J2-League preview with statistics: Tochigi welcomes Ventforet Kofu

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Date: Sun 12.May
Match begins: 07:00 (UTC)

The visiting Ventforet Kofu side should be favourites in this visit to Tochigi, as the away team holds a 10 point advantage from their twelve league games this season.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Tochigi form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories so far this season. Tochigi have only managed 0 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses so far from their games here.

The fans are hoping that Tochigi will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the J2-League game against Tokushima Vortis. In the match before that, Tochigi hosted Gifu and drew the game 1-1.

Tochigi has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches: 3 goals from 6 games. Tochigi have conceded 7 in these home matches.

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Ventforet Kofu form and stats

The visitors are W2-D4-L0 on the road this term. It's three draws from Ventforet Kofu's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

The manager A. Ito was unhappy after their last game, a J2-League match played at their home ground. Ventforet Kofu suffered a 1-2 loss to JEF United. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Ehime.

Ventforet Kofu has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches this season, 9 goals from 6 games. Ventforet Kofu are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Tochigi 0 wins, 1 draw and Ventforet Kofu 5 victories. As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 game had two or less.

Tochigi missing players

Ventforet Kofu missing players

Tochigi Ventforet Kofu
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
12 6 2 Played 4 6 12
2 0 0 Won 2 2 5
4 3 2 Drew 2 4 5
6 3 0 Lost 0 0 2
10 3 0 Scored 8 9 17
17 7 0 Conceded 4 5 10
75% 67% 0% Over 0.5 100% 83% 92%
58% 50% 0% Over 1.5 75% 67% 75%
50% 33% 0% Over 2.5 25% 17% 25%
25% 17% 0% Over 3.5 25% 17% 8%
17% 0% 0% Over 4.5 25% 17% 8%
50% 50% 0% BTTS 75% 67% 58%
33% 33% 100% Clean Sheets 25% 33% 42%
42% 50% 100% Failed To Score 0% 17% 8%
 
4.1 4.8 4.5 Corners For (avg) 4.2 4.3 5.4
7.8 6.3 7 Corners Against (avg) 4.5 4.2 4
0.8 1.2 0.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.2 1.5 1
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Tochigi have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Tochigi have yet to win a game at home.
  • Ventforet Kofu have not yet lost a game away.
  • Ventforet Kofu have scored at least twice as many goals away as Tochigi have scored home.
  • Ventforet Kofu have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Tochigi
All Emperor Cup J3-League J2-League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
07-04-19 J2 Tochigi 1 - 2 Kyoto Sanga
14-04-19 J2 Kashiwa Reysol 0 - 0 Tochigi
20-04-19 J2 Tochigi 1 - 3 V-Varen Nagasaki
28-04-19 J2 Tochigi 1 - 1 Gifu
05-05-19 J2 Tokushima Vortis 3 - 2 Tochigi
12-05-19 J2 Tochigi 07:00 Ventforet Kofu
18-05-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 05:00 Tochigi
26-05-19 J2 Tochigi 05:00 Fagiano Okayama
02-06-19 J2 Machida Zelvia 07:00 Tochigi
09-06-19 J2 Tochigi 05:00 JEF United
Ventforet Kofu
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup J2-League J-League
All Home Away
07-04-19 J2 Machida Zelvia 1 - 1 Ventforet Kofu
14-04-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 1 - 2 Mito Hollyhock
20-04-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 1 - 0 Kyoto Sanga
27-04-19 J2 Ehime 1 - 1 Ventforet Kofu
05-05-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 1 - 2 JEF United
12-05-19 J2 Tochigi 07:00 Ventforet Kofu
18-05-19 J2 Avispa Fukuoka 05:00 Ventforet Kofu
25-05-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 07:00 Yokohama
01-06-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 05:00 Ventforet Kofu
08-06-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 05:00 Montedio Yamagata

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Mito Hollyhock 13 7 5 1 14 5 5 2 3 0 6 2 8 5 2 1 8 3 9 26
2 Omiya Ardija 13 7 4 2 17 11 6 3 2 1 10 8 7 4 2 1 7 3 6 25
3 Montedio Yamagata 12 7 3 2 14 7 5 3 1 1 5 3 7 4 2 1 9 4 7 24
4 Ventforet Kofu 12 5 5 2 17 10 6 3 1 2 8 5 6 2 4 0 9 5 7 20
5 Ryūkyū 13 5 5 3 19 15 7 4 3 0 12 6 6 1 2 3 7 9 4 20
6 Zweigen Kanazawa 12 5 4 3 18 9 5 3 2 0 9 2 7 2 2 3 9 7 9 19
7 Kashiwa Reysol 12 5 4 3 10 7 5 2 2 1 4 1 7 3 2 2 6 6 3 19
8 Kyoto Sanga 12 5 4 3 12 9 6 2 2 2 4 4 6 3 2 1 8 5 3 19
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 13 5 3 5 15 14 6 2 2 2 6 6 7 3 1 3 9 8 1 18
10 Albirex Niigata 13 4 5 4 17 14 5 2 1 2 5 4 8 2 4 2 12 10 3 17
11 Tokyo Verdy 13 4 5 4 16 15 8 4 3 1 13 9 5 0 2 3 3 6 1 17
12 Fagiano Okayama 12 4 4 4 14 14 7 3 3 1 11 9 5 1 1 3 3 5 0 16
13 Tokushima Vortis 12 4 4 4 15 15 6 3 2 1 7 5 6 1 2 3 8 10 0 16
14 Yokohama 12 4 2 6 12 14 6 2 1 3 8 9 6 2 1 3 4 5 -2 14
15 JEF United 12 3 5 4 10 16 6 1 3 2 5 10 6 2 2 2 5 6 -6 14
16 Machida Zelvia 12 4 2 6 8 16 6 2 1 3 3 7 6 2 1 3 5 9 -8 14
17 Ehime 12 3 3 6 10 13 8 3 2 3 8 7 4 0 1 3 2 6 -3 12
18 Avispa Fukuoka 13 3 3 7 11 17 6 1 1 4 2 6 7 2 2 3 9 11 -6 12
19 Renofa Yamaguchi 13 3 3 7 18 24 7 1 1 5 7 14 6 2 2 2 11 10 -6 12
20 Gifu 12 3 3 6 8 16 7 3 2 2 7 8 5 0 1 4 1 8 -8 12
21 Kagoshima United 12 3 2 7 8 15 7 3 0 4 7 11 5 0 2 3 1 4 -7 11
22 Tochigi 12 2 4 6 10 17 6 0 3 3 3 7 6 2 1 3 7 10 -7 10

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