V-Varen Nagasaki manager M. Teguramori looking for three points in Gifu showdown

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Date: Sun 04.August
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki (22407 seats)

Only a win will satisfy the home supporters in this transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki clash with Gifu, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the J2-League table.

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 V-Varen Nagasaki and Gifu.

It's quite the trip for Gifu when visiting V-Varen Nagasaki as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.

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V-Varen Nagasaki form and stats

V-Varen Nagasaki have played 8 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). Two defeats in a row at home hurts for V-Varen Nagasaki, their manager M. Teguramori and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

V-Varen Nagasaki's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-3 versus Gifu. Ahead of that match, V-Varen Nagasaki lost 1-4 at home to Ehime.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how V-Varen Nagasaki have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won 2 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.

V-Varen Nagasaki are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 9 goals in 8 matches. On the other hand, V-Varen Nagasaki have conceded 9 goals.

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Gifu form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Gifu, who have the fewest points (1) away in J2-League, so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-7 (win-draw-lose).

Gifu play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-1 victory visiting V-Varen Nagasaki. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Omiya Ardija.

Gifu are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats. From a total of 16 matches.

Gifu are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels and have only managed 3 goals from 8 away games. For Gifu, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result V-Varen Nagasaki - Gifu 1-3 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 6 wins for V-Varen Nagasaki, 1 draw and 3 wins for Gifu. Over 2,5 goals: 8 times; under 2,5 goals: 2 games.

Top Goalscorers

H. Goya
12 goals
R. De Vries
5 goals
R. Maeda
5 goals

V-Varen Nagasaki missing players

Gifu missing players

V-Varen Nagasaki Gifu
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
26 13 3 Played 4 12 25
11 5 0 Won 0 2 5
4 2 2 Drew 0 1 5
11 6 1 Lost 4 9 15
35 16 3 Scored 2 10 24
35 20 6 Conceded 7 24 44
92% 92% 67% Over 0.5 100% 100% 92%
62% 54% 67% Over 1.5 75% 83% 80%
58% 54% 67% Over 2.5 50% 50% 56%
38% 46% 67% Over 3.5 0% 33% 32%
19% 31% 33% Over 4.5 0% 8% 8%
50% 54% 67% BTTS 50% 50% 56%
31% 31% 33% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 12%
27% 23% 33% Failed To Score 50% 50% 40%
 
3.7 3.2 4 Corners For (avg) 3.5 3.5 3.6
5.5 4.8 6.7 Corners Against (avg) 8 7.6 6.9
1.3 0.8 1.3 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.5 1.3 1.2
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 1
Key stats this season:
  • Gifu have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Gifu have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Gifu have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Gifu haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

V-Varen Nagasaki
13-07-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 2 - 1 V-Varen Nagasaki
20-07-19 J2 V-Varen Nagasaki 1 - 0 Ventforet Kofu
27-07-19 J2 Kagoshima United 1 - 2 V-Varen Nagasaki
31-07-19 J2 V-Varen Nagasaki 1 - 4 Ehime
04-08-19 J2 V-Varen Nagasaki 1 - 3 Gifu
10-08-19 J2 Ryūkyū 10:00 V-Varen Nagasaki
14-08-19 EC Veertien Mie 10:00 V-Varen Nagasaki
17-08-19 J2 V-Varen Nagasaki 09:00 Kashiwa Reysol
24-08-19 J2 Renofa Yamaguchi 10:00 V-Varen Nagasaki
31-08-19 J2 V-Varen Nagasaki 09:00 Tokyo Verdy
Gifu
06-07-19 J2 Avispa Fukuoka 1 - 3 Gifu
14-07-19 J2 Gifu 2 - 2 JEF United
27-07-19 J2 Kyoto Sanga 2 - 1 Gifu
31-07-19 J2 Gifu 0 - 0 Omiya Ardija
04-08-19 J2 V-Varen Nagasaki 1 - 3 Gifu
11-08-19 J2 Gifu 09:00 Avispa Fukuoka
17-08-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 09:00 Gifu
25-08-19 J2 Gifu 09:00 Kashiwa Reysol
31-08-19 J2 Ryūkyū 10:00 Gifu
07-09-19 J2 Gifu 10:00 Tochigi

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Montedio Yamagata 18 10 6 2 22 11 9 6 2 1 10 4 9 4 4 1 12 7 11 36
2 Omiya Ardija 18 9 7 2 24 15 9 5 3 1 15 10 9 4 4 1 9 5 9 34
3 Mito Hollyhock 18 9 6 3 19 9 8 3 4 1 10 5 10 6 2 2 9 4 10 33
4 Ventforet Kofu 18 8 6 4 26 16 9 4 2 3 12 10 9 4 4 1 14 6 10 30
5 Kyoto Sanga 18 8 6 4 25 18 9 4 3 2 10 7 9 4 3 2 15 11 7 30
6 V-Varen Nagasaki 17 8 3 6 23 18 8 3 2 3 9 9 9 5 1 3 14 9 5 27
7 Kashiwa Reysol 17 7 6 4 14 11 8 4 3 1 7 2 9 3 3 3 7 9 3 27
8 Fagiano Okayama 18 7 6 5 22 20 10 5 4 1 14 10 8 2 2 4 8 10 2 27
9 Zweigen Kanazawa 18 6 8 4 22 13 8 3 4 1 9 3 10 3 4 3 13 10 9 26
10 Ryūkyū 18 6 7 5 25 22 9 5 4 0 15 8 9 1 3 5 10 14 3 25
11 Tokushima Vortis 18 6 6 6 19 19 8 4 3 1 9 6 10 2 3 5 10 13 0 24
12 Tokyo Verdy 18 6 6 6 24 25 10 4 4 2 15 14 8 2 2 4 9 11 -1 24
13 Albirex Niigata 18 6 5 7 25 22 8 3 1 4 9 9 10 3 4 3 16 13 3 23
14 Yokohama 18 6 4 8 20 22 9 3 2 4 12 13 9 3 2 4 8 9 -2 22
15 JEF United 18 5 7 6 20 26 9 3 3 3 13 16 9 2 4 3 7 10 -6 22
16 Machida Zelvia 17 5 5 7 15 23 8 2 3 3 7 11 9 3 2 4 8 12 -8 20
17 Ehime 18 5 4 9 16 21 11 4 2 5 11 12 7 1 2 4 5 9 -5 19
18 Kagoshima United 18 5 2 11 16 22 10 4 0 6 11 15 8 1 2 5 5 7 -6 17
19 Renofa Yamaguchi 18 4 5 9 23 31 9 1 2 6 10 18 9 3 3 3 13 13 -8 17
20 Tochigi 18 3 8 7 14 22 9 1 5 3 5 8 9 2 3 4 9 14 -8 17
21 Avispa Fukuoka 17 4 4 9 15 25 8 1 2 5 3 10 9 3 2 4 12 15 -10 16
22 Gifu 18 3 3 12 14 32 10 3 2 5 11 16 8 0 1 7 3 16 -18 12