Match preview J2-League: Montedio Yamagata - Ventforet Kofu at ND Soft Stadium Yamagata

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Date: Sun 29.September
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: ND Soft Stadium Yamagata (20315 seats)

3rd position in the J2-League table for Montedio Yamagata so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 9th-placed Ventforet Kofu visits ND Soft Stadium Yamagata.

It's no vacation for neither Montedio Yamagata nor Ventforet Kofu 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.

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Montedio Yamagata form and stats

When playing at home in the J2-League, Montedio Yamagata, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in J2-League, have managed 9 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 16 games. Montedio Yamagata have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Ventforet Kofu in the J2-League last time out and are looking for a win here. 3-3 away at Ryūkyū before that.

Montedio Yamagata are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 16 attempts. From these home matches, Montedio Yamagata have conceded only 9 goals.

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Ventforet Kofu form and stats

As the visiting team in J2-League matches, Ventforet Kofu, who have the most scored goals (29) away in J2-League, have produced an overall stat of 7-5-4 so far. With three draws in a row for Ventforet Kofu the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.

Ventforet Kofu has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Montedio Yamagata for a J2-League game that ended a draw (0-0). Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Albirex Niigata.

Ventforet Kofu has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 29 goals from 16 games. As opposed to that, Ventforet Kofu have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Ventforet Kofu - Montedio Yamagata 2-2. Montedio Yamagata-Ventforet Kofu H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Montedio Yamagata 3 wins, Ventforet Kofu 2 wins, 5 draws. 4 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

P. Utaka
16 goals
S. Otsuki
9 goals
T. Sakamoto
7 goals

Montedio Yamagata missing players

Ventforet Kofu missing players

Montedio Yamagata Ventforet Kofu
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
16 9 3 Won W 1 7 14
11 4 1 Drew D 2 6 10
7 4 1 Lost L 2 4 10
44 18 5 Scored S 7 29 49
27 9 2 Conceded C 8 17 33
82% 82% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 88% 94%
53% 41% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 71% 71%
35% 24% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 35% 35%
21% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 24% 15%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 24% 12%
35% 29% 20% BTTS BTTS 60% 47% 47%
50% 53% 60% Clean Sheets C S 40% 41% 38%
32% 35% 40% Failed to Score F T 20% 24% 21%
 
4.5 4.8 4.2 Corners For (avg) C F 4.4 4.8 5.3
4.5 3.9 4 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.8 4.2 3.9
1.1 1.1 0.6 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.2 0.9
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1

Montedio Yamagata
All Emperor Cup J2-League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
31-08-19 J2 Montedio Yamagata 0 - 0 Yokohama
07-09-19 J2 Kashiwa Reysol 3 - 4 Montedio Yamagata
15-09-19 J2 Kagoshima United 0 - 3 Montedio Yamagata
23-09-19 J2 Ryūkyū 3 - 3 Montedio Yamagata
29-09-19 J2 Montedio Yamagata 05:00 Ventforet Kofu
06-10-19 J2 JEF United 06:00 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
Ventforet Kofu
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup J2-League J-League
All Home Away
07-09-19 J2 Yokohama 3 - 2 Ventforet Kofu
14-09-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 1 - 1 Kashiwa Reysol
18-09-19 EC Ventforet Kofu 1 - 1 Hosei University
21-09-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 1 - 1 Albirex Niigata
29-09-19 J2 Montedio Yamagata 05:00 Ventforet Kofu
06-10-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 05:00 Ventforet Kofu
13-10-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 07:00 Tochigi
19-10-19 J2 Tokyo Verdy 06:00 Ventforet Kofu
23-10-19 EC V-Varen Nagasaki 10:00 Ventforet Kofu
27-10-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 05:00 Kagoshima United

  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 34 20 9 5 56 26 17 11 4 2 32 12 17 9 5 3 24 14 30 69
2 Omiya Ardija 34 16 12 6 47 30 17 11 5 1 33 14 17 5 7 5 14 16 17 60
3 Montedio Yamagata 33 16 10 7 44 27 16 9 3 4 18 9 17 7 7 3 26 18 17 58
4 Kyoto Sanga 34 16 10 8 48 36 17 9 6 2 27 15 17 7 4 6 21 21 12 58
5 Yokohama 33 16 9 8 53 33 16 8 4 4 31 19 17 8 5 4 22 14 20 57
6 Mito Hollyhock 34 15 12 7 43 27 16 8 6 2 25 12 18 7 6 5 18 15 16 57
7 Tokushima Vortis 34 15 9 10 47 38 17 9 5 3 29 17 17 6 4 7 18 21 9 54
8 Fagiano Okayama 33 15 8 10 42 40 17 9 4 4 22 19 16 6 4 6 20 21 2 53
9 Ventforet Kofu 33 14 9 10 49 33 17 7 4 6 20 16 16 7 5 4 29 17 16 51
10 Zweigen Kanazawa 34 12 14 8 44 34 17 6 9 2 22 14 17 6 5 6 22 20 10 50
11 V-Varen Nagasaki 34 15 5 14 47 45 17 8 2 7 21 23 17 7 3 7 26 22 2 50
12 Albirex Niigata 34 12 10 12 54 45 17 8 2 7 27 20 17 4 8 5 27 25 9 46
13 Tokyo Verdy 34 11 12 11 44 48 17 7 7 3 28 22 17 4 5 8 16 26 -4 45
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 34 11 6 17 46 58 17 6 3 8 25 27 17 5 3 9 21 31 -12 39
15 Ehime 34 11 5 18 41 48 18 7 3 8 21 20 16 4 2 10 20 28 -7 38
16 Ryūkyū 33 9 9 15 47 65 18 8 5 5 30 28 15 1 4 10 17 37 -18 36
17 JEF United 33 8 11 14 39 51 16 5 4 7 23 29 17 3 7 7 16 22 -12 35
18 Avispa Fukuoka 34 9 8 17 33 48 16 2 5 9 12 23 18 7 3 8 21 25 -15 35
19 Machida Zelvia 33 7 12 14 30 49 16 2 8 6 16 26 17 5 4 8 14 23 -19 33
20 Kagoshima United 33 9 3 21 37 61 17 7 0 10 21 27 16 2 3 11 16 34 -24 30
21 Tochigi 34 5 13 16 27 47 17 3 7 7 12 18 17 2 6 9 15 29 -20 28
22 Gifu 32 6 6 20 27 56 16 3 5 8 14 26 16 3 1 12 13 30 -29 24

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