There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the J2-League table so far. Here's the Tochigi - JEF United latest:
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Tochigi form and stats
The story so far in the J2-League for Tochigi at their home stadium (Tochigi Green Stadium) is 6 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Tochigi.
An away draw last time out for Tochigi, facing Zweigen Kanazawa in a game that ended 1-1. Preceding that game was the home draw versus ThespaKusatsu Gunma that ended 2-2.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the J2-League game versus Jubilo Iwata in only four days. This game is also played here at Tochigi Green Stadium.
The Tochigi fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 19 matches. From these home matches, Tochigi have conceded only 16 goals.
JEF United form and stats
9 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of JEF United playing as the away team in the J2-League this season. JEF has drawn their two previous away games.
201 minutes! That's how long the JEF goalkeeper Shota Arai and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
JEF are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Tokushima Vortis (placed 1st). That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Ventforet Kofu.
A quick return to home after this game, as JEF are hosting Giravanz Kitakyushu in the J2-League only four days away.
JEF United find the net regularly in their away games. 25 goals from 20 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on JEF United as they have only conceded 19 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Tochigi and JEF United have met before this season: JEF United - Tochigi 0-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Tochigi won three, JEF United won three and four draws. zero games with over 2,5 goals, ten matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Akimoto 7 goals |  K. Yamashita 7 goals |  K. Laube Pinheiro 7 goals |
Tochigi missing players
JEF United missing players
| Tochigi | JEF United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 40 | 19 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 20 | 40 |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 39 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 11 | 25 | 45 |
| 37 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 49 |
| 85% | 84% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 88% |
| 45% | 47% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 68% |
| 28% | 26% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 35% | 45% |
| 22% | 21% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 15% | 18% |
| 10% | 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 15% | 12% |
| 35% | 37% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 35% | 45% |
| 38% | 37% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 45% | 38% |
| 42% | 42% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 35% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.9 | 1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 1 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.2 | 10.2 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| 28% | 27% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 61% | 37% | 37% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tokushima Vortis | 40 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 66 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 34 | 81 |
| 2 | Avispa Fukuoka | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 19 | 78 |
| 3 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 40 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 62 | 37 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 76 |
| 4 | Ventforet Kofu | 40 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 49 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 64 |
| 5 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 40 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 49 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 62 |
| 6 | Montedio Yamagata | 40 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 57 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 59 |
| 7 | Kyoto Sanga | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 43 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 3 | 58 |
| 8 | Jubilo Iwata | 40 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 53 | 44 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 57 |
| 9 | Albirex Niigata | 40 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 54 | 51 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 57 |
| 10 | Mito Hollyhock | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 67 | 60 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 7 | 55 |
| 11 | Tochigi | 40 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 39 | 37 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 55 |
| 12 | Tokyo Verdy | 40 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 46 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 1 | 53 |
| 13 | JEF United | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 49 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 19 | -4 | 50 |
| 14 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 40 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 51 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -10 | 50 |
| 15 | Omiya Ardija | 40 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 50 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 50 |
| 16 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 40 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 55 | 63 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 32 | -8 | 48 |
| 17 | Ryukyu | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 56 | 60 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 35 | -4 | 47 |
| 18 | Fagiano Okayama | 40 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 37 | 47 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -10 | 47 |
| 19 | Machida Zelvia | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 49 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 30 | -11 | 46 |
| 20 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 40 | 13 | 4 | 23 | 37 | 62 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 26 | -25 | 43 |
| 21 | Ehime | 40 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 64 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 34 | -26 | 34 |
| 22 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 40 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 42 | 72 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 41 | -30 | 30 |