Possible nail-biting contest in Ryūkyū - V-Varen Nagasaki game

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Date: Sat 10.August
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium (25000 seats)

Ryūkyū hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 31 points and a 15th position in the J2-League table. Visiting V-Varen Nagasaki holds 12th place with 37 pts.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Ryūkyū and V-Varen Nagasaki.

V-Varen Nagasaki have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Ryūkyū form and stats

Ryūkyū, who have the most conceded goals (48) in J2-League, have played 14 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Ryūkyū's previous game was a J2-League match also played at home, ending 3-2 versus V-Varen Nagasaki. The home side are looking to build on that result. Heartbreak before that as Ryūkyū lost 1-5 at Kashiwa Reysol's place.

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 three matches with the results: Won 2 Drawn 0 Lost 1.

A decent goal production from Ryūkyū in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 14 matches. On the other hand, Ryūkyū have conceded 19 goals.

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V-Varen Nagasaki form and stats

As the visiting team V-Varen Nagasaki have produced an overall stat of 6-2-6 so far. Three has not been a lucky number for V-Varen Nagasaki as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Kagoshima United match.

V-Varen Nagasaki play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 2-3 to Ryūkyū. A loss against Gifu was the result prior to that, in a home game.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by V-Varen Nagasaki in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for V-Varen Nagasaki, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

The travelling fans enjoy V-Varen Nagasaki's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 14 away matches. 18 goals have been conceded by V-Varen Nagasaki in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Ryūkyū - V-Varen Nagasaki 3-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Ryūkyū 1 win, 0 draws and V-Varen Nagasaki 1 victory. As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 0 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

K. Suzuki
15 goals
H. Goya
14 goals
S. Uejo
6 goals

Ryūkyū missing players

V-Varen Nagasaki missing players

Ryūkyū V-Varen Nagasaki
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs low Away Total
27 14 5 Played 6 14 27
8 7 3 Won 4 6 11
7 4 1 Drew 2 2 4
12 3 1 Lost 0 6 12
37 23 7 Scored 15 21 37
48 19 5 Conceded 5 18 38
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 83% 93% 93%
85% 93% 100% Over 1.5 83% 71% 63%
56% 50% 40% Over 2.5 83% 64% 59%
37% 29% 0% Over 3.5 67% 36% 41%
19% 14% 0% Over 4.5 17% 14% 22%
67% 64% 60% BTTS 67% 50% 52%
11% 21% 20% Clean Sheets 33% 29% 30%
22% 14% 20% Failed To Score 17% 29% 26%
 
4.2 3.5 2.6 Corners For (avg) 4.3 4.4 3.8
5.2 5.6 5.4 Corners Against (avg) 6.3 6.1 5.4
1 0.4 0.4 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.3 1.7 1.3
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Ryūkyū have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Ryūkyū haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • V-Varen Nagasaki have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Ryūkyū
All Emperor Cup J3-League J2-League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
21-07-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 3 - 1 Ryūkyū
27-07-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 4 - 0 Ryūkyū
31-07-19 J2 Ryūkyū 0 - 2 JEF United
04-08-19 J2 Kashiwa Reysol 5 - 1 Ryūkyū
10-08-19 J2 Ryūkyū 3 - 2 V-Varen Nagasaki
17-08-19 J2 Ryūkyū 10:00 Yokohama
24-08-19 J2 Tokushima Vortis 10:00 Ryūkyū
31-08-19 J2 Ryūkyū 10:00 Gifu
07-09-19 J2 Ryūkyū 10:00 Kagoshima United
14-09-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa - Ryūkyū
V-Varen Nagasaki
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup J2-League Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
20-07-19 J2 V-Varen Nagasaki 1 - 0 Ventforet Kofu
27-07-19 J2 Kagoshima United 1 - 2 V-Varen Nagasaki
31-07-19 J2 V-Varen Nagasaki 1 - 4 Ehime
04-08-19 J2 V-Varen Nagasaki 1 - 3 Gifu
10-08-19 J2 Ryūkyū 3 - 2 V-Varen Nagasaki
14-08-19 EC Veertien Mie 10:00 V-Varen Nagasaki
17-08-19 J2 V-Varen Nagasaki 09:00 Kashiwa Reysol
24-08-19 J2 Renofa Yamaguchi 10:00 V-Varen Nagasaki
31-08-19 J2 V-Varen Nagasaki 09:00 Tokyo Verdy
07-09-19 J2 V-Varen Nagasaki 09:00 Avispa Fukuoka

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Kashiwa Reysol 27 16 7 4 40 18 13 9 3 1 23 6 14 7 4 3 17 12 22 55
2 Kyoto Sanga 27 14 9 4 43 26 15 8 5 2 24 14 12 6 4 2 19 12 17 51
3 Omiya Ardija 27 13 10 4 38 22 13 8 4 1 25 12 14 5 6 3 13 10 16 49
4 Yokohama 27 13 6 8 42 29 13 6 3 4 23 16 14 7 3 4 19 13 13 45
5 Mito Hollyhock 27 11 12 4 31 19 12 5 6 1 17 9 15 6 6 3 14 10 12 45
6 Ventforet Kofu 27 12 7 8 41 27 13 6 2 5 17 13 14 6 5 3 24 14 14 43
7 Montedio Yamagata 26 12 7 7 30 21 13 7 2 4 14 9 13 5 5 3 16 12 9 43
8 Zweigen Kanazawa 27 9 13 5 34 22 13 4 8 1 16 9 14 5 5 4 18 13 12 40
9 Fagiano Okayama 27 11 7 9 31 35 14 7 4 3 17 16 13 4 3 6 14 19 -4 40
10 Albirex Niigata 26 10 7 9 44 33 12 6 1 5 19 12 14 4 6 4 25 21 11 37
11 Tokushima Vortis 27 10 7 10 33 34 13 6 4 3 18 14 14 4 3 7 15 20 -1 37
12 V-Varen Nagasaki 27 11 4 12 37 38 13 5 2 6 16 20 14 6 2 6 21 18 -1 37
13 Tokyo Verdy 26 9 9 8 33 36 14 6 5 3 21 19 12 3 4 5 12 17 -3 36
14 Ehime 27 9 5 13 29 33 15 5 3 7 13 16 12 4 2 6 16 17 -4 32
15 Ryūkyū 27 8 7 12 37 48 14 7 4 3 23 19 13 1 3 9 14 29 -11 31
16 Renofa Yamaguchi 27 8 6 13 40 46 13 4 3 6 20 20 14 4 3 7 20 26 -6 30
17 JEF United 27 7 9 11 33 41 13 4 3 6 20 24 14 3 6 5 13 17 -8 30
18 Machida Zelvia 27 6 8 13 25 45 14 2 6 6 15 25 13 4 2 7 10 20 -20 26
19 Avispa Fukuoka 26 6 6 14 25 42 13 1 4 8 8 21 13 5 2 6 17 21 -17 24
20 Tochigi 27 4 11 12 22 37 13 2 6 5 9 13 14 2 5 7 13 24 -15 23
21 Kagoshima United 25 7 2 16 25 41 14 6 0 8 17 21 11 1 2 8 8 20 -16 23
22 Gifu 25 5 5 15 24 44 13 3 4 6 14 20 12 2 1 9 10 24 -20 20

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