This match features two teams living in the basement of the J2-League, ThespaKusatsu Gunma holding 18th place and Montedio Yamagata lying 15th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- ThespaKusatsu Gunma haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Montedio Yamagata have the most dropped points from leading position (8) 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.
ThespaKusatsu Gunma form and stats
ThespaKusatsu Gunma have collected 6 points from their J2-League home games so far after 2-0-3.
The defeat against Matsumoto Yamaga was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored one minutes into stoppage time (by Y. Ono).
The manager R. Okuno will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Tokyo Verdy in only four days.
ThespaKusatsu aren't scoring a lot here at Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma in the league, with only 4 goals from 5 games. 7 goals have been conceded.
Montedio Yamagata form and stats
1 win, 4 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Montedio Yamagata playing as the away team in the J2-League this season. One point away has become something of a habit for Montedio who have played out draws in their last three away games.
After this away game Montedio return home for a J2-League game against Ventforet Kofu. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Montedio Yamagata when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 5 league matches away. Montedio's manager K. Ishimaru has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 2 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): ThespaKusatsu won three games, two matches ended with a draw and Montedio Yamagata has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  J. Kato 2 goals |   T. Kato 2 goals |  V. Vasconcelos Araújo 2 goals |
ThespaKusatsu Gunma missing players
Montedio Yamagata missing players
| ThespaKusatsu Gunma | Montedio Yamagata | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 60% | 80% |
| 60% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 60% |
| 40% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 40% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 60% | 40% |
| 50% | 40% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.7 | 0.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.8 | 4.4 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.8 | 7.9 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 33% | 36% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 31% | 29% |
- Montedio Yamagata have not yet lost a game away.
- Montedio Yamagata have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in J2-League
- Montedio Yamagata have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in J2-League
- ThespaKusatsu Gunma haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Albirex Niigata | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 26 |
| 2 | Ryūkyū | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | Kyoto Sanga | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 22 |
| 4 | Júbilo Iwata | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | Machida Zelvia | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | Ventforet Kofu | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | Blaublitz Akita | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 14 |
| 10 | Tochigi | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Mito Hollyhock | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Fagiano Okayama | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | JEF United | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -2 | 12 |
| 14 | Tokyo Verdy | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 11 |
| 15 | Montedio Yamagata | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 10 |
| 16 | Sagamihara | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| 17 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 18 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 10 |
| 19 | Ehime | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 9 |
| 20 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 9 |
| 21 | Omiya Ardija | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 8 |
| 22 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 8 |