transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki: V-Varen Nagasaki vs Tochigi J2-League preview

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 23.February
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki (20246 seats)

This is the J2-League season opener for these teams, who are finally competing for points again. Will V-Varen Nagasaki or Tochigi get that important first win?

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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V-Varen Nagasaki form and stats

V-Varen Nagasaki have prepared for this season with three friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these three matches are 2 victories, 0 draws and 1 losses. In these games, V-Varen Nagasaki have scored 5 goals and conceded 4 times.

Last season, V-Varen Nagasaki's league statistics were 17 wins, 5 draws and 20 losses, resulting in a 12th position in the J2-League. Over these 42 matches they scored 57 goals and conceded 61. Playing at home last season V-Varen Nagasaki managed 9-2-10 (win-draw-lost) with 26 goals and 32 conceded.

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Tochigi form and stats

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Tochigi goalkeeper Shuhei Kawata is eager to challenge this, with his 337 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Let's have a look at how Tochigi performed last season in the J2-League: They landed a 20th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 16 draws and 18 defeats. In total they scored 33 and conceded 53 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 7 and lost 10 with 18/31 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): V-Varen Nagasaki four wins, two draws and Tochigi two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

V-Varen NagasakiH. Goya
H. Goya
22 goals
V-Varen NagasakiK. Tamada
K. Tamada
7 goals
TochigiM. Oguro
M. Oguro
6 goals

V-Varen Nagasaki missing players

Tochigi missing players

Total First Half Second Half
V-Varen Nagasaki Tochigi
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
V-Varen Nagasaki Last season Tochigi
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
42 21   Played P   21 42
17 9   Won W   4 8
5 2   Drew D   7 16
20 10   Lost L   10 18
57 26   Scored S   18 33
61 32   Conceded C   31 53
95% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   86% 79%
69% 57%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 62%
60% 52%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 40%
36% 38%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   24% 17%
19% 29%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   14% 7%
52% 52%   BTTS BTTS   43% 45%
26% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 31%
26% 24%   Failed to Score F T   43% 45%
 
4.1 3.7   Corners for (avg) C F   3.5 4.2
4.8 4.4   Corners against (avg) C A   6.5 5.9
1.1 0.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.9 0.9
0 0   Red cards R C   2 2
 
440 217   Total Shots T S   124 282
165 79   Shots on Target S O   47 103
35% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 32%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Albirex Niigata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Avispa Fukuoka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Ehime 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Fagiano Okayama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Giravanz Kitakyushu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 JEF United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Júbilo Iwata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Kyoto Sanga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Machida Zelvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Matsumoto Yamaga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Mito Hollyhock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Montedio Yamagata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Omiya Ardija 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Ryūkyū 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Tochigi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Tokushima Vortis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Tokyo Verdy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 V-Varen Nagasaki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Ventforet Kofu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Zweigen Kanazawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kashiwa Reysol 42 25 9 8 85 33 21 14 4 3 54 16 21 11 5 5 31 17 52 84
2 Yokohama 42 23 10 9 66 40 21 13 4 4 41 22 21 10 6 5 25 18 26 79
3 Omiya Ardija 42 20 15 7 62 40 21 13 6 2 41 19 21 7 9 5 21 21 22 75
4 Tokushima Vortis 42 21 10 11 67 45 21 12 5 4 36 20 21 9 5 7 31 25 22 73
5 Ventforet Kofu 42 20 11 11 64 40 21 9 6 6 26 18 21 11 5 5 38 22 24 71
6 Montedio Yamagata 42 20 10 12 59 40 21 11 3 7 25 15 21 9 7 5 34 25 19 70
7 Mito Hollyhock 42 19 13 10 56 37 21 11 7 3 34 17 21 8 6 7 22 20 19 70
8 Kyoto Sanga 42 19 11 12 59 56 21 11 7 3 33 18 21 8 4 9 26 38 3 68
9 Fagiano Okayama 42 18 11 13 49 47 21 11 5 5 25 21 21 7 6 8 24 26 2 65
10 Albirex Niigata 42 17 11 14 71 52 21 12 2 7 40 22 21 5 9 7 31 30 19 62
11 Zweigen Kanazawa 42 15 16 11 58 46 21 7 11 3 27 19 21 8 5 8 31 27 12 61
12 V-Varen Nagasaki 42 17 5 20 57 61 21 9 2 10 26 32 21 8 3 10 31 29 -4 56
13 Tokyo Verdy 42 14 13 15 59 59 21 9 7 5 37 28 21 5 6 10 22 31 0 55
14 Ryūkyū 42 13 10 19 57 80 21 8 5 8 33 39 21 5 5 11 24 41 -23 49
15 Renofa Yamaguchi 42 13 8 21 54 70 21 8 3 10 32 34 21 5 5 11 22 36 -16 47
16 Avispa Fukuoka 42 12 8 22 39 62 21 5 5 11 18 28 21 7 3 11 21 34 -23 44
17 JEF United 42 10 13 19 46 64 21 6 5 10 26 38 21 4 8 9 20 26 -18 43
18 Machida Zelvia 42 9 16 17 36 59 21 3 11 7 17 29 21 6 5 10 19 30 -23 43
19 Ehime 42 12 6 24 46 62 21 8 3 10 24 23 21 4 3 14 22 39 -16 42
20 Tochigi 42 8 16 18 33 53 21 4 9 8 15 22 21 4 7 10 18 31 -20 40
21 Kagoshima United 42 11 7 24 41 73 21 9 2 10 23 27 21 2 5 14 18 46 -32 40
22 Gifu 42 7 9 26 33 78 21 4 7 10 19 38 21 3 2 16 14 40 -45 30

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 Albirex Niigata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Avispa Fukuoka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Ehime 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Fagiano Okayama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Giravanz Kitakyushu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 JEF United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Júbilo Iwata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Kyoto Sanga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Machida Zelvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Matsumoto Yamaga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Mito Hollyhock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Montedio Yamagata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Omiya Ardija 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Ryūkyū 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Tochigi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Tokushima Vortis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Tokyo Verdy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 V-Varen Nagasaki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Ventforet Kofu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Zweigen Kanazawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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