This match features two teams living in the basement of the J2-League, Tokyo Verdy holding 15th place and Giravanz Kitakyushu lying 19th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Tokyo Verdy have the most conceded goals (26) in J2-League
- Giravanz Kitakyushu haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Giravanz Kitakyushu, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
Tokyo Verdy form and stats
When playing at home in the J2-League, Tokyo Verdy, who have the most conceded goals (26) in J2-League, have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games.
No payout for Tokyo in their previous match, an away game at Ventforet Kofu that ended in defeat 0-2. Ahead of that match, Tokyo Verdy won a home game hosting ThespaKusatsu Gunma (3-1).
Tokyo Verdy have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ajinomoto Stadium with 14 goals in 8 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.
Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats
Playing away, Giravanz Kitakyushu have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the J2-League this season.
Giravanz Kitakyushu's previous game was their home loss versus V-Varen Nagasaki (0-1). Preceding that game was the away victory against Tochigi with the score of 2-1.
Kitakyushu were so close to getting something from the game against V-Varen Nagasaki, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal three minutes into overtime.
The visiting Kitakyushu have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 7 goals from 6 games. Kitakyushu's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 10 goals from these trips. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Tokyo Verdy, one draw and four wins for Giravanz Kitakyushu. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Koike 8 goals | R. Sato 5 goals |  T. Tomiyama 4 goals |
Tokyo Verdy missing players
Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players
| Tokyo Verdy | Giravanz Kitakyushu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 17 | 14 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 26 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 85% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 69% |
| 54% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 38% |
| 38% | 38% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 15% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 54% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 62% |
| 8% | 12% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 17% | 23% |
| 38% | 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 31% |
| 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 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.6 | 7.7 | 5.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 6.5 | 6.9 |
| 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 43% | 54% | 86% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 44% | 32% |
- All of Tokyo Verdy's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Giravanz Kitakyushu 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 (26) in J2-League
- Tokyo Verdy have the most conceded goals in the second half (15) 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 | Albirex Niigata | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 33 |
| 2 | Ryūkyū | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 30 |
| 3 | Kyoto Sanga | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | Júbilo Iwata | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| 6 | Machida Zelvia | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Mito Hollyhock | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Blaublitz Akita | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 9 | JEF United | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 11 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 13 | Fagiano Okayama | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -2 | 15 |
| 14 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 | Tokyo Verdy | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -9 | 15 |
| 16 | Tochigi | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Montedio Yamagata | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 14 |
| 18 | Ehime | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 11 |
| 19 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 11 |
| 20 | Sagamihara | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 11 |
| 22 | Omiya Ardija | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 10 |