Another fun-filled fixture in J2-League as Tochigi entertain ThespaKusatsu Gunma

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Wed 25.August
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: Tochigi Green Stadium (15325 seats)

Tochigi are welcoming ThespaKusatsu Gunma for another important game after their 2-2 result against 9th-placed Tokyo Verdy.

Insights:
  • 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.

It's no vacation for neither Tochigi nor ThespaKusatsu Gunma as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Tochigi form and stats

With {2 J2-League wins}, 5 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Tochigi are certainly not brimming with confidence. All in all it has been a very rough period for Tochigi who hasn’t won a league-game in their last ten attempts. Their previous win was against Matsumoto Yamaga, 94 days ago.

Tochigi drew their last game, also a home match. Tokyo Verdy (placed 9th) was the opponent, 2-2 the score. Tochigi salvaged the draw from a difficult situation against Tokyo Verdy, trailing 0-2 at one point. Not giving up resulted in S. Sato equalizing.

A 0-0 draw away before that, with Sagamihara the opponent.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Tochigi handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, two draws and one defeat.

There will be little rest for Tochigi after this match as they are travelling to Ehime for a J2-League game in only four days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Tochigi here at Tochigi Green Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 12 games). Tochigi have conceded 14 in these home matches.

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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).

Impressive finishing from S. Kitagawa, K. Shin and Y. Nakayama secured the home win 3-0 against Renofa Yamaguchi in their previous game. ThespaKusatsu delivered their win in the match against Renofa Yamaguchi already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the glorious victory. A solid performance!

A 1-2 loss hosting Oita Trinita (after extra-time) before that.

ThespaKusatsu are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is six wins, three draws and six defeats. From a total of 15 matches.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Zweigen Kanazawa in just four days.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as ThespaKusatsu Gunma have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Tochigi and ThespaKusatsu Gunma have met before this season: ThespaKusatsu Gunma - Tochigi 0-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Tochigi wins - draws - ThespaKusatsu Gunma wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

TochigiT. Mori
T. Mori
5 goals
TochigiK. Yano
K. Yano
4 goals
TochigiY. Yanagi
Y. Yanagi
3 goals

Tochigi missing players

ThespaKusatsu Gunma missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tochigi ThespaKusatsu Gunma
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 4 12 25
4 2 2 Won W 1 2 6
11 5 1 Drew D 1 3 7
10 5 1 Lost L 2 7 12
23 11 6 Scored S 2 10 24
32 14 3 Conceded C 3 21 36
80% 83% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 92%
68% 67% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 58% 68%
44% 42% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 42% 44%
16% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 20%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 4%
52% 42% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 50% 52%
28% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 17% 20%
40% 50% 25% Failed to Score F T 75% 42% 36%
 
4.1 4.9 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.7 4.9
4 4 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 5.8 5.7
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
 
8.2 9.3 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 6.9 6.8
2.7 2.9 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 1.8 2.3
34% 31% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 48% 41%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • 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 Jubilo Iwata 26 17 4 5 44 29 13 10 0 3 25 17 13 7 4 2 19 12 15 55
2 Kyoto Sanga 25 16 6 3 39 17 13 7 4 2 23 14 12 9 2 1 16 3 22 54
3 Albirex Niigata 26 14 8 4 48 23 13 8 3 2 23 7 13 6 5 2 25 16 25 50
4 Ryukyu 26 14 6 6 42 26 13 8 2 3 20 8 13 6 4 3 22 18 16 48
5 Montedio Yamagata 25 13 7 5 35 21 13 7 2 4 20 14 12 6 5 1 15 7 14 46
6 Ventforet Kofu 26 12 9 5 40 25 13 7 5 1 24 12 13 5 4 4 16 13 15 45
7 Machida Zelvia 26 12 6 8 38 26 13 5 3 5 17 13 13 7 3 3 21 13 12 42
8 V-Varen Nagasaki 24 12 5 7 31 27 12 5 4 3 17 15 12 7 1 4 14 12 4 41
9 Tokyo Verdy 26 10 7 9 37 41 12 7 1 4 21 16 14 3 6 5 16 25 -4 37
10 Mito Hollyhock 26 10 4 12 31 26 13 4 3 6 12 11 13 6 1 6 19 15 5 34
11 JEF United 26 8 10 8 25 25 12 3 5 4 12 12 14 5 5 4 13 13 0 34
12 Fagiano Okayama 26 9 6 11 22 23 13 4 1 8 9 12 13 5 5 3 13 11 -1 33
13 Blaublitz Akita 26 7 10 9 25 29 13 2 8 3 9 13 13 5 2 6 16 16 -4 31
14 Zweigen Kanazawa 24 7 5 12 25 31 13 3 4 6 13 16 11 4 1 6 12 15 -6 26
15 Renofa Yamaguchi 25 6 8 11 18 29 12 3 4 5 8 11 13 3 4 6 10 18 -11 26
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 25 6 7 12 24 36 13 4 4 5 14 15 12 2 3 7 10 21 -12 25
17 Matsumoto Yamaga 25 6 7 12 22 39 13 4 4 5 14 18 12 2 3 7 8 21 -17 25
18 Ehime 26 5 9 12 26 44 13 1 6 6 14 25 13 4 3 6 12 19 -18 24
19 Tochigi 25 4 11 10 23 32 12 2 5 5 11 14 13 2 6 5 12 18 -9 23
20 Giravanz Kitakyushu 26 5 8 13 22 40 14 2 4 8 10 20 12 3 4 5 12 20 -18 23
21 Omiya Ardija 26 3 11 12 24 34 12 1 4 7 12 18 14 2 7 5 12 16 -10 20
22 Sagamihara 26 4 8 14 15 33 13 2 5 6 9 18 13 2 3 8 6 15 -18 20

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 Jubilo Iwata 26 17 4 5 44 29 13 10 0 3 25 17 13 7 4 2 19 12 15 55
2 Kyoto Sanga 25 16 6 3 39 17 13 7 4 2 23 14 12 9 2 1 16 3 22 54
3 Albirex Niigata 26 14 8 4 48 23 13 8 3 2 23 7 13 6 5 2 25 16 25 50
4 Ryukyu 26 14 6 6 42 26 13 8 2 3 20 8 13 6 4 3 22 18 16 48
5 Montedio Yamagata 25 13 7 5 35 21 13 7 2 4 20 14 12 6 5 1 15 7 14 46
6 Ventforet Kofu 26 12 9 5 40 25 13 7 5 1 24 12 13 5 4 4 16 13 15 45
7 Machida Zelvia 26 12 6 8 38 26 13 5 3 5 17 13 13 7 3 3 21 13 12 42
8 V-Varen Nagasaki 24 12 5 7 31 27 12 5 4 3 17 15 12 7 1 4 14 12 4 41
9 Tokyo Verdy 26 10 7 9 37 41 12 7 1 4 21 16 14 3 6 5 16 25 -4 37
10 Mito Hollyhock 26 10 4 12 31 26 13 4 3 6 12 11 13 6 1 6 19 15 5 34
11 JEF United 26 8 10 8 25 25 12 3 5 4 12 12 14 5 5 4 13 13 0 34
12 Fagiano Okayama 26 9 6 11 22 23 13 4 1 8 9 12 13 5 5 3 13 11 -1 33
13 Blaublitz Akita 26 7 10 9 25 29 13 2 8 3 9 13 13 5 2 6 16 16 -4 31
14 Zweigen Kanazawa 24 7 5 12 25 31 13 3 4 6 13 16 11 4 1 6 12 15 -6 26
15 Renofa Yamaguchi 25 6 8 11 18 29 12 3 4 5 8 11 13 3 4 6 10 18 -11 26
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 25 6 7 12 24 36 13 4 4 5 14 15 12 2 3 7 10 21 -12 25
17 Matsumoto Yamaga 25 6 7 12 22 39 13 4 4 5 14 18 12 2 3 7 8 21 -17 25
18 Ehime 26 5 9 12 26 44 13 1 6 6 14 25 13 4 3 6 12 19 -18 24
19 Tochigi 25 4 11 10 23 32 12 2 5 5 11 14 13 2 6 5 12 18 -9 23
20 Giravanz Kitakyushu 26 5 8 13 22 40 14 2 4 8 10 20 12 3 4 5 12 20 -18 23
21 Omiya Ardija 26 3 11 12 24 34 12 1 4 7 12 18 14 2 7 5 12 16 -10 20
22 Sagamihara 26 4 8 14 15 33 13 2 5 6 9 18 13 2 3 8 6 15 -18 20

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