J2-League match preview: Tochigi versus Ehime

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Date: Sat 29.June
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: Tochigi Green Stadium (18025 seats)

Tochigi are welcoming Ehime for another important game after their 1-2 result against Ehime.

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 Tochigi and Ehime.

Ehime have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Tochigi form and stats

Tochigi's struggle is real here at Tochigi Green Stadium with only 8 points collected from 9 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly 1-5-3. Tochigi has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager K. Tasaka and the players.

The Tochigi crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Ehime here at Tochigi Green Stadium in a J2-League match. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Kagoshima United.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Tochigi here at Tochigi Green Stadium, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 9 games). Tochigi have only conceded 8 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Ehime form and stats

There's been little loot from Ehime's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games. Ehime only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.

It's the second away game in a row for Ehime, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Tochigi in the J2-League last time out. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Kyoto Sanga.

The attacking power of Ehime when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored in 7 matches. As opposed to that, Ehime have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Tochigi - Ehime 1-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 2 Tochigi victories, 3 draws and 5 Ehime wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 6 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

M. Oguro
5 goals
K. Nishiya
4 goals
Y. Fujimoto
4 goals

Tochigi missing players

Ehime missing players

Tochigi Ehime
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
20 10 2 Played 1 8 20
3 1 0 Won 0 2 6
8 5 2 Drew 0 2 4
9 4 0 Lost 1 4 10
15 6 1 Scored 0 7 18
26 10 1 Conceded 1 10 24
75% 70% 50% Over 0.5 100% 88% 90%
60% 50% 50% Over 1.5 0% 62% 65%
40% 30% 0% Over 2.5 0% 38% 40%
20% 10% 0% Over 3.5 0% 12% 10%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 12% 5%
45% 50% 50% BTTS 0% 50% 45%
35% 40% 50% Clean Sheets 0% 12% 20%
45% 40% 50% Failed To Score 100% 50% 45%
 
3.9 4.4 4.5 Corners For (avg) 4 4 4.5
7 6.2 5.5 Corners Against (avg) 7 4 3.9
1 1.1 1 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 1.1 0.8
2 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0

Tochigi
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All Home Away
02-06-19 J2 Machida Zelvia 2 - 2 Tochigi
09-06-19 J2 Tochigi 0 - 0 JEF United
15-06-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 2 - 0 Tochigi
22-06-19 J2 Kagoshima United 2 - 0 Tochigi
29-06-19 J2 Tochigi 1 - 2 Ehime
03-07-19 EC Montedio Yamagata 10:00 Tochigi
06-07-19 J2 Ryūkyū 10:00 Tochigi
13-07-19 J2 Tochigi 09:00 Renofa Yamaguchi
20-07-19 J2 Yokohama 09:00 Tochigi
27-07-19 J2 Tochigi 09:00 Kashiwa Reysol
Ehime
All Emperor Cup J2-League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
01-06-19 J2 Fagiano Okayama 1 - 0 Ehime
09-06-19 J2 Ehime 3 - 1 Kashiwa Reysol
15-06-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 0 - 0 Ehime
22-06-19 J2 Ehime 0 - 2 Kyoto Sanga
29-06-19 J2 Tochigi 1 - 2 Ehime
03-07-19 EC Tokushima Vortis 10:00 Ehime
07-07-19 J2 Ehime 10:00 Montedio Yamagata
13-07-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 09:00 Ehime
20-07-19 J2 Tokyo Verdy 10:00 Ehime
27-07-19 J2 Ehime 10:00 Zweigen Kanazawa

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Montedio Yamagata 18 10 6 2 22 11 9 6 2 1 10 4 9 4 4 1 12 7 11 36
2 Omiya Ardija 18 9 7 2 24 15 9 5 3 1 15 10 9 4 4 1 9 5 9 34
3 Mito Hollyhock 18 9 6 3 19 9 8 3 4 1 10 5 10 6 2 2 9 4 10 33
4 Ventforet Kofu 18 8 6 4 26 16 9 4 2 3 12 10 9 4 4 1 14 6 10 30
5 Kyoto Sanga 18 8 6 4 25 18 9 4 3 2 10 7 9 4 3 2 15 11 7 30
6 V-Varen Nagasaki 17 8 3 6 23 18 8 3 2 3 9 9 9 5 1 3 14 9 5 27
7 Kashiwa Reysol 17 7 6 4 14 11 8 4 3 1 7 2 9 3 3 3 7 9 3 27
8 Fagiano Okayama 18 7 6 5 22 20 10 5 4 1 14 10 8 2 2 4 8 10 2 27
9 Zweigen Kanazawa 18 6 8 4 22 13 8 3 4 1 9 3 10 3 4 3 13 10 9 26
10 Ryūkyū 18 6 7 5 25 22 9 5 4 0 15 8 9 1 3 5 10 14 3 25
11 Tokushima Vortis 18 6 6 6 19 19 8 4 3 1 9 6 10 2 3 5 10 13 0 24
12 Tokyo Verdy 18 6 6 6 24 25 10 4 4 2 15 14 8 2 2 4 9 11 -1 24
13 Albirex Niigata 18 6 5 7 25 22 8 3 1 4 9 9 10 3 4 3 16 13 3 23
14 Yokohama 18 6 4 8 20 22 9 3 2 4 12 13 9 3 2 4 8 9 -2 22
15 JEF United 18 5 7 6 20 26 9 3 3 3 13 16 9 2 4 3 7 10 -6 22
16 Machida Zelvia 17 5 5 7 15 23 8 2 3 3 7 11 9 3 2 4 8 12 -8 20
17 Ehime 18 5 4 9 16 21 11 4 2 5 11 12 7 1 2 4 5 9 -5 19
18 Kagoshima United 18 5 2 11 16 22 10 4 0 6 11 15 8 1 2 5 5 7 -6 17
19 Renofa Yamaguchi 18 4 5 9 23 31 9 1 2 6 10 18 9 3 3 3 13 13 -8 17
20 Tochigi 18 3 8 7 14 22 9 1 5 3 5 8 9 2 3 4 9 14 -8 17
21 Avispa Fukuoka 17 4 4 9 15 25 8 1 2 5 3 10 9 3 2 4 12 15 -10 16
22 Gifu 18 3 3 12 14 32 10 3 2 5 11 16 8 0 1 7 3 16 -18 12

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