Struggling Tochigi will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying V-Varen Nagasaki in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Tochigi have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in J2-League
- V-Varen Nagasaki have the most matches over the total-line (10) in J2-League
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
It's quite the trip for V-Varen Nagasaki when visiting Tochigi as the cities are 1300 kilometers apart.
Tochigi form and stats
The story so far in the J2-League for Tochigi at their home stadium (Kanseki Stadium) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Tochigi.
The home team returns to Kanseki Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Omiya Ardija (placed 21st) on their last time out; the J2-League game ended 1-1.
Ahead of that match, Tochigi won a home game hosting Machida Zelvia (2-0).Tochigi are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Tochigi have conceded 8 goals.
V-Varen Nagasaki form and stats
5-0-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for V-Varen Nagasaki in their J2-League matches away. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Nagasaki hope to make it five in this match.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Nagasaki goalkeeper Masaya Tomizawa is eager to challenge this, with his 362 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Impressive finishing from K. Tokura secured the home win 1-0 against Matsumoto Yamaga in their previous game.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Okinawa SV in the Emperor Cup.Nagasaki have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. Nagasaki have conceded 11 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
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Tochigi two wins, two draws and V-Varen Nagasaki six victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Teixeira Lima 7 goals |  T. Mori 5 goals |  K. Yano 4 goals |
Tochigi missing players
V-Varen Nagasaki missing players
| Tochigi | V-Varen Nagasaki | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 22 |
| 21 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 22 |
| 78% | 75% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 44% | 67% |
| 44% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 56% |
| 17% | 12% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 33% | 22% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 33% | 50% |
| 33% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 28% |
| 33% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 22% |
| 4.5 | 5.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| 0.7 | 0.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.1 | 9.1 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 6.9 | 8.3 |
| 2.5 | 2.6 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| 42% | 38% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 36% | 35% |
- Tochigi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tochigi have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in J2-League
- Tochigi have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- V-Varen Nagasaki have the most matches over the total-line (10) in J2-League
- V-Varen Nagasaki haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 38 |
| 2 | Júbilo Iwata | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 37 |
| 4 | Ryukyu | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 37 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 30 |
| 7 | Machida Zelvia | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 28 |
| 8 | Montedio Yamagata | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 10 | Mito Hollyhock | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 25 |
| 11 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 25 |
| 12 | JEF United | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 14 | Fagiano Okayama | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | -1 | 22 |
| 15 | Tochigi | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 20 |
| 16 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 20 |
| 17 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -14 | 18 |
| 18 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -13 | 17 |
| 20 | Ehime | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -13 | 15 |
| 21 | Omiya Ardija | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 12 |
| 22 | Sagamihara | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -16 | 11 |