J2-League fixture research: ThespaKusatsu Gunma against Albirex Niigata

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 21.November
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma (15190 seats)

The guesting Albirex Niigata side are probably favourites at ThespaKusatsu Gunma, as the away team have a 27 point advantage from their 39 league matches this season.

Insights:
  • Albirex Niigata have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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.

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ThespaKusatsu Gunma form and stats

When playing at home in the J2-League, ThespaKusatsu Gunma have managed 5 wins, 7 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 19 games.

The home team returns to Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma after being equal after 90 minutes with Machida Zelvia (placed 6th) on their last time out; the J2-League game ended 1-1.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Sagamihara that ended 1-1.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for ThespaKusatsu here at Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (17 from 19 games). ThespaKusatsu's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Albirex Niigata form and stats

7-8-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Albirex Niigata in their J2-League matches away. It's three draws from Albirex's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

Albirex Niigata are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the J2-League against Ehime (placed 21st).

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Matsumoto Yamaga.

Albirex are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 31 times in 19 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Albirex Niigata have conceded 25 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Here's the end result when the teams faced each other earlier this campaign; Albirex Niigata - ThespaKusatsu 3-1. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: one - zero - two (ThespaKusatsu Gunma wins - draws - Albirex Niigata wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Albirex NiigataK. Taniguchi
K. Taniguchi
13 goals
Albirex NiigataY. Takagi
Y. Takagi
10 goals
Albirex NiigataK. Suzuki
K. Suzuki
8 goals

ThespaKusatsu Gunma missing players

Albirex Niigata missing players

Total First Half Second Half
ThespaKusatsu Gunma Albirex Niigata
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
39 19 5 Played P 7 19 39
9 5 0 Won W 3 7 18
12 7 1 Drew D 3 8 12
18 7 4 Lost L 1 4 9
34 17 3 Scored S 14 31 60
53 21 9 Conceded C 9 25 37
92% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 90%
62% 68% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 89% 69%
38% 37% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 53% 46%
18% 5% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 57% 42% 28%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 29% 16% 10%
49% 47% 60% BTTS BTTS 71% 68% 49%
23% 26% 0% Clean Sheets C S 14% 21% 38%
36% 37% 40% Failed to Score F T 14% 16% 23%
 
4.6 4.9 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 3.6 4.6
6.2 6.7 7.4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.1 3.3 3.4
0.6 0.5 0.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 0.9 0.8
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
6.9 7.1 7.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.6 9.1 9.2
2.3 2.9 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.7 4
37% 31% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 45% 39%
 
9.9 9.5 11.4 Shots against (avg) S A 7 7.1 6.6
3.8 3.6 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.7 2.9 2.6
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Albirex Niigata have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Albirex Niigata have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 39 26 8 5 71 39 19 13 3 3 36 22 20 13 5 2 35 17 32 86
2 Kyoto Sanga 39 24 9 6 59 31 20 13 5 2 37 19 19 11 4 4 22 12 28 81
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 39 22 8 9 65 40 20 11 6 3 37 20 19 11 2 6 28 20 25 74
4 Ventforet Kofu 39 21 10 8 59 35 20 13 5 2 37 17 19 8 5 6 22 18 24 73
5 Albirex Niigata 39 18 12 9 60 37 20 11 4 5 29 12 19 7 8 4 31 25 23 66
6 Machida Zelvia 39 18 11 10 57 35 20 7 6 7 28 22 19 11 5 3 29 13 22 65
7 Montedio Yamagata 39 19 8 12 52 41 19 9 3 7 26 22 20 10 5 5 26 19 11 65
8 Ryūkyū 39 17 9 13 53 44 20 10 5 5 27 15 19 7 4 8 26 29 9 60
9 JEF United 39 15 14 10 43 35 19 6 8 5 20 18 20 9 6 5 23 17 8 59
10 Fagiano Okayama 39 14 13 12 38 33 19 6 4 9 15 15 20 8 9 3 23 18 5 55
11 Mito Hollyhock 39 14 10 15 51 45 20 7 5 8 22 20 19 7 5 7 29 25 6 52
12 Tokyo Verdy 39 14 9 16 54 64 19 8 2 9 26 30 20 6 7 7 28 34 -10 51
13 Blaublitz Akita 39 11 14 14 39 45 19 3 11 5 13 20 20 8 3 9 26 25 -6 47
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 39 10 11 18 35 48 20 6 5 9 20 22 19 4 6 9 15 26 -13 41
15 Tochigi 39 8 15 16 33 48 19 3 7 9 17 24 20 5 8 7 16 24 -15 39
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 39 9 12 18 34 53 19 5 7 7 17 21 20 4 5 11 17 32 -19 39
17 Omiya Ardija 39 8 14 17 47 52 19 5 5 9 26 26 20 3 9 8 21 26 -5 38
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 39 9 10 20 37 58 20 5 5 10 18 30 19 4 5 10 19 28 -21 37
19 Giravanz Kitakyushu 39 7 14 18 33 57 20 3 7 10 16 27 19 4 7 8 17 30 -24 35
20 Sagamihara 39 7 13 19 30 49 20 4 7 9 19 28 19 3 6 10 11 21 -19 34
21 Ehime 39 7 13 19 35 62 19 1 8 10 17 36 20 6 5 9 18 26 -27 34
22 Matsumoto Yamaga 39 7 11 21 33 67 19 5 6 8 20 29 20 2 5 13 13 38 -34 32

Table
  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 39 26 8 5 71 39 19 13 3 3 36 22 20 13 5 2 35 17 32 86
2 Kyoto Sanga 39 24 9 6 59 31 20 13 5 2 37 19 19 11 4 4 22 12 28 81
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 39 22 8 9 65 40 20 11 6 3 37 20 19 11 2 6 28 20 25 74
4 Ventforet Kofu 39 21 10 8 59 35 20 13 5 2 37 17 19 8 5 6 22 18 24 73
5 Albirex Niigata 39 18 12 9 60 37 20 11 4 5 29 12 19 7 8 4 31 25 23 66
6 Machida Zelvia 39 18 11 10 57 35 20 7 6 7 28 22 19 11 5 3 29 13 22 65
7 Montedio Yamagata 39 19 8 12 52 41 19 9 3 7 26 22 20 10 5 5 26 19 11 65
8 Ryūkyū 39 17 9 13 53 44 20 10 5 5 27 15 19 7 4 8 26 29 9 60
9 JEF United 39 15 14 10 43 35 19 6 8 5 20 18 20 9 6 5 23 17 8 59
10 Fagiano Okayama 39 14 13 12 38 33 19 6 4 9 15 15 20 8 9 3 23 18 5 55
11 Mito Hollyhock 39 14 10 15 51 45 20 7 5 8 22 20 19 7 5 7 29 25 6 52
12 Tokyo Verdy 39 14 9 16 54 64 19 8 2 9 26 30 20 6 7 7 28 34 -10 51
13 Blaublitz Akita 39 11 14 14 39 45 19 3 11 5 13 20 20 8 3 9 26 25 -6 47
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 39 10 11 18 35 48 20 6 5 9 20 22 19 4 6 9 15 26 -13 41
15 Tochigi 39 8 15 16 33 48 19 3 7 9 17 24 20 5 8 7 16 24 -15 39
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 39 9 12 18 34 53 19 5 7 7 17 21 20 4 5 11 17 32 -19 39
17 Omiya Ardija 39 8 14 17 47 52 19 5 5 9 26 26 20 3 9 8 21 26 -5 38
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 39 9 10 20 37 58 20 5 5 10 18 30 19 4 5 10 19 28 -21 37
19 Giravanz Kitakyushu 39 7 14 18 33 57 20 3 7 10 16 27 19 4 7 8 17 30 -24 35
20 Sagamihara 39 7 13 19 30 49 20 4 7 9 19 28 19 3 6 10 11 21 -19 34
21 Ehime 39 7 13 19 35 62 19 1 8 10 17 36 20 6 5 9 18 26 -27 34
22 Matsumoto Yamaga 39 7 11 21 33 67 19 5 6 8 20 29 20 2 5 13 13 38 -34 32

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