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V-Varen Nagasaki vs Shonan Bellmare, 2018

J. League · 2018
Fri 31 Aug 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

V-Varen Nagasaki vs Shonan Bellmare — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Ryuji Sato
  • Referee Shinji Ochi
  • Referee Yukitaka 26Kumagai
  • Referee Tetsuro Yoshida

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Shonan Bellmare H 1–3 L
25 Aug Kashiwa Reysol A 1–5 L
19 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–2 L
15 Aug Kashima Antlers H 1–2 L
11 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–2 L
05 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–0 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug V-Varen Nagasaki A 3–1 W
26 Aug FC Tōkyō H 0–0 D
19 Aug Vissel Kobe H 0–2 L
15 Aug Vegalta Sendai A 1–4 L
11 Aug Yokohama F·Marinos H 0–1 L
05 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–2 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

V-Varen Nagasaki
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
4/4
61-75
–/1
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

V-Varen Nagasaki
Matheus Jesus 3 G
Thiago Santana 3 G
Tenmu Matsumoto 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: V-Varen Nagasaki gets underway.
  • 5' It’s high time Cho Kwijea made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Daiki Kaneko has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' Takuya Okamoto has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yota Akimoto made 418 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' Shonan Bellmare have won 315 goals from 418 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 50' It is a cagey affair so far. V-Varen Nagasaki in their trying to find a way past Shonan Bellmare's compact .
  • 55' A quiet spell here at . V-Varen Nagasaki seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 60' V-Varen Nagasaki started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
  • 65' Shonan Bellmare are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 75' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 85' V-Varen Nagasaki currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 90' Japan international Miki Yamane has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Shonan Bellmare players.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.3 V-Varen Nagasaki xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Shonan Bellmare xG
I would bet for: V-Varen Nagasaki or Shonan Bellmare 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
V-Varen Nagasaki32% Draw28% Shonan Bellmare40%
Actual: Shonan Bellmare win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

V-Varen Nagasaki or Draw
60%
Draw or Shonan Bellmare
68%
V-Varen Nagasaki or Shonan Bellmare
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
V-Varen Nagasaki24% Draw46% Shonan Bellmare30%
Actual: Shonan Bellmare win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 2
8.6%
0 – 1
8.2%
0 – 0
8%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 0
6.9%
0 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — V-Varen Nagasaki

Handicap V-Varen Nagasaki covers Push Shonan Bellmare covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 20% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Shonan Bellmare keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.