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- Tochigi have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- ThespaKusatsu Gunma have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Tochigi and ThespaKusatsu Gunma should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Tochigi form and stats
Tochigi's struggle is real here at Kanseki Stadium with only 10 points collected from 11 J2-League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-4-5.
Stress levels are on the rise for Tochigi's attacking players as they have now played 306 minutes without scoring in a league game. N. Matsumoto was their last goal scorer.
Tochigi travelled for their previous game, a trip to Sagamihara that ended 0-0.
Before that game, the home loss against Ventforet Kofu with the scoreline 0-1.Tochigi have scored 9 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Tochigi have conceded 12 in these home matches.
ThespaKusatsu Gunma form and stats
ThespaKusatsu Gunma have only collected 9 points from their away games in the J2-League, after 2-3-7 (12 played).
ThespaKusatsu's last game was the home draw against Ehime (1-1).
Prior to that result ThespaKusatsu won their away game at Fagiano Okayama. The scoreline was 1-0.A new game in only four days for ThespaKusatsu, the Emperor Cup home match versus Oita Trinita. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting ThespaKusatsu as they have only managed to score 10 times from 12 away games in the league. ThespaKusatsu Gunma's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 21 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The teams have faced each other already this season, with the result ThespaKusatsu Gunma - Tochigi 0-0 registered in the official records. Numbers for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two participants are: five wins for Tochigi, three draws and two wins for ThespaKusatsu Gunma. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  T. Mori 5 goals |  K. Yano 4 goals | Y. Yanagi 3 goals |
Tochigi missing players
ThespaKusatsu Gunma missing players
| Tochigi | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 21 | 9 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 30 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 21 | 36 |
| 79% | 82% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 92% |
| 67% | 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 58% | 67% |
| 42% | 36% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 42% | 42% |
| 12% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 21% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 50% | 36% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 50% | 54% |
| 29% | 27% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 17% | 17% |
| 42% | 55% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 42% | 38% |
| 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 4 | 4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| 0.6 | 0.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 8.9 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| 33% | 29% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 48% | 39% |
- ThespaKusatsu Gunma have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 | Kyoto Sanga | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 51 |
| 2 | Júbilo Iwata | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 49 |
| 3 | Ryūkyū | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 47 |
| 4 | Albirex Niigata | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 46 |
| 5 | Montedio Yamagata | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 44 |
| 7 | Machida Zelvia | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 41 |
| 8 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 40 |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 21 | -3 | 36 |
| 10 | JEF United | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 | Mito Hollyhock | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 31 |
| 12 | Fagiano Okayama | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -2 | 29 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 29 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 26 |
| 16 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -16 | 25 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -9 | 22 |
| 18 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 22 |
| 19 | Ehime | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -19 | 20 |
| 20 | Omiya Ardija | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -9 | 19 |
| 21 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -19 | 19 |
| 22 | Sagamihara | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -18 | 17 |