Match preview J2-League: Tokyo Verdy - V-Varen Nagasaki at Ajinomoto Stadium

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 13.December
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ajinomoto Stadium (50100 seats)

Tokyo Verdy will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 20 points behind V-Varen Nagasaki.

Insights:
  • V-Varen Nagasaki has the most points from losing position (20) 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!

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.

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Tokyo Verdy form and stats

When playing at home in the J2-League, Tokyo Verdy have managed 6 wins, 8 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 19 games. Two draws in a row at home now for Tokyo.

No payout for Tokyo Verdy in their previous match, an away game at Machida Zelvia that ended in defeat 0-1. Preceding that game was the home draw versus JEF United that ended 1-1.

Tokyo are traveling soon after this match as the J2-League match at Matsumoto Yamaga awaits in three days.

The Tokyo fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 19 matches. Tokyo Verdy have only conceded 18 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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V-Varen Nagasaki form and stats

8 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of V-Varen Nagasaki playing as the away team in the J2-League this season.

Nagasaki go into this game after a win, the home game against Montedio Yamagata that ended 1-0. Prior to that match, the Nagasaki manager M. Teguramori faced defeat when travelling to Kyoto Sanga and losing 1-2.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Ventforet Kofu in just three days.

V-Varen Nagasaki are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 27 away goals from 20 games (in the league). 24 goals have been conceded by Nagasaki in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was V-Varen Nagasaki - Tokyo 0-0, played this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Tokyo Verdy won two, V-Varen Nagasaki won four and four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Tokyo VerdyJ. Koike
J. Koike
7 goals
Tokyo VerdyY. Sato
Y. Sato
7 goals
Tokyo VerdyR. Yamashita
R. Yamashita
7 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
39 19 6 Played P 6 20 39
13 6 3 Won W 3 8 21
14 8 2 Drew D 2 7 10
12 5 1 Lost L 1 5 8
47 23 9 Scored S 8 27 60
44 18 5 Conceded C 6 24 37
85% 84% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 92%
67% 63% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 67%
49% 37% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 44%
26% 21% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 28%
5% 5% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 10% 13%
49% 53% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 70% 54%
31% 32% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 15% 33%
36% 32% 17% Failed to Score F T 17% 20% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.8 0.5 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 0.8 1
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.1 10.1 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 9.7 10
3.7 4 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.5 3.8
32% 30% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 39% 40%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • V-Varen Nagasaki has the most points from losing position (20) in J2-League
  • V-Varen Nagasaki have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 39 24 8 7 66 32 19 10 6 3 32 11 20 14 2 4 34 21 34 80
2 Avispa Fukuoka 39 22 9 8 46 29 19 10 4 5 23 16 20 12 5 3 23 13 17 75
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 39 21 10 8 60 37 19 13 3 3 33 13 20 8 7 5 27 24 23 73
4 Ventforet Kofu 39 16 16 7 49 37 19 10 7 2 25 16 20 6 9 5 24 21 12 64
5 Giravanz Kitakyushu 39 17 8 14 54 49 19 10 4 5 26 19 20 7 4 9 28 30 5 59
6 Kyoto Sanga 39 16 10 13 46 41 19 12 3 4 32 19 20 4 7 9 14 22 5 58
7 Jubilo Iwata 39 14 15 10 53 42 20 10 6 4 35 19 19 4 9 6 18 23 11 57
8 Albirex Niigata 39 14 15 10 53 49 20 6 8 6 26 28 19 8 7 4 27 21 4 57
9 Montedio Yamagata 39 15 11 13 55 40 20 10 3 7 34 22 19 5 8 6 21 18 15 56
10 Mito Hollyhock 39 15 10 14 67 59 20 7 6 7 31 30 19 8 4 7 36 29 8 55
11 Tochigi 39 14 12 13 38 36 19 6 7 6 19 16 20 8 5 7 19 20 2 54
12 Tokyo Verdy 39 13 14 12 47 44 19 6 8 5 23 18 20 7 6 7 24 26 3 53
13 JEF United 39 14 7 18 45 49 20 5 4 11 20 30 19 9 3 7 25 19 -4 49
14 Zweigen Kanazawa 39 12 11 16 54 62 20 6 6 8 26 30 19 6 5 8 28 32 -8 47
15 Fagiano Okayama 39 11 14 14 37 45 21 8 6 7 25 24 18 3 8 7 12 21 -8 47
16 Matsumoto Yamaga 39 11 14 14 40 51 19 6 7 6 21 25 20 5 7 8 19 26 -11 47
17 Omiya Ardija 39 12 11 16 37 49 19 6 8 5 18 20 20 6 3 11 19 29 -12 47
18 Ryukyu 39 12 8 19 50 60 19 6 6 7 28 25 20 6 2 12 22 35 -10 44
19 Machida Zelvia 39 10 13 16 37 49 20 6 9 5 22 19 19 4 4 11 15 30 -12 43
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 39 12 4 23 35 61 20 5 1 14 15 36 19 7 3 9 20 25 -26 40
21 Ehime 39 8 10 21 38 58 20 3 4 13 14 30 19 5 6 8 24 28 -20 34
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 39 8 6 25 41 69 19 6 2 11 23 31 20 2 4 14 18 38 -28 30

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 39 24 8 7 66 32 19 10 6 3 32 11 20 14 2 4 34 21 34 80
2 Avispa Fukuoka 39 22 9 8 46 29 19 10 4 5 23 16 20 12 5 3 23 13 17 75
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 39 21 10 8 60 37 19 13 3 3 33 13 20 8 7 5 27 24 23 73
4 Ventforet Kofu 39 16 16 7 49 37 19 10 7 2 25 16 20 6 9 5 24 21 12 64
5 Giravanz Kitakyushu 39 17 8 14 54 49 19 10 4 5 26 19 20 7 4 9 28 30 5 59
6 Kyoto Sanga 39 16 10 13 46 41 19 12 3 4 32 19 20 4 7 9 14 22 5 58
7 Jubilo Iwata 39 14 15 10 53 42 20 10 6 4 35 19 19 4 9 6 18 23 11 57
8 Albirex Niigata 39 14 15 10 53 49 20 6 8 6 26 28 19 8 7 4 27 21 4 57
9 Montedio Yamagata 39 15 11 13 55 40 20 10 3 7 34 22 19 5 8 6 21 18 15 56
10 Mito Hollyhock 39 15 10 14 67 59 20 7 6 7 31 30 19 8 4 7 36 29 8 55
11 Tochigi 39 14 12 13 38 36 19 6 7 6 19 16 20 8 5 7 19 20 2 54
12 Tokyo Verdy 39 13 14 12 47 44 19 6 8 5 23 18 20 7 6 7 24 26 3 53
13 JEF United 39 14 7 18 45 49 20 5 4 11 20 30 19 9 3 7 25 19 -4 49
14 Zweigen Kanazawa 39 12 11 16 54 62 20 6 6 8 26 30 19 6 5 8 28 32 -8 47
15 Fagiano Okayama 39 11 14 14 37 45 21 8 6 7 25 24 18 3 8 7 12 21 -8 47
16 Matsumoto Yamaga 39 11 14 14 40 51 19 6 7 6 21 25 20 5 7 8 19 26 -11 47
17 Omiya Ardija 39 12 11 16 37 49 19 6 8 5 18 20 20 6 3 11 19 29 -12 47
18 Ryukyu 39 12 8 19 50 60 19 6 6 7 28 25 20 6 2 12 22 35 -10 44
19 Machida Zelvia 39 10 13 16 37 49 20 6 9 5 22 19 19 4 4 11 15 30 -12 43
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 39 12 4 23 35 61 20 5 1 14 15 36 19 7 3 9 20 25 -26 40
21 Ehime 39 8 10 21 38 58 20 3 4 13 14 30 19 5 6 8 24 28 -20 34
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 39 8 6 25 41 69 19 6 2 11 23 31 20 2 4 14 18 38 -28 30

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