This is it, this is J2-League and this is Mito Hollyhock - Blaublitz Akita. Get our thorough match guide!
- Blaublitz Akita have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Mito Hollyhock form and stats
5-3-6 (win-draw-lost) are the J2-League numbers at home for Mito Hollyhock so far this season.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Ayumi Niekawa not having conceded a league goal in 223 minutes.
Hollyhock enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Montedio Yamagata's place. The match ended 1-0 with M. Nakayama scoring.
Ahead of that match, Hollyhock won a home game hosting Albirex Niigata (4-0).Hollyhock are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 14 games. From these home matches, Mito Hollyhock have conceded only 11 goals.
Blaublitz Akita form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their J2-League travels is 5 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats.
Blaublitz go into this game after a win, the home game against ThespaKusatsu Gunma that ended 1-0. The end of the last match, against ThespaKusatsu Gunma, was very satisfying as R. Iio scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Ryukyu wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Blaublitz Akita have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 17 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 18 goals have been conceded by Blaublitz in these games.
Head 2 Head
Blaublitz Akita - Hollyhock 1-0 was the scoreline in these squads' latest head to head fixture, earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  M. Nakayama 9 goals | M. Kai 5 goals |  M. Ando 5 goals |
Mito Hollyhock missing players
Blaublitz Akita missing players
| Mito Hollyhock | Blaublitz Akita | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 36 | 16 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 17 | 27 |
| 26 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 31 |
| 93% | 93% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 61% | 64% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 79% | 68% |
| 43% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 29% |
| 14% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 21% | 14% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 36% | 21% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 64% | 57% |
| 39% | 43% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 21% | 29% |
| 32% | 43% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 14% | 21% |
| 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 1 | 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.3 | 7.6 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.6 | 7.3 |
| 3.6 | 3.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| 36% | 38% | 8% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 50% | 38% |
- Blaublitz Akita have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Blaublitz Akita 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 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 19 | 59 |
| 2 | Kyoto Sanga | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 21 | 57 |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 48 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 51 |
| 4 | Ryukyu | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 51 |
| 5 | Machida Zelvia | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 19 | 48 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 48 |
| 7 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 47 |
| 8 | Montedio Yamagata | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 46 |
| 9 | Mito Hollyhock | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 40 |
| 10 | JEF United | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 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 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | -4 | 34 |
| 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 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -12 | 29 |
| 16 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -12 | 27 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -9 | 26 |
| 18 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -18 | 25 |
| 19 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | -25 | 25 |
| 20 | Sagamihara | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -17 | 24 |
| 21 | Ehime | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 45 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -19 | 24 |
| 22 | Omiya Ardija | 27 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 23 |