Renofa Yamaguchi favourites for feisty fight facing Giravanz Kitakyushu

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sat 29.February
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ishin Me-Life Stadium (15115 seats)

It's the second chance for points this season as Renofa Yamaguchi and Giravanz Kitakyushu battle it out at Ishin Me-Life Stadium.

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.

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Renofa Yamaguchi form and stats

Renofa Yamaguchi have only played one J2-League game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 8 wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats from 21 matches.

A nice win for Renofa Yamaguchi last time playing, versus Kyoto Sanga. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with J. Ikegami scoring for the victors. Prior to that, an away loss at Tokushima Vortis.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Renofa Yamaguchi have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won three times, drawn one and lost one.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Renofa Yamaguchi at home in the league. 1 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

Last season, Renofa Yamaguchi's league statistics were 13 wins, 8 draws and 21 losses, resulting in a 15th position in the J2-League. Over these 42 matches they scored 54 goals and conceded 70. Playing at home last season Renofa Yamaguchi managed 8-3-10 (win-draw-lost) with 32 goals and 34 conceded.

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Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats

Giravanz Kitakyushu failed to get anything from their last game, a J2-League home match vs Avispa Fukuoka (placed 6th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Prior to that match, the Giravanz Kitakyushu manager S. Kobayashi faced defeat when travelling to Fujieda MYFC and losing 0-1.

We have checked recent matches where Giravanz Kitakyushu have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those three games were one victory, one draw and one defeat.

Let's have a look at how Giravanz Kitakyushu performed last season in the J3-League: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 6 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. In total they scored 13 and conceded 7 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 3 and lost 0 with 7/2 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

As for the last two games between these two teams, there's two Renofa Yamaguchi victories, zero draws and zero Giravanz Kitakyushu wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Renofa YamaguchiK. Yamashita
K. Yamashita
11 goals
Renofa Yamaguchi
K. Takai
8 goals
Giravanz KitakyushuS. Machino
S. Machino
8 goals

Renofa Yamaguchi missing players

Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Renofa Yamaguchi Giravanz Kitakyushu
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 1 1 Played P 0 0 1
1 1 1 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
1 1 1 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
1 1 1 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 3
7 7 7 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 7
1 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 11 11 Total Shots T S 0 0 8
4 4 4 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
25% 25% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Renofa Yamaguchi Last season Giravanz Kitakyushu
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
42 21   Played P   17 34
13 8   Won W   10 19
8 3   Drew D   4 9
21 10   Lost L   3 6
54 32   Scored S   25 51
70 34   Conceded C   12 27
98% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 94%
74% 81%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 79%
57% 67%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   35% 38%
36% 38%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   12% 15%
19% 19%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 3%
52% 57%   BTTS BTTS   47% 50%
24% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   47% 41%
26% 14%   Failed to Score F T   12% 15%
 
4.6 4.4   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 5.4
5 5.4   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 4.3
1.2 1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.9 0.9
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
465 260   Total Shots T S   236 444
170 95   Shots on Target S O   85 172
32% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 27%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Albirex Niigata 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 Tokushima Vortis 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Jubilo Iwata 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Matsumoto Yamaga 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Omiya Ardija 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Avispa Fukuoka 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Fagiano Okayama 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 JEF United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Renofa Yamaguchi 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
10 V-Varen Nagasaki 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
11 Machida Zelvia 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Ventforet Kofu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Ehime 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Mito Hollyhock 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Giravanz Kitakyushu 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Kyoto Sanga 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Ryūkyū 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Tochigi 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 Zweigen Kanazawa 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Montedio Yamagata 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
21 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
22 Tokyo Verdy 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
Last season 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 42 25 9 8 85 33 21 14 4 3 54 16 21 11 5 5 31 17 52 84
2 Yokohama 42 23 10 9 66 40 21 13 4 4 41 22 21 10 6 5 25 18 26 79
3 Omiya Ardija 42 20 15 7 62 40 21 13 6 2 41 19 21 7 9 5 21 21 22 75
4 Tokushima Vortis 42 21 10 11 67 45 21 12 5 4 36 20 21 9 5 7 31 25 22 73
5 Ventforet Kofu 42 20 11 11 64 40 21 9 6 6 26 18 21 11 5 5 38 22 24 71
6 Montedio Yamagata 42 20 10 12 59 40 21 11 3 7 25 15 21 9 7 5 34 25 19 70
7 Mito Hollyhock 42 19 13 10 56 37 21 11 7 3 34 17 21 8 6 7 22 20 19 70
8 Kyoto Sanga 42 19 11 12 59 56 21 11 7 3 33 18 21 8 4 9 26 38 3 68
9 Fagiano Okayama 42 18 11 13 49 47 21 11 5 5 25 21 21 7 6 8 24 26 2 65
10 Albirex Niigata 42 17 11 14 71 52 21 12 2 7 40 22 21 5 9 7 31 30 19 62
11 Zweigen Kanazawa 42 15 16 11 58 46 21 7 11 3 27 19 21 8 5 8 31 27 12 61
12 V-Varen Nagasaki 42 17 5 20 57 61 21 9 2 10 26 32 21 8 3 10 31 29 -4 56
13 Tokyo Verdy 42 14 13 15 59 59 21 9 7 5 37 28 21 5 6 10 22 31 0 55
14 Ryūkyū 42 13 10 19 57 80 21 8 5 8 33 39 21 5 5 11 24 41 -23 49
15 Renofa Yamaguchi 42 13 8 21 54 70 21 8 3 10 32 34 21 5 5 11 22 36 -16 47
16 Avispa Fukuoka 42 12 8 22 39 62 21 5 5 11 18 28 21 7 3 11 21 34 -23 44
17 JEF United 42 10 13 19 46 64 21 6 5 10 26 38 21 4 8 9 20 26 -18 43
18 Machida Zelvia 42 9 16 17 36 59 21 3 11 7 17 29 21 6 5 10 19 30 -23 43
19 Ehime 42 12 6 24 46 62 21 8 3 10 24 23 21 4 3 14 22 39 -16 42
20 Tochigi 42 8 16 18 33 53 21 4 9 8 15 22 21 4 7 10 18 31 -20 40
21 Kagoshima United 42 11 7 24 41 73 21 9 2 10 23 27 21 2 5 14 18 46 -32 40
22 Gifu 42 7 9 26 33 78 21 4 7 10 19 38 21 3 2 16 14 40 -45 30
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Roasso Kumamoto 12 7 2 3 19 14 7 3 2 2 12 11 5 4 0 1 7 3 5 23
2 Kamatamare Sanuki 12 6 4 2 15 9 7 5 1 1 10 4 5 1 3 1 5 5 6 22
3 Giravanz Kitakyushu 11 6 3 2 13 7 5 3 0 2 6 5 6 3 3 0 7 2 6 21
4 Kataller Toyama 12 5 5 2 15 12 6 2 2 2 8 8 6 3 3 0 7 4 3 20
5 Fujieda MYFC 12 6 2 4 15 15 6 3 2 1 6 3 6 3 0 3 9 12 0 20
6 Sagamihara 12 5 3 4 14 13 6 3 2 1 6 4 6 2 1 3 8 9 1 18
7 Cerezo Osaka U23 11 5 2 4 18 17 6 4 1 1 12 7 5 1 1 3 6 10 1 17
8 Gamba Osaka U23 12 4 4 4 19 14 7 3 2 2 13 10 5 1 2 2 6 4 5 16
9 Grulla Morioka 12 5 1 6 13 16 6 3 0 3 8 8 6 2 1 3 5 8 -3 16
10 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 11 4 3 4 18 11 6 3 2 1 13 5 5 1 1 3 5 6 7 15
11 Vanraure Hachinohe 12 4 2 6 19 18 6 1 1 4 11 14 6 3 1 2 8 4 1 14
12 Fukushima United 11 4 1 6 13 15 6 1 1 4 4 9 5 3 0 2 9 6 -2 13
13 Blaublitz Akita 11 3 4 4 11 13 5 1 3 1 3 2 6 2 1 3 8 11 -2 13
14 Parceiro Nagano 11 3 4 4 11 13 5 1 1 3 5 7 6 2 3 1 6 6 -2 13
15 Azul Claro Numazu 11 3 3 5 8 11 4 0 1 3 2 7 7 3 2 2 6 4 -3 12
16 Gainare Tottori 11 3 3 5 15 22 5 1 2 2 4 6 6 2 1 3 11 16 -7 12
17 YSCC 12 4 0 8 18 28 6 1 0 5 7 18 6 3 0 3 11 10 -10 12
18 Tokyo U23 12 3 2 7 11 17 5 2 1 2 4 3 7 1 1 5 7 14 -6 11

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 Albirex Niigata 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 Tokushima Vortis 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Jubilo Iwata 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Matsumoto Yamaga 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Omiya Ardija 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Avispa Fukuoka 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Fagiano Okayama 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 JEF United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Renofa Yamaguchi 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
10 V-Varen Nagasaki 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
11 Machida Zelvia 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Ventforet Kofu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Ehime 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Mito Hollyhock 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Giravanz Kitakyushu 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Kyoto Sanga 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Ryūkyū 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Tochigi 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 Zweigen Kanazawa 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Montedio Yamagata 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
21 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
22 Tokyo Verdy 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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