V-Varen Nagasaki vs Albirex Niigata match preview: Even contest expected at transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sat 28.November
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki (20246 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for V-Varen Nagasaki - Albirex Niigata!

Insights:
  • V-Varen Nagasaki has the most points from losing position (20) in J2-League
  • Albirex Niigata have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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 Nagasaki and Albirex Niigata.

These teams have little in common geographically as Albirex Niigata have to travel 1300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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V-Varen Nagasaki form and stats

V-Varen Nagasaki are steadily winning J2-League games and points here at transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki. 11 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 17 games.

The spoils were shared in Nagasaki's previous game, also at home. Visiting Matsumoto Yamaga (placed 17th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Before that match, a win away at JEF United.

This is expected to be a close game, with V-Varen Nagasaki perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with V-Varen Nagasaki as a small favourite), we find nine games. V-Varen Nagasaki has won four of these, drawn one and lost four.

The manager M. Teguramori will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Kyoto Sanga in only four days.

Nagasaki have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki with 30 goals in 17 league matches. V-Varen Nagasaki are not conceding a lot of goals here at transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 17 matches.

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Albirex Niigata form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their J2-League travels is 8 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats. Albirex Niigata are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.

Albirex Niigata failed to get anything from their last game, a J2-League home match vs Ehime (placed 21st) that ended with defeat 0-3. Prior to that result Albirex Niigata won their away game at Zweigen Kanazawa. The scoreline was 2-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Albirex playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were six Albirex Niigata wins, five draws and four defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Albirex Niigata are hosting Tochigi in the J2-League only four days away.

Albirex Niigata has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 26 goals from 17 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (16 so far).

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Albirex Niigata - V-Varen Nagasaki 2-2. Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Nagasaki, one draw and one win for Albirex Niigata. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.

Top Goalscorers

Albirex NiigataS. Homma
S. Homma
7 goals
Albirex NiigataA. Watanabe
A. Watanabe
7 goals
Albirex NiigataT. Chong
T. Chong
7 goals

V-Varen Nagasaki missing players

Albirex Niigata missing players

Total First Half Second Half
V-Varen Nagasaki Albirex Niigata
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 17 3 Played P 5 17 36
19 11 1 Won W 2 8 14
10 3 0 Drew D 2 7 14
7 3 2 Lost L 1 2 8
56 30 3 Scored S 7 26 50
35 13 5 Conceded C 6 16 42
92% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 82% 92%
67% 59% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 65% 69%
44% 41% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 53% 47%
31% 35% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 24% 25%
14% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 8%
56% 41% 67% BTTS BTTS 60% 59% 58%
31% 47% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 35% 31%
22% 24% 33% Failed to Score F T 20% 24% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.9 1.1 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.2 10.8 11 Shots (avg) S ( 12 10.7 10.9
3.8 4.2 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 4.6 4.2
41% 42% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 33% 33%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Albirex Niigata have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • V-Varen Nagasaki has the most points from losing position (20) in J2-League
  • V-Varen Nagasaki have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at 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 36 22 8 6 58 27 18 9 6 3 28 10 18 13 2 3 30 17 31 74
2 Avispa Fukuoka 36 21 7 8 42 26 17 9 3 5 20 14 19 12 4 3 22 12 16 70
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 36 19 10 7 56 35 17 11 3 3 30 13 19 8 7 4 26 22 21 67
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 36 17 7 12 51 40 18 10 3 5 25 18 18 7 4 7 26 22 11 58
5 Ventforet Kofu 35 14 15 6 45 36 18 10 6 2 25 16 17 4 9 4 20 20 9 57
6 Albirex Niigata 36 14 14 8 50 42 19 6 7 6 24 26 17 8 7 2 26 16 8 56
7 Montedio Yamagata 36 14 10 12 52 37 19 9 3 7 31 20 17 5 7 5 21 17 15 52
8 Tokyo Verdy 36 13 13 10 46 38 18 6 7 5 22 17 18 7 6 5 24 21 8 52
9 Jubilo Iwata 36 12 15 9 48 39 19 9 6 4 33 19 17 3 9 5 15 20 9 51
10 Kyoto Sanga 36 14 9 13 43 40 18 11 3 4 30 18 18 3 6 9 13 22 3 51
11 Mito Hollyhock 36 13 10 13 63 56 18 5 6 7 28 29 18 8 4 6 35 27 7 49
12 Tochigi 36 13 10 13 32 32 17 5 6 6 15 14 19 8 4 7 17 18 0 49
13 Omiya Ardija 36 12 10 14 34 43 18 6 7 5 15 17 18 6 3 9 19 26 -9 46
14 JEF United 36 13 6 17 42 46 18 4 4 10 18 28 18 9 2 7 24 18 -4 45
15 Fagiano Okayama 36 11 11 14 34 42 20 8 5 7 24 23 16 3 6 7 10 19 -8 44
16 Zweigen Kanazawa 36 11 10 15 47 56 19 6 6 7 23 26 17 5 4 8 24 30 -9 43
17 Matsumoto Yamaga 36 10 13 13 37 49 17 5 6 6 18 24 19 5 7 7 19 25 -12 43
18 Machida Zelvia 36 9 13 14 34 43 18 5 9 4 21 16 18 4 4 10 13 27 -9 40
19 Ryukyu 36 11 7 18 45 57 16 5 5 6 23 22 20 6 2 12 22 35 -12 40
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 36 10 3 23 29 59 19 4 1 14 14 36 17 6 2 9 15 23 -30 33
21 Ehime 35 7 9 19 33 51 17 2 4 11 12 26 18 5 5 8 21 25 -18 30
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 36 7 6 23 37 64 17 5 2 10 19 28 19 2 4 13 18 36 -27 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 36 22 8 6 58 27 18 9 6 3 28 10 18 13 2 3 30 17 31 74
2 Avispa Fukuoka 36 21 7 8 42 26 17 9 3 5 20 14 19 12 4 3 22 12 16 70
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 36 19 10 7 56 35 17 11 3 3 30 13 19 8 7 4 26 22 21 67
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 36 17 7 12 51 40 18 10 3 5 25 18 18 7 4 7 26 22 11 58
5 Ventforet Kofu 35 14 15 6 45 36 18 10 6 2 25 16 17 4 9 4 20 20 9 57
6 Albirex Niigata 36 14 14 8 50 42 19 6 7 6 24 26 17 8 7 2 26 16 8 56
7 Montedio Yamagata 36 14 10 12 52 37 19 9 3 7 31 20 17 5 7 5 21 17 15 52
8 Tokyo Verdy 36 13 13 10 46 38 18 6 7 5 22 17 18 7 6 5 24 21 8 52
9 Jubilo Iwata 36 12 15 9 48 39 19 9 6 4 33 19 17 3 9 5 15 20 9 51
10 Kyoto Sanga 36 14 9 13 43 40 18 11 3 4 30 18 18 3 6 9 13 22 3 51
11 Mito Hollyhock 36 13 10 13 63 56 18 5 6 7 28 29 18 8 4 6 35 27 7 49
12 Tochigi 36 13 10 13 32 32 17 5 6 6 15 14 19 8 4 7 17 18 0 49
13 Omiya Ardija 36 12 10 14 34 43 18 6 7 5 15 17 18 6 3 9 19 26 -9 46
14 JEF United 36 13 6 17 42 46 18 4 4 10 18 28 18 9 2 7 24 18 -4 45
15 Fagiano Okayama 36 11 11 14 34 42 20 8 5 7 24 23 16 3 6 7 10 19 -8 44
16 Zweigen Kanazawa 36 11 10 15 47 56 19 6 6 7 23 26 17 5 4 8 24 30 -9 43
17 Matsumoto Yamaga 36 10 13 13 37 49 17 5 6 6 18 24 19 5 7 7 19 25 -12 43
18 Machida Zelvia 36 9 13 14 34 43 18 5 9 4 21 16 18 4 4 10 13 27 -9 40
19 Ryukyu 36 11 7 18 45 57 16 5 5 6 23 22 20 6 2 12 22 35 -12 40
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 36 10 3 23 29 59 19 4 1 14 14 36 17 6 2 9 15 23 -30 33
21 Ehime 35 7 9 19 33 51 17 2 4 11 12 26 18 5 5 8 21 25 -18 30
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 36 7 6 23 37 64 17 5 2 10 19 28 19 2 4 13 18 36 -27 27

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