With their 3 point advantage in the league table, Omiya Ardija fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against JEF United.
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 JEF United.
Omiya Ardija form and stats
When playing at home in the J2-League, Omiya Ardija have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 12 games.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Tochigi in the J2-League last time out and are looking for a win here. Prior to that, an away loss at Tokyo Verdy.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Omiya Ardija handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, two draws and one defeat.
There will be little rest for Ardija after this match as they are travelling to Fagiano Okayama for a J2-League game in only four days.
The Ardija fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 12 matches. On the other hand, Omiya Ardija have conceded 12 goals.
JEF United form and stats
6-1-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for JEF United in their J2-League matches away.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a J2-League home defeat versus Mito Hollyhock with 1-5 on the scoreboard. Prior to that match, the JEF United manager J. Yoon faced defeat when travelling to ThespaKusatsu Gunma and losing 0-1.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Mito Hollyhock was particularly ugly (1-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.
We have checked recent matches where JEF have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those twelve games were four victories, two draws and six defeats.
After this away game JEF return home for a J2-League game against Machida Zelvia. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far JEF have scored 15 goals in 12 league games away. JEF are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the JEF United - Ardija 0-1 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Ardija, one draw and three wins for JEF United. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  K. Kawamata 5 goals | K. Yamashita 4 goals |  A. Kurokawa 3 goals |
Omiya Ardija missing players
JEF United missing players
| Omiya Ardija | JEF United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 24 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 15 | 29 |
| 30 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 32 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 92% |
| 52% | 58% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 75% | 72% |
| 36% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 52% |
| 20% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 16% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 44% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 25% | 44% |
| 32% | 42% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 50% | 36% |
| 32% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 28% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 233 | 122 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 103 | 203 |
| 78 | 38 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 45 | 79 |
| 29% | 34% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 33% | 37% |
- JEF United has the fewest points from losing position (1) in J2-League
| 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 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 21 | 51 |
| 2 | Avispa Fukuoka | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 49 |
| 3 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 46 |
| 4 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 46 |
| 5 | Albirex Niigata | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 40 |
| 6 | Kyoto Sanga | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 38 |
| 7 | Ventforet Kofu | 25 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | Tokyo Verdy | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 35 |
| 9 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 35 |
| 10 | Mito Hollyhock | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 34 |
| 11 | Tochigi | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 34 |
| 12 | Omiya Ardija | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 33 |
| 13 | Montedio Yamagata | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 32 |
| 14 | Júbilo Iwata | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 31 |
| 15 | Fagiano Okayama | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 31 |
| 16 | Machida Zelvia | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -4 | 31 |
| 17 | JEF United | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 11 | -3 | 30 |
| 18 | Ryūkyū | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -10 | 24 |
| 19 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 24 |
| 20 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -14 | 23 |
| 21 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 25 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -23 | 23 |
| 22 | Ehime | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -9 | 22 |