Mito Hollyhock favourites for feisty fight facing Ryūkyū

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Date: Sun 21.July
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: K's denki Stadium Mito (13566 seats)

Mito Hollyhock perform at a high level so far being 3rd in the table. Ryūkyū can look both up and down from their 10th position.

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 Mito 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

When playing at home, Mito Hollyhock, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) in J2-League, have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 8 games. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Mito Hollyhock, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Mito Hollyhock's last game was hosting Ryūkyū and winning 3-1. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against V-Varen Nagasaki.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Mito Hollyhock's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played two games, won 2 matches, drawn 0 and lost 0.

Mito Hollyhock has scored 10 goals at home this season, in 8 matches. From these home matches, Mito Hollyhock have conceded only 5 goals.

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Ryūkyū form and stats

Ryūkyū have only collected 6 points from their away games after 1-3-5 (9 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.

Two away games in a row for Ryūkyū, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Mito Hollyhock in the J2-League. Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Fagiano Okayama.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Ryūkyū when being an outsider away as they are today, we find three matches with the visitors losing 2 times, drawing 1 and winning 0 games.

Ryūkyū have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, 9 away games. In the opposite end, Ryūkyū have conceded 14 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Mito Hollyhock - Ryūkyū 3-1. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for Mito Hollyhock, 0 draws and 2 wins for Ryūkyū. Over 2,5 goals: 2 times; under 2,5 goals: 1 game.

Top Goalscorers

K. Suzuki
14 goals
T. Shichi
5 goals
S. Uejo
5 goals

Mito Hollyhock missing players

Ryūkyū missing players

Mito Hollyhock Ryūkyū
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs top Away Total
23 11 3 Played 4 11 23
11 5 0 Won 1 1 7
9 5 3 Drew 2 3 7
3 1 0 Lost 1 7 9
29 16 2 Scored 9 13 33
16 8 2 Conceded 9 20 35
87% 82% 67% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
52% 64% 67% Over 1.5 100% 73% 83%
30% 36% 0% Over 2.5 75% 55% 52%
17% 18% 0% Over 3.5 75% 36% 30%
4% 9% 0% Over 4.5 50% 18% 13%
43% 55% 67% BTTS 100% 73% 70%
43% 36% 33% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 13%
26% 27% 33% Failed To Score 0% 27% 17%
 
5.2 5.5 5.3 Corners For (avg) 2.8 4.9 4.1
5.1 5.3 4.7 Corners Against (avg) 4 4.6 5.3
1.2 1.1 0.7 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 1.6 1
1 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Mito Hollyhock have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ryūkyū have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Ryūkyū have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Ryūkyū have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Ryūkyū haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Mito Hollyhock
All Emperor Cup J2-League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
29-06-19 J2 Kyoto Sanga 2 - 2 Mito Hollyhock
03-07-19 EC Mito Hollyhock 1 - 0 Kyoto Sanga
07-07-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 2 - 2 Mito Hollyhock
13-07-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 2 - 1 V-Varen Nagasaki
21-07-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 3 - 1 Ryūkyū
27-07-19 J2 Avispa Fukuoka 10:00 Mito Hollyhock
31-07-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 10:00 Ventforet Kofu
04-08-19 J2 Renofa Yamaguchi 10:00 Mito Hollyhock
10-08-19 J2 Yokohama 09:00 Mito Hollyhock
14-08-19 EC Urawa Reds 10:00 Mito Hollyhock
Ryūkyū
All Emperor Cup J3-League J2-League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
29-06-19 J2 V-Varen Nagasaki 3 - 2 Ryūkyū
03-07-19 EC Renofa Yamaguchi 2 - 1 Ryūkyū
06-07-19 J2 Ryūkyū 3 - 0 Tochigi
13-07-19 J2 Ryūkyū 0 - 2 Fagiano Okayama
21-07-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 3 - 1 Ryūkyū
27-07-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 10:00 Ryūkyū
31-07-19 J2 Ryūkyū 10:00 JEF United
04-08-19 J2 Kashiwa Reysol 10:00 Ryūkyū
10-08-19 J2 Ryūkyū 10:00 V-Varen Nagasaki
17-08-19 J2 Ryūkyū 10:00 Yokohama

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Montedio Yamagata 18 10 6 2 22 11 9 6 2 1 10 4 9 4 4 1 12 7 11 36
2 Omiya Ardija 18 9 7 2 24 15 9 5 3 1 15 10 9 4 4 1 9 5 9 34
3 Mito Hollyhock 18 9 6 3 19 9 8 3 4 1 10 5 10 6 2 2 9 4 10 33
4 Ventforet Kofu 18 8 6 4 26 16 9 4 2 3 12 10 9 4 4 1 14 6 10 30
5 Kyoto Sanga 18 8 6 4 25 18 9 4 3 2 10 7 9 4 3 2 15 11 7 30
6 V-Varen Nagasaki 17 8 3 6 23 18 8 3 2 3 9 9 9 5 1 3 14 9 5 27
7 Kashiwa Reysol 17 7 6 4 14 11 8 4 3 1 7 2 9 3 3 3 7 9 3 27
8 Fagiano Okayama 18 7 6 5 22 20 10 5 4 1 14 10 8 2 2 4 8 10 2 27
9 Zweigen Kanazawa 18 6 8 4 22 13 8 3 4 1 9 3 10 3 4 3 13 10 9 26
10 Ryūkyū 18 6 7 5 25 22 9 5 4 0 15 8 9 1 3 5 10 14 3 25
11 Tokushima Vortis 18 6 6 6 19 19 8 4 3 1 9 6 10 2 3 5 10 13 0 24
12 Tokyo Verdy 18 6 6 6 24 25 10 4 4 2 15 14 8 2 2 4 9 11 -1 24
13 Albirex Niigata 18 6 5 7 25 22 8 3 1 4 9 9 10 3 4 3 16 13 3 23
14 Yokohama 18 6 4 8 20 22 9 3 2 4 12 13 9 3 2 4 8 9 -2 22
15 JEF United 18 5 7 6 20 26 9 3 3 3 13 16 9 2 4 3 7 10 -6 22
16 Machida Zelvia 17 5 5 7 15 23 8 2 3 3 7 11 9 3 2 4 8 12 -8 20
17 Ehime 18 5 4 9 16 21 11 4 2 5 11 12 7 1 2 4 5 9 -5 19
18 Kagoshima United 18 5 2 11 16 22 10 4 0 6 11 15 8 1 2 5 5 7 -6 17
19 Renofa Yamaguchi 18 4 5 9 23 31 9 1 2 6 10 18 9 3 3 3 13 13 -8 17
20 Tochigi 18 3 8 7 14 22 9 1 5 3 5 8 9 2 3 4 9 14 -8 17
21 Avispa Fukuoka 17 4 4 9 15 25 8 1 2 5 3 10 9 3 2 4 12 15 -10 16
22 Gifu 18 3 3 12 14 32 10 3 2 5 11 16 8 0 1 7 3 16 -18 12

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