Another action-packed fixture in J2-League as Tokushima Vortis welcome Tochigi

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Wed 11.November
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pocari Sweat Stadium (17924 seats)

It's advantage Tokushima Vortis so far with their 1st position in the J2-League table, welcoming Tochigi who are placed 8th.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Tokushima Vortis form and stats

Overall J2-League stats at home this season for Tokushima Vortis, who have the the best goal difference (+27) in J2-League, are 7-6-3 (wins-draw-losses).

It's back home for Tokushima, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Tokyo Verdy away with the result 2-1. K. Kiyotake and K. Iwao found the net in that victory. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Jubilo Iwata.

There will be little rest for Tokushima after this match as they are travelling to Montedio Yamagata for a J2-League game in only four days.

The Tokushima fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 16 matches. From these home matches, Tokushima have conceded only 10 goals.

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Tochigi form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their J2-League travels is 7 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

421 minutes! That's how long the Tochigi goalkeeper Shuhei Kawata and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Impressive finishing from T. Akimoto secured the home win 1-0 against Kyoto Sanga in their previous game. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Matsumoto Yamaga that ended 0-0.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The J2-League trip to Giravanz Kitakyushu.

The attacking power of Tochigi when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 16 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Tochigi are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 13 times in 16 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Tochigi - Tokushima 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Tokushima victories, three draws and one Tochigi win. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Tokushima VortisY. Kakita
Y. Kakita
13 goals
Tokushima VortisA. Kawata
A. Kawata
8 goals
TokushimaK. Nishiya
K. Nishiya
6 goals

Tokushima Vortis missing players

Tochigi missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tokushima Vortis Tochigi
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 6 Played P 4 16 32
19 7 3 Won W 1 7 12
8 6 2 Drew D 0 4 10
5 3 1 Lost L 3 5 10
52 23 9 Scored S 3 14 28
25 10 4 Conceded C 5 13 24
94% 88% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 81% 81%
72% 69% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 31% 34%
41% 31% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 25% 22%
22% 19% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 19% 16%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 12% 9%
50% 44% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 25% 28%
41% 44% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 50% 44%
16% 25% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 44% 47%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.7 0.5 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
332 178 62 Total Shots T S 40 172 324
131 68 26 Shots on Target S O 11 55 111
40% 34% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 25% 25%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Tochigi has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in J2-League
  • Tochigi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Tokushima Vortis has the fewest conceded goals (10) at home in J2-League
  • Tokushima Vortis has the the best goal difference (+27) 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 Tokushima Vortis 32 19 8 5 52 25 16 7 6 3 23 10 16 12 2 2 29 15 27 65
2 Avispa Fukuoka 32 19 5 8 36 23 15 8 2 5 16 12 17 11 3 3 20 11 13 62
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 31 16 9 6 47 32 14 10 2 2 24 11 17 6 7 4 23 21 15 57
4 Albirex Niigata 32 13 13 6 47 35 17 6 7 4 24 21 15 7 6 2 23 14 12 52
5 Ventforet Kofu 32 13 13 6 41 34 16 9 5 2 22 15 16 4 8 4 19 19 7 52
6 Giravanz Kitakyushu 32 15 5 12 44 36 16 8 3 5 21 17 16 7 2 7 23 19 8 50
7 Kyoto Sanga 32 13 8 11 38 35 15 10 2 3 26 15 17 3 6 8 12 20 3 47
8 Tochigi 32 12 10 10 28 24 16 5 6 5 14 11 16 7 4 5 14 13 4 46
9 Montedio Yamagata 32 12 9 11 45 34 16 7 3 6 25 18 16 5 6 5 20 16 11 45
10 Jubilo Iwata 32 11 12 9 42 36 17 8 5 4 29 18 15 3 7 5 13 18 6 45
11 Fagiano Okayama 32 11 10 11 31 32 18 8 4 6 21 19 14 3 6 5 10 13 -1 43
12 Mito Hollyhock 32 11 9 12 56 50 16 4 5 7 24 26 16 7 4 5 32 24 6 42
13 Tokyo Verdy 32 10 12 10 38 35 16 5 6 5 19 15 16 5 6 5 19 20 3 42
14 Zweigen Kanazawa 32 10 10 12 45 49 17 5 6 6 21 24 15 5 4 6 24 25 -4 40
15 Omiya Ardija 32 10 9 13 30 40 16 5 6 5 14 17 16 5 3 8 16 23 -10 39
16 Machida Zelvia 32 8 12 12 32 38 16 4 9 3 19 14 16 4 3 9 13 24 -6 36
17 JEF United 32 10 6 16 35 42 17 4 4 9 18 27 15 6 2 7 17 15 -7 36
18 Ryūkyū 32 10 6 16 42 50 15 5 4 6 22 21 17 5 2 10 20 29 -8 36
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 32 8 12 12 31 44 15 4 6 5 15 21 17 4 6 7 16 23 -13 36
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 31 9 3 19 26 51 16 4 1 11 12 29 15 5 2 8 14 22 -25 30
21 Ehime 32 6 9 17 29 47 16 2 4 10 12 25 16 4 5 7 17 22 -18 27
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 32 7 6 19 35 58 15 5 2 8 18 25 17 2 4 11 17 33 -23 27

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Tokushima Vortis 32 19 8 5 52 25 16 7 6 3 23 10 16 12 2 2 29 15 27 65
2 Avispa Fukuoka 32 19 5 8 36 23 15 8 2 5 16 12 17 11 3 3 20 11 13 62
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 31 16 9 6 47 32 14 10 2 2 24 11 17 6 7 4 23 21 15 57
4 Albirex Niigata 32 13 13 6 47 35 17 6 7 4 24 21 15 7 6 2 23 14 12 52
5 Ventforet Kofu 32 13 13 6 41 34 16 9 5 2 22 15 16 4 8 4 19 19 7 52
6 Giravanz Kitakyushu 32 15 5 12 44 36 16 8 3 5 21 17 16 7 2 7 23 19 8 50
7 Kyoto Sanga 32 13 8 11 38 35 15 10 2 3 26 15 17 3 6 8 12 20 3 47
8 Tochigi 32 12 10 10 28 24 16 5 6 5 14 11 16 7 4 5 14 13 4 46
9 Montedio Yamagata 32 12 9 11 45 34 16 7 3 6 25 18 16 5 6 5 20 16 11 45
10 Jubilo Iwata 32 11 12 9 42 36 17 8 5 4 29 18 15 3 7 5 13 18 6 45
11 Fagiano Okayama 32 11 10 11 31 32 18 8 4 6 21 19 14 3 6 5 10 13 -1 43
12 Mito Hollyhock 32 11 9 12 56 50 16 4 5 7 24 26 16 7 4 5 32 24 6 42
13 Tokyo Verdy 32 10 12 10 38 35 16 5 6 5 19 15 16 5 6 5 19 20 3 42
14 Zweigen Kanazawa 32 10 10 12 45 49 17 5 6 6 21 24 15 5 4 6 24 25 -4 40
15 Omiya Ardija 32 10 9 13 30 40 16 5 6 5 14 17 16 5 3 8 16 23 -10 39
16 Machida Zelvia 32 8 12 12 32 38 16 4 9 3 19 14 16 4 3 9 13 24 -6 36
17 JEF United 32 10 6 16 35 42 17 4 4 9 18 27 15 6 2 7 17 15 -7 36
18 Ryūkyū 32 10 6 16 42 50 15 5 4 6 22 21 17 5 2 10 20 29 -8 36
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 32 8 12 12 31 44 15 4 6 5 15 21 17 4 6 7 16 23 -13 36
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 31 9 3 19 26 51 16 4 1 11 12 29 15 5 2 8 14 22 -25 30
21 Ehime 32 6 9 17 29 47 16 2 4 10 12 25 16 4 5 7 17 22 -18 27
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 32 7 6 19 35 58 15 5 2 8 18 25 17 2 4 11 17 33 -23 27

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