V-Varen Nagasaki and Montedio Yamagata spectators can't wait for J2-League clash at transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 06.December
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki (20246 seats)

A key match in J2-League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With V-Varen Nagasaki in 3rd position and Montedio Yamagata placed 7th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • V-Varen Nagasaki has the most points from losing position (20) in J2-League

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Montedio Yamagata, who are travelling more than 1400 kilometers to play this game.

L W D W L

V-Varen Nagasaki form and stats

39 points is a decent return from 18 J2-League games here at transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki for V-Varen Nagasaki. The data says 12 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses.

In their previous game, the manager M. Teguramori led his Nagasaki to a defeat in the J2-League match away at Kyoto Sanga. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Albirex Niigata.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does V-Varen Nagasaki handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, two draws and one defeat.

Nagasaki have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki with 32 goals in 18 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, V-Varen Nagasaki have conceded only 13 goals.

W D W D L

Montedio Yamagata form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their J2-League travels is 5 wins, 8 draws and 5 defeats. Montedio has drawn their two previous away games.

Montedio go into this game after a win, the home game against Machida Zelvia that ended 3-2. Before that, Montedio travelled to Ventforet Kofu and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

T. Kato came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Machida Zelvia last time out, making the manager K. Ishimaru feel like a tactical genius. Late drama in the previous game, when T. Kato scored the winning goal four minutes into stoppage time to defeat Machida Zelvia.

We have checked recent matches where Montedio have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were one victory, three draws and two defeats.

Montedio have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 18 league away games 21 goals have been scored. It's not easy to score on Montedio as they have only conceded 17 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Montedio Yamagata - V-Varen Nagasaki 1-0 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Nagasaki, three draws and five wins for Montedio Yamagata. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

Montedio YamagataV. Vasconcelos Araújo
V. Vasconcelos Araújo
12 goals
Montedio YamagataR. Watanabe
R. Watanabe
7 goals
V-Varen NagasakiC. Togashi
C. Togashi
6 goals

V-Varen Nagasaki missing players

Montedio Yamagata missing players

Total First Half Second Half
V-Varen Nagasaki Montedio Yamagata
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
38 18 4 Played P 4 18 38
20 12 2 Won W 0 5 15
10 3 0 Drew D 3 8 11
8 3 2 Lost L 1 5 12
59 32 5 Scored S 2 21 55
37 13 5 Conceded C 3 17 39
92% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 83% 87%
68% 61% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 61% 63%
45% 39% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 28% 42%
29% 33% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 29%
13% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 18%
55% 39% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 47%
32% 50% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 28% 34%
21% 22% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 39% 32%
 
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 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 0.7 0.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.1 10.6 10 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10.3 10.8
3.8 4.2 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 4.4 4.5
41% 43% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 26% 32%
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 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 38 24 8 6 66 31 19 10 6 3 32 11 19 14 2 3 34 20 35 80
2 Avispa Fukuoka 38 22 8 8 44 27 18 10 3 5 21 14 20 12 5 3 23 13 17 74
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 38 20 10 8 59 37 18 12 3 3 32 13 20 8 7 5 27 24 22 70
4 Ventforet Kofu 37 15 16 6 47 36 19 10 7 2 25 16 18 5 9 4 22 20 11 61
5 Giravanz Kitakyushu 38 17 8 13 53 45 19 10 4 5 26 19 19 7 4 8 27 26 8 59
6 Albirex Niigata 38 14 15 9 52 46 20 6 8 6 26 28 18 8 7 3 26 18 6 57
7 Montedio Yamagata 38 15 11 12 55 39 20 10 3 7 34 22 18 5 8 5 21 17 16 56
8 Kyoto Sanga 38 15 10 13 45 41 19 12 3 4 32 19 19 3 7 9 13 22 4 55
9 Júbilo Iwata 38 13 15 10 51 42 19 9 6 4 33 19 19 4 9 6 18 23 9 54
10 Tokyo Verdy 38 13 14 11 47 43 19 6 8 5 23 18 19 7 6 6 24 25 4 53
11 Tochigi 38 14 11 13 36 34 18 6 6 6 17 14 20 8 5 7 19 20 2 53
12 Mito Hollyhock 38 14 10 14 66 59 19 6 6 7 30 30 19 8 4 7 36 29 7 52
13 Omiya Ardija 38 12 11 15 37 47 19 6 8 5 18 20 19 6 3 10 19 27 -10 47
14 JEF United 38 13 7 18 44 49 19 4 4 11 19 30 19 9 3 7 25 19 -5 46
15 Zweigen Kanazawa 38 12 10 16 52 60 20 6 6 8 26 30 18 6 4 8 26 30 -8 46
16 Fagiano Okayama 38 11 13 14 36 44 21 8 6 7 25 24 17 3 7 7 11 20 -8 46
17 Matsumoto Yamaga 38 10 14 14 37 50 18 5 7 6 18 24 20 5 7 8 19 26 -13 44
18 Ryukyu 38 12 7 19 49 59 18 6 5 7 27 24 20 6 2 12 22 35 -10 43
19 Machida Zelvia 38 9 13 16 36 49 19 5 9 5 21 19 19 4 4 11 15 30 -13 40
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 38 12 3 23 33 59 20 5 1 14 15 36 18 7 2 9 18 23 -26 39
21 Ehime 37 8 10 19 38 55 18 3 4 11 14 27 19 5 6 8 24 28 -17 34
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 38 7 6 25 37 68 18 5 2 11 19 30 20 2 4 14 18 38 -31 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 38 24 8 6 66 31 19 10 6 3 32 11 19 14 2 3 34 20 35 80
2 Avispa Fukuoka 38 22 8 8 44 27 18 10 3 5 21 14 20 12 5 3 23 13 17 74
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 38 20 10 8 59 37 18 12 3 3 32 13 20 8 7 5 27 24 22 70
4 Ventforet Kofu 37 15 16 6 47 36 19 10 7 2 25 16 18 5 9 4 22 20 11 61
5 Giravanz Kitakyushu 38 17 8 13 53 45 19 10 4 5 26 19 19 7 4 8 27 26 8 59
6 Albirex Niigata 38 14 15 9 52 46 20 6 8 6 26 28 18 8 7 3 26 18 6 57
7 Montedio Yamagata 38 15 11 12 55 39 20 10 3 7 34 22 18 5 8 5 21 17 16 56
8 Kyoto Sanga 38 15 10 13 45 41 19 12 3 4 32 19 19 3 7 9 13 22 4 55
9 Júbilo Iwata 38 13 15 10 51 42 19 9 6 4 33 19 19 4 9 6 18 23 9 54
10 Tokyo Verdy 38 13 14 11 47 43 19 6 8 5 23 18 19 7 6 6 24 25 4 53
11 Tochigi 38 14 11 13 36 34 18 6 6 6 17 14 20 8 5 7 19 20 2 53
12 Mito Hollyhock 38 14 10 14 66 59 19 6 6 7 30 30 19 8 4 7 36 29 7 52
13 Omiya Ardija 38 12 11 15 37 47 19 6 8 5 18 20 19 6 3 10 19 27 -10 47
14 JEF United 38 13 7 18 44 49 19 4 4 11 19 30 19 9 3 7 25 19 -5 46
15 Zweigen Kanazawa 38 12 10 16 52 60 20 6 6 8 26 30 18 6 4 8 26 30 -8 46
16 Fagiano Okayama 38 11 13 14 36 44 21 8 6 7 25 24 17 3 7 7 11 20 -8 46
17 Matsumoto Yamaga 38 10 14 14 37 50 18 5 7 6 18 24 20 5 7 8 19 26 -13 44
18 Ryukyu 38 12 7 19 49 59 18 6 5 7 27 24 20 6 2 12 22 35 -10 43
19 Machida Zelvia 38 9 13 16 36 49 19 5 9 5 21 19 19 4 4 11 15 30 -13 40
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 38 12 3 23 33 59 20 5 1 14 15 36 18 7 2 9 18 23 -26 39
21 Ehime 37 8 10 19 38 55 18 3 4 11 14 27 19 5 6 8 24 28 -17 34
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 38 7 6 25 37 68 18 5 2 11 19 30 20 2 4 14 18 38 -31 27

More from Japan - J2-League