J2-League match preview: ThespaKusatsu Gunma versus Albirex Niigata

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 23.February
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma (15190 seats)

It's the first game of the new season for ThespaKusatsu Gunma and Albirex Niigata. The canvas is blank, the possibilities endless.

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ThespaKusatsu Gunma form and stats

Disaster struck ThespaKusatsu Gunma last season as they could not defend their status as a J3-League team. With 4 defeats from eleven games, and only 4 wins, relegation could not be avoided. ThespaKusatsu Gunma are hopeful of bouncing straight back up, but need to improve upon their home record from last season of W3 D2 L1.

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Albirex Niigata form and stats

Let's have a look at how Albirex Niigata performed last season in the J2-League: They landed a 10th position in the league table after playing out 17 victories, 11 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 71 and conceded 52 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 9 and lost 7 with 31/30 goals scored/conceded.

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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
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 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
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
ThespaKusatsu Gunma Last season Albirex Niigata
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   21 42
18 11   Won W   5 17
9 4   Drew D   9 11
7 2   Lost L   7 14
59 37   Scored S   31 71
34 16   Conceded C   30 52
94% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   90% 95%
65% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   81% 83%
50% 65%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   57% 57%
38% 53%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 33%
21% 29%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   19% 17%
56% 59%   BTTS BTTS   76% 57%
29% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   14% 26%
21% 24%   Failed to Score F T   19% 21%
 
5.3 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   4.5 4.5
3.5 3.3   Corners against (avg) C A   3.9 4.9
0.9 0.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1 1
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
353 189   Total Shots T S   232 473
136 77   Shots on Target S O   88 196
40% 42%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 36%

  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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Avispa Fukuoka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Ehime 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Fagiano Okayama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Giravanz Kitakyushu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 JEF United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Júbilo Iwata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Kyoto Sanga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Machida Zelvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Matsumoto Yamaga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Mito Hollyhock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Montedio Yamagata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Omiya Ardija 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Ryūkyū 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Tochigi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Tokushima Vortis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Tokyo Verdy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 V-Varen Nagasaki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Ventforet Kofu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Zweigen Kanazawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Roasso Kumamoto 12 7 2 3 19 14 7 3 2 2 12 11 5 4 0 1 7 3 5 23
2 Kamatamare Sanuki 12 6 4 2 15 9 7 5 1 1 10 4 5 1 3 1 5 5 6 22
3 Giravanz Kitakyushu 11 6 3 2 13 7 5 3 0 2 6 5 6 3 3 0 7 2 6 21
4 Kataller Toyama 12 5 5 2 15 12 6 2 2 2 8 8 6 3 3 0 7 4 3 20
5 Fujieda MYFC 12 6 2 4 15 15 6 3 2 1 6 3 6 3 0 3 9 12 0 20
6 Sagamihara 12 5 3 4 14 13 6 3 2 1 6 4 6 2 1 3 8 9 1 18
7 Cerezo Osaka U23 11 5 2 4 18 17 6 4 1 1 12 7 5 1 1 3 6 10 1 17
8 Gamba Osaka U23 12 4 4 4 19 14 7 3 2 2 13 10 5 1 2 2 6 4 5 16
9 Grulla Morioka 12 5 1 6 13 16 6 3 0 3 8 8 6 2 1 3 5 8 -3 16
10 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 11 4 3 4 18 11 6 3 2 1 13 5 5 1 1 3 5 6 7 15
11 Vanraure Hachinohe 12 4 2 6 19 18 6 1 1 4 11 14 6 3 1 2 8 4 1 14
12 Fukushima United 11 4 1 6 13 15 6 1 1 4 4 9 5 3 0 2 9 6 -2 13
13 Blaublitz Akita 11 3 4 4 11 13 5 1 3 1 3 2 6 2 1 3 8 11 -2 13
14 Parceiro Nagano 11 3 4 4 11 13 5 1 1 3 5 7 6 2 3 1 6 6 -2 13
15 Azul Claro Numazu 11 3 3 5 8 11 4 0 1 3 2 7 7 3 2 2 6 4 -3 12
16 Gainare Tottori 11 3 3 5 15 22 5 1 2 2 4 6 6 2 1 3 11 16 -7 12
17 YSCC 12 4 0 8 18 28 6 1 0 5 7 18 6 3 0 3 11 10 -10 12
18 Tokyo U23 12 3 2 7 11 17 5 2 1 2 4 3 7 1 1 5 7 14 -6 11
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kashiwa Reysol 42 25 9 8 85 33 21 14 4 3 54 16 21 11 5 5 31 17 52 84
2 Yokohama 42 23 10 9 66 40 21 13 4 4 41 22 21 10 6 5 25 18 26 79
3 Omiya Ardija 42 20 15 7 62 40 21 13 6 2 41 19 21 7 9 5 21 21 22 75
4 Tokushima Vortis 42 21 10 11 67 45 21 12 5 4 36 20 21 9 5 7 31 25 22 73
5 Ventforet Kofu 42 20 11 11 64 40 21 9 6 6 26 18 21 11 5 5 38 22 24 71
6 Montedio Yamagata 42 20 10 12 59 40 21 11 3 7 25 15 21 9 7 5 34 25 19 70
7 Mito Hollyhock 42 19 13 10 56 37 21 11 7 3 34 17 21 8 6 7 22 20 19 70
8 Kyoto Sanga 42 19 11 12 59 56 21 11 7 3 33 18 21 8 4 9 26 38 3 68
9 Fagiano Okayama 42 18 11 13 49 47 21 11 5 5 25 21 21 7 6 8 24 26 2 65
10 Albirex Niigata 42 17 11 14 71 52 21 12 2 7 40 22 21 5 9 7 31 30 19 62
11 Zweigen Kanazawa 42 15 16 11 58 46 21 7 11 3 27 19 21 8 5 8 31 27 12 61
12 V-Varen Nagasaki 42 17 5 20 57 61 21 9 2 10 26 32 21 8 3 10 31 29 -4 56
13 Tokyo Verdy 42 14 13 15 59 59 21 9 7 5 37 28 21 5 6 10 22 31 0 55
14 Ryūkyū 42 13 10 19 57 80 21 8 5 8 33 39 21 5 5 11 24 41 -23 49
15 Renofa Yamaguchi 42 13 8 21 54 70 21 8 3 10 32 34 21 5 5 11 22 36 -16 47
16 Avispa Fukuoka 42 12 8 22 39 62 21 5 5 11 18 28 21 7 3 11 21 34 -23 44
17 JEF United 42 10 13 19 46 64 21 6 5 10 26 38 21 4 8 9 20 26 -18 43
18 Machida Zelvia 42 9 16 17 36 59 21 3 11 7 17 29 21 6 5 10 19 30 -23 43
19 Ehime 42 12 6 24 46 62 21 8 3 10 24 23 21 4 3 14 22 39 -16 42
20 Tochigi 42 8 16 18 33 53 21 4 9 8 15 22 21 4 7 10 18 31 -20 40
21 Kagoshima United 42 11 7 24 41 73 21 9 2 10 23 27 21 2 5 14 18 46 -32 40
22 Gifu 42 7 9 26 33 78 21 4 7 10 19 38 21 3 2 16 14 40 -45 30

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 Albirex Niigata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Avispa Fukuoka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Ehime 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Fagiano Okayama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Giravanz Kitakyushu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 JEF United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Júbilo Iwata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Kyoto Sanga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Machida Zelvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Matsumoto Yamaga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Mito Hollyhock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Montedio Yamagata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Omiya Ardija 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Ryūkyū 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Tochigi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Tokushima Vortis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Tokyo Verdy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 V-Varen Nagasaki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Ventforet Kofu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Zweigen Kanazawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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