Open game expected at Ishikawa Seibu Ryokuchi Stadium: Zweigen Kanazawa vs Ventforet Kofu preview

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Date: Sun 06.October
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ishikawa Seibu Ryokuchi Stadium (21068 seats)

Zweigen Kanazawa will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 4 points behind Ventforet Kofu.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Zweigen Kanazawa form and stats

6 victories, 9 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Zweigen Kanazawa have to build on here at Ishikawa Seibu Ryokuchi Stadium in the J2-League.

The fans are hoping that Zweigen Kanazawa will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the J2-League game against Tokushima Vortis (placed 8th). Ahead of that match, Zweigen Kanazawa won a home game hosting Renofa Yamaguchi (1-0).

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 nine matches with the results: Won 6 Drawn 2 Lost 1.

The Zweigen Kanazawa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 17 matches. Zweigen Kanazawa have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Ventforet Kofu form and stats

The visitors, who have the most scored goals (30) away in J2-League, are W8-D5-L4 on the road this term. That's in the J2-League.

It's the second away game in a row for Ventforet Kofu, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Montedio Yamagata (placed 4th) in the J2-League last time out. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Albirex Niigata.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Ventforet Kofu in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Ventforet Kofu, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

Ventforet Kofu has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 30 goals from 17 games. As opposed to that, Ventforet Kofu have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Ventforet Kofu - Zweigen Kanazawa 1-1. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for Zweigen Kanazawa, 1 draw and 1 win for Ventforet Kofu. Over 2,5 goals: 2 times; under 2,5 goals: 1 game.

Top Goalscorers

P. Utaka
16 goals
Dudu
7 goals
T. Kato
6 goals

Zweigen Kanazawa missing players

Ventforet Kofu missing players

Zweigen Kanazawa Ventforet Kofu
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
34 17 4 Played P 5 17 34
12 6 1 Won W 3 8 15
14 9 3 Drew D 1 5 9
8 2 0 Lost L 1 4 10
44 22 4 Scored S 10 30 50
34 14 3 Conceded C 4 17 33
82% 82% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
68% 59% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 71% 71%
41% 35% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 35% 35%
21% 18% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 24% 15%
12% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 24% 12%
56% 59% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 47% 47%
35% 35% 50% Clean Sheets C S 40% 41% 38%
26% 24% 25% Failed to Score F T 20% 18% 18%
 
5.2 5.7 5.2 Corners For (avg) C F 5 4.8 5.3
5.8 5.9 5.8 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.4 4.2 3.9
1.1 1.2 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.2 0.9
2 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1

Zweigen Kanazawa
All Emperor Cup J2-League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
31-08-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 1 - 2 Kagoshima United
08-09-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 3 - 1 Zweigen Kanazawa
14-09-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 2 - 2 Ryukyu
21-09-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 1 - 0 Renofa Yamaguchi
28-09-19 J2 Tokushima Vortis 2 - 0 Zweigen Kanazawa
06-10-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 05:00 Ventforet Kofu
12-10-19 J2 Yokohama 05:00 Zweigen Kanazawa
20-10-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 05:00 Montedio Yamagata
27-10-19 J2 V-Varen Nagasaki 05:00 Zweigen Kanazawa
03-11-19 J2 JEF United 05:00 Zweigen Kanazawa
Ventforet Kofu
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup J2-League J-League
All Home Away
07-09-19 J2 Yokohama 3 - 2 Ventforet Kofu
14-09-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 1 - 1 Kashiwa Reysol
18-09-19 EC Ventforet Kofu 1 - 1 Hosei University
21-09-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 1 - 1 Albirex Niigata
29-09-19 J2 Montedio Yamagata 0 - 1 Ventforet Kofu
06-10-19 J2 Zweigen Kanazawa 05:00 Ventforet Kofu
13-10-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 07:00 Tochigi
19-10-19 J2 Tokyo Verdy 06:00 Ventforet Kofu
23-10-19 EC V-Varen Nagasaki 10:00 Ventforet Kofu
27-10-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 05:00 Kagoshima United

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kashiwa Reysol 34 20 9 5 56 26 17 11 4 2 32 12 17 9 5 3 24 14 30 69
2 Omiya Ardija 34 16 12 6 47 30 17 11 5 1 33 14 17 5 7 5 14 16 17 60
3 Yokohama 34 16 10 8 54 34 16 8 4 4 31 19 18 8 6 4 23 15 20 58
4 Montedio Yamagata 34 16 10 8 44 28 17 9 3 5 18 10 17 7 7 3 26 18 16 58
5 Kyoto Sanga 34 16 10 8 48 36 17 9 6 2 27 15 17 7 4 6 21 21 12 58
6 Mito Hollyhock 34 15 12 7 43 27 16 8 6 2 25 12 18 7 6 5 18 15 16 57
7 Ventforet Kofu 34 15 9 10 50 33 17 7 4 6 20 16 17 8 5 4 30 17 17 54
8 Tokushima Vortis 34 15 9 10 47 38 17 9 5 3 29 17 17 6 4 7 18 21 9 54
9 Fagiano Okayama 34 15 9 10 42 40 18 9 5 4 22 19 16 6 4 6 20 21 2 54
10 Zweigen Kanazawa 34 12 14 8 44 34 17 6 9 2 22 14 17 6 5 6 22 20 10 50
11 V-Varen Nagasaki 34 15 5 14 47 45 17 8 2 7 21 23 17 7 3 7 26 22 2 50
12 Albirex Niigata 34 12 10 12 54 45 17 8 2 7 27 20 17 4 8 5 27 25 9 46
13 Tokyo Verdy 34 11 12 11 44 48 17 7 7 3 28 22 17 4 5 8 16 26 -4 45
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 34 11 6 17 46 58 17 6 3 8 25 27 17 5 3 9 21 31 -12 39
15 Ehime 34 11 5 18 41 48 18 7 3 8 21 20 16 4 2 10 20 28 -7 38
16 Ryūkyū 34 9 10 15 47 65 18 8 5 5 30 28 16 1 5 10 17 37 -18 37
17 JEF United 34 8 12 14 39 51 16 5 4 7 23 29 18 3 8 7 16 22 -12 36
18 Avispa Fukuoka 34 9 8 17 33 48 16 2 5 9 12 23 18 7 3 8 21 25 -15 35
19 Machida Zelvia 34 7 13 14 30 49 17 2 9 6 16 26 17 5 4 8 14 23 -19 34
20 Kagoshima United 33 9 3 21 37 61 17 7 0 10 21 27 16 2 3 11 16 34 -24 30
21 Tochigi 34 5 13 16 27 47 17 3 7 7 12 18 17 2 6 9 15 29 -20 28
22 Gifu 33 6 7 20 28 57 17 3 6 8 15 27 16 3 1 12 13 30 -29 25

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