The Ryūkyū & Ventforet Kofu managers Y. Higuchi and A. Ito are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the J2-League league table.
- Ryūkyū have the fewest conceded goals (5) in J2-League
- Ventforet Kofu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Ryūkyū nor Ventforet Kofu as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
These teams have little in common geographically as Ventforet Kofu have to travel 2000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Ryūkyū form and stats
When playing at home in the J2-League, Ryūkyū, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) in J2-League, have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 0 defeats from 5 games.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Junto Taguchi not having conceded a league goal in 288 minutes.
Before that, Ryūkyū had a home game versus Tokyo Verdy which ended with a victory 2-0.
A decent goal production from Ryūkyū in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. Defensively Ryūkyū have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ventforet Kofu form and stats
2-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Ventforet Kofu in their J2-League matches away.
Preceding that game, the 3-3 draw paying a visit to Matsumoto Yamaga.
Ventforet Kofu are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 8 times in 5 away games so far. Ventforet have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Ryūkyū, zero draws and four wins for Ventforet Kofu. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Ryūkyū missing players
Ventforet Kofu missing players
| Ryūkyū | Ventforet Kofu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 89% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 60% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 80% | 78% |
| 44% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 11% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 33% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 56% |
| 56% | 60% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 22% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.9 | 1.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.3 | 9 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.5 | 10.6 |
| 3.2 | 3.8 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 48% | 42% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 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 the fewest conceded goals (5) in J2-League
- Ryūkyū have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in J2-League
- Ryūkyū have the most points (13) at home in J2-League
- Ventforet Kofu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ventforet Kofu have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Ventforet Kofu 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 | Albirex Niigata | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 22 |
| 2 | Ryūkyū | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | Kyoto Sanga | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | Júbilo Iwata | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Mito Hollyhock | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Blaublitz Akita | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Machida Zelvia | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Tochigi | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 10 |
| 12 | Tokyo Verdy | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 10 |
| 13 | Fagiano Okayama | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | JEF United | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 | Omiya Ardija | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 17 | Montedio Yamagata | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 18 | Sagamihara | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 7 |
| 19 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 7 |
| 20 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 7 |
| 21 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 7 |
| 22 | Ehime | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 |