J2-League match prediction: Little separates Omiya Ardija and Zweigen Kanazawa in quality

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 15.November
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya (15491 seats)

Season ticket holders at NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Omiya Ardija languishing in the 17th position so far. The guesting Zweigen Kanazawa will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

It's no vacation for neither Ardija nor Zweigen Kanazawa 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

Overall J2-League stats at home this season for Omiya Ardija are 5-6-5 (wins-draw-losses). Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Ardija, their manager T. Takagi and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

Ardija lost their last game at Montedio Yamagata (placed 7th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Preceding that match was the home game against Ventforet Kofu that was lost 1-2.

This is expected to be a close game, with Ardija perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Omiya Ardija as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Omiya Ardija has won four of these, drawn four and lost four.

Ardija have scored 14 league goals here from 16 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Ardija's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Zweigen Kanazawa form and stats

The visitors are W5-D4-L6 on the road this term. That's in the J2-League.

Kanazawa won their last game, 1-0 versus ThespaKusatsu Gunma played at home. Preceding that, the 2-4 home loss versus Mito Hollyhock.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Kanazawa in our archives, and the results are: one win for Zweigen Kanazawa, two draws and three defeats.

Zweigen Kanazawa are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 24 times in 15 away games so far. Kanazawa have conceded 25 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Zweigen Kanazawa - Ardija 0-1. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: three - four - zero (Ardija wins - draws - Zweigen Kanazawa wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Zweigen KanazawaM. Kato
M. Kato
12 goals
Zweigen KanazawaL. Meireles
L. Meireles
10 goals
Zweigen KanazawaK. Sugiura
K. Sugiura
7 goals

Omiya Ardija missing players

Zweigen Kanazawa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Omiya Ardija Zweigen Kanazawa
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 6 Played P 6 15 33
10 5 3 Won W 3 5 11
9 6 3 Drew D 2 4 10
14 5 0 Lost L 1 6 12
31 14 7 Scored S 11 24 46
42 17 4 Conceded C 5 25 49
88% 81% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 93% 88%
58% 56% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 73% 70%
42% 38% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 48%
18% 12% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 47% 33%
12% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 27% 24%
48% 44% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 53% 55%
30% 44% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 27% 27%
33% 31% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 27% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.7 0.6 0.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 0.7 0.8
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
315 160 66 Total Shots T S 74 166 407
106 47 19 Shots on Target S O 23 55 136
29% 30% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 48% 44% 34%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Zweigen Kanazawa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 33 20 8 5 54 25 17 8 6 3 25 10 16 12 2 2 29 15 29 68
2 Avispa Fukuoka 33 20 5 8 39 24 16 9 2 5 19 13 17 11 3 3 20 11 15 65
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 33 18 9 6 54 33 15 11 2 2 29 11 18 7 7 4 25 22 21 63
4 Ventforet Kofu 33 14 13 6 43 34 17 10 5 2 24 15 16 4 8 4 19 19 9 55
5 Albirex Niigata 33 13 14 6 48 36 17 6 7 4 24 21 16 7 7 2 24 15 12 53
6 Giravanz Kitakyushu 33 16 5 12 47 37 17 9 3 5 24 18 16 7 2 7 23 19 10 53
7 Montedio Yamagata 33 13 9 11 47 35 17 8 3 6 27 19 16 5 6 5 20 16 12 48
8 Kyoto Sanga 33 13 8 12 39 37 16 10 2 4 27 17 17 3 6 8 12 20 2 47
9 Jubilo Iwata 33 11 13 9 43 37 18 8 6 4 30 19 15 3 7 5 13 18 6 46
10 Tochigi 33 12 10 11 28 26 16 5 6 5 14 11 17 7 4 6 14 15 2 46
11 Tokyo Verdy 33 11 12 10 40 36 16 5 6 5 19 15 17 6 6 5 21 21 4 45
12 Zweigen Kanazawa 33 11 10 12 46 49 18 6 6 6 22 24 15 5 4 6 24 25 -3 43
13 Fagiano Okayama 33 11 10 12 31 37 18 8 4 6 21 19 15 3 6 6 10 18 -6 43
14 Mito Hollyhock 33 11 9 13 56 52 16 4 5 7 24 26 17 7 4 6 32 26 4 42
15 Machida Zelvia 33 9 12 12 33 38 17 5 9 3 20 14 16 4 3 9 13 24 -5 39
16 JEF United 33 11 6 16 38 44 17 4 4 9 18 27 16 7 2 7 20 17 -6 39
17 Omiya Ardija 33 10 9 14 31 42 16 5 6 5 14 17 17 5 3 9 17 25 -11 39
18 Ryukyu 33 10 6 17 43 53 15 5 4 6 22 21 18 5 2 11 21 32 -10 36
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 33 8 12 13 33 47 16 4 6 6 17 24 17 4 6 7 16 23 -14 36
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 33 9 3 21 27 54 17 4 1 12 13 31 16 5 2 9 14 23 -27 30
21 Ehime 33 6 9 18 30 50 16 2 4 10 12 25 17 4 5 8 18 25 -20 27
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 33 7 6 20 35 59 15 5 2 8 18 25 18 2 4 12 17 34 -24 27

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 Tokushima Vortis 33 20 8 5 54 25 17 8 6 3 25 10 16 12 2 2 29 15 29 68
2 Avispa Fukuoka 33 20 5 8 39 24 16 9 2 5 19 13 17 11 3 3 20 11 15 65
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 33 18 9 6 54 33 15 11 2 2 29 11 18 7 7 4 25 22 21 63
4 Ventforet Kofu 33 14 13 6 43 34 17 10 5 2 24 15 16 4 8 4 19 19 9 55
5 Albirex Niigata 33 13 14 6 48 36 17 6 7 4 24 21 16 7 7 2 24 15 12 53
6 Giravanz Kitakyushu 33 16 5 12 47 37 17 9 3 5 24 18 16 7 2 7 23 19 10 53
7 Montedio Yamagata 33 13 9 11 47 35 17 8 3 6 27 19 16 5 6 5 20 16 12 48
8 Kyoto Sanga 33 13 8 12 39 37 16 10 2 4 27 17 17 3 6 8 12 20 2 47
9 Jubilo Iwata 33 11 13 9 43 37 18 8 6 4 30 19 15 3 7 5 13 18 6 46
10 Tochigi 33 12 10 11 28 26 16 5 6 5 14 11 17 7 4 6 14 15 2 46
11 Tokyo Verdy 33 11 12 10 40 36 16 5 6 5 19 15 17 6 6 5 21 21 4 45
12 Zweigen Kanazawa 33 11 10 12 46 49 18 6 6 6 22 24 15 5 4 6 24 25 -3 43
13 Fagiano Okayama 33 11 10 12 31 37 18 8 4 6 21 19 15 3 6 6 10 18 -6 43
14 Mito Hollyhock 33 11 9 13 56 52 16 4 5 7 24 26 17 7 4 6 32 26 4 42
15 Machida Zelvia 33 9 12 12 33 38 17 5 9 3 20 14 16 4 3 9 13 24 -5 39
16 JEF United 33 11 6 16 38 44 17 4 4 9 18 27 16 7 2 7 20 17 -6 39
17 Omiya Ardija 33 10 9 14 31 42 16 5 6 5 14 17 17 5 3 9 17 25 -11 39
18 Ryukyu 33 10 6 17 43 53 15 5 4 6 22 21 18 5 2 11 21 32 -10 36
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 33 8 12 13 33 47 16 4 6 6 17 24 17 4 6 7 16 23 -14 36
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 33 9 3 21 27 54 17 4 1 12 13 31 16 5 2 9 14 23 -27 30
21 Ehime 33 6 9 18 30 50 16 2 4 10 12 25 17 4 5 8 18 25 -20 27
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 33 7 6 20 35 59 15 5 2 8 18 25 18 2 4 12 17 34 -24 27

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