Ventforet Kofu vs Giravanz Kitakyushu match preview: Even contest expected at Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Wed 14.October
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium (15859 seats)

Ventforet Kofu and Giravanz Kitakyushu are both riding high in the J2-League with their 7th and 3rd positions respectively. Expect a great game!

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 Ventforet and Giravanz Kitakyushu.

These teams have little in common geographically as Giravanz Kitakyushu have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Ventforet Kofu form and stats

When playing at home in the J2-League, Ventforet Kofu have managed 6 wins, 5 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 13 games.

The Ventforet Kofu crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Avispa Fukuoka here at Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium in a J2-League match. Prior to that, an away loss at Zweigen Kanazawa.

This is expected to be a close game, with Ventforet perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Ventforet Kofu as a small favourite), we find nine games. Ventforet Kofu has won two of these, drawn three and lost four.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Ventforet as they are travelling to their away game against Tokushima Vortis in the J2-League. That match is three days after this one.

The Ventforet Kofu fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 13 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Ventforet have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats

Playing away, Giravanz Kitakyushu have won 6 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the J2-League this season.

N. Tsubaki was the last player to score for the away team. Kitakyushu haven't scored a league goal in the last 266 minutes.

Kitakyushu played 0-0 against ThespaKusatsu Gunma in their previous match. Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Avispa Fukuoka's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Giravanz Kitakyushu in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Giravanz Kitakyushu, three draws and three defeats.

A new game in only three days for Kitakyushu, the J2-League home match versus V-Varen Nagasaki. Busy days.

Kitakyushu have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 17 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 13 goals have been conceded by Giravanz Kitakyushu in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Giravanz Kitakyushu - Ventforet 0-3 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Ventforet Kofu three wins, two draws and Giravanz Kitakyushu one victory. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Giravanz KitakyushuA. Disaro
A. Disaro
10 goals
Giravanz KitakyushuS. Machino
S. Machino
7 goals
Ventforet KofuL. dos Santos Gonzaga
L. dos Santos Gonzaga
6 goals

Ventforet Kofu missing players

Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ventforet Kofu Giravanz Kitakyushu
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 13 5 Played P 2 12 25
8 6 1 Won W 0 6 14
12 5 3 Drew D 0 2 4
5 2 1 Lost L 2 4 7
32 16 6 Scored S 1 17 36
29 12 6 Conceded C 4 13 26
84% 85% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
72% 62% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 80%
44% 31% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 42% 52%
24% 15% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 16%
12% 15% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 8%
60% 46% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 44%
32% 38% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 32%
24% 31% 40% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 32%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.8 1.1 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 0.7 0.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
197 116 46 Total Shots T S 16 125 262
84 55 20 Shots on Target S O 7 51 98
33% 29% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 33% 37%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Giravanz Kitakyushu has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in J2-League
  • Giravanz Kitakyushu haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 25 15 6 4 40 19 13 6 5 2 20 8 12 9 1 2 20 11 21 51
2 Avispa Fukuoka 25 15 4 6 30 19 13 7 2 4 15 11 12 8 2 2 15 8 11 49
3 Giravanz Kitakyushu 25 14 4 7 36 26 13 8 2 3 19 13 12 6 2 4 17 13 10 46
4 V-Varen Nagasaki 25 13 7 5 35 27 12 8 2 2 17 9 13 5 5 3 18 18 8 46
5 Albirex Niigata 25 10 10 5 37 28 13 5 5 3 19 16 12 5 5 2 18 12 9 40
6 Kyoto Sanga 25 10 8 7 31 27 11 7 2 2 20 13 14 3 6 5 11 14 4 38
7 Ventforet Kofu 25 8 12 5 32 29 13 6 5 2 16 12 12 2 7 3 16 17 3 36
8 Tokyo Verdy 25 9 8 8 29 24 12 5 3 4 16 11 13 4 5 4 13 13 5 35
9 Zweigen Kanazawa 25 9 8 8 36 34 12 4 5 3 14 13 13 5 3 5 22 21 2 35
10 Mito Hollyhock 25 9 7 9 43 36 13 4 4 5 22 21 12 5 3 4 21 15 7 34
11 Tochigi 25 9 7 9 22 22 12 3 5 4 9 9 13 6 2 5 13 13 0 34
12 Omiya Ardija 25 9 6 10 24 30 12 5 4 3 13 12 13 4 2 7 11 18 -6 33
13 Montedio Yamagata 25 8 8 9 29 26 13 5 3 5 16 15 12 3 5 4 13 11 3 32
14 Júbilo Iwata 25 7 10 8 33 30 13 5 4 4 22 15 12 2 6 4 11 15 3 31
15 Fagiano Okayama 25 8 7 10 21 24 14 5 3 6 13 14 11 3 4 4 8 10 -3 31
16 Machida Zelvia 25 7 10 8 26 30 13 3 8 2 15 12 12 4 2 6 11 18 -4 31
17 JEF United 25 9 3 13 29 32 13 3 2 8 14 21 12 6 1 5 15 11 -3 30
18 Ryūkyū 25 6 6 13 33 43 11 2 4 5 17 19 14 4 2 8 16 24 -10 24
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 25 5 9 11 24 38 11 3 3 5 10 17 14 2 6 6 14 21 -14 24
20 Renofa Yamaguchi 25 6 5 14 29 43 12 5 1 6 16 17 13 1 4 8 13 26 -14 23
21 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 25 7 2 16 20 43 13 3 1 9 9 25 12 4 1 7 11 18 -23 23
22 Ehime 25 5 7 13 22 31 13 2 4 7 10 16 12 3 3 6 12 15 -9 22

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 25 15 6 4 40 19 13 6 5 2 20 8 12 9 1 2 20 11 21 51
2 Avispa Fukuoka 25 15 4 6 30 19 13 7 2 4 15 11 12 8 2 2 15 8 11 49
3 Giravanz Kitakyushu 25 14 4 7 36 26 13 8 2 3 19 13 12 6 2 4 17 13 10 46
4 V-Varen Nagasaki 25 13 7 5 35 27 12 8 2 2 17 9 13 5 5 3 18 18 8 46
5 Albirex Niigata 25 10 10 5 37 28 13 5 5 3 19 16 12 5 5 2 18 12 9 40
6 Kyoto Sanga 25 10 8 7 31 27 11 7 2 2 20 13 14 3 6 5 11 14 4 38
7 Ventforet Kofu 25 8 12 5 32 29 13 6 5 2 16 12 12 2 7 3 16 17 3 36
8 Tokyo Verdy 25 9 8 8 29 24 12 5 3 4 16 11 13 4 5 4 13 13 5 35
9 Zweigen Kanazawa 25 9 8 8 36 34 12 4 5 3 14 13 13 5 3 5 22 21 2 35
10 Mito Hollyhock 25 9 7 9 43 36 13 4 4 5 22 21 12 5 3 4 21 15 7 34
11 Tochigi 25 9 7 9 22 22 12 3 5 4 9 9 13 6 2 5 13 13 0 34
12 Omiya Ardija 25 9 6 10 24 30 12 5 4 3 13 12 13 4 2 7 11 18 -6 33
13 Montedio Yamagata 25 8 8 9 29 26 13 5 3 5 16 15 12 3 5 4 13 11 3 32
14 Júbilo Iwata 25 7 10 8 33 30 13 5 4 4 22 15 12 2 6 4 11 15 3 31
15 Fagiano Okayama 25 8 7 10 21 24 14 5 3 6 13 14 11 3 4 4 8 10 -3 31
16 Machida Zelvia 25 7 10 8 26 30 13 3 8 2 15 12 12 4 2 6 11 18 -4 31
17 JEF United 25 9 3 13 29 32 13 3 2 8 14 21 12 6 1 5 15 11 -3 30
18 Ryūkyū 25 6 6 13 33 43 11 2 4 5 17 19 14 4 2 8 16 24 -10 24
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 25 5 9 11 24 38 11 3 3 5 10 17 14 2 6 6 14 21 -14 24
20 Renofa Yamaguchi 25 6 5 14 29 43 12 5 1 6 16 17 13 1 4 8 13 26 -14 23
21 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 25 7 2 16 20 43 13 3 1 9 9 25 12 4 1 7 11 18 -23 23
22 Ehime 25 5 7 13 22 31 13 2 4 7 10 16 12 3 3 6 12 15 -9 22

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