Omiya Ardija manager T. Takagi looking for three points in JEF United showdown

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Date: Sun 18.August
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya (15300 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Omiya Ardija leading JEF United by 22 points.

It's no vacation for neither Omiya Ardija nor JEF United 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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Omiya Ardija form and stats

Omiya Ardija, who have the most points (31) at home in J2-League, are steadily winning games and points here at NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya. 9 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 14 games. In general it's been a long time since Omiya Ardija tasted defeat here at NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya, as they have taken at least one point from their last 13 home games.

Omiya Ardija's previous game was a J2-League match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus JEF United. The home side are looking to build on that result. Heartbreak before that as Omiya Ardija lost 0-4 at Vissel Kobe's place.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Omiya Ardija matches with similar probabilities have ended with 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat (from four games).

A decent goal production from Omiya Ardija in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 14 matches. Omiya Ardija are not conceding a lot of goals here at NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 14 matches.

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JEF United form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for JEF United so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 3-6-6 (win-draw-lose). It's a growing despair in JEF United as they have recorded three consecutive losses. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as JEF United have lost on their last two travels.

Two away games in a row for JEF United, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Omiya Ardija in the J2-League. Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Ehime.

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 JEF United playing away, we found four games. Results were 0 away wins, 1 draw and 3 home wins.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 15 away games, an average of less than one per game. 19 goals have been conceded by JEF United in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Omiya Ardija - JEF United 2-1, played this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 5 wins for Omiya Ardija, 1 draw and 4 wins for JEF United. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.

Top Goalscorers

T. Funayama
11 goals
Kléber
11 goals
Juanma
10 goals

Omiya Ardija missing players

JEF United missing players

Omiya Ardija JEF United
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
28 14 5 Played 5 15 28
14 9 3 Won 1 3 7
10 4 1 Drew 1 6 9
4 1 1 Lost 3 6 12
40 27 13 Scored 5 14 34
23 13 6 Conceded 10 19 43
79% 79% 80% Over 0.5 100% 87% 86%
57% 71% 80% Over 1.5 100% 73% 75%
43% 64% 80% Over 2.5 60% 40% 54%
21% 29% 40% Over 3.5 40% 20% 32%
14% 21% 40% Over 4.5 0% 0% 18%
50% 64% 60% BTTS 80% 60% 64%
46% 36% 40% Clean Sheets 0% 27% 29%
25% 21% 20% Failed To Score 20% 27% 21%
 
5.3 5.4 6.2 Corners For (avg) 3.2 4.1 5
3.3 2.9 2.8 Corners Against (avg) 7.8 6 5.1
0.9 0.6 0.6 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 1.9 1.6
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 1
Key stats this season:
  • JEF United have won significantly less corners away then at 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.

Omiya Ardija
All Emperor Cup J2-League Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
31-07-19 J2 Gifu 0 - 0 Omiya Ardija
04-08-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 3 - 2 Montedio Yamagata
10-08-19 J2 Fagiano Okayama 0 - 1 Omiya Ardija
14-08-19 EC Vissel Kobe 4 - 0 Omiya Ardija
18-08-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 2 - 1 JEF United
25-08-19 J2 Ehime 10:00 Omiya Ardija
31-08-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 09:00 Omiya Ardija
07-09-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 10:00 Machida Zelvia
15-09-19 J2 Yokohama 09:00 Omiya Ardija
22-09-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 10:00 Tokyo Verdy
JEF United
All Emperor Cup J2-League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
27-07-19 J2 JEF United 1 - 3 Yokohama
31-07-19 J2 Ryūkyū 0 - 2 JEF United
04-08-19 J2 Kagoshima United 2 - 1 JEF United
10-08-19 J2 JEF United 2 - 3 Ehime
18-08-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 2 - 1 JEF United
24-08-19 J2 JEF United 09:00 Ventforet Kofu
01-09-19 J2 Machida Zelvia 09:00 JEF United
07-09-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 10:00 JEF United
14-09-19 J2 JEF United 09:00 Mito Hollyhock
22-09-19 J2 JEF United 06:00 Tokushima Vortis

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Kashiwa Reysol 28 17 7 4 42 19 13 9 3 1 23 6 15 8 4 3 19 13 23 58
2 Omiya Ardija 28 14 10 4 40 23 14 9 4 1 27 13 14 5 6 3 13 10 17 52
3 Kyoto Sanga 28 14 9 5 43 29 15 8 5 2 24 14 13 6 4 3 19 15 14 51
4 Yokohama 28 14 6 8 45 30 13 6 3 4 23 16 15 8 3 4 22 14 15 48
5 Mito Hollyhock 28 12 12 4 34 19 13 6 6 1 20 9 15 6 6 3 14 10 15 48
6 Montedio Yamagata 28 13 8 7 32 21 14 8 2 4 16 9 14 5 6 3 16 12 11 47
7 Ventforet Kofu 28 12 7 9 41 28 14 6 2 6 17 14 14 6 5 3 24 14 13 43
8 Zweigen Kanazawa 28 10 13 5 36 23 14 5 8 1 18 10 14 5 5 4 18 13 13 43
9 Fagiano Okayama 28 12 7 9 34 35 14 7 4 3 17 16 14 5 3 6 17 19 -1 43
10 Tokushima Vortis 28 11 7 10 34 34 13 6 4 3 18 14 15 5 3 7 16 20 0 40
11 Tokyo Verdy 28 9 11 8 36 39 16 6 7 3 24 22 12 3 4 5 12 17 -3 38
12 Albirex Niigata 28 10 7 11 44 38 13 6 1 6 19 15 15 4 6 5 25 23 6 37
13 V-Varen Nagasaki 28 11 4 13 38 40 14 5 2 7 17 22 14 6 2 6 21 18 -2 37
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 28 9 6 13 41 46 13 4 3 6 20 20 15 5 3 7 21 26 -5 33
15 Ehime 28 9 5 14 31 37 15 5 3 7 13 16 13 4 2 7 18 21 -6 32
16 Ryūkyū 28 8 7 13 38 51 15 7 4 4 24 22 13 1 3 9 14 29 -13 31
17 JEF United 28 7 9 12 34 43 13 4 3 6 20 24 15 3 6 6 14 19 -9 30
18 Kagoshima United 27 8 3 16 32 46 15 7 0 8 21 23 12 1 3 8 11 23 -14 27
19 Avispa Fukuoka 28 7 6 15 27 43 14 1 4 9 8 22 14 6 2 6 19 21 -16 27
20 Machida Zelvia 28 6 9 13 25 45 14 2 6 6 15 25 14 4 3 7 10 20 -20 27
21 Tochigi 28 4 12 12 22 37 14 2 7 5 9 13 14 2 5 7 13 24 -15 24
22 Gifu 27 5 5 17 25 48 14 3 4 7 14 22 13 2 1 10 11 26 -23 20

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