J2-League match preview: Montedio Yamagata versus Gifu

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Date: Sun 13.October
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: ND Soft Stadium Yamagata (20315 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Montedio Yamagata leading Gifu by 35 points.

Montedio Yamagata and Gifu should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Montedio Yamagata form and stats

Overall J2-League stats at home this season for Montedio Yamagata, who have the fewest conceded goals (10) at home in J2-League, are 9-3-5 (wins-draw-losses).

A good away victory last time out for Montedio Yamagata, who won 4-1 against JEF United (placed 17th). Preceding that match was a defeat to Ventforet Kofu (0-1).

Montedio Yamagata has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. Montedio Yamagata have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Gifu form and stats

Gifu, who have the fewest clean sheets (4) in J2-League, have only collected 10 points from their away games in the J2-League, after 3-1-12 (16 played). Gifu has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

There were no winners in Gifu's previous match, a J2-League home game that ended 1-1 vs Renofa Yamaguchi (placed 14th). Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Yokohama.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Gifu have conceded 30 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Gifu - Montedio Yamagata 2-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 5 - 3 - 2 (Montedio Yamagata wins - draws - Gifu wins). As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 7 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

S. Otsuki
10 goals
T. Sakamoto
7 goals
Jefferson Baiano
7 goals

Montedio Yamagata missing players

Gifu missing players

Montedio Yamagata Gifu
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 6 16 34
17 9 3 Won W 0 3 6
10 3 1 Drew D 0 1 8
8 5 1 Lost L 6 12 20
48 18 8 Scored S 2 13 29
29 10 4 Conceded C 10 30 58
86% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
54% 41% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 81% 79%
37% 24% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 50%
23% 12% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 26%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
37% 29% 60% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 53%
46% 47% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 12%
31% 35% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 50% 44%
 
4.5 4.8 5.4 Corners For (avg) C F 4.3 3.8 3.8
4.4 3.9 2.4 Corners Against (avg) C A 7.3 7 6.4
1.1 1.1 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.1 1.1
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
Key stats This season:
  • Gifu have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Gifu have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Gifu haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Montedio Yamagata
All Emperor Cup J2-League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
07-09-19 J2 Kashiwa Reysol 3 - 4 Montedio Yamagata
15-09-19 J2 Kagoshima United 0 - 3 Montedio Yamagata
23-09-19 J2 Ryukyu 3 - 3 Montedio Yamagata
29-09-19 J2 Montedio Yamagata 0 - 1 Ventforet Kofu
06-10-19 J2 JEF United 1 - 4 Montedio Yamagata
13-10-19 J2 Montedio Yamagata 05:00 Gifu
20-10-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 05:00 Montedio Yamagata
27-10-19 J2 Montedio Yamagata 04:00 Ehime
02-11-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 06:00 Montedio Yamagata
10-11-19 J2 Montedio Yamagata 05:00 V-Varen Nagasaki
Gifu
All Emperor Cup J2-League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
07-09-19 J2 Gifu 0 - 0 Tochigi
14-09-19 J2 Fagiano Okayama 2 - 0 Gifu
22-09-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 1 - 0 Gifu
29-09-19 J2 Gifu 1 - 1 Yokohama
06-10-19 J2 Gifu 1 - 1 Renofa Yamaguchi
13-10-19 J2 Montedio Yamagata 05:00 Gifu
20-10-19 J2 Gifu 05:00 Ehime
27-10-19 J2 Machida Zelvia 06:00 Gifu
30-10-19 J2 Kagoshima United 10:00 Gifu
02-11-19 J2 Gifu 05:00 Tokushima Vortis

  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 35 20 9 6 56 27 17 11 4 2 32 12 18 9 5 4 24 15 29 69
2 Omiya Ardija 35 17 12 6 50 32 17 11 5 1 33 14 18 6 7 5 17 18 18 63
3 Yokohama 35 17 10 8 55 34 17 9 4 4 32 19 18 8 6 4 23 15 21 61
4 Montedio Yamagata 35 17 10 8 48 29 17 9 3 5 18 10 18 8 7 3 30 19 19 61
5 Kyoto Sanga 35 16 11 8 50 38 18 9 7 2 29 17 17 7 4 6 21 21 12 59
6 Ventforet Kofu 35 16 9 10 53 35 17 7 4 6 20 16 18 9 5 4 33 19 18 57
7 Mito Hollyhock 35 15 12 8 45 30 17 8 6 3 27 15 18 7 6 5 18 15 15 57
8 Fagiano Okayama 35 16 9 10 44 41 18 9 5 4 22 19 17 7 4 6 22 22 3 57
9 Tokushima Vortis 35 15 10 10 48 39 17 9 5 3 29 17 18 6 5 7 19 22 9 55
10 V-Varen Nagasaki 35 16 5 14 50 47 18 9 2 7 24 25 17 7 3 7 26 22 3 53
11 Zweigen Kanazawa 35 12 14 9 46 37 18 6 9 3 24 17 17 6 5 6 22 20 9 50
12 Albirex Niigata 35 13 10 12 60 45 18 9 2 7 33 20 17 4 8 5 27 25 15 49
13 Tokyo Verdy 35 11 12 12 45 50 18 7 7 4 29 24 17 4 5 8 16 26 -5 45
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 35 11 7 17 47 59 17 6 3 8 25 27 18 5 4 9 22 32 -12 40
15 Ryūkyū 35 10 10 15 48 65 18 8 5 5 30 28 17 2 5 10 18 37 -17 40
16 Ehime 35 11 6 18 43 50 18 7 3 8 21 20 17 4 3 10 22 30 -7 39
17 JEF United 35 8 12 15 40 55 17 5 4 8 24 33 18 3 8 7 16 22 -15 36
18 Avispa Fukuoka 35 9 8 18 33 49 17 2 5 10 12 24 18 7 3 8 21 25 -16 35
19 Machida Zelvia 35 7 13 15 32 52 17 2 9 6 16 26 18 5 4 9 16 26 -20 34
20 Kagoshima United 34 9 3 22 37 67 17 7 0 10 21 27 17 2 3 12 16 40 -30 30
21 Tochigi 35 5 14 16 28 48 18 3 8 7 13 19 17 2 6 9 15 29 -20 29
22 Gifu 34 6 8 20 29 58 18 3 7 8 16 28 16 3 1 12 13 30 -29 26

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