Balanced ball game between Yokohama and Ventforet Kofu expected

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Date: Sat 07.September
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium (15440 seats)

The managers T. Shimotaira and A. Ito are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the J2-League league table.

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.

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Yokohama form and stats

The story so far in the J2-League for Yokohama, who have the most scored goals (53) in J2-League, at their home stadium (Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium) is 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. Yokohama has recorded two wins in a row here at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

The Yokohama supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Ventforet Kofu in J2-League and win 3-2. 0-0 away at Montedio Yamagata before that.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Yokohama have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won 3 Drawn 6 Lost 3.

Yokohama can score goals in their home matches. After 15 league matches they have found the net 31 times. Yokohama's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Ventforet Kofu form and stats

7-5-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Ventforet Kofu in their J2-League matches away.

Ventforet Kofu play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 2-3 to Yokohama (placed 2nd). Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Omiya Ardija.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Ventforet Kofu playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were 1 Ventforet Kofu win, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

The travelling fans enjoy Ventforet Kofu's attacking play in away games, having scored 29 goals in 16 league matches away. 17 goals have been conceded by Ventforet Kofu in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Yokohama - Ventforet Kofu 3-2 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Yokohama 3 wins, 3 draws and Ventforet Kofu 4 victories. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

A. Laajab
16 goals
P. Utaka
15 goals
Dudu
7 goals

Yokohama missing players

Ventforet Kofu missing players

Yokohama Ventforet Kofu
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs top Away Total
31 15 3 Played 3 16 31
16 8 0 Won 0 7 14
7 3 1 Drew 2 5 7
8 4 2 Lost 1 4 10
53 31 1 Scored 3 29 47
33 19 5 Conceded 5 17 31
90% 93% 67% Over 0.5 67% 94% 97%
81% 93% 67% Over 1.5 67% 75% 71%
55% 67% 33% Over 2.5 33% 38% 39%
29% 40% 33% Over 3.5 33% 25% 16%
16% 27% 0% Over 4.5 33% 25% 13%
68% 80% 33% BTTS 67% 50% 45%
23% 13% 33% Clean Sheets 33% 38% 39%
19% 13% 67% Failed To Score 33% 19% 19%
 
4.8 4.7 4.3 Corners For (avg) 2.7 4.8 5.3
4.7 4.9 5 Corners Against (avg) 5.7 4.2 3.9
1.2 0.9 0.7 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.3 1.2 1
2 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 1
Key stats this season:
  • Yokohama have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

Yokohama
All Emperor Cup J2-League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
14-08-19 EC Yokohama F. Marinos 2 - 1 Yokohama
17-08-19 J2 Ryūkyū 1 - 3 Yokohama
24-08-19 J2 Yokohama 5 - 1 Kagoshima United
31-08-19 J2 Montedio Yamagata 0 - 0 Yokohama
07-09-19 J2 Yokohama 3 - 2 Ventforet Kofu
15-09-19 J2 Yokohama 09:00 Omiya Ardija
22-09-19 J2 Machida Zelvia 07:00 Yokohama
29-09-19 J2 Gifu 09:00 Yokohama
06-10-19 J2 Yokohama 05:00 Kashiwa Reysol
12-10-19 J2 Yokohama 05:00 Zweigen Kanazawa
Ventforet Kofu
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup J2-League J-League
All Home Away
14-08-19 EC Tokyo 0 - 1 Ventforet Kofu
17-08-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 0 - 1 Renofa Yamaguchi
24-08-19 J2 JEF United 0 - 3 Ventforet Kofu
31-08-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 1 - 0 Omiya Ardija
07-09-19 J2 Yokohama 3 - 2 Ventforet Kofu
14-09-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 09:00 Kashiwa Reysol
18-09-19 EC Ventforet Kofu 10:00 Hosei University
21-09-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 09:00 Albirex Niigata
29-09-19 J2 Montedio Yamagata 05:00 Ventforet Kofu
06-10-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 05:00 Ventforet Kofu

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Kashiwa Reysol 31 18 8 5 50 24 15 9 4 2 27 11 16 9 4 3 23 13 26 62
2 Yokohama 31 16 7 8 53 33 15 8 3 4 31 19 16 8 4 4 22 14 20 55
3 Montedio Yamagata 31 15 9 7 38 24 16 9 3 4 18 9 15 6 6 3 20 15 14 54
4 Omiya Ardija 31 14 11 6 42 30 15 9 5 1 28 14 16 5 6 5 14 16 12 53
5 Kyoto Sanga 30 14 10 6 45 32 16 8 6 2 25 15 14 6 4 4 20 17 13 52
6 Mito Hollyhock 30 13 12 5 38 21 14 6 6 2 21 11 16 7 6 3 17 10 17 51
7 Ventforet Kofu 31 14 7 10 47 31 15 7 2 6 18 14 16 7 5 4 29 17 16 49
8 Zweigen Kanazawa 30 11 13 6 40 27 15 5 8 2 19 12 15 6 5 4 21 15 13 46
9 Tokushima Vortis 30 13 7 10 42 36 15 8 4 3 26 16 15 5 3 7 16 20 6 46
10 V-Varen Nagasaki 31 14 4 13 45 41 16 7 2 7 20 23 15 7 2 6 25 18 4 46
11 Fagiano Okayama 30 13 7 10 36 39 15 7 4 4 17 19 15 6 3 6 19 20 -3 46
12 Albirex Niigata 31 11 8 12 49 43 15 7 1 7 23 19 16 4 7 5 26 24 6 41
13 Tokyo Verdy 30 10 11 9 39 42 16 6 7 3 24 22 14 4 4 6 15 20 -3 41
14 Ehime 30 10 5 15 36 41 16 6 3 7 18 17 14 4 2 8 18 24 -5 35
15 Ryūkyū 31 9 7 15 42 60 17 8 4 5 27 25 14 1 3 10 15 35 -18 34
16 Renofa Yamaguchi 30 9 6 15 42 52 15 4 3 8 21 26 15 5 3 7 21 26 -10 33
17 Machida Zelvia 31 7 11 13 30 47 15 2 7 6 16 26 16 5 4 7 14 21 -17 32
18 JEF United 31 7 10 14 36 49 14 4 3 7 20 27 17 3 7 7 16 22 -13 31
19 Avispa Fukuoka 31 8 7 16 31 45 15 2 4 9 11 22 16 6 3 7 20 23 -14 31
20 Kagoshima United 30 9 3 18 36 54 15 7 0 8 21 23 15 2 3 10 15 31 -18 30
21 Tochigi 31 4 13 14 22 42 15 2 7 6 9 16 16 2 6 8 13 26 -20 25
22 Gifu 30 6 6 18 27 53 16 3 5 8 14 26 14 3 1 10 13 27 -26 24

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