The home crowds look for a victory in this match, as the home advantage should work against a struggling visitor. Mito Hollyhock are in 9th position while the guesting Zweigen Kanazawa sweat at 19th.
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
When playing at home in the J2-League, Mito Hollyhock have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 15 games.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 248 minutes without scoring a league goal. M. Nakayama was the last player to find the net.
Hollyhock drew their last game, 0-0 away at Tochigi (placed 14th).
Before that game, the home loss against Blaublitz Akita with the scoreline 0-3.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 nine games) they have won two times, drawn three and lost four.
Hollyhock has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. From these home matches, Hollyhock have conceded only 14 goals.
Zweigen Kanazawa form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Zweigen Kanazawa so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 4-2-8 (win-draw-lose). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Zweigen Kanazawa, who have now gone twelve games without a victory. The Ehime game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
There were no winners in Zweigen Kanazawa's previous match, a J2-League home game that ended 1-1 vs Matsumoto Yamaga (placed 21st).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Renofa Yamaguchi wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.We have checked recent matches where Kanazawa have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those ten games were zero victories, zero draws and ten defeats.
The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Kanazawa have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The sides have played each other already this season, with the result Zweigen Kanazawa - Hollyhock 2-3 registered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Hollyhock victories, one draw and two Zweigen Kanazawa wins. Over/under statistics; nine of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Nakayama 9 goals |  S. Niwa 6 goals | M. Kai 5 goals |
Mito Hollyhock missing players
Zweigen Kanazawa missing players
| Mito Hollyhock | Zweigen Kanazawa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 30 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 36 | 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| 29 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 20 | 43 |
| 90% | 93% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 90% |
| 60% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 50% | 63% |
| 43% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 43% | 43% |
| 13% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 20% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 21% | 13% |
| 33% | 20% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 43% | 53% |
| 40% | 40% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 29% | 20% |
| 37% | 47% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 37% |
| 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 1 | 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.1 | 7.3 | 4.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 7.4 | 7.6 |
| 3.5 | 2.9 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 35% | 38% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 32% | 33% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kyoto Sanga | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 24 | 64 |
| 2 | Jubilo Iwata | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 21 | 63 |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 52 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 54 |
| 4 | Ventforet Kofu | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 47 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 54 |
| 5 | Machida Zelvia | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 49 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 20 | 52 |
| 6 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 52 |
| 7 | Ryukyu | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 51 |
| 8 | Montedio Yamagata | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 49 |
| 9 | Mito Hollyhock | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 41 |
| 10 | JEF United | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 40 |
| 11 | Tokyo Verdy | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 49 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 30 | -7 | 40 |
| 12 | Blaublitz Akita | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 18 | -1 | 38 |
| 13 | Fagiano Okayama | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 12 | -2 | 36 |
| 14 | Tochigi | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -7 | 33 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 32 |
| 16 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -14 | 32 |
| 17 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | -17 | 29 |
| 18 | Sagamihara | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -15 | 28 |
| 19 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -16 | 28 |
| 20 | Omiya Ardija | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -6 | 27 |
| 21 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 28 | -27 | 27 |
| 22 | Ehime | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 49 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -20 | 26 |