Ryūkyū have done better than Blaublitz Akita so far, but every match starts at 0-0. Here's all the data you require before kickoff:
- Ryūkyū have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Blaublitz Akita have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Ryūkyū and Blaublitz Akita 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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Blaublitz Akita, who are travelling more than 2400 kilometers to play this game.
Ryūkyū form and stats
Ryūkyū are steadily winning J2-League games and points here at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium. 8 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 13 games. The Ryūkyū manager Y. Higuchi might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
The home team returns to Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Montedio Yamagata (placed 5th) on their last time out; the J2-League game ended 2-2. The hometeam coach Y. Higuchi made a successful contribution in the game against Montedio Yamagata, bringing on S. Uehara who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw.
Before that game, the home loss against Mito Hollyhock with the scoreline 0-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Ryūkyū perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Ryūkyū as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Ryūkyū has won three of these, drawn four and lost four.
A decent goal production from Ryūkyū in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 13 league matches. Ryūkyū have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Blaublitz Akita form and stats
5 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Blaublitz Akita playing as the away team in the J2-League this season.
There were no winners in Blaublitz Akita's previous match, a J2-League home game that ended 1-1 vs V-Varen Nagasaki (placed 8th). The draw against V-Varen Nagasaki came from a losing position. The Blaublitz manager K. Yoshida brought on H. Take as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Omiya Ardija that ended 1-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Blaublitz Akita playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were seven Blaublitz wins, three draws and four defeats.
Blaublitz have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 16 goals have been scored. Blaublitz have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these two sides meet on the pitch this season, as the results database show this recent game: Blaublitz Akita - Ryūkyū 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Ryūkyū two wins, three draws and Blaublitz Akita two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Kiyotake 7 goals |  R. Ikeda 6 goals | S. Shimizu 5 goals |
Ryūkyū missing players
Blaublitz Akita missing players
| Ryūkyū | Blaublitz Akita | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 26 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 42 | 20 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 16 | 25 |
| 26 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 16 | 29 |
| 92% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 77% | 54% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 77% | 69% |
| 54% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 46% | 27% |
| 23% | 23% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 23% | 15% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 46% | 23% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 62% | 58% |
| 35% | 54% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 23% | 27% |
| 27% | 38% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 15% | 23% |
| 5.7 | 5.9 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| 6.2 | 6 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 7.7 | 7.5 |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
| 43% | 43% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 52% | 37% |
- Blaublitz Akita have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Blaublitz Akita haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Ryūkyū have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Júbilo Iwata | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 55 |
| 2 | Kyoto Sanga | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 22 | 54 |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 50 |
| 4 | Ryūkyū | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 48 |
| 5 | Montedio Yamagata | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 46 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 45 |
| 7 | Machida Zelvia | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 42 |
| 8 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 41 |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 41 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 25 | -4 | 37 |
| 10 | Mito Hollyhock | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 34 |
| 11 | JEF United | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 34 |
| 12 | Fagiano Okayama | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -1 | 33 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | -4 | 31 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 26 |
| 16 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -12 | 25 |
| 17 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -17 | 25 |
| 18 | Ehime | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -18 | 24 |
| 19 | Tochigi | 25 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -9 | 23 |
| 20 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -18 | 23 |
| 21 | Omiya Ardija | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -10 | 20 |
| 22 | Sagamihara | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15 | -18 | 20 |