Only a win will satisfy the Tokushima Vortis supporters in this Pocari Sweat Stadium clash with Matsumoto Yamaga, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the J2-League table.
It's no vacation for neither Tokushima Vortis nor Matsumoto Yamaga 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.
Tokushima Vortis form and stats
5-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the J2-League numbers at home for Tokushima Vortis, who have the fewest conceded goals (17) in J2-League, so far this season.
Happy days for Tokushima in their previous game, a J2-League match away at Omiya Ardija (placed 15th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Before that match, a win away at Albirex Niigata.
The manager R. Rodríguez Suárez will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to V-Varen Nagasaki in only four days.
A decent goal production from Tokushima in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 10 league matches. Tokushima have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Matsumoto Yamaga form and stats
There's been little loot from Matsumoto Yamaga's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 12 away games in the J2-League. Matsumoto Yamaga only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 5 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Matsumoto Yamaga have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Ehime game.
Matsumoto Yamaga might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Ryukyu proved too strong as Matsumoto slumped to a 1-6 defeat in front of their own fans at Naganoken Matsumotodaira Wide Area Park General Stadium. Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs V-Varen Nagasaki.
Matsumoto lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-6 beating and focus on this one.
A new game in only four days for Matsumoto, the J2-League home match versus Zweigen Kanazawa. Busy days.
The attacking power of Matsumoto Yamaga when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Matsumoto struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 19 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Matsumoto Yamaga - Tokushima 1-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - five - three (Tokushima wins - draws - Matsumoto Yamaga wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Kakita 8 goals | A. Kawata 6 goals |  K. Tsukagawa 5 goals |
Tokushima Vortis missing players
Matsumoto Yamaga missing players
| Tokushima Vortis | Matsumoto Yamaga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 21 |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 35 | 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 17 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 35 |
| 95% | 90% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 95% |
| 71% | 70% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 71% |
| 43% | 40% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 58% | 52% |
| 24% | 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 29% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 48% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 52% |
| 43% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 19% |
| 14% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 206 | 106 | 43 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 115 | 207 |
| 80 | 38 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 41 | 70 |
| 44% | 42% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 24% | 29% |
- Matsumoto Yamaga has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in J2-League
- Matsumoto Yamaga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tokushima Vortis has the fewest conceded goals (17) in J2-League
- Tokushima Vortis has the the best goal difference (+18) in J2-League
- Tokushima Vortis have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 44 |
| 2 | Tokushima Vortis | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 43 |
| 3 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 40 |
| 4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 37 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
| 6 | Kyoto Sanga | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Jubilo Iwata | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 30 |
| 8 | Albirex Niigata | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | Tochigi | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | Machida Zelvia | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 29 |
| 11 | Tokyo Verdy | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 28 |
| 12 | Mito Hollyhock | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 27 |
| 13 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 27 |
| 14 | JEF United | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 26 |
| 15 | Omiya Ardija | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 26 |
| 16 | Fagiano Okayama | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 24 |
| 17 | Montedio Yamagata | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 18 | Ryukyu | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 23 |
| 19 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -15 | 19 |
| 20 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 19 |
| 21 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -19 | 19 |
| 22 | Ehime | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -8 | 17 |