Sagamihara vs Renofa Yamaguchi match preview: Even contest expected at Sagamihara Gion Stadium

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 19.September
Match begins: 08:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sagamihara Gion Stadium (11808 seats)

Sagamihara are opening their away dressing room to Renofa Yamaguchi for yet another important game following their 0-0 result against 7th-placed V-Varen Nagasaki.

Insights:
  • Sagamihara have the fewest scored goals (17) in J2-League
  • Renofa Yamaguchi have the fewest points from losing position (1) in J2-League

Sagamihara and Renofa Yamaguchi should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Renofa Yamaguchi, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.

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Sagamihara form and stats

Sagamihara's struggle is real here at Sagamihara Gion Stadium with only 14 points collected from 14 J2-League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-5-6. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Sagamihara Gion Stadium.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Sagamihara, as their goalkeeper Akihiko Takeshige has completely shut out the opponents for 181 minutes in the J2-League.

An away draw last time out for Sagamihara, facing V-Varen Nagasaki in a game that ended 0-0.

Ahead of that match, Sagamihara won a home game hosting JEF United (1-0).

Sagamihara aren't scoring a lot here at Sagamihara Gion Stadium in the league, with only 10 goals from 14 games. Sagamihara have conceded 18 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Renofa Yamaguchi form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Renofa Yamaguchi so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 3-4-7 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Renofa Yamaguchi are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

The supporters enjoyed Renofa Yamaguchi's previous game versus Zweigen Kanazawa (placed 19th), a J2-League 4-1 win played at home.

Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Machida Zelvia.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Yamaguchi as they have only managed to score 12 times from 14 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Yamaguchi have conceded 21 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Renofa Yamaguchi - Sagamihara 1-0 was the product when these teams previously met, some time ago this season.

Top Goalscorers

SagamiharaJ. Fujimoto
J. Fujimoto
5 goals
Renofa YamaguchiK. Takai
K. Takai
4 goals
Renofa YamaguchiY. Kusano
Y. Kusano
4 goals

Sagamihara missing players

Renofa Yamaguchi missing players

Sagamihara Renofa Yamaguchi
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 3 14 29
5 3 1 Won W 1 3 8
10 5 2 Drew D 1 4 8
14 6 1 Lost L 1 7 13
17 10 2 Scored S 1 12 26
34 18 2 Conceded C 3 21 35
79% 79% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 86% 86%
55% 57% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 71% 55%
28% 36% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 41%
7% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 21% 21%
3% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 7%
38% 43% 25% BTTS BTTS 0% 43% 38%
31% 29% 50% Clean Sheets C S 67% 29% 31%
52% 50% 75% Failed to Score F T 67% 43% 45%
 
3.3 4.2 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 4.1 4.6
6.5 6.9 10 Corners against (avg) C A 7.3 5.8 4.9
0.8 0.6 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 0.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6.7 7 6 Shots (avg) S ( 6 7.2 7.8
2.4 2.5 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.8 3
24% 29% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 27% 28%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Renofa Yamaguchi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Renofa Yamaguchi have the fewest points from losing position (1) in J2-League
  • Sagamihara have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sagamihara have the fewest scored goals (17) in J2-League
  • Sagamihara have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in J2-League
  • Sagamihara have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in J2-League
  • Sagamihara have the most matches under the total-line (20) in J2-League
  • Sagamihara have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Jubilo 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 Ryukyu 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