Delightful dogfight as daring Omiya Ardija duels with determined V-Varen Nagasaki

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Date: Sat 28.September
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya (15300 seats)

Omiya Ardija have performed better than V-Varen Nagasaki so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

Omiya Ardija and V-Varen Nagasaki should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

V-Varen Nagasaki have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Omiya Ardija form and stats

35 points is a decent return from 16 J2-League games here at NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya for Omiya Ardija, who have the most points (35) at home in J2-League,. The data says 10 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. The Omiya Ardija fans aren't used to losing here at NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya and will expect new points from this game. Omiya Ardija has played 14 games in a row here without a defeat.

Omiya Ardija's previous game was a J2-League match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Tokyo Verdy (placed 12th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Preceding that game was the away draw at Yokohama that finished 0-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Omiya Ardija handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W3-D1-L2.

A decent goal production from Omiya Ardija in their home games so far, with 30 goals from 16 league matches. Omiya Ardija have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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V-Varen Nagasaki form and stats

7 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of V-Varen Nagasaki playing as the away team in the J2-League this season.

V-Varen Nagasaki are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the J2-League against Kyoto Sanga (placed 6th). Before that, V-Varen Nagasaki secured a home win against Vegalta Sendai with the score 2-1.

V-Varen Nagasaki are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats. From a total of nine matches.

The travelling fans enjoy V-Varen Nagasaki's attacking play in away games, having scored 26 goals in 16 league matches away. V-Varen Nagasaki have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

V-Varen Nagasaki - Omiya Ardija 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: 3 - 0 - 0 (Omiya Ardija wins - draws - V-Varen Nagasaki wins). As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

H. Goya
20 goals
Juanma
10 goals
R. Simovic
6 goals

Omiya Ardija missing players

V-Varen Nagasaki missing players

Omiya Ardija V-Varen Nagasaki
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 3 16 33
15 10 2 Won W 0 7 15
12 5 2 Drew D 0 3 5
6 1 0 Lost L 3 6 13
44 30 3 Scored S 1 26 47
30 14 0 Conceded C 6 19 42
79% 81% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
58% 75% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 75% 64%
39% 56% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 62% 58%
21% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 38% 36%
15% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 18%
48% 62% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 52%
45% 38% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 33%
27% 19% 50% Failed to Score F T 67% 25% 21%
 
5.2 5.6 5.8 Corners For (avg) C F 4.3 4.4 3.7
3.6 3.6 5.2 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.3 5.8 5.3
0.9 0.6 0.8 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.6 1.2
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • 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.
  • V-Varen Nagasaki have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Omiya Ardija
All Emperor Cup J2-League Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
25-08-19 J2 Ehime 5 - 1 Omiya Ardija
31-08-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 1 - 0 Omiya Ardija
07-09-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 1 - 1 Machida Zelvia
15-09-19 J2 Yokohama 0 - 0 Omiya Ardija
22-09-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 2 - 0 Tokyo Verdy
28-09-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 10:00 V-Varen Nagasaki
06-10-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 05:00 Omiya Ardija
12-10-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 05:00 Avispa Fukuoka
19-10-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 07:00 Tokushima Vortis
27-10-19 J2 Ryukyu 04:00 Omiya Ardija
V-Varen Nagasaki
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup J2-League Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
31-08-19 J2 V-Varen Nagasaki 2 - 1 Tokyo Verdy
07-09-19 J2 V-Varen Nagasaki 1 - 0 Avispa Fukuoka
14-09-19 J2 Tokushima Vortis 1 - 1 V-Varen Nagasaki
18-09-19 EC V-Varen Nagasaki 2 - 1 Vegalta Sendai
21-09-19 J2 V-Varen Nagasaki 1 - 0 Kyoto Sanga
28-09-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 10:00 V-Varen Nagasaki
05-10-19 J2 V-Varen Nagasaki 09:00 Machida Zelvia
12-10-19 J2 V-Varen Nagasaki 09:00 JEF United
20-10-19 J2 Fagiano Okayama 07:00 V-Varen Nagasaki
23-10-19 EC V-Varen Nagasaki 10:00 Ventforet Kofu

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kashiwa Reysol 33 19 9 5 53 26 16 10 4 2 29 12 17 9 5 3 24 14 27 66
2 Montedio Yamagata 33 16 10 7 44 27 16 9 3 4 18 9 17 7 7 3 26 18 17 58
3 Yokohama 33 16 9 8 53 33 16 8 4 4 31 19 17 8 5 4 22 14 20 57
4 Mito Hollyhock 33 15 12 6 43 24 16 8 6 2 25 12 17 7 6 4 18 12 19 57
5 Omiya Ardija 33 15 12 6 44 30 16 10 5 1 30 14 17 5 7 5 14 16 14 57
6 Kyoto Sanga 33 15 10 8 47 36 17 9 6 2 27 15 16 6 4 6 20 21 11 55
7 Fagiano Okayama 33 15 8 10 42 40 17 9 4 4 22 19 16 6 4 6 20 21 2 53
8 Ventforet Kofu 33 14 9 10 49 33 17 7 4 6 20 16 16 7 5 4 29 17 16 51
9 Tokushima Vortis 33 14 9 10 45 38 16 8 5 3 27 17 17 6 4 7 18 21 7 51
10 Zweigen Kanazawa 33 12 14 7 44 32 17 6 9 2 22 14 16 6 5 5 22 18 12 50
11 V-Varen Nagasaki 33 15 5 13 47 42 17 8 2 7 21 23 16 7 3 6 26 19 5 50
12 Tokyo Verdy 33 11 12 10 44 45 17 7 7 3 28 22 16 4 5 7 16 23 -1 45
13 Albirex Niigata 33 11 10 12 51 45 16 7 2 7 24 20 17 4 8 5 27 25 6 43
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 33 10 6 17 44 58 16 5 3 8 23 27 17 5 3 9 21 31 -14 36
15 Ryūkyū 33 9 9 15 47 65 18 8 5 5 30 28 15 1 4 10 17 37 -18 36
16 Ehime 33 10 5 18 38 46 17 6 3 8 18 18 16 4 2 10 20 28 -8 35
17 JEF United 33 8 11 14 39 51 16 5 4 7 23 29 17 3 7 7 16 22 -12 35
18 Avispa Fukuoka 33 9 8 16 33 46 16 2 5 9 12 23 17 7 3 7 21 23 -13 35
19 Machida Zelvia 33 7 12 14 30 49 16 2 8 6 16 26 17 5 4 8 14 23 -19 33
20 Kagoshima United 32 9 3 20 37 60 16 7 0 9 21 26 16 2 3 11 16 34 -23 30
21 Tochigi 33 5 13 15 25 44 17 3 7 7 12 18 16 2 6 8 13 26 -19 28
22 Gifu 32 6 6 20 27 56 16 3 5 8 14 26 16 3 1 12 13 30 -29 24

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