Ryūkyū supporters put their faith in manager Y. Higuchi to deliver victory against ThespaKusatsu Gunma

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sat 18.September
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium (10189 seats)

Ryūkyū warm up for ThespaKusatsu Gunma with expectations of picking up all three points. Can they? Read our in-depth preview!

Insights:
  • Ryūkyū have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at 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.

ThespaKusatsu Gunma have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Ryūkyū form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium as Ryūkyū have scored 22 goals to get 29 points from 14 games. The overall stats in the J2-League are 9-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).

No payout for Ryūkyū in their previous match, an away game at Kyoto Sanga that ended in defeat 1-2. Heartbreak for Ryūkyū in their last match as Kyoto Sanga's O. Ismaila scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at T. Abe for missing a penalty kick versus Kyoto Sanga in the 23rd minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at V-Varen Nagasaki.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Ryūkyū handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are eight wins, zero draws and three defeats.

Ryūkyū have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium with 22 goals in 14 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Ryūkyū are not conceding a lot of goals here at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 14 matches.

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ThespaKusatsu Gunma form and stats

There's been little loot from ThespaKusatsu Gunma's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 14 away games in the J2-League. ThespaKusatsu Gunma only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws.

The attacking players of ThespaKusatsu Gunma have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 347 minutes.

Home advantage was not enough for ThespaKusatsu in their previous game, as they lost their J2-League-match, hosting Ventforet Kofu, 0-3.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Blaublitz Akita wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

We have checked recent matches where ThespaKusatsu Gunma have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 16 games were seven victories, three draws and six defeats.

The attacking power of ThespaKusatsu when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 14 league matches away. ThespaKusatsu's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 22 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The previous head to head encounter ended ThespaKusatsu Gunma - Ryūkyū 0-2, played this season. Head to head numbers (for the preceeding five meetings): Ryūkyū won four games, zero matches ended with a draw and ThespaKusatsu Gunma have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / four

Top Goalscorers

RyūkyūK. Kiyotake
K. Kiyotake
7 goals
RyūkyūR. Ikeda
R. Ikeda
6 goals
RyūkyūT. Abe
T. Abe
6 goals

Ryūkyū missing players

ThespaKusatsu Gunma missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ryūkyū ThespaKusatsu Gunma
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 4 14 29
15 9 3 Won W 0 3 7
6 2 1 Drew D 1 3 8
8 3 1 Lost L 3 8 14
46 22 9 Scored S 5 11 25
32 9 2 Conceded C 12 22 40
93% 86% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 90%
79% 57% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 50% 62%
59% 43% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 36% 41%
24% 21% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 29% 17%
7% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 7% 3%
52% 29% 20% BTTS BTTS 75% 43% 45%
31% 50% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 24%
24% 36% 40% Failed to Score F T 25% 43% 41%
 
5.4 5.9 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.6 4.9
6.1 5.8 5.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.9 5.9
0.7 0.9 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 0.5 0.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.9 8.9 9 Shots (avg) S ( 5.2 6.9 7.2
3.6 3.5 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 1.7 2.5
44% 45% 53% Goal Efficiency G E 62% 46% 35%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • 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 Júbilo Iwata 29 19 5 5 52 31 14 10 1 3 26 18 15 9 4 2 26 13 21 62
2 Kyoto Sanga 29 18 7 4 46 24 15 9 4 2 28 16 14 9 3 2 18 8 22 61
3 Albirex Niigata 29 14 9 6 49 29 15 8 4 3 24 9 14 6 5 3 25 20 20 51
4 Machida Zelvia 29 15 6 8 46 26 14 6 3 5 20 13 15 9 3 3 26 13 20 51
5 Ventforet Kofu 29 14 9 6 46 28 14 8 5 1 27 12 15 6 4 5 19 16 18 51
6 Ryūkyū 29 15 6 8 46 32 14 9 2 3 22 9 15 6 4 5 24 23 14 51
7 V-Varen Nagasaki 29 15 6 8 41 31 15 7 5 3 25 17 14 8 1 5 16 14 10 51
8 Montedio Yamagata 29 14 7 8 39 30 14 7 2 5 20 15 15 7 5 3 19 15 9 49
9 Mito Hollyhock 29 12 4 13 36 29 15 5 3 7 16 14 14 7 1 6 20 15 7 40
10 Tokyo Verdy 29 11 7 11 41 46 13 8 1 4 23 16 16 3 6 7 18 30 -5 40
11 Blaublitz Akita 29 9 10 10 30 31 14 3 8 3 10 13 15 6 2 7 20 18 -1 37
12 JEF United 29 9 10 10 28 29 14 4 5 5 15 15 15 5 5 5 13 14 -1 37
13 Fagiano Okayama 29 9 8 12 22 24 15 4 2 9 9 13 14 5 6 3 13 11 -2 35
14 Tochigi 29 7 11 11 28 35 14 3 5 6 14 17 15 4 6 5 14 18 -7 32
15 Renofa Yamaguchi 29 8 8 13 26 35 15 5 4 6 14 14 14 3 4 7 12 21 -9 32
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 29 7 8 14 25 40 15 4 5 6 14 18 14 3 3 8 11 22 -15 29
17 Giravanz Kitakyushu 29 6 10 13 23 40 16 3 5 8 11 20 13 3 5 5 12 20 -17 28
18 Omiya Ardija 29 5 12 12 33 38 14 3 4 7 18 19 15 2 8 5 15 19 -5 27
19 Zweigen Kanazawa 29 7 6 16 26 42 15 3 4 8 13 22 14 4 2 8 13 20 -16 27
20 Ehime 29 5 11 13 29 48 15 1 7 7 17 29 14 4 4 6 12 19 -19 26
21 Matsumoto Yamaga 29 6 8 15 24 51 15 4 5 6 16 24 14 2 3 9 8 27 -27 26
22 Sagamihara 29 5 10 14 17 34 14 3 5 6 10 18 15 2 5 8 7 16 -17 25

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 Júbilo Iwata 29 19 5 5 52 31 14 10 1 3 26 18 15 9 4 2 26 13 21 62
2 Kyoto Sanga 29 18 7 4 46 24 15 9 4 2 28 16 14 9 3 2 18 8 22 61
3 Albirex Niigata 29 14 9 6 49 29 15 8 4 3 24 9 14 6 5 3 25 20 20 51
4 Machida Zelvia 29 15 6 8 46 26 14 6 3 5 20 13 15 9 3 3 26 13 20 51
5 Ventforet Kofu 29 14 9 6 46 28 14 8 5 1 27 12 15 6 4 5 19 16 18 51
6 Ryūkyū 29 15 6 8 46 32 14 9 2 3 22 9 15 6 4 5 24 23 14 51
7 V-Varen Nagasaki 29 15 6 8 41 31 15 7 5 3 25 17 14 8 1 5 16 14 10 51
8 Montedio Yamagata 29 14 7 8 39 30 14 7 2 5 20 15 15 7 5 3 19 15 9 49
9 Mito Hollyhock 29 12 4 13 36 29 15 5 3 7 16 14 14 7 1 6 20 15 7 40
10 Tokyo Verdy 29 11 7 11 41 46 13 8 1 4 23 16 16 3 6 7 18 30 -5 40
11 Blaublitz Akita 29 9 10 10 30 31 14 3 8 3 10 13 15 6 2 7 20 18 -1 37
12 JEF United 29 9 10 10 28 29 14 4 5 5 15 15 15 5 5 5 13 14 -1 37
13 Fagiano Okayama 29 9 8 12 22 24 15 4 2 9 9 13 14 5 6 3 13 11 -2 35
14 Tochigi 29 7 11 11 28 35 14 3 5 6 14 17 15 4 6 5 14 18 -7 32
15 Renofa Yamaguchi 29 8 8 13 26 35 15 5 4 6 14 14 14 3 4 7 12 21 -9 32
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 29 7 8 14 25 40 15 4 5 6 14 18 14 3 3 8 11 22 -15 29
17 Giravanz Kitakyushu 29 6 10 13 23 40 16 3 5 8 11 20 13 3 5 5 12 20 -17 28
18 Omiya Ardija 29 5 12 12 33 38 14 3 4 7 18 19 15 2 8 5 15 19 -5 27
19 Zweigen Kanazawa 29 7 6 16 26 42 15 3 4 8 13 22 14 4 2 8 13 20 -16 27
20 Ehime 29 5 11 13 29 48 15 1 7 7 17 29 14 4 4 6 12 19 -19 26
21 Matsumoto Yamaga 29 6 8 15 24 51 15 4 5 6 16 24 14 2 3 9 8 27 -27 26
22 Sagamihara 29 5 10 14 17 34 14 3 5 6 10 18 15 2 5 8 7 16 -17 25

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