Matsumoto Yamaga v Júbilo Iwata preview: Visitors can prove cut above

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sat 04.September
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sunpro Alwin Stadium

Matsumoto Yamaga will cross fingers that their home support is enough to get a victory from this gruelling dispute, versus high-octane Júbilo Iwata.

Insights:
  • Matsumoto Yamaga have the the worst goal difference (-21) in J2-League
  • Júbilo Iwata have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in J2-League

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Matsumoto Yamaga form and stats

When playing at home in the J2-League, Matsumoto Yamaga, who have the the worst goal difference (-21) in J2-League, have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 13 games. The Matsumoto Yamaga manager H. Nanami might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

Matsumoto are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 188 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by R. Toyama).

Matsumoto are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus Omiya Ardija. Matsumoto were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Before that game, the home loss against Ehime with the scoreline 0-1.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Matsumoto, as the J2-League home game vs Kyoto Sanga is only three days away.

Matsumoto has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Matsumoto Yamaga have conceded 18 in these home matches.

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Júbilo Iwata form and stats

7 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Júbilo Iwata playing as the away team in the J2-League this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Montedio Yamagata game have they lost an away game, meaning Júbilo Iwata has taken points from eight away matches in a row.

There were no winners in Júbilo Iwata's previous match, a J2-League home game that ended 1-1 vs Sagamihara (placed 22nd).

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Zweigen Kanazawa.

Júbilo Iwata have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 19 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).

Head 2 Head

The former H2H game ended Júbilo Iwata - Matsumoto Yamaga 4-1, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Matsumoto one win, three draws and Júbilo Iwata five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Júbilo IwataL. Araújo de Almeida
L. Araújo de Almeida
13 goals
Júbilo IwataH. Yamada
H. Yamada
7 goals
Matsumoto YamagaK. Suzuki
K. Suzuki
6 goals

Matsumoto Yamaga missing players

Júbilo Iwata missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Matsumoto Yamaga Júbilo Iwata
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 4 13 27
6 4 0 Won W 3 7 17
7 4 2 Drew D 1 4 5
13 5 1 Lost L 0 2 5
22 14 5 Scored S 6 19 45
43 18 9 Conceded C 2 12 30
81% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 96%
58% 54% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 62% 67%
54% 46% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 38% 52%
35% 31% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 23% 33%
15% 15% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 22%
42% 54% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 46% 59%
23% 23% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 38% 33%
54% 38% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 23% 11%
 
4.2 3.8 1.5 Corners for (avg) C F 7.2 5.7 6.3
5 5.6 6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 4.5 3.5
0.7 0.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 0.9 0.9
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.1 7.7 5.5 Shots (avg) S ( 14.5 13 12.2
3.1 3.1 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 5.3 5.1
24% 30% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 28% 33%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Júbilo Iwata have scored more than double the goals of Matsumoto Yamaga.
  • Júbilo Iwata have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in J2-League
  • Matsumoto Yamaga have the most conceded goals in the second half (27) in J2-League
  • Matsumoto Yamaga have the the worst goal difference (-21) 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 Kyoto Sanga 26 17 6 3 42 18 14 8 4 2 26 15 12 9 2 1 16 3 24 57
2 Júbilo Iwata 27 17 5 5 45 30 14 10 1 3 26 18 13 7 4 2 19 12 15 56
3 Ryūkyū 27 15 6 6 44 27 14 9 2 3 22 9 13 6 4 3 22 18 17 51
4 Albirex Niigata 27 14 8 5 48 27 13 8 3 2 23 7 14 6 5 3 25 20 21 50
5 Montedio Yamagata 26 13 7 6 36 23 13 7 2 4 20 14 13 6 5 2 16 9 13 46
6 Machida Zelvia 27 13 6 8 41 26 14 6 3 5 20 13 13 7 3 3 21 13 15 45
7 Ventforet Kofu 27 12 9 6 40 28 13 7 5 1 24 12 14 5 4 5 16 16 12 45
8 V-Varen Nagasaki 26 13 5 8 33 29 12 5 4 3 17 15 14 8 1 5 16 14 4 44
9 Mito Hollyhock 27 11 4 12 35 26 14 5 3 6 16 11 13 6 1 6 19 15 9 37
10 JEF United 27 9 10 8 27 25 13 4 5 4 14 12 14 5 5 4 13 13 2 37
11 Tokyo Verdy 27 10 7 10 38 44 12 7 1 4 21 16 15 3 6 6 17 28 -6 37
12 Fagiano Okayama 27 9 7 11 22 23 13 4 1 8 9 12 14 5 6 3 13 11 -1 34
13 Blaublitz Akita 27 7 10 10 26 31 13 2 8 3 9 13 14 5 2 7 17 18 -5 31
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 26 7 8 11 20 30 13 4 4 5 10 12 13 3 4 6 10 18 -10 29
15 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 27 7 8 12 25 36 14 4 5 5 14 15 13 3 3 7 11 21 -11 29
16 Zweigen Kanazawa 26 7 6 13 25 33 14 3 4 7 13 18 12 4 2 6 12 15 -8 27
17 Tochigi 27 5 11 11 24 33 13 2 5 6 11 15 14 3 6 5 13 18 -9 26
18 Matsumoto Yamaga 26 6 7 13 22 43 13 4 4 5 14 18 13 2 3 8 8 25 -21 25
19 Giravanz Kitakyushu 27 5 9 13 22 40 15 2 5 8 10 20 12 3 4 5 12 20 -18 24
20 Ehime 27 5 9 13 26 45 14 1 6 7 14 26 13 4 3 6 12 19 -19 24
21 Omiya Ardija 27 4 11 12 28 34 13 2 4 7 16 18 14 2 7 5 12 16 -6 23
22 Sagamihara 27 4 9 14 16 34 13 2 5 6 9 18 14 2 4 8 7 16 -18 21

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 Kyoto Sanga 26 17 6 3 42 18 14 8 4 2 26 15 12 9 2 1 16 3 24 57
2 Júbilo Iwata 27 17 5 5 45 30 14 10 1 3 26 18 13 7 4 2 19 12 15 56
3 Ryūkyū 27 15 6 6 44 27 14 9 2 3 22 9 13 6 4 3 22 18 17 51
4 Albirex Niigata 27 14 8 5 48 27 13 8 3 2 23 7 14 6 5 3 25 20 21 50
5 Montedio Yamagata 26 13 7 6 36 23 13 7 2 4 20 14 13 6 5 2 16 9 13 46
6 Machida Zelvia 27 13 6 8 41 26 14 6 3 5 20 13 13 7 3 3 21 13 15 45
7 Ventforet Kofu 27 12 9 6 40 28 13 7 5 1 24 12 14 5 4 5 16 16 12 45
8 V-Varen Nagasaki 26 13 5 8 33 29 12 5 4 3 17 15 14 8 1 5 16 14 4 44
9 Mito Hollyhock 27 11 4 12 35 26 14 5 3 6 16 11 13 6 1 6 19 15 9 37
10 JEF United 27 9 10 8 27 25 13 4 5 4 14 12 14 5 5 4 13 13 2 37
11 Tokyo Verdy 27 10 7 10 38 44 12 7 1 4 21 16 15 3 6 6 17 28 -6 37
12 Fagiano Okayama 27 9 7 11 22 23 13 4 1 8 9 12 14 5 6 3 13 11 -1 34
13 Blaublitz Akita 27 7 10 10 26 31 13 2 8 3 9 13 14 5 2 7 17 18 -5 31
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 26 7 8 11 20 30 13 4 4 5 10 12 13 3 4 6 10 18 -10 29
15 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 27 7 8 12 25 36 14 4 5 5 14 15 13 3 3 7 11 21 -11 29
16 Zweigen Kanazawa 26 7 6 13 25 33 14 3 4 7 13 18 12 4 2 6 12 15 -8 27
17 Tochigi 27 5 11 11 24 33 13 2 5 6 11 15 14 3 6 5 13 18 -9 26
18 Matsumoto Yamaga 26 6 7 13 22 43 13 4 4 5 14 18 13 2 3 8 8 25 -21 25
19 Giravanz Kitakyushu 27 5 9 13 22 40 15 2 5 8 10 20 12 3 4 5 12 20 -18 24
20 Ehime 27 5 9 13 26 45 14 1 6 7 14 26 13 4 3 6 12 19 -19 24
21 Omiya Ardija 27 4 11 12 28 34 13 2 4 7 16 18 14 2 7 5 12 16 -6 23
22 Sagamihara 27 4 9 14 16 34 13 2 5 6 9 18 14 2 4 8 7 16 -18 21

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