J2-League match preview: Ryūkyū versus Giravanz Kitakyushu

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sat 21.November
Match begins: 07:00 (UTC)
Venue: Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium (10189 seats)

Struggling Ryūkyū will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Giravanz Kitakyushu in the upcoming league round. It’s 18th vs 4th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Giravanz Kitakyushu have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Ryūkyū form and stats

Ryūkyū have collected 19 points from their J2-League home games so far after 5-4-6. There’s a good atmosphere here at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium after three straight home wins.

Happy days for Ryūkyū in their previous game, a J2-League match away at V-Varen Nagasaki (placed 3rd) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Avispa Fukuoka (1-3).

Ryūkyū are traveling soon after this match as the J2-League match at Júbilo Iwata awaits in four days.

Ryūkyū has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. On the other hand, Ryūkyū have conceded 21 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats

As the visiting team in J2-League matches, Giravanz Kitakyushu have produced an overall stat of 7-2-7 so far.

Kitakyushu are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the J2-League against Tochigi (placed 10th). Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Ehime.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Giravanz Kitakyushu manager S. Kobayashi as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Mito Hollyhock.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Kitakyushu have scored 23 goals in 16 league games away. 19 goals have been conceded by Kitakyushu in these games.

Head 2 Head

Ryūkyū and Giravanz Kitakyushu have met before this season: Giravanz Kitakyushu - Ryūkyū 4-0. Last five meetings between the teams: Ryūkyū won two, Giravanz Kitakyushu won two and one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Giravanz KitakyushuA. Disaro
A. Disaro
15 goals
RyūkyūT. Abe
T. Abe
13 goals
Giravanz KitakyushuD. Takahashi
D. Takahashi
8 goals

Ryūkyū missing players

Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ryūkyū Giravanz Kitakyushu
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 15 6 Played P 5 16 34
11 5 0 Won W 4 7 17
6 4 2 Drew D 1 2 5
17 6 4 Lost L 0 7 12
44 22 5 Scored S 10 23 48
53 21 12 Conceded C 4 19 37
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
68% 73% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 75% 74%
53% 53% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 44% 50%
35% 40% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 25% 21%
21% 20% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 19% 12%
53% 60% 83% BTTS BTTS 80% 50% 47%
21% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 19% 26%
26% 20% 17% Failed to Score F T 0% 31% 32%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1 0.8 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.4 0.6 0.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
341 142 62 Total Shots T S 67 171 358
126 57 23 Shots on Target S O 25 76 139
35% 39% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 30% 35%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Giravanz Kitakyushu has the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in J2-League
  • Giravanz Kitakyushu haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • 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 34 21 8 5 55 25 17 8 6 3 25 10 17 13 2 2 30 15 30 71
2 Avispa Fukuoka 34 21 5 8 40 24 16 9 2 5 19 13 18 12 3 3 21 11 16 68
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 34 18 9 7 54 34 16 11 2 3 29 12 18 7 7 4 25 22 20 63
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 34 17 5 12 48 37 18 10 3 5 25 18 16 7 2 7 23 19 11 56
5 Ventforet Kofu 33 14 13 6 43 34 17 10 5 2 24 15 16 4 8 4 19 19 9 55
6 Albirex Niigata 34 13 14 7 48 38 18 6 7 5 24 23 16 7 7 2 24 15 10 53
7 Montedio Yamagata 34 13 9 12 47 36 18 8 3 7 27 20 16 5 6 5 20 16 11 48
8 Júbilo Iwata 34 11 14 9 44 38 18 8 6 4 30 19 16 3 8 5 14 19 6 47
9 Kyoto Sanga 34 13 8 13 40 39 16 10 2 4 27 17 18 3 6 9 13 22 1 47
10 Tochigi 34 12 10 12 28 27 16 5 6 5 14 11 18 7 4 7 14 16 1 46
11 Mito Hollyhock 34 12 9 13 58 53 17 5 5 7 26 27 17 7 4 6 32 26 5 45
12 Tokyo Verdy 33 11 12 10 40 36 16 5 6 5 19 15 17 6 6 5 21 21 4 45
13 Fagiano Okayama 34 11 11 12 32 38 19 8 5 6 22 20 15 3 6 6 10 18 -6 44
14 Zweigen Kanazawa 34 11 10 13 46 50 18 6 6 6 22 24 16 5 4 7 24 26 -4 43
15 JEF United 34 12 6 16 40 44 17 4 4 9 18 27 17 8 2 7 22 17 -4 42
16 Omiya Ardija 34 11 9 14 32 42 17 6 6 5 15 17 17 5 3 9 17 25 -10 42
17 Machida Zelvia 34 9 12 13 34 40 18 5 9 4 21 16 16 4 3 9 13 24 -6 39
18 Ryūkyū 34 11 6 17 44 53 15 5 4 6 22 21 19 6 2 11 22 32 -9 39
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 34 9 12 13 35 48 16 4 6 6 17 24 18 5 6 7 18 24 -13 39
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 33 9 3 21 27 54 17 4 1 12 13 31 16 5 2 9 14 23 -27 30
21 Ehime 33 6 9 18 30 50 16 2 4 10 12 25 17 4 5 8 18 25 -20 27
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 34 7 6 21 35 60 16 5 2 9 18 26 18 2 4 12 17 34 -25 27

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 Tokushima Vortis 34 21 8 5 55 25 17 8 6 3 25 10 17 13 2 2 30 15 30 71
2 Avispa Fukuoka 34 21 5 8 40 24 16 9 2 5 19 13 18 12 3 3 21 11 16 68
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 34 18 9 7 54 34 16 11 2 3 29 12 18 7 7 4 25 22 20 63
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 34 17 5 12 48 37 18 10 3 5 25 18 16 7 2 7 23 19 11 56
5 Ventforet Kofu 33 14 13 6 43 34 17 10 5 2 24 15 16 4 8 4 19 19 9 55
6 Albirex Niigata 34 13 14 7 48 38 18 6 7 5 24 23 16 7 7 2 24 15 10 53
7 Montedio Yamagata 34 13 9 12 47 36 18 8 3 7 27 20 16 5 6 5 20 16 11 48
8 Júbilo Iwata 34 11 14 9 44 38 18 8 6 4 30 19 16 3 8 5 14 19 6 47
9 Kyoto Sanga 34 13 8 13 40 39 16 10 2 4 27 17 18 3 6 9 13 22 1 47
10 Tochigi 34 12 10 12 28 27 16 5 6 5 14 11 18 7 4 7 14 16 1 46
11 Mito Hollyhock 34 12 9 13 58 53 17 5 5 7 26 27 17 7 4 6 32 26 5 45
12 Tokyo Verdy 33 11 12 10 40 36 16 5 6 5 19 15 17 6 6 5 21 21 4 45
13 Fagiano Okayama 34 11 11 12 32 38 19 8 5 6 22 20 15 3 6 6 10 18 -6 44
14 Zweigen Kanazawa 34 11 10 13 46 50 18 6 6 6 22 24 16 5 4 7 24 26 -4 43
15 JEF United 34 12 6 16 40 44 17 4 4 9 18 27 17 8 2 7 22 17 -4 42
16 Omiya Ardija 34 11 9 14 32 42 17 6 6 5 15 17 17 5 3 9 17 25 -10 42
17 Machida Zelvia 34 9 12 13 34 40 18 5 9 4 21 16 16 4 3 9 13 24 -6 39
18 Ryūkyū 34 11 6 17 44 53 15 5 4 6 22 21 19 6 2 11 22 32 -9 39
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 34 9 12 13 35 48 16 4 6 6 17 24 18 5 6 7 18 24 -13 39
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 33 9 3 21 27 54 17 4 1 12 13 31 16 5 2 9 14 23 -27 30
21 Ehime 33 6 9 18 30 50 16 2 4 10 12 25 17 4 5 8 18 25 -20 27
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 34 7 6 21 35 60 16 5 2 9 18 26 18 2 4 12 17 34 -25 27

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