This match features two teams living in the basement of the J2-League, Renofa Yamaguchi holding 18th place and Tochigi lying 17th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
Renofa Yamaguchi and Tochigi should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
These teams have little in common geographically as Tochigi have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Renofa Yamaguchi form and stats
Renofa Yamaguchi have played 4 J2-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Yamaguchi manager M. Shimoda and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Ventforet Kofu (placed 5th) in the J2-League. Preceding that match was a defeat to V-Varen Nagasaki (1-2).
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 Yamaguchi as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Renofa Yamaguchi has won four of these, drawn two and lost seven.
Yamaguchi are traveling soon after this match as the J2-League match at Albirex Niigata awaits in four days.
Renofa Yamaguchi have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ishin Me-Life Stadium with 6 goals in 4 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.
Tochigi form and stats
As the visiting team in J2-League matches, Tochigi have produced an overall stat of 1-0-3 so far.
K. Yano was the last player to score for the away team. Tochigi haven't scored a league goal in the last 301 minutes.
There were no winners in Tochigi's previous match, a J2-League home game that ended 0-0 vs Albirex Niigata (placed 7th). Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Machida Zelvia's place.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Tochigi in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Tochigi, two draws and five defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Tochigi are hosting Fagiano Okayama in the J2-League only four days away.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Tochigi's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 4 matches. Tochigi have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last four games between these two teams, there's two Renofa Yamaguchi victories, zero draws and two Tochigi wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Takai 8 goals |
Renofa Yamaguchi missing players
Tochigi missing players
| Renofa Yamaguchi | Tochigi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | 6 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 89% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 67% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 11% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 11% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 33% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 3.2 | 4.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 13 | 7.8 | 6.1 |
| 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| 1.5 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | 37 | 26 | Total Shots | T S | 2 | 36 | 74 |
| 32 | 15 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 8 | 25 |
| 28% | 33% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 12% |
- Renofa Yamaguchi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Renofa Yamaguchi have scored more than double the goals of Tochigi.
- Renofa Yamaguchi have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Renofa Yamaguchi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tochigi has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1)
- Tochigi has the fewest scored goals (4)
- Tochigi have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Tochigi have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Tochigi have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Tochigi 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 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | Omiya Ardija | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | Tokushima Vortis | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | Kyoto Sanga | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | Albirex Niigata | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Júbilo Iwata | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Avispa Fukuoka | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Machida Zelvia | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 | Mito Hollyhock | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 12 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 10 |
| 13 | Tokyo Verdy | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 14 | JEF United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 16 | Fagiano Okayama | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 9 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 18 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 8 |
| 19 | Ehime | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 20 | Montedio Yamagata | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 21 | Ryūkyū | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 6 |
| 22 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -14 | 6 |