Ryūkyū vs Ventforet Kofu: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Date: Sat 22.June
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium (25000 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Ryūkyū have their presumed home advantage while Ventforet Kofu are ahead 5 points in the J2-League table.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Ryūkyū form and stats

Ryūkyū have performed well here at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium so far this season with 5 wins from 9 matches. Some points have also been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0.

Ryūkyū's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 2-5 versus Ventforet Kofu. 2-2 away at Kyoto Sanga before that.

The Ryūkyū fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 9 matches. Ryūkyū are not conceding a lot of goals here at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 9 matches.

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Ventforet Kofu form and stats

Playing away, Ventforet Kofu have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 1 defeat so far this season. Ventforet Kofu have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

Two travels in a row for Ventforet Kofu, whose manager A. Ito could celebrate last time after the J2-League win against Ryūkyū. Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Tokyo Verdy.

Ventforet Kofu are not goal shy away from home, finding the net 14 times in 9 away games so far. Ventforet Kofu are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Ryūkyū - Ventforet Kofu 2-5 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last one match): Ryūkyū 0 wins, 0 draws and Ventforet Kofu 1 victory. As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 0 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

K. Suzuki
12 goals
P. Utaka
9 goals
Dudu
6 goals

Ryūkyū missing players

Ventforet Kofu missing players

Ryūkyū Ventforet Kofu
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
19 10 2 Played 2 10 19
6 5 1 Won 1 5 9
7 4 1 Drew 1 4 6
6 1 0 Lost 0 1 4
27 17 2 Scored 3 19 31
27 13 1 Conceded 1 8 18
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 90% 95%
79% 90% 50% Over 1.5 100% 70% 79%
47% 50% 0% Over 2.5 0% 30% 37%
26% 30% 0% Over 3.5 0% 20% 16%
11% 10% 0% Over 4.5 0% 20% 11%
74% 80% 50% BTTS 50% 50% 53%
11% 20% 50% Clean Sheets 50% 40% 37%
16% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 20% 16%
 
4 3.4 5 Corners For (avg) 5.5 4.9 5.3
5.6 6.7 5.5 Corners Against (avg) 4.5 4 4
1.1 0.5 0.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 1.3 0.9
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Ryūkyū have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ryūkyū have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Ryūkyū haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Ventforet Kofu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.

Ryūkyū
All Emperor Cup J3-League J2-League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
25-05-19 J2 Ryūkyū 2 - 1 Albirex Niigata
02-06-19 J2 Yokohama 2 - 1 Ryūkyū
08-06-19 J2 Ryūkyū 1 - 1 Zweigen Kanazawa
15-06-19 J2 Kyoto Sanga 2 - 2 Ryūkyū
22-06-19 J2 Ryūkyū 2 - 5 Ventforet Kofu
29-06-19 J2 V-Varen Nagasaki 09:00 Ryūkyū
03-07-19 EC Renofa Yamaguchi 10:00 Ryūkyū
06-07-19 J2 Ryūkyū 10:00 Tochigi
13-07-19 J2 Ryūkyū 10:00 Fagiano Okayama
21-07-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 09:00 Ryūkyū
Ventforet Kofu
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup J2-League J-League
All Home Away
25-05-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 2 - 1 Yokohama
01-06-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 0 - 2 Ventforet Kofu
08-06-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 2 - 2 Montedio Yamagata
15-06-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 0 - 2 Tokyo Verdy
22-06-19 J2 Ryūkyū 2 - 5 Ventforet Kofu
29-06-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 09:00 Tokushima Vortis
03-07-19 EC Ventforet Kofu 10:00 Gifu
07-07-19 J2 Kashiwa Reysol 10:00 Ventforet Kofu
13-07-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 09:00 Ehime
20-07-19 J2 V-Varen Nagasaki 09:00 Ventforet Kofu

  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 Montedio Yamagata 18 10 6 2 22 11 9 6 2 1 10 4 9 4 4 1 12 7 11 36
2 Omiya Ardija 18 9 7 2 24 15 9 5 3 1 15 10 9 4 4 1 9 5 9 34
3 Mito Hollyhock 18 9 6 3 19 9 8 3 4 1 10 5 10 6 2 2 9 4 10 33
4 Ventforet Kofu 18 8 6 4 26 16 9 4 2 3 12 10 9 4 4 1 14 6 10 30
5 Kyoto Sanga 18 8 6 4 25 18 9 4 3 2 10 7 9 4 3 2 15 11 7 30
6 V-Varen Nagasaki 17 8 3 6 23 18 8 3 2 3 9 9 9 5 1 3 14 9 5 27
7 Kashiwa Reysol 17 7 6 4 14 11 8 4 3 1 7 2 9 3 3 3 7 9 3 27
8 Fagiano Okayama 18 7 6 5 22 20 10 5 4 1 14 10 8 2 2 4 8 10 2 27
9 Zweigen Kanazawa 18 6 8 4 22 13 8 3 4 1 9 3 10 3 4 3 13 10 9 26
10 Ryūkyū 18 6 7 5 25 22 9 5 4 0 15 8 9 1 3 5 10 14 3 25
11 Tokushima Vortis 18 6 6 6 19 19 8 4 3 1 9 6 10 2 3 5 10 13 0 24
12 Tokyo Verdy 18 6 6 6 24 25 10 4 4 2 15 14 8 2 2 4 9 11 -1 24
13 Albirex Niigata 18 6 5 7 25 22 8 3 1 4 9 9 10 3 4 3 16 13 3 23
14 Yokohama 18 6 4 8 20 22 9 3 2 4 12 13 9 3 2 4 8 9 -2 22
15 JEF United 18 5 7 6 20 26 9 3 3 3 13 16 9 2 4 3 7 10 -6 22
16 Machida Zelvia 17 5 5 7 15 23 8 2 3 3 7 11 9 3 2 4 8 12 -8 20
17 Ehime 18 5 4 9 16 21 11 4 2 5 11 12 7 1 2 4 5 9 -5 19
18 Kagoshima United 18 5 2 11 16 22 10 4 0 6 11 15 8 1 2 5 5 7 -6 17
19 Renofa Yamaguchi 18 4 5 9 23 31 9 1 2 6 10 18 9 3 3 3 13 13 -8 17
20 Tochigi 18 3 8 7 14 22 9 1 5 3 5 8 9 2 3 4 9 14 -8 17
21 Avispa Fukuoka 17 4 4 9 15 25 8 1 2 5 3 10 9 3 2 4 12 15 -10 16
22 Gifu 18 3 3 12 14 32 10 3 2 5 11 16 8 0 1 7 3 16 -18 12

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