J2-League duel: Close contest expected between Mito Hollyhock and Omiya Ardija

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Date: Sun 06.October
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: K's denki Stadium Mito (13566 seats)

Mito Hollyhock and Omiya Ardija are both riding high in the J2-League with their 6th and 2nd positions respectively. Expect a great game!

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Mito Hollyhock form and stats

Mito Hollyhock have collected 30 points from their J2-League home games so far after 8-6-2. Mito Hollyhock has recorded two wins in a row here at K's denki Stadium Mito, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

The fans are hoping that Mito Hollyhock will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the J2-League game against Albirex Niigata (placed 12th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Gifu in a game that was won 1-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Mito Hollyhock have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won 6 Drawn 4 Lost 4.

The Mito Hollyhock fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 16 league matches. Mito Hollyhock have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Omiya Ardija form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most clean sheets (9) away in J2-League, on their J2-League travels is 5 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats.

Omiya Ardija are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the J2-League against V-Varen Nagasaki (placed 11th). Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Tokyo Verdy.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Omiya Ardija in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Omiya Ardija, 1 draw and 7 defeats.

The attacking power of Omiya Ardija when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 17 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (16 so far).

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Omiya Ardija - Mito Hollyhock 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Mito Hollyhock 1 win, 1 draw and Omiya Ardija 3 victories. As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Juanma
10 goals
A. Kurokawa
7 goals
R. Simovic
7 goals

Mito Hollyhock missing players

Omiya Ardija missing players

Mito Hollyhock Omiya Ardija
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
34 16 4 Played P 5 17 34
15 8 1 Won W 0 5 16
12 6 3 Drew D 2 7 12
7 2 0 Lost L 3 5 6
43 25 5 Scored S 3 14 47
27 12 2 Conceded C 6 16 30
88% 88% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 76% 79%
59% 69% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 41% 59%
38% 44% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 24% 41%
15% 19% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 18% 21%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 15%
44% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 35% 47%
41% 38% 50% Clean Sheets C S 20% 53% 47%
26% 19% 25% Failed to Score F T 60% 35% 26%
 
5.2 5.5 4.8 Corners For (avg) C F 3.5 4.9 5.2
4.8 5.1 4.2 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.8 3.6 3.6
1.2 1 0.8 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.2 0.9
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • Mito Hollyhock have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mito Hollyhock have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

Mito Hollyhock
All Emperor Cup J2-League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
01-09-19 J2 Tochigi 0 - 3 Mito Hollyhock
08-09-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 3 - 1 Zweigen Kanazawa
14-09-19 J2 JEF United 2 - 1 Mito Hollyhock
22-09-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 1 - 0 Gifu
28-09-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 3 - 0 Mito Hollyhock
06-10-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 05:00 Omiya Ardija
12-10-19 J2 Kashiwa Reysol 06:00 Mito Hollyhock
20-10-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 05:00 Machida Zelvia
27-10-19 J2 Tokushima Vortis 05:00 Mito Hollyhock
02-11-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 06:00 Montedio Yamagata
Omiya Ardija
All Emperor Cup J2-League Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
31-08-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 1 - 0 Omiya Ardija
07-09-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 1 - 1 Machida Zelvia
15-09-19 J2 Yokohama 0 - 0 Omiya Ardija
22-09-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 2 - 0 Tokyo Verdy
28-09-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 3 - 0 V-Varen Nagasaki
06-10-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 05:00 Omiya Ardija
12-10-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 05:00 Avispa Fukuoka
19-10-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 07:00 Tokushima Vortis
27-10-19 J2 Ryukyu 04:00 Omiya Ardija
02-11-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 05:00 Kashiwa Reysol

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kashiwa Reysol 34 20 9 5 56 26 17 11 4 2 32 12 17 9 5 3 24 14 30 69
2 Omiya Ardija 34 16 12 6 47 30 17 11 5 1 33 14 17 5 7 5 14 16 17 60
3 Yokohama 34 16 10 8 54 34 16 8 4 4 31 19 18 8 6 4 23 15 20 58
4 Montedio Yamagata 34 16 10 8 44 28 17 9 3 5 18 10 17 7 7 3 26 18 16 58
5 Kyoto Sanga 34 16 10 8 48 36 17 9 6 2 27 15 17 7 4 6 21 21 12 58
6 Mito Hollyhock 34 15 12 7 43 27 16 8 6 2 25 12 18 7 6 5 18 15 16 57
7 Ventforet Kofu 34 15 9 10 50 33 17 7 4 6 20 16 17 8 5 4 30 17 17 54
8 Tokushima Vortis 34 15 9 10 47 38 17 9 5 3 29 17 17 6 4 7 18 21 9 54
9 Fagiano Okayama 34 15 9 10 42 40 18 9 5 4 22 19 16 6 4 6 20 21 2 54
10 Zweigen Kanazawa 34 12 14 8 44 34 17 6 9 2 22 14 17 6 5 6 22 20 10 50
11 V-Varen Nagasaki 34 15 5 14 47 45 17 8 2 7 21 23 17 7 3 7 26 22 2 50
12 Albirex Niigata 34 12 10 12 54 45 17 8 2 7 27 20 17 4 8 5 27 25 9 46
13 Tokyo Verdy 34 11 12 11 44 48 17 7 7 3 28 22 17 4 5 8 16 26 -4 45
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 34 11 6 17 46 58 17 6 3 8 25 27 17 5 3 9 21 31 -12 39
15 Ehime 34 11 5 18 41 48 18 7 3 8 21 20 16 4 2 10 20 28 -7 38
16 Ryūkyū 34 9 10 15 47 65 18 8 5 5 30 28 16 1 5 10 17 37 -18 37
17 JEF United 34 8 12 14 39 51 16 5 4 7 23 29 18 3 8 7 16 22 -12 36
18 Avispa Fukuoka 34 9 8 17 33 48 16 2 5 9 12 23 18 7 3 8 21 25 -15 35
19 Machida Zelvia 34 7 13 14 30 49 17 2 9 6 16 26 17 5 4 8 14 23 -19 34
20 Kagoshima United 33 9 3 21 37 61 17 7 0 10 21 27 16 2 3 11 16 34 -24 30
21 Tochigi 34 5 13 16 27 47 17 3 7 7 12 18 17 2 6 9 15 29 -20 28
22 Gifu 33 6 7 20 28 57 17 3 6 8 15 27 16 3 1 12 13 30 -29 25

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