Kanseki Stadium: Tochigi vs Omiya Ardija J2-League pre-match guide

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 03.October
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kanseki Stadium

The home advantage belongs to Tochigi in this fixture vs Omiya Ardija, but the guests will battle to the bitter end. Here's the Tipsway match preview!

Insights:
  • Tochigi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Omiya Ardija have the most dropped points from leading position (22) 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!

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Tochigi form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the J2-League this season. Tochigi have only managed 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Kanseki Stadium.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 197 minutes without scoring a league goal. Y. Yanagi was the last player to find the net.

The fans are hoping that Tochigi will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the J2-League game against Kyoto Sanga (placed 1st).

In the match before that, Tochigi hosted Mito Hollyhock and drew the game 0-0.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Tochigi here at Kanseki Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (14 from 15 games). 17 goals have been conceded.

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Omiya Ardija form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Omiya Ardija so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 2-8-6 (win-draw-lose).

Impressive finishing from K. Mawatari secured the home win 1-0 against Sagamihara in their previous game.

A 0-1 defeat away at Ventforet Kofu before that.

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 20 goals have been conceded by Ardija in these games.

Head 2 Head

Omiya Ardija - Tochigi 1-1 was the scoreline in these squads' latest head to head game, earlier this season. Tochigi-Omiya Ardija H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Tochigi one win, Omiya Ardija four wins, four draws. zero of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

TochigiT. Mori
T. Mori
5 goals
TochigiY. Yanagi
Y. Yanagi
5 goals
Omiya ArdijaA. Kurokawa
A. Kurokawa
5 goals

Tochigi missing players

Omiya Ardija missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tochigi Omiya Ardija
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 6 Played P 5 16 31
7 3 3 Won W 1 2 6
12 6 1 Drew D 3 8 12
12 6 2 Lost L 1 6 13
28 14 9 Scored S 3 15 34
37 17 6 Conceded C 3 20 39
81% 80% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 81% 87%
61% 60% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 56% 65%
39% 40% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 38% 42%
16% 20% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 29%
10% 7% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 10%
45% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 56% 52%
32% 27% 33% Clean Sheets C S 40% 25% 26%
42% 53% 33% Failed to Score F T 60% 38% 35%
 
4.1 4.8 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 5.2 5.1
4.2 4.3 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 5.1 4.9
0.8 0.7 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 0.8 0.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
7.9 8.7 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 6 9.1 9.1
2.7 2.9 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 3.3 3.5
34% 32% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 28% 31%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Omiya Ardija have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in J2-League
  • Tochigi have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 Kyoto Sanga 31 20 7 4 50 24 16 10 4 2 30 16 15 10 3 2 20 8 26 67
2 Júbilo Iwata 31 20 6 5 55 32 16 11 2 3 29 19 15 9 4 2 26 13 23 66
3 Albirex Niigata 31 16 9 6 53 30 16 9 4 3 25 9 15 7 5 3 28 21 23 57
4 Machida Zelvia 31 16 7 8 50 29 15 6 4 5 23 16 16 10 3 3 27 13 21 55
5 V-Varen Nagasaki 31 16 7 8 47 35 15 7 5 3 25 17 16 9 2 5 22 18 12 55
6 Ventforet Kofu 31 15 9 7 47 29 15 9 5 1 28 12 16 6 4 6 19 17 18 54
7 Montedio Yamagata 31 15 7 9 43 32 15 7 2 6 20 17 16 8 5 3 23 15 11 52
8 Ryukyu 31 15 6 10 46 35 15 9 2 4 22 10 16 6 4 6 24 25 11 51
9 Mito Hollyhock 31 13 5 13 38 30 16 6 3 7 18 15 15 7 2 6 20 15 8 44
10 JEF United 31 11 10 10 30 29 15 5 5 5 16 15 16 6 5 5 14 14 1 43
11 Tokyo Verdy 31 11 7 13 42 50 15 8 1 6 24 20 16 3 6 7 18 30 -8 40
12 Blaublitz Akita 31 9 12 10 32 33 15 3 9 3 11 14 16 6 3 7 21 19 -1 39
13 Fagiano Okayama 31 9 10 12 24 26 16 4 3 9 10 14 15 5 7 3 14 12 -2 37
14 Tochigi 31 7 12 12 28 37 15 3 6 6 14 17 16 4 6 6 14 20 -9 33
15 Renofa Yamaguchi 31 8 8 15 27 40 16 5 4 7 15 17 15 3 4 8 12 23 -13 32
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 31 8 8 15 26 41 16 4 5 7 14 19 15 4 3 8 12 22 -15 32
17 Omiya Ardija 31 6 12 13 34 39 15 4 4 7 19 19 16 2 8 6 15 20 -5 30
18 Matsumoto Yamaga 31 7 9 15 27 53 16 5 5 6 18 25 15 2 4 9 9 28 -26 30
19 Giravanz Kitakyushu 31 6 11 14 25 43 16 3 5 8 11 20 15 3 6 6 14 23 -18 29
20 Sagamihara 31 6 10 15 19 35 15 4 5 6 12 18 16 2 5 9 7 17 -16 28
21 Zweigen Kanazawa 31 7 7 17 28 45 16 3 5 8 14 23 15 4 2 9 14 22 -17 28
22 Ehime 31 5 11 15 29 53 16 1 7 8 17 33 15 4 4 7 12 20 -24 26

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 Kyoto Sanga 31 20 7 4 50 24 16 10 4 2 30 16 15 10 3 2 20 8 26 67
2 Júbilo Iwata 31 20 6 5 55 32 16 11 2 3 29 19 15 9 4 2 26 13 23 66
3 Albirex Niigata 31 16 9 6 53 30 16 9 4 3 25 9 15 7 5 3 28 21 23 57
4 Machida Zelvia 31 16 7 8 50 29 15 6 4 5 23 16 16 10 3 3 27 13 21 55
5 V-Varen Nagasaki 31 16 7 8 47 35 15 7 5 3 25 17 16 9 2 5 22 18 12 55
6 Ventforet Kofu 31 15 9 7 47 29 15 9 5 1 28 12 16 6 4 6 19 17 18 54
7 Montedio Yamagata 31 15 7 9 43 32 15 7 2 6 20 17 16 8 5 3 23 15 11 52
8 Ryukyu 31 15 6 10 46 35 15 9 2 4 22 10 16 6 4 6 24 25 11 51
9 Mito Hollyhock 31 13 5 13 38 30 16 6 3 7 18 15 15 7 2 6 20 15 8 44
10 JEF United 31 11 10 10 30 29 15 5 5 5 16 15 16 6 5 5 14 14 1 43
11 Tokyo Verdy 31 11 7 13 42 50 15 8 1 6 24 20 16 3 6 7 18 30 -8 40
12 Blaublitz Akita 31 9 12 10 32 33 15 3 9 3 11 14 16 6 3 7 21 19 -1 39
13 Fagiano Okayama 31 9 10 12 24 26 16 4 3 9 10 14 15 5 7 3 14 12 -2 37
14 Tochigi 31 7 12 12 28 37 15 3 6 6 14 17 16 4 6 6 14 20 -9 33
15 Renofa Yamaguchi 31 8 8 15 27 40 16 5 4 7 15 17 15 3 4 8 12 23 -13 32
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 31 8 8 15 26 41 16 4 5 7 14 19 15 4 3 8 12 22 -15 32
17 Omiya Ardija 31 6 12 13 34 39 15 4 4 7 19 19 16 2 8 6 15 20 -5 30
18 Matsumoto Yamaga 31 7 9 15 27 53 16 5 5 6 18 25 15 2 4 9 9 28 -26 30
19 Giravanz Kitakyushu 31 6 11 14 25 43 16 3 5 8 11 20 15 3 6 6 14 23 -18 29
20 Sagamihara 31 6 10 15 19 35 15 4 5 6 12 18 16 2 5 9 7 17 -16 28
21 Zweigen Kanazawa 31 7 7 17 28 45 16 3 5 8 14 23 15 4 2 9 14 22 -17 28
22 Ehime 31 5 11 15 29 53 16 1 7 8 17 33 15 4 4 7 12 20 -24 26

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