Montedio Yamagata manager T. Kiyama looking for three points in V-Varen Nagasaki showdown

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.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

For V-Varen Nagasaki most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

Montedio Yamagata form and stats

11 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Montedio Yamagata, who have the fewest conceded goals (10) at home in J2-League, have to build on here at ND Soft Stadium Yamagata in the J2-League. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Montedio Yamagata after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Montedio Yamagata lost their last game at Mito Hollyhock (placed 6th) after a 1-3 scoreline. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Ehime in a game that was won 3-0.

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 Montedio Yamagata's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played one game, won 1 match, drawn 0 and lost 0.

The Montedio Yamagata fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 19 matches. From these home matches, Montedio Yamagata have conceded only 10 goals.

V-Varen Nagasaki form and stats

Playing away, V-Varen Nagasaki have won 7 games, drawn 3 and suffered 9 defeats in the J2-League this season. It's looking increasingly bleak for V-Varen Nagasaki who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Machida Zelvia was the last time a defeat was avoided. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in V-Varen Nagasaki's last three away games as they have all been lost.

It might be tough going out on the road again for V-Varen Nagasaki, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Yokohama (placed 3rd). A loss against Zweigen Kanazawa was the result prior to that, in a home game.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and V-Varen Nagasaki playing away, we found six games. Results were 0 away wins, 2 draws and 4 home wins.

V-Varen Nagasaki find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 27 goals from 19 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, V-Varen Nagasaki have seen the ball go into their own net 26 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: V-Varen Nagasaki - Montedio Yamagata 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Montedio Yamagata 5 wins, 3 draws and V-Varen Nagasaki 2 victories. As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 7 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

H. Goya 22 goals

S. Otsuki 10 goals

T. Sakamoto 8 goals

Montedio Yamagata missing players

V-Varen Nagasaki missing players