Zweigen Kanazawa vs Mito Hollyhock match preview

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 08.November
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ishikawa Seibu Ryokuchi Stadium (20261 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Zweigen Kanazawa in 12th and Mito Hollyhock in 14th place.

It's no vacation for neither Zweigen Kanazawa nor Mito Hollyhock as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Zweigen Kanazawa form and stats

When playing at home in the J2-League, Zweigen Kanazawa have managed 5 wins, 6 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 16 games.

Zweigen Kanazawa drew their last game, 2-2 away at Tokyo Verdy (placed 11th). Ahead of that match, Kanazawa lost 1-4 at home to Giravanz Kitakyushu.

The hometeam coach M. Yanagishita made a successful contribution in the game against Tokyo Verdy, bringing on Lucão who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Kanazawa, as the J2-League home game vs ThespaKusatsu Gunma is only three days away.

Zweigen Kanazawa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 16 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Kanazawa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Mito Hollyhock form and stats

Playing away, Mito Hollyhock, who have the most scored goals (52) in J2-League, have won 6 games, drawn 4 and suffered 5 defeats in the J2-League this season.

The manager T. Akiba was unhappy after their last game, a J2-League match played at their home ground K's denki Stadium Mito. Mito Hollyhock suffered a 0-1 loss to Avispa Fukuoka (placed 2nd). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against V-Varen Nagasaki wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The J2-League trip to Ventforet Kofu.

The travelling fans enjoy Hollyhock's attacking play in away games, having scored 28 goals in 15 league matches away. As opposed to that, Hollyhock have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Mito Hollyhock - Kanazawa 3-2 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Zweigen Kanazawa won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Mito Hollyhock has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three

Top Goalscorers

Mito HollyhockM. Nakayama
M. Nakayama
13 goals
Mito HollyhockK. Yamaguchi
K. Yamaguchi
12 goals
KanazawaM. Kato
M. Kato
11 goals

Zweigen Kanazawa missing players

Mito Hollyhock missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Zweigen Kanazawa Mito Hollyhock
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 16 4 Played P 3 15 31
10 5 0 Won W 0 6 10
10 6 3 Drew D 2 4 9
11 5 1 Lost L 1 5 12
43 19 1 Scored S 2 28 52
45 20 2 Conceded C 4 22 48
87% 81% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 93% 90%
71% 69% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 80% 81%
48% 38% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 73% 71%
32% 19% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 53% 52%
23% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 27% 23%
55% 56% 25% BTTS BTTS 67% 73% 68%
26% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 20% 19%
32% 38% 75% Failed to Score F T 33% 13% 23%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.8 0.8 0.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 0.8 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
368 202 44 Total Shots T S 29 168 341
123 68 11 Shots on Target S O 13 81 153
35% 28% 9% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 35% 33%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Mito Hollyhock has the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in J2-League
  • Mito Hollyhock has the most conceded goals in the second half (36) in J2-League
  • Mito Hollyhock has the most dropped points from leading position (22) in J2-League
  • Mito Hollyhock has the most matches over the total-line (22) in J2-League
  • Mito Hollyhock has the most scored goals (28) away in J2-League
  • Mito Hollyhock has the most scored goals (52) in J2-League
  • Mito Hollyhock have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Tokushima Vortis 31 18 8 5 50 24 16 7 6 3 23 10 15 11 2 2 27 14 26 62
2 Avispa Fukuoka 31 19 5 7 36 22 14 8 2 4 16 11 17 11 3 3 20 11 14 62
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 31 16 9 6 47 32 14 10 2 2 24 11 17 6 7 4 23 21 15 57
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 31 15 5 11 44 35 16 8 3 5 21 17 15 7 2 6 23 18 9 50
5 Albirex Niigata 31 12 13 6 46 35 16 5 7 4 23 21 15 7 6 2 23 14 11 49
6 Ventforet Kofu 31 12 13 6 39 33 16 9 5 2 22 15 15 3 8 4 17 18 6 49
7 Kyoto Sanga 31 13 8 10 38 34 15 10 2 3 26 15 16 3 6 7 12 19 4 47
8 Júbilo Iwata 31 11 11 9 41 35 16 8 4 4 28 17 15 3 7 5 13 18 6 44
9 Tochigi 31 11 10 10 27 24 15 4 6 5 13 11 16 7 4 5 14 13 3 43
10 Montedio Yamagata 31 11 9 11 40 33 16 7 3 6 25 18 15 4 6 5 15 15 7 42
11 Tokyo Verdy 31 10 12 9 37 33 15 5 6 4 18 13 16 5 6 5 19 20 4 42
12 Zweigen Kanazawa 31 10 10 11 43 45 16 5 6 5 19 20 15 5 4 6 24 25 -2 40
13 Fagiano Okayama 31 10 10 11 30 32 17 7 4 6 20 19 14 3 6 5 10 13 -2 40
14 Mito Hollyhock 31 10 9 12 52 48 16 4 5 7 24 26 15 6 4 5 28 22 4 39
15 Omiya Ardija 31 10 9 12 29 38 15 5 6 4 13 15 16 5 3 8 16 23 -9 39
16 JEF United 31 10 6 15 34 37 16 4 4 8 17 22 15 6 2 7 17 15 -3 36
17 Machida Zelvia 31 8 12 11 32 37 16 4 9 3 19 14 15 4 3 8 13 23 -5 36
18 Ryūkyū 31 9 6 16 41 50 14 4 4 6 21 21 17 5 2 10 20 29 -9 33
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 31 7 12 12 30 44 15 4 6 5 15 21 16 3 6 7 15 23 -14 33
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 31 9 3 19 26 51 16 4 1 11 12 29 15 5 2 8 14 22 -25 30
21 Renofa Yamaguchi 31 7 6 18 35 57 15 5 2 8 18 25 16 2 4 10 17 32 -22 27
22 Ehime 31 6 8 17 28 46 16 2 4 10 12 25 15 4 4 7 16 21 -18 26

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 31 18 8 5 50 24 16 7 6 3 23 10 15 11 2 2 27 14 26 62
2 Avispa Fukuoka 31 19 5 7 36 22 14 8 2 4 16 11 17 11 3 3 20 11 14 62
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 31 16 9 6 47 32 14 10 2 2 24 11 17 6 7 4 23 21 15 57
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 31 15 5 11 44 35 16 8 3 5 21 17 15 7 2 6 23 18 9 50
5 Albirex Niigata 31 12 13 6 46 35 16 5 7 4 23 21 15 7 6 2 23 14 11 49
6 Ventforet Kofu 31 12 13 6 39 33 16 9 5 2 22 15 15 3 8 4 17 18 6 49
7 Kyoto Sanga 31 13 8 10 38 34 15 10 2 3 26 15 16 3 6 7 12 19 4 47
8 Júbilo Iwata 31 11 11 9 41 35 16 8 4 4 28 17 15 3 7 5 13 18 6 44
9 Tochigi 31 11 10 10 27 24 15 4 6 5 13 11 16 7 4 5 14 13 3 43
10 Montedio Yamagata 31 11 9 11 40 33 16 7 3 6 25 18 15 4 6 5 15 15 7 42
11 Tokyo Verdy 31 10 12 9 37 33 15 5 6 4 18 13 16 5 6 5 19 20 4 42
12 Zweigen Kanazawa 31 10 10 11 43 45 16 5 6 5 19 20 15 5 4 6 24 25 -2 40
13 Fagiano Okayama 31 10 10 11 30 32 17 7 4 6 20 19 14 3 6 5 10 13 -2 40
14 Mito Hollyhock 31 10 9 12 52 48 16 4 5 7 24 26 15 6 4 5 28 22 4 39
15 Omiya Ardija 31 10 9 12 29 38 15 5 6 4 13 15 16 5 3 8 16 23 -9 39
16 JEF United 31 10 6 15 34 37 16 4 4 8 17 22 15 6 2 7 17 15 -3 36
17 Machida Zelvia 31 8 12 11 32 37 16 4 9 3 19 14 15 4 3 8 13 23 -5 36
18 Ryūkyū 31 9 6 16 41 50 14 4 4 6 21 21 17 5 2 10 20 29 -9 33
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 31 7 12 12 30 44 15 4 6 5 15 21 16 3 6 7 15 23 -14 33
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 31 9 3 19 26 51 16 4 1 11 12 29 15 5 2 8 14 22 -25 30
21 Renofa Yamaguchi 31 7 6 18 35 57 15 5 2 8 18 25 16 2 4 10 17 32 -22 27
22 Ehime 31 6 8 17 28 46 16 2 4 10 12 25 15 4 4 7 16 21 -18 26

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