Season ticket holders at Ajinomoto Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Tokyo Verdy languishing in the 15th position so far. The guesting Blaublitz Akita will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- Tokyo Verdy have the most conceded goals (28) in J2-League
- Blaublitz Akita have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in J2-League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Tokyo Verdy form and stats
The story so far in the J2-League for Tokyo Verdy, who have the most conceded goals (28) in J2-League, at their home stadium (Ajinomoto Stadium) is 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Tokyo's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Júbilo Iwata (placed 4th).
Ahead of that match, Tokyo won a home game hosting Giravanz Kitakyushu (2-0).This is expected to be a close game, with Tokyo perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Tokyo Verdy as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Tokyo Verdy has won seven of these, drawn three and lost two.
A decent goal production from Tokyo in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 10 league matches. Tokyo have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Blaublitz Akita form and stats
Playing away, Blaublitz Akita have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the J2-League this season.
Blaublitz delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Hokkaido Tokachi in their previous match; a Emperor Cup game.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Renofa Yamaguchi in the J2-League.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Blaublitz in our archives, and the results are: seven wins for Blaublitz Akita, three draws and three defeats.
The visiting Blaublitz have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 8 games. As opposed to that, Blaublitz Akita have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Koike 8 goals | R. Sato 6 goals | R. Yamashita 4 goals |
Tokyo Verdy missing players
Blaublitz Akita missing players
| Tokyo Verdy | Blaublitz Akita | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 19 | 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 28 | 14 | 8 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 87% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 53% |
| 47% | 50% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 27% |
| 33% | 30% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 7% |
| 13% | 10% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 47% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 47% |
| 13% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 40% |
| 40% | 30% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6.4 | 7.1 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 7.2 | 6.9 |
| 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| 39% | 45% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 53% | 36% |
- All of Tokyo Verdy's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Blaublitz Akita have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Blaublitz Akita have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in J2-League
- Blaublitz Akita haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Tokyo Verdy have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tokyo Verdy have the most conceded goals (14) at home in J2-League
- Tokyo Verdy have the most conceded goals (28) in J2-League
- Tokyo Verdy have the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in J2-League
- Tokyo Verdy have the most conceded goals in the second half (16) in J2-League
- Tokyo Verdy 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 | Kyoto Sanga | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 35 |
| 2 | Albirex Niigata | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 33 |
| 3 | Ryukyu | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 33 |
| 4 | Júbilo Iwata | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
| 6 | Machida Zelvia | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 7 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 21 |
| 8 | Montedio Yamagata | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Blaublitz Akita | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | JEF United | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 20 |
| 11 | Mito Hollyhock | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 19 |
| 13 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -2 | 19 |
| 14 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Tokyo Verdy | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -9 | 18 |
| 16 | Tochigi | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 17 |
| 17 | Fagiano Okayama | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -3 | 16 |
| 18 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 14 |
| 19 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -10 | 12 |
| 20 | Omiya Ardija | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 11 |
| 21 | Ehime | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 11 |
| 22 | Sagamihara | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 11 |