Delightful dogfight as daring Omiya Ardija duels with determined Ehime

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Wed 02.December
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya (15491 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Omiya Ardija are in the 13th position while the guesting Ehime worry at 21st.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Ardija and Ehime.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Omiya Ardija form and stats

Omiya Ardija have collected 25 points from their J2-League home games so far after 6-7-5.

Omiya Ardija are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Avispa Fukuoka. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting ThespaKusatsu Gunma.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Ardija handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, three draws and two defeats.

The manager T. Takagi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Júbilo Iwata in only four days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Omiya Ardija here at NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (15 from 18 games). Ardija have only conceded 17 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Ehime form and stats

5-5-8 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Ehime in their J2-League matches away.

Ehime had fun at their own home (NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya) last time out, beating Mito Hollyhock 2-1. T. Kawamura and S. Niwa scored. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Albirex Niigata at their stadium, the result 3-0.

Ehime are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, two draws and two defeats. From a total of seven matches.

After this away game Ehime return home for a J2-League game against Kyoto Sanga. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The visiting Ehime have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 21 goals from 18 games. As opposed to that, Ehime have seen the ball go into their own net 25 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Ehime - Ardija 2-1. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: five - one - three (Ardija wins - draws - Ehime wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

EhimeK. Arita
K. Arita
6 goals
EhimeS. Niwa
S. Niwa
6 goals
EhimeT. Kawamura
T. Kawamura
5 goals

Omiya Ardija missing players

Ehime missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Omiya Ardija Ehime
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 36
12 6 3 Won W 1 5 8
10 7 2 Drew D 3 5 9
15 5 1 Lost L 2 8 19
34 15 5 Scored S 4 21 35
44 17 4 Conceded C 7 25 52
86% 78% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 89% 86%
54% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 72% 64%
41% 33% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 44% 44%
16% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 22% 19%
11% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 17% 17%
46% 39% 17% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 50%
32% 50% 67% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 25%
35% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 28% 39%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.7 0.6 0.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.3 0.7 0.9
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.4 9.6 9.7 Shots (avg) S ( 6.2 6.3 7.3
3.1 2.7 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.5 2.9
29% 31% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 47% 33%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Tokushima Vortis 37 23 8 6 62 30 18 9 6 3 28 10 19 14 2 3 34 20 32 77
2 Avispa Fukuoka 37 22 7 8 43 26 18 10 3 5 21 14 19 12 4 3 22 12 17 73
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 37 20 10 7 58 35 18 12 3 3 32 13 19 8 7 4 26 22 23 70
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 37 17 8 12 52 41 19 10 4 5 26 19 18 7 4 7 26 22 11 59
5 Ventforet Kofu 36 14 16 6 45 36 19 10 7 2 25 16 17 4 9 4 20 20 9 58
6 Albirex Niigata 37 14 14 9 50 44 19 6 7 6 24 26 18 8 7 3 26 18 6 56
7 Júbilo Iwata 37 13 15 9 50 40 19 9 6 4 33 19 18 4 9 5 17 21 10 54
8 Montedio Yamagata 37 14 11 12 52 37 19 9 3 7 31 20 18 5 8 5 21 17 15 53
9 Tokyo Verdy 37 13 13 11 46 42 18 6 7 5 22 17 19 7 6 6 24 25 4 52
10 Kyoto Sanga 37 14 10 13 43 40 18 11 3 4 30 18 19 3 7 9 13 22 3 52
11 Tochigi 37 14 10 13 34 32 18 6 6 6 17 14 19 8 4 7 17 18 2 52
12 Mito Hollyhock 37 13 10 14 64 58 18 5 6 7 28 29 19 8 4 7 36 29 6 49
13 Omiya Ardija 37 12 10 15 34 44 18 6 7 5 15 17 19 6 3 10 19 27 -10 46
14 JEF United 37 13 6 18 43 48 19 4 4 11 19 30 18 9 2 7 24 18 -5 45
15 Fagiano Okayama 37 11 12 14 35 43 20 8 5 7 24 23 17 3 7 7 11 20 -8 45
16 Matsumoto Yamaga 37 10 14 13 37 49 18 5 7 6 18 24 19 5 7 7 19 25 -12 44
17 Ryūkyū 37 12 7 18 49 57 17 6 5 6 27 22 20 6 2 12 22 35 -8 43
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 37 11 10 16 50 60 20 6 6 8 26 30 17 5 4 8 24 30 -10 43
19 Machida Zelvia 37 9 13 15 34 46 19 5 9 5 21 19 18 4 4 10 13 27 -12 40
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 37 11 3 23 32 59 19 4 1 14 14 36 18 7 2 9 18 23 -27 36
21 Ehime 36 8 9 19 35 52 18 3 4 11 14 27 18 5 5 8 21 25 -17 33
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 37 7 6 24 37 66 17 5 2 10 19 28 20 2 4 14 18 38 -29 27

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 Tokushima Vortis 37 23 8 6 62 30 18 9 6 3 28 10 19 14 2 3 34 20 32 77
2 Avispa Fukuoka 37 22 7 8 43 26 18 10 3 5 21 14 19 12 4 3 22 12 17 73
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 37 20 10 7 58 35 18 12 3 3 32 13 19 8 7 4 26 22 23 70
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 37 17 8 12 52 41 19 10 4 5 26 19 18 7 4 7 26 22 11 59
5 Ventforet Kofu 36 14 16 6 45 36 19 10 7 2 25 16 17 4 9 4 20 20 9 58
6 Albirex Niigata 37 14 14 9 50 44 19 6 7 6 24 26 18 8 7 3 26 18 6 56
7 Júbilo Iwata 37 13 15 9 50 40 19 9 6 4 33 19 18 4 9 5 17 21 10 54
8 Montedio Yamagata 37 14 11 12 52 37 19 9 3 7 31 20 18 5 8 5 21 17 15 53
9 Tokyo Verdy 37 13 13 11 46 42 18 6 7 5 22 17 19 7 6 6 24 25 4 52
10 Kyoto Sanga 37 14 10 13 43 40 18 11 3 4 30 18 19 3 7 9 13 22 3 52
11 Tochigi 37 14 10 13 34 32 18 6 6 6 17 14 19 8 4 7 17 18 2 52
12 Mito Hollyhock 37 13 10 14 64 58 18 5 6 7 28 29 19 8 4 7 36 29 6 49
13 Omiya Ardija 37 12 10 15 34 44 18 6 7 5 15 17 19 6 3 10 19 27 -10 46
14 JEF United 37 13 6 18 43 48 19 4 4 11 19 30 18 9 2 7 24 18 -5 45
15 Fagiano Okayama 37 11 12 14 35 43 20 8 5 7 24 23 17 3 7 7 11 20 -8 45
16 Matsumoto Yamaga 37 10 14 13 37 49 18 5 7 6 18 24 19 5 7 7 19 25 -12 44
17 Ryūkyū 37 12 7 18 49 57 17 6 5 6 27 22 20 6 2 12 22 35 -8 43
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 37 11 10 16 50 60 20 6 6 8 26 30 17 5 4 8 24 30 -10 43
19 Machida Zelvia 37 9 13 15 34 46 19 5 9 5 21 19 18 4 4 10 13 27 -12 40
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 37 11 3 23 32 59 19 4 1 14 14 36 18 7 2 9 18 23 -27 36
21 Ehime 36 8 9 19 35 52 18 3 4 11 14 27 18 5 5 8 21 25 -17 33
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 37 7 6 24 37 66 17 5 2 10 19 28 20 2 4 14 18 38 -29 27

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