Open game expected at Ishikawa Seibu Ryokuchi Stadium: Zweigen Kanazawa vs Albirex Niigata preview

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Date: Sat 22.June
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ishikawa Seibu Ryokuchi Stadium (21068 seats)

Zweigen Kanazawa and Albirex Niigata have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the J2-League.

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 Zweigen Kanazawa and Albirex Niigata.

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Zweigen Kanazawa form and stats

The story so far for Zweigen Kanazawa at their home stadium (Ishikawa Seibu Ryokuchi Stadium) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat.

Zweigen Kanazawa's last game was hosting Albirex Niigata and winning 2-1. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Ehime.

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 Zweigen Kanazawa have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won 5 Drawn 1 Lost 0.

The Zweigen Kanazawa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 9 in 8 matches. Zweigen Kanazawa have showed great defending skills in their home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.

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Albirex Niigata form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (16) away in J2-League, on their travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

Two away games in a row for Albirex Niigata, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Zweigen Kanazawa in the J2-League. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Tochigi.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Albirex Niigata playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were 5 Albirex Niigata wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

Albirex Niigata are not goal shy away from home, finding the net 16 times in 10 away games so far. As opposed to that, Albirex Niigata have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Zweigen Kanazawa - Albirex Niigata 2-1. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's 1 Zweigen Kanazawa victory, 0 draws and 2 Albirex Niigata wins. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 0 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Leonardo
6 goals
R. Komatsu
4 goals
R. Watanabe
4 goals

Zweigen Kanazawa missing players

Albirex Niigata missing players

Zweigen Kanazawa Albirex Niigata
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
19 9 2 Played 5 11 19
7 4 1 Won 1 3 6
8 4 1 Drew 2 4 5
4 1 0 Lost 2 4 8
24 11 1 Scored 7 17 26
14 4 0 Conceded 8 15 24
74% 67% 50% Over 0.5 100% 82% 89%
58% 33% 0% Over 1.5 80% 73% 68%
37% 22% 0% Over 2.5 60% 64% 47%
11% 11% 0% Over 3.5 20% 36% 32%
11% 11% 0% Over 4.5 20% 27% 21%
47% 33% 0% BTTS 80% 73% 53%
47% 56% 100% Clean Sheets 0% 18% 26%
32% 44% 50% Failed To Score 20% 27% 32%
 
5.5 6.2 8 Corners For (avg) 3.8 4.5 4.4
6.2 6.6 7.5 Corners Against (avg) 2.6 3.2 3.8
1.2 1.7 2 Yellow Cards (avg) 0.6 0.9 0.8
2 1 1 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Albirex Niigata have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Zweigen Kanazawa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

Zweigen Kanazawa
All Emperor Cup J2-League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
26-05-19 J2 Montedio Yamagata 0 - 0 Zweigen Kanazawa
02-06-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 0 - 0 Tokushima Vortis
08-06-19 J2 Ryūkyū 1 - 1 Zweigen Kanazawa
15-06-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 0 - 0 Ehime
22-06-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 2 - 1 Albirex Niigata
29-06-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 09:00 Zweigen Kanazawa
03-07-19 EC Zweigen Kanazawa 10:00 Albirex Niigata
07-07-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 10:00 Mito Hollyhock
14-07-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 10:00 Tokyo Verdy
20-07-19 J2 Kashiwa Reysol 10:00 Zweigen Kanazawa
Albirex Niigata
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup J2-League Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
25-05-19 J2 Ryūkyū 2 - 1 Albirex Niigata
01-06-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 0 - 2 Ventforet Kofu
08-06-19 J2 Gifu 1 - 3 Albirex Niigata
15-06-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 2 - 0 Tochigi
22-06-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 2 - 1 Albirex Niigata
29-06-19 J2 Kagoshima United 10:00 Albirex Niigata
03-07-19 EC Zweigen Kanazawa 10:00 Albirex Niigata
06-07-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 10:00 Omiya Ardija
13-07-19 J2 Albirex Niigata 10:00 Yokohama
20-07-19 J2 Renofa Yamaguchi 10:00 Albirex Niigata

  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 Montedio Yamagata 18 10 6 2 22 11 9 6 2 1 10 4 9 4 4 1 12 7 11 36
2 Omiya Ardija 18 9 7 2 24 15 9 5 3 1 15 10 9 4 4 1 9 5 9 34
3 Mito Hollyhock 18 9 6 3 19 9 8 3 4 1 10 5 10 6 2 2 9 4 10 33
4 Ventforet Kofu 18 8 6 4 26 16 9 4 2 3 12 10 9 4 4 1 14 6 10 30
5 Kyoto Sanga 18 8 6 4 25 18 9 4 3 2 10 7 9 4 3 2 15 11 7 30
6 V-Varen Nagasaki 17 8 3 6 23 18 8 3 2 3 9 9 9 5 1 3 14 9 5 27
7 Kashiwa Reysol 17 7 6 4 14 11 8 4 3 1 7 2 9 3 3 3 7 9 3 27
8 Fagiano Okayama 18 7 6 5 22 20 10 5 4 1 14 10 8 2 2 4 8 10 2 27
9 Zweigen Kanazawa 18 6 8 4 22 13 8 3 4 1 9 3 10 3 4 3 13 10 9 26
10 Ryūkyū 18 6 7 5 25 22 9 5 4 0 15 8 9 1 3 5 10 14 3 25
11 Tokushima Vortis 18 6 6 6 19 19 8 4 3 1 9 6 10 2 3 5 10 13 0 24
12 Tokyo Verdy 18 6 6 6 24 25 10 4 4 2 15 14 8 2 2 4 9 11 -1 24
13 Albirex Niigata 18 6 5 7 25 22 8 3 1 4 9 9 10 3 4 3 16 13 3 23
14 Yokohama 18 6 4 8 20 22 9 3 2 4 12 13 9 3 2 4 8 9 -2 22
15 JEF United 18 5 7 6 20 26 9 3 3 3 13 16 9 2 4 3 7 10 -6 22
16 Machida Zelvia 17 5 5 7 15 23 8 2 3 3 7 11 9 3 2 4 8 12 -8 20
17 Ehime 18 5 4 9 16 21 11 4 2 5 11 12 7 1 2 4 5 9 -5 19
18 Kagoshima United 18 5 2 11 16 22 10 4 0 6 11 15 8 1 2 5 5 7 -6 17
19 Renofa Yamaguchi 18 4 5 9 23 31 9 1 2 6 10 18 9 3 3 3 13 13 -8 17
20 Tochigi 18 3 8 7 14 22 9 1 5 3 5 8 9 2 3 4 9 14 -8 17
21 Avispa Fukuoka 17 4 4 9 15 25 8 1 2 5 3 10 9 3 2 4 12 15 -10 16
22 Gifu 18 3 3 12 14 32 10 3 2 5 11 16 8 0 1 7 3 16 -18 12

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