended 3-1 with K. Oi, Lukian and K. Omori scoring.

Before that, Júbilo had a home game versus Kyoto Sanga which ended with a victory 1-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Júbilo Iwata handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are eight wins, two draws and three defeats.

A decent goal production from Júbilo in their home games so far, with 36 goals from 19 league matches. Júbilo Iwata's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 22 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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V-Varen Nagasaki form and stats

11-2-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for V-Varen Nagasaki in their J2-League matches away. The fact that Nagasaki have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.

220 minutes! That's how long the Nagasaki goalkeeper Toru Takagiwa and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

K. Tokura, Y. Egawa and Wellington Rato scored in Nagasaki's previous match, the home game against Tochigi that ended 3-0.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Tokyo Verdy with the score of 3-0.

Nagasaki 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, zero draws and four defeats. From a total of seven matches.

Nagasaki find the net regularly in their away games. 28 goals from 19 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, V-Varen Nagasaki have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This was the end result when the participants faced each other earlier this campaign; V-Varen Nagasaki - Júbilo 0-1. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: five - three - one (Júbilo wins - draws - V-Varen Nagasaki wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Júbilo IwataL. Araújo de Almeida
L. Araújo de Almeida
22 goals
V-Varen NagasakiE. Teixeira Lima
E. Teixeira Lima
15 goals
JúbiloH. Yamada
H. Yamada
10 goals

Júbilo Iwata missing players

V-Varen Nagasaki missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Júbilo Iwata V-Varen Nagasaki
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
39 19 5 Played P 5 19 39
26 13 3 Won W 2 11 22
8 3 0 Drew D 1 2 8
5 3 2 Lost L 2 6 9
71 36 7 Scored S 9 28 65
39 22 7 Conceded C 7 20 40
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
72% 74% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 74% 79%
54% 58% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 42% 51%
36% 42% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 26% 26%
18% 32% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 5% 10%
62% 68% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 37% 51%
33% 32% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 42% 33%
8% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 21% 18%
 
6.1 6.7 7.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.9 4.8
3.7 3.1 2.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 5.7 5.1
0.9 0.8 0.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 0.8 0.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
12.2 11.9 12.4 Shots (avg) S ( 7.4 7.6 8.4
5.1 5.2 5.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 3.7 3.9
36% 37% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 42% 42%
 
8.4 8.1 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 6.6 5.8 6.3
3.2 3.1 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.6 2.8 2.6
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Júbilo Iwata have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Júbilo Iwata have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Júbilo Iwata have the most points from losing position (23) in J2-League
  • Júbilo Iwata have the most scored goals (71) in J2-League
  • Júbilo Iwata have the most scored goals in the first half (33) in J2-League
  • Júbilo Iwata have the most scored goals in the second half (38) in J2-League
  • Júbilo Iwata have the the best goal difference (+32) in J2-League
  • Júbilo Iwata have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Júbilo Iwata haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • V-Varen Nagasaki 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 Júbilo Iwata 39 26 8 5 71 39 19 13 3 3 36 22 20 13 5 2 35 17 32 86
2 Kyoto Sanga 39 24 9 6 59 31 20 13 5 2 37 19 19 11 4 4 22 12 28 81
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 39 22 8 9 65 40 20 11 6 3 37 20 19 11 2 6 28 20 25 74
4 Ventforet Kofu 39 21 10 8 59 35 20 13 5 2 37 17 19 8 5 6 22 18 24 73
5 Albirex Niigata 39 18 12 9 60 37 20 11 4 5 29 12 19 7 8 4 31 25 23 66
6 Machida Zelvia 39 18 11 10 57 35 20 7 6 7 28 22 19 11 5 3 29 13 22 65
7 Montedio Yamagata 39 19 8 12 52 41 19 9 3 7 26 22 20 10 5 5 26 19 11 65
8 Ryukyu 39 17 9 13 53 44 20 10 5 5 27 15 19 7 4 8 26 29 9 60
9 JEF United 39 15 14 10 43 35 19 6 8 5 20 18 20 9 6 5 23 17 8 59
10 Fagiano Okayama 39 14 13 12 38 33 19 6 4 9 15 15 20 8 9 3 23 18 5 55
11 Mito Hollyhock 39 14 10 15 51 45 20 7 5 8 22 20 19 7 5 7 29 25 6 52
12 Tokyo Verdy 39 14 9 16 54 64 19 8 2 9 26 30 20 6 7 7 28 34 -10 51
13 Blaublitz Akita 39 11 14 14 39 45 19 3 11 5 13 20 20 8 3 9 26 25 -6 47
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 39 10 11 18 35 48 20 6 5 9 20 22 19 4 6 9 15 26 -13 41
15 Tochigi 39 8 15 16 33 48 19 3 7 9 17 24 20 5 8 7 16 24 -15 39
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 39 9 12 18 34 53 19 5 7 7 17 21 20 4 5 11 17 32 -19 39
17 Omiya Ardija 39 8 14 17 47 52 19 5 5 9 26 26 20 3 9 8 21 26 -5 38
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 39 9 10 20 37 58 20 5 5 10 18 30 19 4 5 10 19 28 -21 37
19 Giravanz Kitakyushu 39 7 14 18 33 57 20 3 7 10 16 27 19 4 7 8 17 30 -24 35
20 Sagamihara 39 7 13 19 30 49 20 4 7 9 19 28 19 3 6 10 11 21 -19 34
21 Ehime 39 7 13 19 35 62 19 1 8 10 17 36 20 6 5 9 18 26 -27 34
22 Matsumoto Yamaga 39 7 11 21 33 67 19 5 6 8 20 29 20 2 5 13 13 38 -34 32

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 Júbilo Iwata 39 26 8 5 71 39 19 13 3 3 36 22 20 13 5 2 35 17 32 86
2 Kyoto Sanga 39 24 9 6 59 31 20 13 5 2 37 19 19 11 4 4 22 12 28 81
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 39 22 8 9 65 40 20 11 6 3 37 20 19 11 2 6 28 20 25 74
4 Ventforet Kofu 39 21 10 8 59 35 20 13 5 2 37 17 19 8 5 6 22 18 24 73
5 Albirex Niigata 39 18 12 9 60 37 20 11 4 5 29 12 19 7 8 4 31 25 23 66
6 Machida Zelvia 39 18 11 10 57 35 20 7 6 7 28 22 19 11 5 3 29 13 22 65
7 Montedio Yamagata 39 19 8 12 52 41 19 9 3 7 26 22 20 10 5 5 26 19 11 65
8 Ryukyu 39 17 9 13 53 44 20 10 5 5 27 15 19 7 4 8 26 29 9 60
9 JEF United 39 15 14 10 43 35 19 6 8 5 20 18 20 9 6 5 23 17 8 59
10 Fagiano Okayama 39 14 13 12 38 33 19 6 4 9 15 15 20 8 9 3 23 18 5 55
11 Mito Hollyhock 39 14 10 15 51 45 20 7 5 8 22 20 19 7 5 7 29 25 6 52
12 Tokyo Verdy 39 14 9 16 54 64 19 8 2 9 26 30 20 6 7 7 28 34 -10 51
13 Blaublitz Akita 39 11 14 14 39 45 19 3 11 5 13 20 20 8 3 9 26 25 -6 47
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 39 10 11 18 35 48 20 6 5 9 20 22 19 4 6 9 15 26 -13 41
15 Tochigi 39 8 15 16 33 48 19 3 7 9 17 24 20 5 8 7 16 24 -15 39
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 39 9 12 18 34 53 19 5 7 7 17 21 20 4 5 11 17 32 -19 39
17 Omiya Ardija 39 8 14 17 47 52 19 5 5 9 26 26 20 3 9 8 21 26 -5 38
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 39 9 10 20 37 58 20 5 5 10 18 30 19 4 5 10 19 28 -21 37
19 Giravanz Kitakyushu 39 7 14 18 33 57 20 3 7 10 16 27 19 4 7 8 17 30 -24 35
20 Sagamihara 39 7 13 19 30 49 20 4 7 9 19 28 19 3 6 10 11 21 -19 34
21 Ehime 39 7 13 19 35 62 19 1 8 10 17 36 20 6 5 9 18 26 -27 34
22 Matsumoto Yamaga 39 7 11 21 33 67 19 5 6 8 20 29 20 2 5 13 13 38 -34 32

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