Struggling Sagamihara will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying V-Varen Nagasaki in the upcoming league round. It’s 22nd vs 7th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Sagamihara have the fewest scored goals (10) in J2-League
- V-Varen Nagasaki have the most matches over the total-line (10) 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.
It's quite the trip for V-Varen Nagasaki when visiting Sagamihara as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
Sagamihara form and stats
Sagamihara's struggle is real here at Sagamihara Gion Stadium with only 6 points collected from 8 J2-League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-3-4. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Sagamihara to get some points in this home game.
Sagamihara are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 326 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by S. Kiyohara).
Sagamihara faced defeat in their previous match, away at Montedio Yamagata (0-2).
Preceding that match was a defeat to Ehime (0-1).There will be little rest for Sagamihara after this match as they are travelling to Giravanz Kitakyushu for a Emperor Cup game in only four days.
Sagamihara aren't scoring a lot here at Sagamihara Gion Stadium in the league, with only 7 goals from 8 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
V-Varen Nagasaki form and stats
4-0-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for V-Varen Nagasaki in their J2-League matches away. Nagasaki love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
The Nagasaki goalkeeper Masaya Tomizawa is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 182 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
K. Tokura, K. Tamada and M. Kato scored in V-Varen Nagasaki's previous match, the home game against Renofa Yamaguchi that ended 3-0.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Fagiano Okayama.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Okinawa SV in just four days.
Nagasaki have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. V-Varen Nagasaki have conceded 11 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  E. Teixeira Lima 6 goals |  S. Hiramatsu 3 goals | C. da Silva Silveira 3 goals |
Sagamihara missing players
V-Varen Nagasaki missing players
| Sagamihara | V-Varen Nagasaki | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 20 |
| 23 | 14 | 12 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 22 |
| 81% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 75% |
| 38% | 50% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 62% |
| 12% | 25% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 25% |
| 6% | 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 62% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 56% |
| 25% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 19% |
| 50% | 38% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 25% |
| 3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
| 6.9 | 8 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 7.3 | 8.8 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| 26% | 35% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 35% | 34% |
- Sagamihara have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Sagamihara have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sagamihara have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sagamihara have the fewest scored goals (10) in J2-League
- Sagamihara have the the worst goal difference (-13) in J2-League
- Sagamihara have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Sagamihara is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- V-Varen Nagasaki have the most matches over the total-line (10) in J2-League
- V-Varen Nagasaki 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 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 36 |
| 2 | Kyoto Sanga | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 36 |
| 3 | Ryūkyū | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Jubilo Iwata | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 29 |
| 6 | Machida Zelvia | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 24 |
| 8 | Montedio Yamagata | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 |
| 9 | JEF United | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Mito Hollyhock | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 22 |
| 11 | Tokyo Verdy | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -7 | 21 |
| 12 | Blaublitz Akita | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 20 |
| 13 | Fagiano Okayama | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 19 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Tochigi | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 18 |
| 17 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -9 | 18 |
| 18 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 17 |
| 19 | Ehime | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -11 | 14 |
| 20 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -10 | 13 |
| 21 | Omiya Ardija | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 11 |
| 22 | Sagamihara | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -13 | 11 |