The home side Ryūkyū should be the favourites in this game, but Mito Hollyhock have shown both skill and courage. Read more about the game!
- Ryūkyū have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Mito Hollyhock have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Mito Hollyhock, who are travelling more than 2200 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 2 defeats is the summary from 12 games.
Ryūkyū are returning here after visiting Giravanz Kitakyushu in a J2-League game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. S. Shimizu and H. Takeda scored the goal(s).
Before that, Ryūkyū played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Omiya Ardija.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 12 league matches. From these home matches, Ryūkyū have conceded only 7 goals.
Mito Hollyhock form and stats
5-1-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Mito Hollyhock in their J2-League matches away.
Mito Hollyhock played 1-1 against Tokyo Verdy in their previous match. As mentioned above, Mito Hollyhock drew the match against Tokyo Verdy. Manager T. Akiba brought on Y. Mori to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Matsumoto Yamaga.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by Mito Hollyhock in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Mito Hollyhock, four draws and eight defeats.
The travelling fans enjoy Hollyhock's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 12 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Hollyhock have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The parties have played each other previously this season, with the result Mito Hollyhock - Ryūkyū 0-2 registered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last six meetings: five - zero - one (Ryūkyū wins - draws - Mito Hollyhock wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Kiyotake 7 goals |  R. Ikeda 6 goals |  M. Nakayama 6 goals |
Ryūkyū missing players
Mito Hollyhock missing players
| Ryūkyū | Mito Hollyhock | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 40 | 20 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 18 | 30 |
| 23 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | 24 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 92% |
| 79% | 58% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 62% |
| 54% | 42% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 46% |
| 21% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 25% | 12% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 25% | 12% |
| 46% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 58% | 42% |
| 38% | 58% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 33% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 33% |
| 5.5 | 6 | 8.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| 5.9 | 5.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.2 | 9 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10.7 | 9.2 |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| 43% | 44% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 37% | 35% |
- Mito Hollyhock have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- 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 | Kyoto Sanga | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 51 |
| 2 | Júbilo Iwata | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 49 |
| 3 | Ryūkyū | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 47 |
| 4 | Albirex Niigata | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 46 |
| 5 | Montedio Yamagata | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 44 |
| 7 | Machida Zelvia | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 41 |
| 8 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 40 |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 21 | -3 | 36 |
| 10 | JEF United | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 | Mito Hollyhock | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 31 |
| 12 | Fagiano Okayama | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -2 | 29 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 29 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 26 |
| 16 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -16 | 25 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -9 | 22 |
| 18 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 22 |
| 19 | Ehime | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -19 | 20 |
| 20 | Omiya Ardija | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -9 | 19 |
| 21 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -19 | 19 |
| 22 | Sagamihara | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -18 | 17 |