Ryūkyū should be favourites to win this home game against Montedio Yamagata, if the league table is anything to judge by. Or are we in for a surprise?
- Ryūkyū have the most points (20) at home in J2-League
- Ryūkyū have scored more than double the goals of Montedio Yamagata.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Ryūkyū form and stats
6-2-0 is the performance here at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium so far in the J2-League, giving Ryūkyū a total of 20 from their 8 games here. Outstanding results!
Ryūkyū's previous game was a J2-League match also played at home, ending 4-2 versus Tochigi (placed 17th). The home side are looking to build on that result. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
1-1 away at Ehime before that.Ryūkyū have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium with 13 goals in 8 league matches. Defensively Ryūkyū have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Montedio Yamagata form and stats
The visitors are W2-D4-L1 on the road this term. That's in the J2-League.
M. Hayashi scored in Montedio's previous match, the home game against Ehime that ended 1-0.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Kyoto Sanga wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Montedio Yamagata as they have only managed to score 6 times from 7 away games in the league. Montedio are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last four games between these two teams, there's zero Ryūkyū victories, two draws and two Montedio Yamagata wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Ikeda 5 goals |  K. Kiyotake 4 goals |  T. Abe 3 goals |
Ryūkyū missing players
Montedio Yamagata missing players
| Ryūkyū | Montedio Yamagata | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 25 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 86% | 75% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 71% | 86% |
| 71% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 57% |
| 43% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 29% |
| 21% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 14% | 12% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 43% |
| 50% | 62% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 43% | 36% |
| 21% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.9 | 8.4 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 8 | 8.6 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.6 | 3 |
| 47% | 43% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 33% | 29% |
- Ryūkyū have not yet lost a game at home.
- Ryūkyū have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Ryūkyū have scored more than double the goals of Montedio Yamagata.
- Ryūkyū have the most points (20) at home in J2-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Albirex Niigata | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 33 |
| 2 | Ryūkyū | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 33 |
| 3 | Kyoto Sanga | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 32 |
| 4 | Jubilo Iwata | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
| 6 | Machida Zelvia | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| 7 | Mito Hollyhock | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 19 |
| 8 | Blaublitz Akita | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | JEF United | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -2 | 18 |
| 12 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 18 |
| 13 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Tokyo Verdy | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Montedio Yamagata | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 17 |
| 16 | Fagiano Okayama | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -2 | 16 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Omiya Ardija | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 11 |
| 19 | Ehime | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 11 |
| 20 | Sagamihara | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 11 |
| 21 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 11 |
| 22 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -11 | 11 |