Tokyo Verdy v V-Varen Nagasaki preview: Visitors can prove cut above

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 07.November
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ajinomoto Stadium (50100 seats)

J2-League: Two sides in good shape get together for this fixture. V-Varen Nagasaki hold a slight upper hand with their 3rd spot in the league table?

Insights:
  • Tokyo Verdy have the most matches over the total-line (22) in J2-League
  • V-Varen Nagasaki haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

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 Tokyo and V-Varen Nagasaki.

These teams have little in common geographically as V-Varen Nagasaki have to travel 1200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

Tokyo can neither be promoted or relegated from J2-League. Nagasaki are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Tokyo Verdy form and stats

Tokyo Verdy have played 18 J2-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-2-8 (wins-draws-losses).

It's back home for Tokyo, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Montedio Yamagata away with the result 2-1. J. Koike and R. Sato found the net in that victory.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Ventforet Kofu.

The Tokyo fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 26 in 18 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Tokyo defense is not exactly impregnable. 27 goals conceded from 18 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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V-Varen Nagasaki form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their J2-League travels is 10 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats.

Nagasaki are travelling after their nice 4-1 home win in the J2-League against ThespaKusatsu Gunma (placed 18th).

Before that, Nagasaki secured a home win against Mito Hollyhock with the score 2-1.

V-Varen Nagasaki have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 18 league away games 25 goals have been scored. Nagasaki have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The former head-to-head meeting ended V-Varen Nagasaki - Tokyo 1-1, played this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings featuring these two participants are: two wins for Tokyo, three draws and five wins for V-Varen Nagasaki. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

Tokyo VerdyJ. Koike
J. Koike
15 goals
V-Varen NagasakiE. Teixeira Lima
E. Teixeira Lima
15 goals
TokyoR. Sato
R. Sato
9 goals

Tokyo Verdy missing players

V-Varen Nagasaki missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tokyo Verdy V-Varen Nagasaki
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 37
13 8 0 Won W 2 10 20
9 2 1 Drew D 1 2 8
15 8 5 Lost L 3 6 9
50 26 1 Scored S 5 25 59
61 27 10 Conceded C 7 20 40
97% 94% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
89% 89% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 72% 78%
59% 56% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 39% 49%
35% 33% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 28% 27%
8% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 11%
62% 56% 17% BTTS BTTS 33% 39% 54%
19% 22% 17% Clean Sheets C S 33% 39% 30%
22% 28% 83% Failed to Score F T 33% 22% 19%
 
4.3 4 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 4.9 4.9
5.3 4.7 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 5.6 5.1
0.7 0.7 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.2 0.7 0.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
7.5 7.3 4.7 Shots (avg) S ( 7.4 7.4 8.4
3.4 3.4 1.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.5 3.8
40% 44% 9% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 42% 41%
 
10.5 9.5 11.3 Shots against (avg) S A 5.4 5.8 6.3
4.1 3.6 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.4 2.6 2.6
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Tokyo Verdy have the most matches over the total-line (22) in J2-League
  • V-Varen Nagasaki haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Júbilo Iwata 37 24 8 5 67 38 18 12 3 3 35 22 19 12 5 2 32 16 29 80
2 Kyoto Sanga 37 23 9 5 56 29 19 12 5 2 34 18 18 11 4 3 22 11 27 78
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 37 20 8 9 59 40 19 10 6 3 34 20 18 10 2 6 25 20 19 68
4 Ventforet Kofu 37 19 10 8 55 33 19 12 5 2 34 15 18 7 5 6 21 18 22 67
5 Montedio Yamagata 37 19 7 11 50 38 18 9 2 7 24 20 19 10 5 4 26 18 12 64
6 Machida Zelvia 37 18 9 10 56 34 19 7 5 7 27 21 18 11 4 3 29 13 22 63
7 Albirex Niigata 37 17 11 9 57 36 19 10 4 5 27 12 18 7 7 4 30 24 21 62
8 JEF United 37 15 12 10 39 31 18 6 7 5 18 16 19 9 5 5 21 15 8 57
9 Ryūkyū 37 16 8 13 49 41 18 9 4 5 23 12 19 7 4 8 26 29 8 56
10 Mito Hollyhock 37 14 9 14 48 40 19 7 5 7 21 17 18 7 4 7 27 23 8 51
11 Fagiano Okayama 37 12 13 12 34 31 18 5 4 9 14 15 19 7 9 3 20 16 3 49
12 Tokyo Verdy 37 13 9 15 50 61 18 8 2 8 26 27 19 5 7 7 24 34 -11 48
13 Blaublitz Akita 37 11 13 13 37 41 18 3 10 5 12 19 19 8 3 8 25 22 -4 46
14 Tochigi 37 8 14 15 32 44 19 3 7 9 17 24 18 5 7 6 15 20 -12 38
15 Renofa Yamaguchi 37 9 11 17 33 46 19 6 5 8 20 21 18 3 6 9 13 25 -13 38
16 Omiya Ardija 37 8 13 16 44 48 18 5 5 8 25 24 19 3 8 8 19 24 -4 37
17 Zweigen Kanazawa 37 9 10 18 36 52 19 5 5 9 18 26 18 4 5 9 18 26 -16 37
18 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 37 9 10 18 32 51 18 5 6 7 16 20 19 4 4 11 16 31 -19 37
19 Sagamihara 37 7 12 18 27 45 19 4 7 8 17 25 18 3 5 10 10 20 -18 33
20 Ehime 37 7 12 18 35 60 18 1 7 10 17 36 19 6 5 8 18 24 -25 33
21 Giravanz Kitakyushu 37 6 14 17 32 56 19 3 7 9 16 26 18 3 7 8 16 30 -24 32
22 Matsumoto Yamaga 37 7 10 20 30 63 18 5 5 8 19 28 19 2 5 12 11 35 -33 31

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 Júbilo Iwata 37 24 8 5 67 38 18 12 3 3 35 22 19 12 5 2 32 16 29 80
2 Kyoto Sanga 37 23 9 5 56 29 19 12 5 2 34 18 18 11 4 3 22 11 27 78
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 37 20 8 9 59 40 19 10 6 3 34 20 18 10 2 6 25 20 19 68
4 Ventforet Kofu 37 19 10 8 55 33 19 12 5 2 34 15 18 7 5 6 21 18 22 67
5 Montedio Yamagata 37 19 7 11 50 38 18 9 2 7 24 20 19 10 5 4 26 18 12 64
6 Machida Zelvia 37 18 9 10 56 34 19 7 5 7 27 21 18 11 4 3 29 13 22 63
7 Albirex Niigata 37 17 11 9 57 36 19 10 4 5 27 12 18 7 7 4 30 24 21 62
8 JEF United 37 15 12 10 39 31 18 6 7 5 18 16 19 9 5 5 21 15 8 57
9 Ryūkyū 37 16 8 13 49 41 18 9 4 5 23 12 19 7 4 8 26 29 8 56
10 Mito Hollyhock 37 14 9 14 48 40 19 7 5 7 21 17 18 7 4 7 27 23 8 51
11 Fagiano Okayama 37 12 13 12 34 31 18 5 4 9 14 15 19 7 9 3 20 16 3 49
12 Tokyo Verdy 37 13 9 15 50 61 18 8 2 8 26 27 19 5 7 7 24 34 -11 48
13 Blaublitz Akita 37 11 13 13 37 41 18 3 10 5 12 19 19 8 3 8 25 22 -4 46
14 Tochigi 37 8 14 15 32 44 19 3 7 9 17 24 18 5 7 6 15 20 -12 38
15 Renofa Yamaguchi 37 9 11 17 33 46 19 6 5 8 20 21 18 3 6 9 13 25 -13 38
16 Omiya Ardija 37 8 13 16 44 48 18 5 5 8 25 24 19 3 8 8 19 24 -4 37
17 Zweigen Kanazawa 37 9 10 18 36 52 19 5 5 9 18 26 18 4 5 9 18 26 -16 37
18 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 37 9 10 18 32 51 18 5 6 7 16 20 19 4 4 11 16 31 -19 37
19 Sagamihara 37 7 12 18 27 45 19 4 7 8 17 25 18 3 5 10 10 20 -18 33
20 Ehime 37 7 12 18 35 60 18 1 7 10 17 36 19 6 5 8 18 24 -25 33
21 Giravanz Kitakyushu 37 6 14 17 32 56 19 3 7 9 16 26 18 3 7 8 16 30 -24 32
22 Matsumoto Yamaga 37 7 10 20 30 63 18 5 5 8 19 28 19 2 5 12 11 35 -33 31

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