This match features two teams living in the basement of the J2-League, ThespaKusatsu Gunma holding 19th place and Tochigi lying 16th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- ThespaKusatsu Gunma is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Tochigi have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in J2-League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
ThespaKusatsu Gunma form and stats
With {2 J2-League wins}, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their home games, ThespaKusatsu Gunma are certainly not brimming with confidence.
ThespaKusatsu drew their last game, 1-1 away at Zweigen Kanazawa (placed 12th). T. Shiraishi was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Zweigen Kanazawa after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Júbilo Iwata (0-1).ThespaKusatsu Gunma have scored 6 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, ThespaKusatsu Gunma have conceded 10 goals.
Tochigi form and stats
As the visiting team in J2-League matches, Tochigi have produced an overall stat of 2-3-3 so far.
The supporters enjoyed Tochigi's previous game versus Matsumoto Yamaga (placed 14th), a J2-League 3-0 win played at home.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Ryukyu wasn't a success with a 2-4 loss.Tochigi have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Tochigi have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): ThespaKusatsu two wins, three draws and Tochigi five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Mori 5 goals |  T. Tanaka 3 goals |  K. Yano 3 goals |
ThespaKusatsu Gunma missing players
Tochigi missing players
| ThespaKusatsu Gunma | Tochigi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 18 |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 12 | 20 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 88% | 87% |
| 67% | 86% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 73% |
| 40% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 53% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 13% |
| 53% | 57% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 60% |
| 13% | 14% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 40% | 29% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.2 | 5.3 | 6.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 8.5 |
| 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 35% | 32% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 48% | 43% |
- ThespaKusatsu Gunma have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- ThespaKusatsu Gunma have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in J2-League
- ThespaKusatsu Gunma haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- ThespaKusatsu Gunma is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Tochigi have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in J2-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kyoto Sanga | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 35 |
| 2 | Albirex Niigata | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 33 |
| 3 | Ryukyu | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 33 |
| 4 | Júbilo Iwata | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
| 6 | Machida Zelvia | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 7 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 21 |
| 8 | Montedio Yamagata | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Blaublitz Akita | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | JEF United | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 20 |
| 11 | Mito Hollyhock | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 19 |
| 13 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -2 | 19 |
| 14 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Tokyo Verdy | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -9 | 18 |
| 16 | Tochigi | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 17 |
| 17 | Fagiano Okayama | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -3 | 16 |
| 18 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 14 |
| 19 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -10 | 12 |
| 20 | Omiya Ardija | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 11 |
| 21 | Ehime | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 11 |
| 22 | Sagamihara | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 11 |