V-Varen Nagasaki are thought of as expected winners of this home fixture against Renofa Yamaguchi, if the league standings are thought to provide some clues. Or are we eyeing a possible shock?
- V-Varen Nagasaki have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in J2-League
- V-Varen Nagasaki have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Renofa Yamaguchi have scored away.
It's no vacation for neither V-Varen Nagasaki nor Renofa Yamaguchi as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
V-Varen Nagasaki form and stats
V-Varen Nagasaki are steadily winning J2-League games and points here at transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki. 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 11 games. Nagasaki are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
A good away victory last time out for V-Varen Nagasaki, who won 2-1 against Tokyo Verdy (placed 2nd). The home team have an in-form goalscorer in Lloria, having found the net in three games in a row.
Prior to that, an away loss at Shimizu S-Pulse.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 Nagasaki have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won 8 times, drawn 4 and lost 2.
The V-Varen Nagasaki manager Carille has got the team scoring with 24 from 11 home games in the league.
Renofa Yamaguchi form and stats
The visitors are W3-D4-L5 on the road this term. That's in the J2-League. Two points from the last two away games for Renofa Yamaguchi, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
The Yamaguchi goalkeeper Riku Terakado is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 360 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Renofa Yamaguchi are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the match against Montedio Yamagata (placed 11th).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Fujieda MYFC that ended 0-0.We have checked recent matches where Renofa Yamaguchi have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 11 games were 5 victories, 0 draws and 6 defeats.
Low-scoring game? 8 of this club's latest 10 league rounds have seen two or less goals.
The attacking power of Yamaguchi when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 12 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Renofa Yamaguchi have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. Renofa Yamaguchi has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Fancy a gamble on both teams to score (yes or no)? Amazingly enough, the last occasion both teams found the net in one of the away team's league games was the last time they played today's opposition V-Varen Nagasaki! Yamaguchi - V-Varen Nagasaki 1-1, six games ago. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - two - one (V-Varen Nagasaki wins - draws - Renofa Yamaguchi wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Delgado Lloria 14 goals |  K. Kushibiki 5 goals |  S. Yoneda 3 goals |
V-Varen Nagasaki missing players
Renofa Yamaguchi missing players
| V-Varen Nagasaki | Renofa Yamaguchi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 39 | 24 | 11 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 26 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 9 | 18 | 38 |
| 92% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 75% | 82% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 58% | 71% |
| 46% | 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 33% | 33% |
| 29% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 25% | 25% |
| 21% | 27% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 50% | 64% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 42% | 46% |
| 33% | 27% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 42% | 33% |
| 25% | 18% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 29% |
| 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.8 |
| 5.9 | 5.4 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 9.7 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 7.4 | 8 |
| 4 | 4.7 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| 41% | 46% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 32% | 32% |
| 10 | 8.4 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 9.2 | 9.1 |
| 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
- Renofa Yamaguchi have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- V-Varen Nagasaki have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- V-Varen Nagasaki have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- V-Varen Nagasaki have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Renofa Yamaguchi have scored away.
- V-Varen Nagasaki have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in J2-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Machida Zelvia | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 53 |
| 2 | Tokyo Verdy | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 43 |
| 3 | Oita Trinita | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 42 |
| 4 | Júbilo Iwata | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 41 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 40 |
| 7 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 26 | 38 |
| 8 | Fujieda MYFC | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 20 | -2 | 35 |
| 9 | Fagiano Okayama | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 33 |
| 10 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -1 | 33 |
| 11 | Montedio Yamagata | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 32 |
| 12 | Roasso Kumamoto | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| 13 | Vegalta Sendai | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -3 | 31 |
| 14 | Blaublitz Akita | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 31 |
| 15 | JEF United | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 28 |
| 16 | Mito Hollyhock | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -14 | 27 |
| 17 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -18 | 27 |
| 18 | Tokushima Vortis | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 26 |
| 19 | Tochigi | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 16 | -5 | 25 |
| 20 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 31 | -14 | 24 |
| 21 | Iwaki | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | -18 | 24 |
| 22 | Omiya Ardija | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 23 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 23 | -21 | 17 |
