Omiya Ardija vs Albirex Niigata match preview

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Date: Sat 16.November
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: NACK5 Stadium Omiya (15491 seats)

Omiya Ardija perform at a high level so far being 3rd in the table. Albirex Niigata can look both up and down from their 10th position.

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!

For Albirex Niigata most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Omiya Ardija form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at NACK5 Stadium Omiya as Omiya Ardija, who have the most points (44) at home in J2-League, have scored 40 goals to get 44 points from 20 games. The overall stats in the J2-League are 13-5-2 (wins-draws-losses). Omiya Ardija has recorded two wins in a row here at NACK5 Stadium Omiya, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Omiya Ardija manager T. Takagi and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Tochigi (placed 21st) in the J2-League. Before that, Omiya Ardija had a home game versus Avispa Fukuoka which ended with a victory 3-0.

Omiya Ardija can score goals in their home matches. After 20 league matches they have found the net 40 times. Omiya Ardija have only conceded 18 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Albirex Niigata form and stats

As the visiting team in J2-League matches, Albirex Niigata have produced an overall stat of 5-8-7 so far. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Albirex Niigata are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Albirex Niigata won their last game, 2-0 versus Gifu played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Tochigi wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

Albirex Niigata are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 30 times in 20 away games so far. As opposed to that, Albirex Niigata have seen the ball go into their own net 29 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Albirex Niigata - Omiya Ardija 2-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Omiya Ardija won 4 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Albirex Niigata has 4 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 6 / 4

Top Goalscorers

Albirex NiigataLeonardo
Leonardo
27 goals
Omiya ArdijaJuanma
Juanma
13 goals
Omiya ArdijaR. Simovic
R. Simovic
8 goals

Omiya Ardija missing players

Albirex Niigata missing players

Omiya Ardija Albirex Niigata
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
40 20 6 Played P 6 20 40
20 13 5 Won W 1 5 16
13 5 1 Drew D 3 8 10
7 2 0 Lost L 2 7 14
60 40 11 Scored S 4 30 68
38 18 2 Conceded C 6 29 50
80% 85% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 90% 95%
62% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 80% 82%
48% 65% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 60% 57%
25% 25% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 35% 35%
20% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 18%
50% 60% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 75% 55%
45% 40% 67% Clean Sheets C S 17% 15% 28%
25% 15% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 20% 22%
 
5 5.2 5.3 Corners For (avg) C F 5.3 4.5 4.5
3.7 3.8 5.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.8 3.8 4.8
0.9 0.8 0.8 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.5 0.9 1
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Albirex Niigata have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Omiya Ardija have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Omiya Ardija have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 Kashiwa Reysol 40 23 9 8 69 32 20 13 4 3 41 15 20 10 5 5 28 17 37 78
2 Yokohama 40 21 10 9 63 40 20 12 4 4 39 22 20 9 6 5 24 18 23 73
3 Omiya Ardija 40 20 13 7 60 38 20 13 5 2 40 18 20 7 8 5 20 20 22 73
4 Mito Hollyhock 40 18 13 9 55 36 20 10 7 3 33 17 20 8 6 6 22 19 19 67
5 Montedio Yamagata 40 19 10 11 55 36 20 11 3 6 24 13 20 8 7 5 31 23 19 67
6 Tokushima Vortis 40 19 10 11 62 44 20 11 5 4 33 20 20 8 5 7 29 24 18 67
7 Ventforet Kofu 40 18 11 11 59 39 20 8 6 6 24 18 20 10 5 5 35 21 20 65
8 Kyoto Sanga 40 18 11 11 57 43 20 10 7 3 32 18 20 8 4 8 25 25 14 65
9 Fagiano Okayama 40 18 11 11 49 45 20 11 5 4 25 20 20 7 6 7 24 25 4 65
10 Albirex Niigata 40 16 10 14 68 50 20 11 2 7 38 21 20 5 8 7 30 29 18 58
11 Zweigen Kanazawa 40 14 15 11 55 45 20 7 10 3 26 18 20 7 5 8 29 27 10 57
12 V-Varen Nagasaki 40 17 5 18 56 58 20 9 2 9 26 31 20 8 3 9 30 27 -2 56
13 Tokyo Verdy 40 13 13 14 53 56 19 8 7 4 31 25 21 5 6 10 22 31 -3 52
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 40 13 8 19 52 64 20 8 3 9 30 31 20 5 5 10 22 33 -12 47
15 Ryukyu 40 12 10 18 55 77 21 8 5 8 33 39 19 4 5 10 22 38 -22 46
16 JEF United 40 10 13 17 46 62 20 6 5 9 26 37 20 4 8 8 20 25 -16 43
17 Ehime 40 12 6 22 45 58 20 8 3 9 23 21 20 4 3 13 22 37 -13 42
18 Avispa Fukuoka 40 11 8 21 37 59 19 4 5 10 16 25 21 7 3 11 21 34 -22 41
19 Machida Zelvia 40 8 16 16 34 55 20 3 11 6 17 26 20 5 5 10 17 29 -21 40
20 Kagoshima United 40 10 7 23 39 71 20 8 2 10 22 27 20 2 5 13 17 44 -32 37
21 Tochigi 40 6 16 18 31 53 21 4 9 8 15 22 19 2 7 10 16 31 -22 34
22 Gifu 40 7 9 24 31 70 20 4 7 9 18 35 20 3 2 15 13 35 -39 30

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