Home advantage could prove decisive in Montedio Yamagata - Mito Hollyhock battle

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sat 04.September
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: ND Soft Stadium Yamagata (20784 seats)

J2-League: Montedio Yamagata welcome Mito Hollyhock in what promises to be an exciting football game. Here's everything you need to know!

Insights:
  • Montedio Yamagata have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mito Hollyhock have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Montedio Yamagata form and stats

The story so far in the J2-League for Montedio Yamagata at their home stadium (ND Soft Stadium Yamagata) is 7 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

The fans are hoping that Montedio will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the J2-League game against Renofa Yamaguchi (placed 14th).

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Ryūkyū.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Montedio handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, zero draws and eight defeats.

A decent goal production from Montedio in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 13 league matches. Montedio have conceded 14 in these home matches.

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Mito Hollyhock form and stats

6-1-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Mito Hollyhock in their J2-League matches away. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Mito Hollyhock, as they have won on their previous two travels.

M. Ando, M. Nakayama (2) and S. Fujio scored in Hollyhock's previous match, the home game against Albirex Niigata that ended 4-0. As mentioned above, Mito Hollyhock was the only team on the pitch versus Albirex Niigata in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Kyoto Sanga.

Mito Hollyhock are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, one draw and three defeats. From a total of five matches.

Hollyhock find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. 15 goals have been conceded by Mito Hollyhock in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent archived history involving both these teams is the Mito Hollyhock - Montedio 0-1 played not long ago this season. Numbers for the former ten meetings between these two crews are: three wins for Montedio, three draws and four wins for Mito Hollyhock. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.

Top Goalscorers

Mito HollyhockM. Nakayama
M. Nakayama
8 goals
MontedioT. Kato
T. Kato
6 goals
Montedio YamagataM. Hayashi
M. Hayashi
5 goals

Montedio Yamagata missing players

Mito Hollyhock missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Montedio Yamagata Mito Hollyhock
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 5 13 27
13 7 2 Won W 1 6 11
7 2 0 Drew D 1 1 4
6 4 2 Lost L 3 6 12
36 20 6 Scored S 4 19 35
23 14 5 Conceded C 6 15 26
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 92% 93%
69% 69% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 62% 63%
38% 46% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 62% 44%
23% 38% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 23% 15%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 23% 11%
50% 46% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 54% 37%
38% 38% 25% Clean Sheets C S 40% 31% 37%
19% 15% 25% Failed to Score F T 40% 23% 33%
 
5.4 6.3 7.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6.6 5.8 5.2
5 4.5 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 5.2 4.7
0.5 0.5 0.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.9 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.3 11.2 11 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 10.5 9.1
4.3 5 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 4 3.5
32% 31% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 37% 37%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Mito Hollyhock have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Montedio Yamagata have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Montedio Yamagata haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 26 17 6 3 42 18 14 8 4 2 26 15 12 9 2 1 16 3 24 57
2 Júbilo Iwata 27 17 5 5 45 30 14 10 1 3 26 18 13 7 4 2 19 12 15 56
3 Ryūkyū 27 15 6 6 44 27 14 9 2 3 22 9 13 6 4 3 22 18 17 51
4 Albirex Niigata 27 14 8 5 48 27 13 8 3 2 23 7 14 6 5 3 25 20 21 50
5 Montedio Yamagata 26 13 7 6 36 23 13 7 2 4 20 14 13 6 5 2 16 9 13 46
6 Machida Zelvia 27 13 6 8 41 26 14 6 3 5 20 13 13 7 3 3 21 13 15 45
7 Ventforet Kofu 27 12 9 6 40 28 13 7 5 1 24 12 14 5 4 5 16 16 12 45
8 V-Varen Nagasaki 26 13 5 8 33 29 12 5 4 3 17 15 14 8 1 5 16 14 4 44
9 Mito Hollyhock 27 11 4 12 35 26 14 5 3 6 16 11 13 6 1 6 19 15 9 37
10 JEF United 27 9 10 8 27 25 13 4 5 4 14 12 14 5 5 4 13 13 2 37
11 Tokyo Verdy 27 10 7 10 38 44 12 7 1 4 21 16 15 3 6 6 17 28 -6 37
12 Fagiano Okayama 27 9 7 11 22 23 13 4 1 8 9 12 14 5 6 3 13 11 -1 34
13 Blaublitz Akita 27 7 10 10 26 31 13 2 8 3 9 13 14 5 2 7 17 18 -5 31
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 26 7 8 11 20 30 13 4 4 5 10 12 13 3 4 6 10 18 -10 29
15 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 27 7 8 12 25 36 14 4 5 5 14 15 13 3 3 7 11 21 -11 29
16 Zweigen Kanazawa 26 7 6 13 25 33 14 3 4 7 13 18 12 4 2 6 12 15 -8 27
17 Tochigi 27 5 11 11 24 33 13 2 5 6 11 15 14 3 6 5 13 18 -9 26
18 Matsumoto Yamaga 26 6 7 13 22 43 13 4 4 5 14 18 13 2 3 8 8 25 -21 25
19 Giravanz Kitakyushu 27 5 9 13 22 40 15 2 5 8 10 20 12 3 4 5 12 20 -18 24
20 Ehime 27 5 9 13 26 45 14 1 6 7 14 26 13 4 3 6 12 19 -19 24
21 Omiya Ardija 27 4 11 12 28 34 13 2 4 7 16 18 14 2 7 5 12 16 -6 23
22 Sagamihara 27 4 9 14 16 34 13 2 5 6 9 18 14 2 4 8 7 16 -18 21

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 Kyoto Sanga 26 17 6 3 42 18 14 8 4 2 26 15 12 9 2 1 16 3 24 57
2 Júbilo Iwata 27 17 5 5 45 30 14 10 1 3 26 18 13 7 4 2 19 12 15 56
3 Ryūkyū 27 15 6 6 44 27 14 9 2 3 22 9 13 6 4 3 22 18 17 51
4 Albirex Niigata 27 14 8 5 48 27 13 8 3 2 23 7 14 6 5 3 25 20 21 50
5 Montedio Yamagata 26 13 7 6 36 23 13 7 2 4 20 14 13 6 5 2 16 9 13 46
6 Machida Zelvia 27 13 6 8 41 26 14 6 3 5 20 13 13 7 3 3 21 13 15 45
7 Ventforet Kofu 27 12 9 6 40 28 13 7 5 1 24 12 14 5 4 5 16 16 12 45
8 V-Varen Nagasaki 26 13 5 8 33 29 12 5 4 3 17 15 14 8 1 5 16 14 4 44
9 Mito Hollyhock 27 11 4 12 35 26 14 5 3 6 16 11 13 6 1 6 19 15 9 37
10 JEF United 27 9 10 8 27 25 13 4 5 4 14 12 14 5 5 4 13 13 2 37
11 Tokyo Verdy 27 10 7 10 38 44 12 7 1 4 21 16 15 3 6 6 17 28 -6 37
12 Fagiano Okayama 27 9 7 11 22 23 13 4 1 8 9 12 14 5 6 3 13 11 -1 34
13 Blaublitz Akita 27 7 10 10 26 31 13 2 8 3 9 13 14 5 2 7 17 18 -5 31
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 26 7 8 11 20 30 13 4 4 5 10 12 13 3 4 6 10 18 -10 29
15 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 27 7 8 12 25 36 14 4 5 5 14 15 13 3 3 7 11 21 -11 29
16 Zweigen Kanazawa 26 7 6 13 25 33 14 3 4 7 13 18 12 4 2 6 12 15 -8 27
17 Tochigi 27 5 11 11 24 33 13 2 5 6 11 15 14 3 6 5 13 18 -9 26
18 Matsumoto Yamaga 26 6 7 13 22 43 13 4 4 5 14 18 13 2 3 8 8 25 -21 25
19 Giravanz Kitakyushu 27 5 9 13 22 40 15 2 5 8 10 20 12 3 4 5 12 20 -18 24
20 Ehime 27 5 9 13 26 45 14 1 6 7 14 26 13 4 3 6 12 19 -19 24
21 Omiya Ardija 27 4 11 12 28 34 13 2 4 7 16 18 14 2 7 5 12 16 -6 23
22 Sagamihara 27 4 9 14 16 34 13 2 5 6 9 18 14 2 4 8 7 16 -18 21

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