Season ticket holders at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Ryūkyū languishing in the 18th position so far. The guesting Montedio Yamagata will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
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 Montedio Yamagata, who are travelling more than 2400 kilometers to play this game.
Ryūkyū form and stats
Ryūkyū's results here at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium in the J2-League have been very modest with 0 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Ryūkyū are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Albirex Niigata. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Tochigi.
There will be little rest for Ryūkyū after this match as they are travelling to Zweigen Kanazawa for a J2-League game in only four days.
The Ryūkyū fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 6 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Ryūkyū defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Montedio Yamagata form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Montedio Yamagata so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-2 (win-draw-lose).
Impressive finishing from T. Kato and S. Kitagawa (2) secured the home win 3-1 against Ventforet Kofu in their previous game. Before that, Montedio travelled to Zweigen Kanazawa and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Renofa Yamaguchi in just four days.
Goals are few and far between in Montedio's away league games. Only 3 goals from 7 travels. Montedio Yamagata are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Last two meetings between the teams: Ryūkyū won zero, Montedio Yamagata won zero and two draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Otsuki 12 goals |
Ryūkyū missing players
Montedio Yamagata missing players
| Ryūkyū | Montedio Yamagata | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 71% | 79% |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 43% | 50% |
| 50% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 36% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 64% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 43% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 43% | 43% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 36% |
| 5.4 | 5.5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 6.4 | 5.9 |
| 3.7 | 4.2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5 | 5.4 |
| 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 146 | 54 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 58 | 122 |
| 49 | 22 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 22 | 49 |
| 29% | 36% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 14% | 29% |
- All of Ryūkyū's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Ryūkyū have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Ryūkyū have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ryūkyū have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Montedio Yamagata have scored away.
- Ryūkyū have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Ryūkyū have yet to win a game at home.
- 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 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 2 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Tokushima Vortis | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 27 |
| 4 | Jubilo Iwata | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Albirex Niigata | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | Kyoto Sanga | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Tokyo Verdy | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| 9 | Omiya Ardija | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | JEF United | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 11 | Tochigi | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | Montedio Yamagata | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | Avispa Fukuoka | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 18 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 17 |
| 15 | Machida Zelvia | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 17 |
| 16 | Mito Hollyhock | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 16 |
| 17 | Fagiano Okayama | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 16 |
| 18 | Ryūkyū | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 14 |
| 19 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 13 |
| 20 | Ehime | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 12 |
| 21 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -16 | 12 |
| 22 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -11 | 11 |