Season ticket holders at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Ryūkyū languishing in the 18th position so far. The guesting Albirex Niigata will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
These teams have little in common geographically as Albirex Niigata have to travel 2200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Ryūkyū form and stats
Ryūkyū's results here at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium in the J2-League have been very modest with 2 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
The Ryūkyū crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to JEF United here at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium in a J2-League match. In the preceding match a 6-1 victory visiting Matsumoto Yamaga.
The manager Y. Higuchi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Tokushima Vortis in only three days.
Ryūkyū have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium with 17 goals in 10 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Ryūkyū defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Albirex Niigata form and stats
The visitors are W3-D5-L2 on the road this term. That's in the J2-League.
Albirex Niigata delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Ventforet Kofu (placed 5th) in their previous match; a J2-League game. Before that, Albirex travelled to Ehime and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
A new game in only four days for Albirex Niigata, the J2-League home match versus Machida Zelvia. Busy days.
Albirex Niigata has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 10 games. 11 goals have been conceded by Albirex in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Albirex Niigata - Ryūkyū 1-0. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: one win for Ryūkyū, zero draws and two wins for Albirex Niigata. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  T. Abe 10 goals |   A. Watanabe 7 goals | S. Uehara 6 goals |
Ryūkyū missing players
Albirex Niigata missing players
| Ryūkyū | Albirex Niigata | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 32 | 17 | 10 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 38 | 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 80% | 91% |
| 73% | 90% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 60% | 64% |
| 59% | 70% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 41% |
| 45% | 60% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 27% |
| 27% | 30% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 14% |
| 64% | 80% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 59% |
| 14% | 10% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 40% | 32% |
| 23% | 10% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 30% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 240 | 104 | 44 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 114 | 249 |
| 86 | 41 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 42 | 85 |
| 37% | 41% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 36% | 35% |
- Albirex Niigata have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ryūkyū has the most scored goals in the second half (22) in J2-League
- Ryūkyū have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ryūkyū 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 | Tokushima Vortis | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 44 |
| 2 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 44 |
| 3 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 40 |
| 4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 40 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 35 |
| 6 | Kyoto Sanga | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 34 |
| 7 | Tochigi | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 33 |
| 8 | Tokyo Verdy | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 31 |
| 9 | Albirex Niigata | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 31 |
| 10 | Jubilo Iwata | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 30 |
| 11 | Mito Hollyhock | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 30 |
| 12 | JEF United | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 29 |
| 13 | Machida Zelvia | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| 14 | Omiya Ardija | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 29 |
| 15 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 28 |
| 16 | Fagiano Okayama | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 27 |
| 17 | Montedio Yamagata | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 26 |
| 18 | Ryūkyū | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -6 | 23 |
| 19 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -15 | 20 |
| 20 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -16 | 19 |
| 21 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -21 | 19 |
| 22 | Ehime | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -8 | 18 |