Struggling Matsumoto Yamaga will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Tokushima Vortis in the upcoming league round. It’s 19th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Matsumoto Yamaga form and stats
Overall J2-League stats at home this season for Matsumoto Yamaga are 2-1-2 (wins-draw-losses).
Matsumoto manager K. Nuno and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Kyoto Sanga (placed 7th) in the J2-League. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Tokyo Verdy (0-3).
Serginho was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Kyoto Sanga after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
Matsumoto are traveling soon after this match as the J2-League match at Fagiano Okayama awaits in four days.
The Matsumoto Yamaga fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 5 matches. 5 goals have been conceded.
Tokushima Vortis form and stats
Playing away, Tokushima Vortis have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the J2-League this season.
Two travels in a row for Tokushima Vortis, whose manager R. Rodríguez Suárez could celebrate last time after the J2-League win against JEF United. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Fagiano Okayama.
Late drama in the previous game, when D. Cvetinović scored the winning goal four minutes into stoppage time to defeat JEF United.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Mito Hollyhock in just four days.
Tokushima has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 7 games. 9 goals have been conceded by Tokushima in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Matsumoto, five draws and two wins for Tokushima Vortis. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Kawata 14 goals | M. Watai 7 goals |
Matsumoto Yamaga missing players
Tokushima Vortis missing players
| Matsumoto Yamaga | Tokushima Vortis | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 7 | 12 | 24 |
| 20 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 9 | 12 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 71% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 86% | 71% |
| 50% | 20% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 43% | 43% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 29% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 14% | 7% |
| 43% | 40% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 57% | 43% |
| 21% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 29% | 43% |
| 43% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 3.5 | 5 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 4.6 | 6 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 145 | 51 | 22 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 61 | 141 |
| 48 | 15 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 23 | 52 |
| 25% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 64% | 52% | 46% |
- Matsumoto Yamaga has the fewest scored goals in the first half (2)
- Matsumoto Yamaga have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Matsumoto Yamaga haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Tokushima Vortis have scored at least twice as many goals away as Matsumoto Yamaga have scored home.
- Tokushima Vortis 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 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 2 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Tokushima Vortis | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 27 |
| 4 | Jubilo Iwata | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Albirex Niigata | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | Kyoto Sanga | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Tokyo Verdy | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| 9 | Omiya Ardija | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | JEF United | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 11 | Tochigi | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | Montedio Yamagata | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | Avispa Fukuoka | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 18 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 17 |
| 15 | Machida Zelvia | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 17 |
| 16 | Mito Hollyhock | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 16 |
| 17 | Fagiano Okayama | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 16 |
| 18 | Ryūkyū | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 14 |
| 19 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 13 |
| 20 | Ehime | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 12 |
| 21 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -16 | 12 |
| 22 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -11 | 11 |