There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Tokushima Vortis leading Montedio Yamagata by 5 points.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Montedio Yamagata have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Tokushima Vortis form and stats
Overall J2-League stats at home this season for Tokushima Vortis are 2-1-1 (wins-draw-losses).
Happy days for Tokushima in their previous game, a J2-League match away at Jubilo Iwata (placed 10th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Preceding that match was the home game against Avispa Fukuoka that was lost 0-1.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Tokushima handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, two draws and four defeats.
Goals decide football matches and Tokushima are scoring many of them at home; 8 on target from 4 league matches. Tokushima Vortis have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Montedio Yamagata form and stats
Playing away, Montedio Yamagata have won 0 games, drawn 3 and suffered 1 defeat in the J2-League this season. It's three draws from Montedio Yamagata's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Montedio are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Tokyo Verdy (placed 13th). Before that, Montedio Yamagata travelled to Albirex Niigata and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
Montedio are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, three draws and two defeats. From a total of seven matches.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Montedio's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 4 matches. It's not easy to score on Montedio as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Tokushima won three games, four matches ended with a draw and Montedio Yamagata has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  A. Kawata 14 goals |  S. Otsuki 12 goals |
Tokushima Vortis missing players
Montedio Yamagata missing players
| Tokushima Vortis | Montedio Yamagata | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 50% | 71% |
| 86% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 57% |
| 57% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 43% | 25% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 43% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 25% | 43% |
| 43% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 14% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 75% | 43% |
| 5.1 | 5.8 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 6.8 | 5.4 |
| 4.1 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 5.2 | 7.1 |
| 0.6 | 0.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | 54 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 36 | 55 |
| 32 | 20 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 13 | 22 |
| 50% | 40% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 8% | 23% |
- Montedio Yamagata has the fewest scored goals (1) away
- Montedio Yamagata have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Montedio Yamagata have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Montedio Yamagata have yet to win a game away.
- Tokushima Vortis has the most scored goals in the first half (10)
- Tokushima Vortis have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Tokushima Vortis have scored more than double the goals of Montedio Yamagata.
- Tokushima Vortis 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 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | Omiya Ardija | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | Avispa Fukuoka | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | Tokushima Vortis | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Albirex Niigata | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Ventforet Kofu | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Machida Zelvia | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | Jubilo Iwata | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 12 | JEF United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 13 | Tokyo Verdy | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 14 | Tochigi | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | Mito Hollyhock | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 16 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 17 | Fagiano Okayama | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 9 |
| 18 | Ehime | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 19 | Montedio Yamagata | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 20 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 7 |
| 21 | Ryūkyū | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 4 |
| 22 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -15 | 3 |