It's early days in the J2-League and both Tokushima Vortis and Renofa Yamaguchi are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Tokushima Vortis and Renofa Yamaguchi.
Tokushima Vortis form and stats
Only two J2-League home games for Tokushima Vortis so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
Tokushima enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Ryūkyū's place. The match ended 3-1 with K. Nishiya and M. Watai (2) scoring. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Kyoto Sanga that ended 1-1.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Tokushima matches with similar probabilities have ended with four wins, three draws and one defeat (from eight games).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the J2-League game versus Avispa Fukuoka in only four days. This game is also played here at Pocari Sweat Stadium.
At Pocari Sweat Stadium, Tokushima Vortis has the goal stats of 4-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Renofa Yamaguchi form and stats
The J2-League season is young and Renofa Yamaguchi have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
Two away games in a row for Yamaguchi, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Júbilo Iwata in the J2-League. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against Ehime.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Yamaguchi when being an outsider away as they are today, we find one match with the visitors losing zero times, drawing zero and winning one game.
A new game in only three days for Yamaguchi, the J2-League home match versus Ryūkyū. Busy days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Renofa Yamaguchi has managed 3 goals and let in 4 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Tokushima Vortis-Renofa Yamaguchi H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Tokushima three wins, Renofa Yamaguchi two wins, three draws. six of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Kawata 14 goals |
Tokushima Vortis missing players
Renofa Yamaguchi missing players
| Tokushima Vortis | Renofa Yamaguchi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 75% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 6 | 6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 5.2 | 4.5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| 1 | 0.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | 27 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 15 | 40 |
| 21 | 12 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 48% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 50% | 29% |
- Tokushima Vortis has the most scored goals in the first half (6)
| Tokushima Vortis | Last season | Renofa Yamaguchi | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 44 | 23 | Played | P | 21 | 42 | ||
| 22 | 13 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 11 | 21 | ||
| 69 | 38 | Scored | S | 22 | 54 | ||
| 46 | 21 | Conceded | C | 36 | 70 | ||
| 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 98% | ||
| 70% | 74% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 74% | ||
| 45% | 39% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 48% | 57% | ||
| 18% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 14% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 19% | 19% | ||
| 57% | 61% | BTTS | BTTS | 48% | 52% | ||
| 30% | 26% | Clean Sheets | C S | 19% | 24% | ||
| 18% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 26% | ||
| 5.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5 | ||
| 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 448 | 237 | Total Shots | T S | 205 | 465 | ||
| 170 | 97 | Shots on Target | S O | 75 | 170 | ||
| 39% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 32% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Omiya Ardija | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Tokushima Vortis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Kyoto Sanga | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Albirex Niigata | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Júbilo Iwata | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | JEF United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Ehime | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Ventforet Kofu | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Machida Zelvia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Fagiano Okayama | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Montedio Yamagata | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Tochigi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 17 | Mito Hollyhock | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 18 | Avispa Fukuoka | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 19 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 20 | Tokyo Verdy | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| 21 | Ryūkyū | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 1 |
| 22 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kashiwa Reysol | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 85 | 33 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 52 | 84 |
| 2 | Yokohama | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 66 | 40 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 26 | 79 |
| 3 | Omiya Ardija | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 62 | 40 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 75 |
| 4 | Tokushima Vortis | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 67 | 45 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 73 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 40 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 24 | 71 |
| 6 | Montedio Yamagata | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 19 | 70 |
| 7 | Mito Hollyhock | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 56 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 70 |
| 8 | Kyoto Sanga | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 59 | 56 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 38 | 3 | 68 |
| 9 | Fagiano Okayama | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 47 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 2 | 65 |
| 10 | Albirex Niigata | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 71 | 52 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 62 |
| 11 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 58 | 46 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 61 |
| 12 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 57 | 61 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 29 | -4 | 56 |
| 13 | Tokyo Verdy | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 59 | 59 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 0 | 55 |
| 14 | Ryūkyū | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 57 | 80 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 39 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 41 | -23 | 49 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 54 | 70 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 36 | -16 | 47 |
| 16 | Avispa Fukuoka | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 39 | 62 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 34 | -23 | 44 |
| 17 | JEF United | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 46 | 64 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 38 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 26 | -18 | 43 |
| 18 | Machida Zelvia | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 36 | 59 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 30 | -23 | 43 |
| 19 | Ehime | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 46 | 62 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 39 | -16 | 42 |
| 20 | Tochigi | 42 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 33 | 53 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 31 | -20 | 40 |
| 21 | Kagoshima United | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 41 | 73 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 46 | -32 | 40 |
| 22 | Gifu | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 78 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 40 | -45 | 30 |