This match features two teams living in the basement of the J2-League, Mito Hollyhock holding 16th place and Ehime lying 20th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Ehime have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Mito Hollyhock form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the J2-League this season. Mito Hollyhock have only managed 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses from their games here at K's denki Stadium Mito. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Hollyhock, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The Hollyhock fans got no joy from their last match, a J2-League game also here at K's denki Stadium Mito: A 2-3 defeat against V-Varen Nagasaki (placed 1st). In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Avispa Fukuoka.
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 Hollyhock have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eleven games) they have won three times, drawn four and lost four.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Hollyhock as they are travelling to their away game against Tokushima Vortis in the J2-League. That match is four days after this one.
The Hollyhock fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 8 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Hollyhock with 16 goals conceded in these matches.
Ehime form and stats
There's been little loot from Ehime's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the J2-League. Ehime only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
Ehime had fun at their own home (K's denki Stadium Mito) last time out, beating Omiya Ardija 2-1. S. Yokotani and S. Niwa scored. A 2-3 defeat away at Ventforet Kofu before that.
S. Yokotani came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Omiya Ardija last time out, making the manager K. Kawai feel like a tactical genius. The end of the last match, against Omiya Ardija, was very satisfying as S. Yokotani scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
We have checked recent matches where Ehime have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were three victories, two draws and three defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Ehime are hosting Machida Zelvia in the J2-League only four days away.
Ehime find the net regularly in their away games. 10 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. Ehime struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Mito Hollyhock won seven games, two matches ended with a draw and Ehime has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eightTop Goalscorers
  Y. Fujimoto 9 goals |
Mito Hollyhock missing players
Ehime missing players
| Mito Hollyhock | Ehime | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 22 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 24 | 16 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 12 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 79% |
| 71% | 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 57% |
| 57% | 62% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 21% |
| 14% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 21% |
| 64% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 64% |
| 14% | 12% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 29% | 14% |
| 21% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 6.4 | 5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| 4.8 | 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.9 | 5 |
| 0.6 | 0.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 168 | 91 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 52 | 116 |
| 73 | 38 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 19 | 43 |
| 27% | 32% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 53% | 44% |
- All of Mito Hollyhock's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Ehime has the most dropped points from leading position (16)
- Mito Hollyhock has the fewest matches under the total-line (3)
- Mito Hollyhock has the most matches over the total-line (10)
- Mito Hollyhock have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Mito Hollyhock have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Mito Hollyhock haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 |