Ryūkyū hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 23 points and a 18th position in the J2-League table. Visiting JEF United holds 12th place with 29 pts.
It's no vacation for neither Ryūkyū nor JEF United 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.
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 fans got no joy from their last match, a J2-League game also here at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against JEF United (placed 12th). In the preceding match a 6-1 victory visiting Matsumoto Yamaga.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Ryūkyū have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won two, drawn one and lost three.
Ryūkyū have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium with 17 goals in 10 league matches. Ryūkyū have conceded 18 from these games.
JEF United form and stats
6-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for JEF United, who have the most clean sheets (6) away in J2-League, in their J2-League matches away. Momentum is building for JEF United in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Two travels in a row for JEF United, whose manager J. Yoon could celebrate last time after the J2-League win against Ryūkyū. A 1-2 loss hosting Renofa Yamaguchi before that.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with JEF playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were six JEF United wins, two draws and four defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far JEF have scored 15 goals in 11 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far).
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Ryūkyū - JEF United 0-1, played this season. Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Ryūkyū, zero draws and four wins for JEF United. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Ryūkyū missing players
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| Ryūkyū | JEF United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 32 | 17 | 10 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 28 |
| 38 | 18 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 91% | 95% |
| 73% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 82% | 77% |
| 59% | 70% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 36% | 55% |
| 45% | 60% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 14% |
| 27% | 30% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 64% | 80% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 27% | 45% |
| 14% | 10% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 55% | 36% |
| 23% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 27% | 23% |
| 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 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 240 | 104 | 37 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 93 | 180 |
| 86 | 41 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 42 | 71 |
| 37% | 41% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 36% | 39% |
- JEF United has the most clean sheets (6) away in J2-League
- 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 |