On paper it looks like advantage V-Varen Nagasaki in this game against Giravanz Kitakyushu, but the visitors will fight to the end. Here's our full match preview!
- V-Varen Nagasaki have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Giravanz Kitakyushu is in the worst form (0-2-4)
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!
V-Varen Nagasaki form and stats
Overall J2-League stats at home this season for V-Varen Nagasaki are 4-4-3 (wins-draw-losses).
The spoils were shared in Nagasaki's previous game, also at home. Visiting Omiya Ardija (placed 21st) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
In the game before, an away victory in the Emperor Cup match versus Consadole Sapporo with a 2-1 scoreline.Nagasaki has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. 13 goals have been conceded.
Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Giravanz Kitakyushu playing as the away team in the J2-League this season.
The attacking players of Giravanz Kitakyushu have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 628 minutes.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a J2-League home defeat versus Kyoto Sanga with 0-2 on the scoreboard.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Sagamihara.The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Giravanz Kitakyushu have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Giravanz Kitakyushu - Nagasaki 0-1 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Nagasaki, four draws and two wins for Giravanz Kitakyushu. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  E. Teixeira Lima 8 goals | C. da Silva Silveira 4 goals |   D. Takahashi 4 goals |
V-Varen Nagasaki missing players
Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players
| V-Varen Nagasaki | Giravanz Kitakyushu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 27 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 24 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 32 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 82% |
| 68% | 82% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 70% | 68% |
| 45% | 55% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 32% |
| 18% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 9% |
| 45% | 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | 41% |
| 32% | 18% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 27% |
| 23% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 40% | 50% |
| 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| 5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.3 | 9.7 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| 35% | 32% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 28% | 24% |
- Giravanz Kitakyushu have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Giravanz Kitakyushu is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- V-Varen Nagasaki have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- V-Varen Nagasaki 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 | Júbilo Iwata | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 48 |
| 2 | Kyoto Sanga | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 47 |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 44 |
| 4 | Ryukyu | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 43 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 40 |
| 6 | Montedio Yamagata | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 39 |
| 7 | Machida Zelvia | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 38 |
| 8 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 37 |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -3 | 34 |
| 10 | JEF United | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Blaublitz Akita | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | Mito Hollyhock | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 27 |
| 13 | Fagiano Okayama | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -2 | 26 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 26 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 20 | -18 | 22 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -8 | 21 |
| 18 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -17 | 19 |
| 19 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -16 | 18 |
| 20 | Ehime | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -19 | 18 |
| 21 | Omiya Ardija | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -9 | 17 |
| 22 | Sagamihara | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -17 | 16 |