J2-League duel: Close contest expected between Omiya Ardija and V-Varen Nagasaki

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 25.October
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya (15491 seats)

The visiting V-Varen Nagasaki side should be favourites in this visit to Omiya Ardija, as the away team holds a 15 point advantage from their 28 league games this season.

It's no vacation for neither Ardija nor V-Varen Nagasaki 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.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for V-Varen Nagasaki, who are travelling more than 1200 kilometers to play this game.

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Omiya Ardija form and stats

5 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Omiya Ardija have to build on here at NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya in the J2-League. Two draws in a row at home now for Omiya Ardija.

Ardija manager T. Takagi and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Matsumoto Yamaga (placed 20th) in the J2-League. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Fagiano Okayama (2-3).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Ardija have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won five, drawn four and lost three.

Ardija has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Ardija have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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V-Varen Nagasaki form and stats

6 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of V-Varen Nagasaki playing as the away team in the J2-League this season.

Nagasaki play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-1 victory visiting Ehime (placed 22nd). A 1-1 draw at Giravanz Kitakyushu's stadium before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Nagasaki playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were three V-Varen Nagasaki wins, four draws and four defeats.

Nagasaki have scored 23 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games in the league. 21 goals have been conceded by Nagasaki in these games.

Head 2 Head

Omiya Ardija and V-Varen Nagasaki have met before this season: V-Varen Nagasaki - Omiya Ardija 1-0. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's four Ardija victories, zero draws and one V-Varen Nagasaki win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

V-Varen NagasakiC. da Silva Silveira
C. da Silva Silveira
4 goals
V-Varen NagasakiY. Otake
Y. Otake
4 goals
V-Varen NagasakiJ. Hata
J. Hata
4 goals

Omiya Ardija missing players

V-Varen Nagasaki missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Omiya Ardija V-Varen Nagasaki
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 13 4 Played P 5 16 28
9 5 1 Won W 3 6 14
8 5 0 Drew D 2 6 8
11 3 3 Lost L 0 4 6
27 13 3 Scored S 11 23 40
34 12 7 Conceded C 6 21 30
89% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
54% 54% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 81% 68%
36% 31% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 50% 43%
21% 15% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 31% 29%
14% 8% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 11%
46% 46% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 57%
32% 46% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 6% 29%
32% 23% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 19% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.7 0.7 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 0.9 0.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
265 133 39 Total Shots T S 49 161 287
89 40 11 Shots on Target S O 20 57 98
29% 32% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 45% 37% 39%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • V-Varen Nagasaki have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • V-Varen Nagasaki 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 Avispa Fukuoka 28 17 5 6 33 20 13 7 2 4 15 11 15 10 3 2 18 9 13 56
2 Tokushima Vortis 28 16 7 5 44 21 14 6 5 3 20 9 14 10 2 2 24 12 23 55
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 28 14 8 6 40 30 12 8 2 2 17 9 16 6 6 4 23 21 10 50
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 28 14 5 9 39 31 14 8 3 3 20 14 14 6 2 6 19 17 8 47
5 Albirex Niigata 28 11 11 6 42 32 15 5 6 4 21 19 13 6 5 2 21 13 10 44
6 Ventforet Kofu 28 10 12 6 36 32 14 7 5 2 19 14 14 3 7 4 17 18 4 42
7 Kyoto Sanga 28 11 8 9 32 31 13 8 2 3 21 14 15 3 6 6 11 17 1 41
8 Tokyo Verdy 28 10 10 8 33 25 14 5 5 4 16 11 14 5 5 4 17 14 8 40
9 Montedio Yamagata 28 10 9 9 35 28 14 6 3 5 20 16 14 4 6 4 15 12 7 39
10 Júbilo Iwata 28 9 11 8 35 30 14 6 4 4 23 15 14 3 7 4 12 15 5 38
11 Tochigi 28 10 8 10 26 24 14 4 5 5 13 11 14 6 3 5 13 13 2 38
12 Zweigen Kanazawa 28 10 8 10 40 39 14 5 5 4 18 16 14 5 3 6 22 23 1 38
13 Mito Hollyhock 28 9 9 10 47 42 15 4 5 6 24 25 13 5 4 4 23 17 5 36
14 Machida Zelvia 28 8 12 8 29 30 15 4 9 2 18 12 13 4 3 6 11 18 -1 36
15 Fagiano Okayama 28 9 9 10 26 28 16 6 4 6 17 17 12 3 5 4 9 11 -2 36
16 JEF United 28 10 5 13 31 32 15 4 3 8 16 21 13 6 2 5 15 11 -1 35
17 Omiya Ardija 28 9 8 11 27 34 13 5 5 3 13 12 15 4 3 8 14 22 -7 35
18 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 28 9 2 17 22 44 15 4 1 10 10 26 13 5 1 7 12 18 -22 29
19 Ryukyu 28 7 6 15 36 48 13 3 4 6 19 20 15 4 2 9 17 28 -12 27
20 Matsumoto Yamaga 28 5 11 12 27 43 13 3 5 5 13 20 15 2 6 7 14 23 -16 26
21 Renofa Yamaguchi 28 7 5 16 32 50 13 5 1 7 16 20 15 2 4 9 16 30 -18 26
22 Ehime 28 5 7 16 25 43 15 2 4 9 12 24 13 3 3 7 13 19 -18 22

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 Avispa Fukuoka 28 17 5 6 33 20 13 7 2 4 15 11 15 10 3 2 18 9 13 56
2 Tokushima Vortis 28 16 7 5 44 21 14 6 5 3 20 9 14 10 2 2 24 12 23 55
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 28 14 8 6 40 30 12 8 2 2 17 9 16 6 6 4 23 21 10 50
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 28 14 5 9 39 31 14 8 3 3 20 14 14 6 2 6 19 17 8 47
5 Albirex Niigata 28 11 11 6 42 32 15 5 6 4 21 19 13 6 5 2 21 13 10 44
6 Ventforet Kofu 28 10 12 6 36 32 14 7 5 2 19 14 14 3 7 4 17 18 4 42
7 Kyoto Sanga 28 11 8 9 32 31 13 8 2 3 21 14 15 3 6 6 11 17 1 41
8 Tokyo Verdy 28 10 10 8 33 25 14 5 5 4 16 11 14 5 5 4 17 14 8 40
9 Montedio Yamagata 28 10 9 9 35 28 14 6 3 5 20 16 14 4 6 4 15 12 7 39
10 Júbilo Iwata 28 9 11 8 35 30 14 6 4 4 23 15 14 3 7 4 12 15 5 38
11 Tochigi 28 10 8 10 26 24 14 4 5 5 13 11 14 6 3 5 13 13 2 38
12 Zweigen Kanazawa 28 10 8 10 40 39 14 5 5 4 18 16 14 5 3 6 22 23 1 38
13 Mito Hollyhock 28 9 9 10 47 42 15 4 5 6 24 25 13 5 4 4 23 17 5 36
14 Machida Zelvia 28 8 12 8 29 30 15 4 9 2 18 12 13 4 3 6 11 18 -1 36
15 Fagiano Okayama 28 9 9 10 26 28 16 6 4 6 17 17 12 3 5 4 9 11 -2 36
16 JEF United 28 10 5 13 31 32 15 4 3 8 16 21 13 6 2 5 15 11 -1 35
17 Omiya Ardija 28 9 8 11 27 34 13 5 5 3 13 12 15 4 3 8 14 22 -7 35
18 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 28 9 2 17 22 44 15 4 1 10 10 26 13 5 1 7 12 18 -22 29
19 Ryukyu 28 7 6 15 36 48 13 3 4 6 19 20 15 4 2 9 17 28 -12 27
20 Matsumoto Yamaga 28 5 11 12 27 43 13 3 5 5 13 20 15 2 6 7 14 23 -16 26
21 Renofa Yamaguchi 28 7 5 16 32 50 13 5 1 7 16 20 15 2 4 9 16 30 -18 26
22 Ehime 28 5 7 16 25 43 15 2 4 9 12 24 13 3 3 7 13 19 -18 22

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