With their 2 point advantage in the league table, ThespaKusatsu Gunma fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Zweigen Kanazawa.
- ThespaKusatsu Gunma have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Zweigen Kanazawa is in the worst form (0-1-5)
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for ThespaKusatsu and Zweigen Kanazawa.
ThespaKusatsu Gunma form and stats
ThespaKusatsu Gunma have played 13 J2-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-4-5 (wins-draws-losses).
Nothing to worry about in defence for ThespaKusatsu, as their goalkeeper Shuhei Matsubara has completely shut out the opponents for 215 minutes in the J2-League.
It's back home for ThespaKusatsu Gunma, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Tochigi away with the result 1-0. S. Kitagawa found the net in that victory.
Ahead of that match, ThespaKusatsu won a home game hosting Renofa Yamaguchi (3-0).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how ThespaKusatsu have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won four, drawn zero and lost two.
ThespaKusatsu are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 13 games. ThespaKusatsu have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Zweigen Kanazawa form and stats
As the visiting team in J2-League matches, Zweigen Kanazawa have produced an overall stat of 4-1-6 so far. Recent form does not give Kanazawa much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. ThespaKusatsu Gunma will be a tough nut to crack.
Kanazawa's previous game was their home loss versus V-Varen Nagasaki (0-2).
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Jubilo Iwata.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Kanazawa playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were one Zweigen Kanazawa win, four draws and four defeats.
Zweigen Kanazawa find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Kanazawa have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these parties get together this season, as the history books show this recent fixture: Zweigen Kanazawa - ThespaKusatsu 1-1. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's two ThespaKusatsu victories, two draws and five Zweigen Kanazawa wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Niwa 5 goals |   S. Kitagawa 4 goals | S. Shimada 4 goals |
ThespaKusatsu Gunma missing players
Zweigen Kanazawa missing players
| ThespaKusatsu Gunma | Zweigen Kanazawa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 25 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 25 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 7 | 12 | 25 |
| 36 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 33 |
| 92% | 92% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 92% |
| 65% | 77% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 55% | 64% |
| 42% | 46% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 45% | 44% |
| 19% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 27% | 16% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 18% | 12% |
| 50% | 54% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 45% | 56% |
| 23% | 23% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 20% |
| 35% | 31% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 36% | 32% |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 7.6 | 7.8 |
| 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 42% | 38% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 64% | 38% | 37% |
- ThespaKusatsu Gunma have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Zweigen Kanazawa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Zweigen Kanazawa is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 55 |
| 2 | Kyoto Sanga | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 22 | 54 |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 50 |
| 4 | Ryukyu | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 48 |
| 5 | Montedio Yamagata | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 46 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 45 |
| 7 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 44 |
| 8 | Machida Zelvia | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 42 |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 41 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 25 | -4 | 37 |
| 10 | Mito Hollyhock | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 34 |
| 11 | JEF United | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 34 |
| 12 | Fagiano Okayama | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -1 | 33 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | -4 | 31 |
| 14 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -11 | 28 |
| 15 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -8 | 26 |
| 16 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 26 |
| 17 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -17 | 25 |
| 18 | Ehime | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -18 | 24 |
| 19 | Tochigi | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -10 | 23 |
| 20 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -18 | 23 |
| 21 | Omiya Ardija | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -10 | 20 |
| 22 | Sagamihara | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15 | -18 | 20 |