This could be an interesting match as Montedio Yamagata have their presumed home advantage while Albirex Niigata are ahead 4 points in the J2-League table.
It's no vacation for neither Montedio Yamagata nor Albirex Niigata as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Montedio Yamagata form and stats
7-3-5 (win-draw-lost) are the J2-League numbers at home for Montedio Yamagata so far this season. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Montedio, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Montedio Yamagata faced defeat in their previous match, away at Kyoto Sanga (0-3). Ahead of that match, Montedio won a home game hosting Tokyo Verdy (4-0).
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 Montedio have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won four, drawn four and lost one.
There will be little rest for Montedio after this match as they are travelling to JEF United for a J2-League game in only four days.
A decent goal production from Montedio in their home games so far, with 24 goals from 15 league matches. Montedio's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Albirex Niigata form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their J2-League travels is 6 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats. With three draws in a row for Albirex the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.
Albirex Niigata played 2-2 against Tokyo Verdy in their previous match. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Tokushima Vortis that ended 0-0.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Albirex Niigata in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Albirex Niigata, five draws and four defeats.
After this away game Albirex return home for a J2-League game against Giravanz Kitakyushu. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The travelling fans enjoy Albirex Niigata's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 14 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far).
Head 2 Head
Albirex Niigata - Montedio 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Montedio won two games, four matches ended with a draw and Albirex Niigata has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  S. Homma 7 goals | A. Watanabe 7 goals |  Y. Yamagishi 6 goals |
Montedio Yamagata missing players
Albirex Niigata missing players
| Montedio Yamagata | Albirex Niigata | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 30 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 39 | 24 | 5 | Scored | S | 6 | 21 | 44 |
| 31 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 34 |
| 87% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 79% | 90% |
| 60% | 60% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 57% | 67% |
| 37% | 47% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 50% | 47% |
| 27% | 40% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 29% | 30% |
| 17% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 10% |
| 43% | 40% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 50% | 60% |
| 37% | 47% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 43% | 33% |
| 33% | 27% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 29% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 349 | 184 | 65 | Total Shots | T S | 44 | 152 | 327 |
| 144 | 73 | 25 | Shots on Target | S O | 18 | 66 | 128 |
| 27% | 33% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | 34% |
- Albirex Niigata have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Montedio Yamagata have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 24 | 59 |
| 2 | Avispa Fukuoka | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 59 |
| 3 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 54 |
| 4 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 50 |
| 5 | Albirex Niigata | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 46 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 38 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 46 |
| 7 | Júbilo Iwata | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 44 |
| 8 | Kyoto Sanga | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 44 |
| 9 | Montedio Yamagata | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 42 |
| 10 | Tochigi | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 42 |
| 11 | Tokyo Verdy | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 41 |
| 12 | Fagiano Okayama | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 40 |
| 13 | Mito Hollyhock | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 39 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 23 | -2 | 39 |
| 15 | Machida Zelvia | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -3 | 36 |
| 16 | Omiya Ardija | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -10 | 36 |
| 17 | JEF United | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 15 | -3 | 35 |
| 18 | Ryūkyū | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 33 |
| 19 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -14 | 32 |
| 20 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 25 | 50 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -25 | 29 |
| 21 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 56 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 32 | -22 | 26 |
| 22 | Ehime | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 45 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -18 | 25 |