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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sat 18.September
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kanseki Stadium

Creeping up on the top sides is the target when these mid-table sides battle it out. Both will be targeting to strenghten their league table standing, Tochigi in 14th and Mito Hollyhock in 9th spot.

Insights:
  • Tochigi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mito Hollyhock have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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.

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Tochigi form and stats

With {3 J2-League wins}, 5 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Tochigi are certainly not brimming with confidence.

A strong away win for Tochigi against Fagiano Okayama the last match, as Y. Yanagi were on target.

Before that, Tochigi had a home game versus Renofa Yamaguchi which ended with a victory 3-2.

Tochigi has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Tochigi have conceded 17 in these home matches.

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Mito Hollyhock form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their J2-League travels is 7 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats. Hollyhock have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

Mito Hollyhock might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Blaublitz Akita proved too strong as Hollyhock slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at K's denki Stadium Mito.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Montedio Yamagata with the score of 1-0.

Hollyhock have scored 20 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. Hollyhock have conceded 15 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams meet this season, as the results database show this recent game: Mito Hollyhock - Tochigi 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Tochigi wins - draws - Mito Hollyhock wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Mito HollyhockM. Nakayama
M. Nakayama
9 goals
TochigiT. Mori
T. Mori
5 goals
TochigiY. Yanagi
Y. Yanagi
5 goals

Tochigi missing players

Mito Hollyhock missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tochigi Mito Hollyhock
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 3 Played P 4 14 29
7 3 0 Won W 2 7 12
11 5 1 Drew D 0 1 4
11 6 2 Lost L 2 6 13
28 14 2 Scored S 4 20 36
35 17 5 Conceded C 4 15 29
83% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
62% 64% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 57% 62%
41% 43% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 45%
17% 21% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 21% 14%
10% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 21% 10%
48% 43% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 34%
31% 21% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 36% 38%
38% 50% 67% Failed to Score F T 25% 21% 34%
 
4.1 5 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.7 5.1
4.1 4.1 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.3 4.8
0.8 0.6 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.9 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 8.8 11 Shots (avg) S ( 12 10.9 9.1
2.7 2.9 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4.1 3.5
36% 34% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 34% 36%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Mito Hollyhock have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Tochigi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Tochigi have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Júbilo Iwata 29 19 5 5 52 31 14 10 1 3 26 18 15 9 4 2 26 13 21 62
2 Kyoto Sanga 29 18 7 4 46 24 15 9 4 2 28 16 14 9 3 2 18 8 22 61
3 Albirex Niigata 29 14 9 6 49 29 15 8 4 3 24 9 14 6 5 3 25 20 20 51
4 Machida Zelvia 29 15 6 8 46 26 14 6 3 5 20 13 15 9 3 3 26 13 20 51
5 Ventforet Kofu 29 14 9 6 46 28 14 8 5 1 27 12 15 6 4 5 19 16 18 51
6 Ryūkyū 29 15 6 8 46 32 14 9 2 3 22 9 15 6 4 5 24 23 14 51
7 V-Varen Nagasaki 29 15 6 8 41 31 15 7 5 3 25 17 14 8 1 5 16 14 10 51
8 Montedio Yamagata 29 14 7 8 39 30 14 7 2 5 20 15 15 7 5 3 19 15 9 49
9 Mito Hollyhock 29 12 4 13 36 29 15 5 3 7 16 14 14 7 1 6 20 15 7 40
10 Tokyo Verdy 29 11 7 11 41 46 13 8 1 4 23 16 16 3 6 7 18 30 -5 40
11 Blaublitz Akita 29 9 10 10 30 31 14 3 8 3 10 13 15 6 2 7 20 18 -1 37
12 JEF United 29 9 10 10 28 29 14 4 5 5 15 15 15 5 5 5 13 14 -1 37
13 Fagiano Okayama 29 9 8 12 22 24 15 4 2 9 9 13 14 5 6 3 13 11 -2 35
14 Tochigi 29 7 11 11 28 35 14 3 5 6 14 17 15 4 6 5 14 18 -7 32
15 Renofa Yamaguchi 29 8 8 13 26 35 15 5 4 6 14 14 14 3 4 7 12 21 -9 32
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 29 7 8 14 25 40 15 4 5 6 14 18 14 3 3 8 11 22 -15 29
17 Giravanz Kitakyushu 29 6 10 13 23 40 16 3 5 8 11 20 13 3 5 5 12 20 -17 28
18 Omiya Ardija 29 5 12 12 33 38 14 3 4 7 18 19 15 2 8 5 15 19 -5 27
19 Zweigen Kanazawa 29 7 6 16 26 42 15 3 4 8 13 22 14 4 2 8 13 20 -16 27
20 Ehime 29 5 11 13 29 48 15 1 7 7 17 29 14 4 4 6 12 19 -19 26
21 Matsumoto Yamaga 29 6 8 15 24 51 15 4 5 6 16 24 14 2 3 9 8 27 -27 26
22 Sagamihara 29 5 10 14 17 34 14 3 5 6 10 18 15 2 5 8 7 16 -17 25

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Júbilo Iwata 29 19 5 5 52 31 14 10 1 3 26 18 15 9 4 2 26 13 21 62
2 Kyoto Sanga 29 18 7 4 46 24 15 9 4 2 28 16 14 9 3 2 18 8 22 61
3 Albirex Niigata 29 14 9 6 49 29 15 8 4 3 24 9 14 6 5 3 25 20 20 51
4 Machida Zelvia 29 15 6 8 46 26 14 6 3 5 20 13 15 9 3 3 26 13 20 51
5 Ventforet Kofu 29 14 9 6 46 28 14 8 5 1 27 12 15 6 4 5 19 16 18 51
6 Ryūkyū 29 15 6 8 46 32 14 9 2 3 22 9 15 6 4 5 24 23 14 51
7 V-Varen Nagasaki 29 15 6 8 41 31 15 7 5 3 25 17 14 8 1 5 16 14 10 51
8 Montedio Yamagata 29 14 7 8 39 30 14 7 2 5 20 15 15 7 5 3 19 15 9 49
9 Mito Hollyhock 29 12 4 13 36 29 15 5 3 7 16 14 14 7 1 6 20 15 7 40
10 Tokyo Verdy 29 11 7 11 41 46 13 8 1 4 23 16 16 3 6 7 18 30 -5 40
11 Blaublitz Akita 29 9 10 10 30 31 14 3 8 3 10 13 15 6 2 7 20 18 -1 37
12 JEF United 29 9 10 10 28 29 14 4 5 5 15 15 15 5 5 5 13 14 -1 37
13 Fagiano Okayama 29 9 8 12 22 24 15 4 2 9 9 13 14 5 6 3 13 11 -2 35
14 Tochigi 29 7 11 11 28 35 14 3 5 6 14 17 15 4 6 5 14 18 -7 32
15 Renofa Yamaguchi 29 8 8 13 26 35 15 5 4 6 14 14 14 3 4 7 12 21 -9 32
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 29 7 8 14 25 40 15 4 5 6 14 18 14 3 3 8 11 22 -15 29
17 Giravanz Kitakyushu 29 6 10 13 23 40 16 3 5 8 11 20 13 3 5 5 12 20 -17 28
18 Omiya Ardija 29 5 12 12 33 38 14 3 4 7 18 19 15 2 8 5 15 19 -5 27
19 Zweigen Kanazawa 29 7 6 16 26 42 15 3 4 8 13 22 14 4 2 8 13 20 -16 27
20 Ehime 29 5 11 13 29 48 15 1 7 7 17 29 14 4 4 6 12 19 -19 26
21 Matsumoto Yamaga 29 6 8 15 24 51 15 4 5 6 16 24 14 2 3 9 8 27 -27 26
22 Sagamihara 29 5 10 14 17 34 14 3 5 6 10 18 15 2 5 8 7 16 -17 25

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