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

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Date: Sat 29.June
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya (15300 seats)

It's advantage Omiya Ardija so far with their 2nd position in the J2-League table, welcoming Zweigen Kanazawa who are placed 9th.

It's no vacation for neither Omiya 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

Omiya Ardija are steadily winning games and points here at NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya. 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games. Omiya Ardija haven’t lost a game in 16 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Montedio Yamagata.

Omiya Ardija drew their last game, also a home match. Zweigen Kanazawa was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Preceding that game was the away draw at Tokyo Verdy that finished 0-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Omiya 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 15 games. Omiya Ardija has won 8 of these, drawn 5 and lost 2.

The Omiya Ardija fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 9 matches. 10 goals have been conceded.

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Zweigen Kanazawa form and stats

The visitors are W3-D4-L3 on the road this term. One point away has become something of a habit for Zweigen Kanazawa who have played out draws in their last three away games.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Omiya Ardija in their previous outing. The J2-League match ended in a draw 0-0. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Albirex Niigata.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Zweigen Kanazawa playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were 5 Zweigen Kanazawa wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

Zweigen Kanazawa find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 13 goals from 10 away fixtures. As opposed to that, Zweigen Kanazawa have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Omiya Ardija - Zweigen Kanazawa 0-0 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: 2 - 3 - 0 (Omiya Ardija wins - draws - Zweigen Kanazawa wins). As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Juanma
7 goals
R. Komatsu
4 goals
K. Sugiura
3 goals

Omiya Ardija missing players

Zweigen Kanazawa missing players

Omiya Ardija Zweigen Kanazawa
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs top Away Total
20 10 3 Played 3 11 20
9 5 2 Won 0 3 7
9 4 0 Drew 2 5 9
2 1 1 Lost 1 3 4
24 15 7 Scored 2 13 24
15 10 6 Conceded 3 10 14
75% 70% 100% Over 0.5 67% 73% 70%
55% 70% 100% Over 1.5 67% 73% 55%
35% 60% 100% Over 2.5 33% 45% 35%
15% 20% 33% Over 3.5 0% 9% 10%
5% 10% 33% Over 4.5 0% 9% 10%
50% 70% 100% BTTS 67% 55% 45%
45% 30% 0% Clean Sheets 33% 45% 50%
30% 30% 0% Failed To Score 33% 27% 35%
 
5.4 5.6 5.7 Corners For (avg) 3 4.6 5.3
3.4 2.9 3.7 Corners Against (avg) 6.7 5.7 6.1
0.8 0.5 1.3 Yellow Cards (avg) 1 0.9 1.2
0 0 0 Red Cards 1 1 2
Key stats this season:
  • Omiya Ardija have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Zweigen Kanazawa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Omiya Ardija
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup J2-League Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
02-06-19 J2 Avispa Fukuoka 1 - 1 Omiya Ardija
08-06-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 3 - 1 Kyoto Sanga
15-06-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 2 - 1 Gifu
22-06-19 J2 Tokyo Verdy 0 - 0 Omiya Ardija
29-06-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 0 - 0 Zweigen Kanazawa
03-07-19 EC Omiya Ardija 10:00 ThespaKusatsu Gunma
06-07-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 10:00 Omiya Ardija
13-07-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 10:00 Kagoshima United
20-07-19 J2 Kyoto Sanga 10:00 Omiya Ardija
27-07-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 10:00 Renofa Yamaguchi
Zweigen Kanazawa
All Emperor Cup J2-League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
02-06-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 0 - 0 Tokushima Vortis
08-06-19 J2 Ryūkyū 1 - 1 Zweigen Kanazawa
15-06-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 0 - 0 Ehime
22-06-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 2 - 1 Albirex Niigata
29-06-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 0 - 0 Zweigen Kanazawa
03-07-19 EC Zweigen Kanazawa 10:00 Albirex Niigata
07-07-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 10:00 Mito Hollyhock
14-07-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 10:00 Tokyo Verdy
20-07-19 J2 Kashiwa Reysol 10:00 Zweigen Kanazawa
27-07-19 J2 Ehime 10:00 Zweigen Kanazawa

  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 Montedio Yamagata 18 10 6 2 22 11 9 6 2 1 10 4 9 4 4 1 12 7 11 36
2 Omiya Ardija 18 9 7 2 24 15 9 5 3 1 15 10 9 4 4 1 9 5 9 34
3 Mito Hollyhock 18 9 6 3 19 9 8 3 4 1 10 5 10 6 2 2 9 4 10 33
4 Ventforet Kofu 18 8 6 4 26 16 9 4 2 3 12 10 9 4 4 1 14 6 10 30
5 Kyoto Sanga 18 8 6 4 25 18 9 4 3 2 10 7 9 4 3 2 15 11 7 30
6 V-Varen Nagasaki 17 8 3 6 23 18 8 3 2 3 9 9 9 5 1 3 14 9 5 27
7 Kashiwa Reysol 17 7 6 4 14 11 8 4 3 1 7 2 9 3 3 3 7 9 3 27
8 Fagiano Okayama 18 7 6 5 22 20 10 5 4 1 14 10 8 2 2 4 8 10 2 27
9 Zweigen Kanazawa 18 6 8 4 22 13 8 3 4 1 9 3 10 3 4 3 13 10 9 26
10 Ryūkyū 18 6 7 5 25 22 9 5 4 0 15 8 9 1 3 5 10 14 3 25
11 Tokushima Vortis 18 6 6 6 19 19 8 4 3 1 9 6 10 2 3 5 10 13 0 24
12 Tokyo Verdy 18 6 6 6 24 25 10 4 4 2 15 14 8 2 2 4 9 11 -1 24
13 Albirex Niigata 18 6 5 7 25 22 8 3 1 4 9 9 10 3 4 3 16 13 3 23
14 Yokohama 18 6 4 8 20 22 9 3 2 4 12 13 9 3 2 4 8 9 -2 22
15 JEF United 18 5 7 6 20 26 9 3 3 3 13 16 9 2 4 3 7 10 -6 22
16 Machida Zelvia 17 5 5 7 15 23 8 2 3 3 7 11 9 3 2 4 8 12 -8 20
17 Ehime 18 5 4 9 16 21 11 4 2 5 11 12 7 1 2 4 5 9 -5 19
18 Kagoshima United 18 5 2 11 16 22 10 4 0 6 11 15 8 1 2 5 5 7 -6 17
19 Renofa Yamaguchi 18 4 5 9 23 31 9 1 2 6 10 18 9 3 3 3 13 13 -8 17
20 Tochigi 18 3 8 7 14 22 9 1 5 3 5 8 9 2 3 4 9 14 -8 17
21 Avispa Fukuoka 17 4 4 9 15 25 8 1 2 5 3 10 9 3 2 4 12 15 -10 16
22 Gifu 18 3 3 12 14 32 10 3 2 5 11 16 8 0 1 7 3 16 -18 12

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