Tochigi will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 7 points behind V-Varen Nagasaki.
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.
V-Varen Nagasaki have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Tochigi form and stats
Tochigi have played 11 J2-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-5-3 (wins-draws-losses).
No payout for Tochigi in their previous match, an away game at Avispa Fukuoka that ended in defeat 0-1. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Machida Zelvia in a game that was won 2-0.
Tochigi have scored 9 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Tochigi have conceded only 8 goals.
V-Varen Nagasaki form and stats
As the visiting team in J2-League matches, V-Varen Nagasaki, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in J2-League, have produced an overall stat of 4-5-3 so far. Two points from the last two away games for V-Varen Nagasaki, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
The manager M. Teguramori was unhappy after their last game, a J2-League match played at their home ground transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki. Nagasaki suffered a 0-1 loss to Tokushima Vortis (placed 1st). A 1-3 loss hosting Avispa Fukuoka before that.
Nagasaki have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 17 goals have been scored. Nagasaki struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 18 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: V-Varen Nagasaki - Tochigi 1-0. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: two - two - five (Tochigi wins - draws - V-Varen Nagasaki wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Yanagi 5 goals | T. Akimoto 4 goals |  Y. Otake 4 goals |
Tochigi missing players
V-Varen Nagasaki missing players
| Tochigi | V-Varen Nagasaki | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 17 | 30 |
| 21 | 8 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | 24 |
| 91% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 43% | 45% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 70% |
| 26% | 18% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 58% | 43% |
| 17% | 9% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 33% | 26% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 4% |
| 35% | 36% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | 57% |
| 35% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| 39% | 45% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 219 | 100 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 39 | 114 | 222 |
| 77 | 36 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 40 | 73 |
| 29% | 25% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 38% | 38% |
- V-Varen Nagasaki has the fewest clean sheets (0) away in J2-League
- V-Varen Nagasaki have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- V-Varen Nagasaki have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- V-Varen Nagasaki haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Tokushima Vortis | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 48 |
| 2 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 45 |
| 3 | Avispa Fukuoka | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 43 |
| 4 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 40 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 23 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 36 |
| 6 | Tokyo Verdy | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | Kyoto Sanga | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | Albirex Niigata | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 34 |
| 9 | Tochigi | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | Omiya Ardija | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 32 |
| 11 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 31 |
| 12 | Jubilo Iwata | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 30 |
| 13 | Mito Hollyhock | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
| 14 | JEF United | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 15 | Machida Zelvia | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 30 |
| 16 | Montedio Yamagata | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 29 |
| 17 | Fagiano Okayama | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 27 |
| 18 | Ryukyu | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -7 | 24 |
| 19 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -13 | 23 |
| 20 | Ehime | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -7 | 22 |
| 21 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 20 |
| 22 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 23 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -24 | 19 |