The Ventforet Kofu & Montedio Yamagata managers A. Ito and P. Cklamovski are both afraid of and looking forward to this vital game in the top regions of the J2-League positions.
- Ventforet Kofu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Montedio Yamagata have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams have had enough days rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's have faith in that this will be an animated fixture!
Ventforet Kofu form and stats
Ventforet Kofu are steadily winning J2-League games and points here at Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium. 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 15 games. In general it's been a long time since Ventforet tasted defeat here at Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last 13 home games in the league.
Ventforet faced defeat in their previous match, away at Albirex Niigata (0-1). The defeat against Albirex Niigata was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored one minutes into stoppage time (by R. Frank).
Before that, Ventforet had a home game versus Omiya Ardija which ended with a victory 1-0.The Ventforet fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 28 goals in 15 league matches. From these home matches, Ventforet Kofu have conceded only 12 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Montedio Yamagata form and stats
8 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Montedio Yamagata playing as the away team in the J2-League this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Montedio, but there's smiles all around after the 4-0 victory versus Ehime (placed 22nd) in the J2-League last time out. As mentioned above, Montedio was the only team on the pitch versus Ehime in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Kyoto Sanga.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Montedio have scored 23 goals in 16 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (15 so far).
Head 2 Head
Ventforet Kofu and Montedio Yamagata have faced each other already this season: Montedio Yamagata - Ventforet 2-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Ventforet Kofu three wins, five draws and Montedio Yamagata two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Izumisawa 10 goals |   V. Vasconcelos Araújo 7 goals | K. Yamada 7 goals |
Ventforet Kofu missing players
Montedio Yamagata missing players
| Ventforet Kofu | Montedio Yamagata | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 31 |
| 15 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 47 | 28 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 23 | 43 |
| 29 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 9 | 15 | 32 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 65% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 75% | 71% |
| 42% | 40% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 44% | 42% |
| 23% | 27% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 19% | 26% |
| 6% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 6% | 6% |
| 42% | 47% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 56% | 48% |
| 42% | 47% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 35% |
| 19% | 7% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 5.3 | 6.3 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
| 4.3 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| 0.9 | 0.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.5 | 10.8 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 42% | 44% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 35% | 32% |
- Montedio Yamagata have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Montedio Yamagata have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Ventforet Kofu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Ventforet Kofu haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Kyoto Sanga | 31 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 26 | 67 |
| 2 | Jubilo Iwata | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 23 | 66 |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 57 |
| 4 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 55 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 54 |
| 6 | Machida Zelvia | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 49 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 20 | 52 |
| 7 | Montedio Yamagata | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 52 |
| 8 | Ryukyu | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 51 |
| 9 | JEF United | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 43 |
| 10 | Mito Hollyhock | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 41 |
| 11 | Tokyo Verdy | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 49 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 30 | -7 | 40 |
| 12 | Blaublitz Akita | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 18 | -1 | 38 |
| 13 | Fagiano Okayama | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 12 | -2 | 36 |
| 14 | Tochigi | 31 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -9 | 33 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -13 | 32 |
| 16 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -15 | 32 |
| 17 | Omiya Ardija | 31 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 30 |
| 18 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | -17 | 29 |
| 19 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -16 | 28 |
| 20 | Sagamihara | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 17 | -16 | 28 |
| 21 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 28 | -27 | 27 |
| 22 | Ehime | 31 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 53 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -24 | 26 |