After five games we know a little more about the qualities of Sagamihara and Albirex Niigata in this fresh J2-League season. Read our match preview!
- Sagamihara have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in J2-League
- Albirex Niigata have the most scored goals (17) in J2-League
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.
Sagamihara form and stats
Sagamihara have played 3 J2-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Sagamihara aren't scoring a lot here at Sagamihara Gion Stadium in the league, with only 2 goals from 3 games. Sagamihara's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 3 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Albirex Niigata form and stats
Albirex Niigata are yet to lose a point on their J2-League travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games.
As you can tell from the results above, Albirex was very dominant against Tokyo Verdy, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 7-0 (!) with Y. Shimada, Y. Takagi (3), S. Homma, K. Suzuki and S. Mito providing the goals. It's hard not to mention Y. Takagi's lethal finishing against Tokyo Verdy. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.
It's early days yet, but Albirex Niigata has scored 6 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Takagi 5 goals | K. Suzuki 4 goals | S. Homma 2 goals |
Sagamihara missing players
Albirex Niigata missing players
| Sagamihara | Albirex Niigata | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 60% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 60% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 60% | 67% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5.8 | 5.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 10 | 9.8 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 9 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 55% | 61% |
- Albirex Niigata have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Albirex Niigata have scored in all their matches so far.
- Albirex Niigata have scored more than double the goals of Sagamihara.
- Albirex Niigata have the most scored goals (17) in J2-League
- Albirex Niigata have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in J2-League
- Albirex Niigata have the most scored goals in the second half (10) in J2-League
- Albirex Niigata have the the best goal difference (+14) in J2-League
- Albirex Niigata have the the best goal difference (+4) away in J2-League
- Albirex Niigata have won all their games so far.
- Albirex Niigata haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Albirex Niigata's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Sagamihara have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in J2-League
- Sagamihara have the most matches under the total-line (3) in J2-League
| Sagamihara | Last season | Albirex Niigata | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 21 | 42 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 8 | 14 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Drew | D | 7 | 15 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 13 | ||
| 43 | 25 | Scored | S | 28 | 55 | ||
| 35 | 16 | Conceded | C | 25 | 55 | ||
| 85% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 93% | ||
| 65% | 59% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 71% | ||
| 44% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 52% | 50% | ||
| 24% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 29% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 7% | ||
| 53% | 59% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 60% | ||
| 35% | 35% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 26% | ||
| 26% | 24% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 21% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.2 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 |
| 2 | Ryukyu | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Blaublitz Akita | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Mito Hollyhock | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Fagiano Okayama | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Machida Zelvia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Omiya Ardija | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Júbilo Iwata | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Tochigi | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | Montedio Yamagata | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 5 |
| 16 | JEF United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 5 |
| 17 | Sagamihara | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 18 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 19 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 4 |
| 20 | Tokyo Verdy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 4 |
| 21 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 22 | Ehime | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 2 |