Renofa Yamaguchi v Ryūkyū betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Wed 03.November
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ishin Me-Life Stadium (15115 seats)

Ryūkyū know they are in for a grim excursion to Renofa Yamaguchi and their Ishin Me-Life Stadium. This match preview has all the details you require before the match.

Insights:
  • Renofa Yamaguchi have the fewest points from losing position (3) in J2-League
  • Ryūkyū have the fewest clean sheets (2) away in J2-League

It's no vacation for neither Yamaguchi nor Ryūkyū 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.

It's quite the trip for Ryūkyū when visiting Yamaguchi as the cities are 1200 kilometers apart.

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Renofa Yamaguchi form and stats

When playing at home in the J2-League, Renofa Yamaguchi have managed 5 wins, 5 draws and suffered 8 defeats from 18 games. The last three games played by Yamaguchi, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.

The home team returns to Ishin Me-Life Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with JEF United (placed 9th) on their last time out; the J2-League game ended 0-0.

Before that, Renofa Yamaguchi played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Kyoto Sanga.

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

Yamaguchi are traveling soon after this match as the J2-League match at Omiya Ardija awaits in four days.

The Yamaguchi fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 18 matches. On the other hand, Renofa Yamaguchi have conceded 21 goals.

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Ryūkyū form and stats

7-4-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Ryūkyū, who have the fewest clean sheets (2) away in J2-League, in their J2-League matches away.

Ryūkyū delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Machida Zelvia (placed 7th) in their previous match; a J2-League game.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Matsumoto Yamaga with the score of 2-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Ryūkyū in our archives, and the results are: six wins for Ryūkyū, one draw and four defeats.

After this away game Ryūkyū return home for a J2-League game against Zweigen Kanazawa. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Ryūkyū find the net regularly in their away games. 26 goals from 18 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Ryūkyū rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 27 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams involved encountered each other previously this season: Ryūkyū - Yamaguchi 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Renofa Yamaguchi two wins, one draw and Ryūkyū three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

RyūkyūK. Kiyotake
K. Kiyotake
7 goals
RyūkyūR. Ikeda
R. Ikeda
6 goals
RyūkyūT. Abe
T. Abe
6 goals

Renofa Yamaguchi missing players

Ryūkyū missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Renofa Yamaguchi Ryūkyū
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 7 18 36
8 5 1 Won W 5 7 16
11 5 2 Drew D 2 4 8
17 8 3 Lost L 0 7 12
31 18 4 Scored S 16 26 49
46 21 6 Conceded C 7 27 39
86% 89% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
58% 50% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 94% 72%
42% 44% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 71% 67% 50%
22% 28% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 22% 19%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 6% 6%
42% 44% 33% BTTS BTTS 86% 67% 47%
28% 28% 33% Clean Sheets C S 14% 11% 28%
44% 39% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 33%
 
4.3 4.7 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.9 5.2
4.6 3.7 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 6.6 5.8
1 1 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.9 0.8 0.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.8 8.2 8.7 Shots (avg) S ( 10.1 8.4 8.8
2.9 3.1 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 3.4 3.4
28% 32% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 48% 42% 40%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Renofa Yamaguchi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Renofa Yamaguchi have the fewest points from losing position (3) in J2-League
  • Ryūkyū have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Ryūkyū have the fewest clean sheets (2) away in J2-League
  • Ryūkyū haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Jubilo Iwata 36 23 8 5 66 38 18 12 3 3 35 22 18 11 5 2 31 16 28 77
2 Kyoto Sanga 36 22 9 5 55 29 18 11 5 2 33 18 18 11 4 3 22 11 26 75
3 Ventforet Kofu 36 19 10 7 54 31 18 12 5 1 33 13 18 7 5 6 21 18 23 67
4 V-Varen Nagasaki 36 19 8 9 55 39 18 9 6 3 30 19 18 10 2 6 25 20 16 65
5 Montedio Yamagata 36 19 7 10 49 36 17 9 2 6 23 18 19 10 5 4 26 18 13 64
6 Albirex Niigata 36 17 11 8 57 35 18 10 4 4 27 11 18 7 7 4 30 24 22 62
7 Machida Zelvia 36 17 9 10 53 32 18 6 5 7 24 19 18 11 4 3 29 13 21 60
8 Ryūkyū 36 16 8 12 49 39 18 9 4 5 23 12 18 7 4 7 26 27 10 56
9 JEF United 36 14 12 10 38 31 18 6 7 5 18 16 18 8 5 5 20 15 7 54
10 Mito Hollyhock 36 14 8 14 48 40 18 7 4 7 21 17 18 7 4 7 27 23 8 50
11 Fagiano Okayama 36 11 13 12 32 30 18 5 4 9 14 15 18 6 9 3 18 15 2 46
12 Tokyo Verdy 36 12 9 15 48 60 18 8 2 8 26 27 18 4 7 7 22 33 -12 45
13 Blaublitz Akita 36 10 13 13 36 41 18 3 10 5 12 19 18 7 3 8 24 22 -5 43
14 Tochigi 36 8 14 14 32 43 18 3 7 8 17 23 18 5 7 6 15 20 -11 38
15 Omiya Ardija 36 8 13 15 44 47 18 5 5 8 25 24 18 3 8 7 19 23 -3 37
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 36 9 10 17 31 47 18 5 6 7 16 20 18 4 4 10 15 27 -16 37
17 Renofa Yamaguchi 36 8 11 17 31 46 18 5 5 8 18 21 18 3 6 9 13 25 -15 35
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 36 8 10 18 34 51 18 4 5 9 16 25 18 4 5 9 18 26 -17 34
19 Sagamihara 36 7 12 17 27 44 18 4 7 7 17 24 18 3 5 10 10 20 -17 33
20 Ehime 36 7 12 17 34 58 18 1 7 10 17 36 18 6 5 7 17 22 -24 33
21 Giravanz Kitakyushu 36 6 13 17 32 56 19 3 7 9 16 26 17 3 6 8 16 30 -24 31
22 Matsumoto Yamaga 36 7 10 19 28 60 18 5 5 8 19 28 18 2 5 11 9 32 -32 31

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 Jubilo Iwata 36 23 8 5 66 38 18 12 3 3 35 22 18 11 5 2 31 16 28 77
2 Kyoto Sanga 36 22 9 5 55 29 18 11 5 2 33 18 18 11 4 3 22 11 26 75
3 Ventforet Kofu 36 19 10 7 54 31 18 12 5 1 33 13 18 7 5 6 21 18 23 67
4 V-Varen Nagasaki 36 19 8 9 55 39 18 9 6 3 30 19 18 10 2 6 25 20 16 65
5 Montedio Yamagata 36 19 7 10 49 36 17 9 2 6 23 18 19 10 5 4 26 18 13 64
6 Albirex Niigata 36 17 11 8 57 35 18 10 4 4 27 11 18 7 7 4 30 24 22 62
7 Machida Zelvia 36 17 9 10 53 32 18 6 5 7 24 19 18 11 4 3 29 13 21 60
8 Ryūkyū 36 16 8 12 49 39 18 9 4 5 23 12 18 7 4 7 26 27 10 56
9 JEF United 36 14 12 10 38 31 18 6 7 5 18 16 18 8 5 5 20 15 7 54
10 Mito Hollyhock 36 14 8 14 48 40 18 7 4 7 21 17 18 7 4 7 27 23 8 50
11 Fagiano Okayama 36 11 13 12 32 30 18 5 4 9 14 15 18 6 9 3 18 15 2 46
12 Tokyo Verdy 36 12 9 15 48 60 18 8 2 8 26 27 18 4 7 7 22 33 -12 45
13 Blaublitz Akita 36 10 13 13 36 41 18 3 10 5 12 19 18 7 3 8 24 22 -5 43
14 Tochigi 36 8 14 14 32 43 18 3 7 8 17 23 18 5 7 6 15 20 -11 38
15 Omiya Ardija 36 8 13 15 44 47 18 5 5 8 25 24 18 3 8 7 19 23 -3 37
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 36 9 10 17 31 47 18 5 6 7 16 20 18 4 4 10 15 27 -16 37
17 Renofa Yamaguchi 36 8 11 17 31 46 18 5 5 8 18 21 18 3 6 9 13 25 -15 35
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 36 8 10 18 34 51 18 4 5 9 16 25 18 4 5 9 18 26 -17 34
19 Sagamihara 36 7 12 17 27 44 18 4 7 7 17 24 18 3 5 10 10 20 -17 33
20 Ehime 36 7 12 17 34 58 18 1 7 10 17 36 18 6 5 7 17 22 -24 33
21 Giravanz Kitakyushu 36 6 13 17 32 56 19 3 7 9 16 26 17 3 6 8 16 30 -24 31
22 Matsumoto Yamaga 36 7 10 19 28 60 18 5 5 8 19 28 18 2 5 11 9 32 -32 31

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