The visiting Omiya Ardija side should be favourites in this visit to Renofa Yamaguchi, as the away team holds a 12 point advantage from their ten league games this season.
It's no vacation for neither Yamaguchi nor Omiya Ardija 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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Omiya Ardija have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Renofa Yamaguchi form and stats
Overall J2-League stats at home this season for Renofa Yamaguchi are 2-0-3 (wins-draw-losses). The Renofa Yamaguchi manager M. Shimoda might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
The fans are hoping that Renofa Yamaguchi will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the J2-League game against Albirex Niigata (placed 6th). Before that game, the home loss against Tochigi with the scoreline 0-1.
Yamaguchi are traveling soon after this match as the J2-League match at ThespaKusatsu Gunma awaits in three days.
The Yamaguchi fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 5 matches. Renofa Yamaguchi have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Omiya Ardija form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their J2-League travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Ardija's last game was the home draw against Jubilo Iwata (2-2). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Albirex Niigata that ended 1-1.
A new game in only three days for Omiya Ardija, the J2-League home match versus Giravanz Kitakyushu. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Ardija as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Renofa Yamaguchi one win, two draws and Omiya Ardija one victory. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Takai 8 goals |
Renofa Yamaguchi missing players
Omiya Ardija missing players
| Renofa Yamaguchi | Omiya Ardija | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 20 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 64% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 20% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 55% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 30% |
| 9% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 36% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 20% |
| 3.6 | 4.5 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | 47 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 47 | 81 |
| 36 | 16 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 14 | 26 |
| 28% | 31% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 38% |
- Omiya Ardija has the fewest conceded goals (6)
- Omiya Ardija haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Renofa Yamaguchi have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Renofa Yamaguchi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 |
| 2 | Tokushima Vortis | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 22 |
| 3 | Omiya Ardija | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | Kyoto Sanga | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Albirex Niigata | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Ventforet Kofu | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Jubilo Iwata | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | Tochigi | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | JEF United | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 15 |
| 12 | Tokyo Verdy | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 14 | Mito Hollyhock | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| 15 | Machida Zelvia | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 13 |
| 16 | Fagiano Okayama | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 12 |
| 17 | Montedio Yamagata | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 10 |
| 18 | Ryukyu | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 10 |
| 19 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 9 |
| 20 | Ehime | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 8 |
| 21 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 8 |
| 22 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -17 | 6 |