Mito Hollyhock fights Ryūkyū in J2-League battle

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Wed 16.December
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: K's denki Stadium Mito (10152 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Mito Hollyhock are in the 10th position while the guesting Ryūkyū worry at 17th.

Insights:
  • Mito Hollyhock has the most scored goals (67) in J2-League
  • Ryūkyū have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Hollyhock and Ryūkyū.

It's quite the trip for Ryūkyū when visiting Mito Hollyhock as the cities are 2200 kilometers apart.

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Mito Hollyhock form and stats

7 victories, 6 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Mito Hollyhock, who have the most scored goals (67) in J2-League, have to build on here at K's denki Stadium Mito in the J2-League. Hollyhock has recorded two wins in a row here at K's denki Stadium Mito, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

No payout for Mito Hollyhock in their previous match, an away game at Machida Zelvia that ended in defeat 0-1. Ahead of that match, Hollyhock won a home game hosting Tokushima Vortis (1-0).

Hollyhock are traveling soon after this match as the J2-League match at Tokyo Verdy awaits in four days.

A decent goal production from Hollyhock in their home games so far, with 31 goals from 20 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 30 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Ryūkyū form and stats

Ryūkyū have only collected 20 points from their away games in the J2-League, after 6-2-12 (20 played).

Ryūkyū had fun at their own home (K's denki Stadium Mito) last time out, beating Ehime 6-0. Koya Kazama (3), Y. Koizumi, R. Ikeda and K. Numata scored. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Fagiano Okayama.

As mentioned above, Ryūkyū was the only team on the pitch versus Ehime in their previous game, winning 6-0. This could be a tougher task. Koya Kazama certainly enjoyed Ryūkyū's last game versus Ehime, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 6-0 victory.

A new game in only four days for Ryūkyū, the J2-League home match versus Machida Zelvia. Busy days.

The visiting Ryūkyū have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 22 goals from 20 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Ryūkyū's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 35 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Ryūkyū - Mito Hollyhock 3-2 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Hollyhock one win, zero draws and Ryūkyū three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Mito HollyhockK. Yamaguchi
K. Yamaguchi
15 goals
Mito HollyhockM. Nakayama
M. Nakayama
14 goals
RyūkyūT. Abe
T. Abe
13 goals

Mito Hollyhock missing players

Ryūkyū missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Mito Hollyhock Ryūkyū
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
40 20 7 Played P 6 20 40
15 7 4 Won W 2 6 13
10 6 2 Drew D 0 2 8
15 7 1 Lost L 4 12 19
67 31 15 Scored S 8 22 56
60 30 7 Conceded C 10 35 60
92% 90% 71% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 80% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 65% 72%
70% 70% 71% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 55% 52%
48% 45% 57% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 30% 35%
20% 15% 29% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 20% 20%
68% 65% 57% BTTS BTTS 33% 45% 50%
18% 20% 43% Clean Sheets C S 17% 20% 22%
22% 25% 29% Failed to Score F T 50% 35% 28%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1 1.1 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.1 1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.7 10.6 13.9 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 10.2 10.3
4.8 4.5 5.9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.5 3.9
35% 34% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 32% 36%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Mito Hollyhock has the fewest matches under the total-line (11) in J2-League
  • Mito Hollyhock has the most dropped points from leading position (27) in J2-League
  • Mito Hollyhock has the most matches over the total-line (28) in J2-League
  • Mito Hollyhock has the most scored goals (67) in J2-League
  • Ryūkyū have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Ryūkyū 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 Tokushima Vortis 40 24 9 7 66 32 20 10 7 3 32 11 20 14 2 4 34 21 34 81
2 Avispa Fukuoka 40 23 9 8 48 29 20 11 4 5 25 16 20 12 5 3 23 13 19 78
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 40 22 10 8 62 37 19 13 3 3 33 13 21 9 7 5 29 24 25 76
4 Ventforet Kofu 40 16 16 8 49 38 20 10 7 3 25 17 20 6 9 5 24 21 11 64
5 Giravanz Kitakyushu 40 18 8 14 56 49 20 11 4 5 28 19 20 7 4 9 28 30 7 62
6 Montedio Yamagata 40 16 11 13 57 40 21 11 3 7 36 22 19 5 8 6 21 18 17 59
7 Kyoto Sanga 40 16 10 14 46 43 19 12 3 4 32 19 21 4 7 10 14 24 3 58
8 Júbilo Iwata 40 14 15 11 53 44 20 10 6 4 35 19 20 4 9 7 18 25 9 57
9 Albirex Niigata 40 14 15 11 54 51 21 6 8 7 27 30 19 8 7 4 27 21 3 57
10 Mito Hollyhock 40 15 10 15 67 60 20 7 6 7 31 30 20 8 4 8 36 30 7 55
11 Tochigi 40 14 13 13 39 37 19 6 7 6 19 16 21 8 6 7 20 21 2 55
12 Tokyo Verdy 40 13 14 13 47 46 20 6 8 6 23 20 20 7 6 7 24 26 1 53
13 JEF United 40 14 8 18 45 49 20 5 4 11 20 30 20 9 4 7 25 19 -4 50
14 Matsumoto Yamaga 40 12 14 14 41 51 19 6 7 6 21 25 21 6 7 8 20 26 -10 50
15 Omiya Ardija 40 13 11 16 40 50 20 7 8 5 21 21 20 6 3 11 19 29 -10 50
16 Zweigen Kanazawa 40 12 12 16 55 63 21 6 7 8 27 31 19 6 5 8 28 32 -8 48
17 Ryūkyū 40 13 8 19 56 60 20 7 6 7 34 25 20 6 2 12 22 35 -4 47
18 Fagiano Okayama 40 11 14 15 37 47 21 8 6 7 25 24 19 3 8 8 12 23 -10 47
19 Machida Zelvia 40 11 13 16 38 49 21 7 9 5 23 19 19 4 4 11 15 30 -11 46
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 40 13 4 23 37 62 20 5 1 14 15 36 20 8 3 9 22 26 -25 43
21 Ehime 40 8 10 22 38 64 20 3 4 13 14 30 20 5 6 9 24 34 -26 34
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 40 8 6 26 42 72 19 6 2 11 23 31 21 2 4 15 19 41 -30 30

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 Tokushima Vortis 40 24 9 7 66 32 20 10 7 3 32 11 20 14 2 4 34 21 34 81
2 Avispa Fukuoka 40 23 9 8 48 29 20 11 4 5 25 16 20 12 5 3 23 13 19 78
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 40 22 10 8 62 37 19 13 3 3 33 13 21 9 7 5 29 24 25 76
4 Ventforet Kofu 40 16 16 8 49 38 20 10 7 3 25 17 20 6 9 5 24 21 11 64
5 Giravanz Kitakyushu 40 18 8 14 56 49 20 11 4 5 28 19 20 7 4 9 28 30 7 62
6 Montedio Yamagata 40 16 11 13 57 40 21 11 3 7 36 22 19 5 8 6 21 18 17 59
7 Kyoto Sanga 40 16 10 14 46 43 19 12 3 4 32 19 21 4 7 10 14 24 3 58
8 Júbilo Iwata 40 14 15 11 53 44 20 10 6 4 35 19 20 4 9 7 18 25 9 57
9 Albirex Niigata 40 14 15 11 54 51 21 6 8 7 27 30 19 8 7 4 27 21 3 57
10 Mito Hollyhock 40 15 10 15 67 60 20 7 6 7 31 30 20 8 4 8 36 30 7 55
11 Tochigi 40 14 13 13 39 37 19 6 7 6 19 16 21 8 6 7 20 21 2 55
12 Tokyo Verdy 40 13 14 13 47 46 20 6 8 6 23 20 20 7 6 7 24 26 1 53
13 JEF United 40 14 8 18 45 49 20 5 4 11 20 30 20 9 4 7 25 19 -4 50
14 Matsumoto Yamaga 40 12 14 14 41 51 19 6 7 6 21 25 21 6 7 8 20 26 -10 50
15 Omiya Ardija 40 13 11 16 40 50 20 7 8 5 21 21 20 6 3 11 19 29 -10 50
16 Zweigen Kanazawa 40 12 12 16 55 63 21 6 7 8 27 31 19 6 5 8 28 32 -8 48
17 Ryūkyū 40 13 8 19 56 60 20 7 6 7 34 25 20 6 2 12 22 35 -4 47
18 Fagiano Okayama 40 11 14 15 37 47 21 8 6 7 25 24 19 3 8 8 12 23 -10 47
19 Machida Zelvia 40 11 13 16 38 49 21 7 9 5 23 19 19 4 4 11 15 30 -11 46
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 40 13 4 23 37 62 20 5 1 14 15 36 20 8 3 9 22 26 -25 43
21 Ehime 40 8 10 22 38 64 20 3 4 13 14 30 20 5 6 9 24 34 -26 34
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 40 8 6 26 42 72 19 6 2 11 23 31 21 2 4 15 19 41 -30 30

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