Playing at their own ground is safe and nice for Omiya Ardija, but Ryūkyū are fully intent and able to win. How will it end?
- Omiya Ardija have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in J2-League
- Ryūkyū have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
These teams have little in common geographically as Ryūkyū have to travel 2100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Omiya Ardija form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the J2-League this season. Omiya Ardija have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 7 losses from their games here at NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya. Ardija are slowly digging their own grave here at NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the V-Varen Nagasaki match.
An away draw last time out for Ardija, facing V-Varen Nagasaki in a game that ended 1-1.
Preceding that match was the home game against Montedio Yamagata that was lost 1-3.Ardija have scored 9 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot. Ardija have conceded 15 from these games.
Ryūkyū form and stats
5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Ryūkyū playing as the away team in the J2-League this season.
The manager Y. Higuchi was unhappy after their last game, a J2-League match played at their home ground Sportplatz SV Brixen im Thale (Hof). Ryūkyū suffered a 0-1 loss to Sagamihara (placed 22nd).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Zweigen Kanazawa at their stadium, the result 2-1.Ryūkyū has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 16 goals from 10 games. Ryūkyū have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Ryūkyū - Ardija 0-0. Ardija-Ryūkyū H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Omiya Ardija one win, Ryūkyū four wins, one draw. five of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  K. Kiyotake 7 goals |  R. Ikeda 6 goals |  N. Haskić 4 goals |
Omiya Ardija missing players
Ryūkyū missing players
| Omiya Ardija | Ryūkyū | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | 7 | 5 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 8 | 16 | 36 |
| 28 | 15 | 11 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 20 |
| 82% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 64% | 70% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 77% |
| 36% | 40% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 60% | 50% |
| 23% | 30% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 10% | 18% |
| 9% | 10% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 10% | 9% |
| 50% | 40% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 41% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 41% |
| 41% | 50% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 5 | 4.7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.1 | 5.8 |
| 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.8 | 7.4 | 6.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 9.1 | 9 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 27% | 32% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 42% | 43% |
- All of Ryūkyū's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Omiya Ardija have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Omiya Ardija have the fewest points (5) at home in J2-League
- Omiya Ardija have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in J2-League
- Ryūkyū have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ryūkyū haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Júbilo Iwata | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 48 |
| 2 | Kyoto Sanga | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 47 |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 44 |
| 4 | Ryūkyū | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 43 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 40 |
| 6 | Montedio Yamagata | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 39 |
| 7 | Machida Zelvia | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 38 |
| 8 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 37 |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -3 | 34 |
| 10 | JEF United | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Blaublitz Akita | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | Mito Hollyhock | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 27 |
| 13 | Fagiano Okayama | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -2 | 26 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 26 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 20 | -18 | 22 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -8 | 21 |
| 18 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -17 | 19 |
| 19 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -16 | 18 |
| 20 | Ehime | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -19 | 18 |
| 21 | Omiya Ardija | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -9 | 17 |
| 22 | Sagamihara | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -17 | 16 |