Japan - J2 LeagueND Soft Stadium YamagataData current as of 01 September 2026

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Montedio Yamagata vs Ventforet Kofu: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Montedio Yamagata play Ventforet Kofu in J2 League (Japan). The match date is 5 September 2026. Venue: ND Soft Stadium Yamagata.

Current form

Montedio Yamagata: 3-0-1, 2.25 points/match. Ventforet Kofu: 1-1-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Montedio Yamagata scores 1.75 and concedes 0.25 goals per match. Ventforet Kofu scores 0.75 and concedes 1.75. League average: 2.78 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Montedio Yamagata 0%, Ventforet Kofu 50%. Over 2.5: Montedio Yamagata 25%, Ventforet Kofu 50%. League level: BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Montedio Yamagata has higher xG: 1.74 vs 1.25. Montedio Yamagata: 14.8 shots per match, Ventforet Kofu: 9.5.

Match halves

Montedio Yamagata: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 1.50. Ventforet Kofu: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

Montedio Yamagata: 76-90+ (5 goals). Ventforet Kofu: 16-30 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

J2 League: 2.78 goals per match, BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.74)
(3.45)
(4.30)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
1.75Goals scored / match0.75
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
0.25Goals conceded / match1.75
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
49%Average possession48%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
5.5Shots on target / match3.25
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.75Shots per match9.5
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
5.5Shots on target3.25
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
11.9%Shot conversion7.9%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
49%Possession48%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
1.74xG for1.25
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
1.4xG against1.63
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu

Shooting quality

Montedio Yamagata: AttackingVentforet Kofu: Balanced
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
Accuracy (shots on target)37%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.23

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Montedio Yamagata is 125% better for: last-5 form.

2.25 pts / match - Montedio Yamagata · 1 pts / match - Ventforet Kofu

Montedio Yamagata
WLWW
Season result split
75% W0% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-0-1
2.25 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-1
2.25 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Last 5 at home
2-0-0
WW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.3xG: 1.74Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 25%
Ventforet Kofu
LDLW
Season result split
25% W25% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-2
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-2
Last 5 away
0-0-2
LL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.25Opponent xG: 1.63BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 50%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Montedio Yamagata is 133% better for: goals scored per match.

1.75 goals / match - Montedio Yamagata · 0.75 goals / match - Ventforet Kofu

Montedio Yamagata is 600% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.25 goals / match - Montedio Yamagata · 1.75 goals / match - Ventforet Kofu

Montedio Yamagata scoring profile: very strong

Montedio Yamagata scores in 75% of matches (3 of 4 matches), while Ventforet Kofu keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 4 matches).

Ventforet Kofu scoring profile: more difficult

Ventforet Kofu scores in 50% of matches (2 of 4 matches), while Montedio Yamagata keeps a clean sheet in 75% (3 of 4 matches).

7Goals scored (season)3
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
1Goals conceded (season)7
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
2Average goals in match2.5
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
7Goals scored (last 5)3
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
1Goals conceded (last 5)7
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal50%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
75%2 goals25%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
25%3 goals0%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
0%4 goals0%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu

How often they concede at least...

25%1 goal100%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
0%2 goals50%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
0%3 goals25%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
0%4 goals0%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

45%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time25%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
25%Scored in both halves0%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu

BTTS and goal count

0%Min. 3 goals and BTTS25%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
25%Min. 3 goals without BTTS25%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
0%BTTS - last 550%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

25%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time25%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Montedio Yamagata is 500% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / match - Montedio Yamagata · 0.25 pts / match - Ventforet Kofu

Montedio Yamagata - half-time state
25% leading75% draw0% trailing
Ventforet Kofu - half-time state
0% leading25% draw75% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per match (1st half)0.25
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
0.25Goals scored (1st half)0.25
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
0Goals conceded (1st half)1.25
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
0.25Average goals (1st half)1.5
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
100%Clean sheet before half-time0%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
75%No goal before half-time75%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu

After half-time (2nd half)

2.25Points per match (2nd half)1
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
1.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
0.25Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
1.75Average goals (2nd half)1
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
75%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu
25%No goal after half-time75%
Montedio YamagataVentforet Kofu

Montedio Yamagata - second-half results

75% W0% R25% P
6
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding300%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 75%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Ventforet Kofu - second-half results

25% W25% R50% P
1
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.25
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time-0.8

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Montedio Yamagata - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.502.25
Goals scored / match0.31.5
Goals conceded / match0.00.3
Average goals in match0.31.8
1 goal25%100%
2 goals0%50%
3 goals0%25%
Clean sheet100%75%
No goal75%25%
Goal difference+1+5
Half-time: 25% leading - 75% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 75% won - 0% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Ventforet Kofu - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.251.00
Goals scored / match0.30.5
Goals conceded / match1.30.5
Average goals in match1.51.0
1 goal100%75%
2 goals50%25%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet0%50%
No goal75%75%
Goal difference-40
Half-time: 0% leading - 25% draw - 75% trailing
2nd half: 25% won - 25% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 25% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Montedio Yamagata
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
1
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
1
0
46-60
0
1
61-75
5
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

Ventforet Kofu
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
1
0
16-30
0
3
31-45
1
0
46-60
1
1
61-75
0
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (1 goal). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.25
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.8 : 0.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
81%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
25%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+78%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
38%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
13%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Montedio Yamagata

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.34
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+1.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
22%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.3
Late goals
71% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
71%

Ventforet Kofu

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.38
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.62
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.50
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
66%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
106%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (J2 League).

Teams vs league

Montedio YamagataLigaVentforet Kofu
Average goals in match 2.002.78 2.50
Both teams scored 0%45% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 25%53% 50%
Clean sheets 75%31% 0%
Goal before half-time 25%73% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%85% 75%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.78
Average goals per match
45%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.65
Home goals / match
1.13
Away goals / match
+46%
Home attack advantage
+32%
Home defence advantage
+27%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
8%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Montedio Yamagata 1 - 0 - 1 Ventforet Kofu. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Ventforet Kofu
1 : 3
Montedio Yamagata
Montedio Yamagata
0 : 4
Ventforet Kofu

FAQ

When do Montedio Yamagata and Ventforet Kofu play?

Montedio Yamagata face Ventforet Kofu on 5 September 2026 in J2 League at ND Soft Stadium Yamagata. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Montedio Yamagata and Ventforet Kofu?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Montedio Yamagata won 1, Ventforet Kofu won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Montedio Yamagata vs Ventforet Kofu?

Montedio Yamagata score 1.75 goals per game on average and Ventforet Kofu 0.75. The J2 League average is 2.78 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 0% of Montedio Yamagata's matches and 50% of Ventforet Kofu's.

What form are Montedio Yamagata and Ventforet Kofu in?

Over the last 5 games Montedio Yamagata have a 3-0-1 record (2.25 points per game) and Ventforet Kofu 1-1-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Montedio Yamagata vs Ventforet Kofu?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.