It's been rough for Ehime so far, and I guess you could say the same about Giravanz Kitakyushu. The strugglers have a chance for some much needed points here.
- Ehime have the most conceded goals (42) in J2-League
- Giravanz Kitakyushu have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Ehime form and stats
Ehime's results here at Ningineer Stadium in the J2-League have been very modest with 1 victory, 5 draws and 6 defeats. With seven home J2-League games in a row without a win, the Ehime fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Matsumoto Yamaga game long ago, can be stopped today.
An away draw last time out for Ehime, facing ThespaKusatsu Gunma in a game that ended 1-1.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Tokyo Verdy.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 Ehime have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won zero, drawn two and lost four.
Ehime are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 12 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 23 goals have been conceded.
Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their J2-League travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. Recent form does not give Kitakyushu much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Ehime will be a tough nut to crack.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a J2-League home defeat versus Ryūkyū with 1-2 on the scoreboard.
A 2-3 defeat away at V-Varen Nagasaki before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Kitakyushu in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Giravanz Kitakyushu, four draws and four defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Kitakyushu as they have only managed to score 10 times from 11 away games in the league. As for defending, Kitakyushu rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 18 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent match: Giravanz Kitakyushu - Ehime 0-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Ehime victories, one draw and four Giravanz Kitakyushu wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Fujimoto 6 goals |  T. Kawamura 6 goals |  M. Yoshida 5 goals |
Ehime missing players
Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players
| Ehime | Giravanz Kitakyushu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 42 | 23 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 18 | 37 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 91% | 83% |
| 75% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 71% |
| 50% | 58% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | 38% |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 17% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 12% |
| 54% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 46% |
| 17% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 27% | 25% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 46% |
| 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
| 5.6 | 6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
| 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.7 | 8.9 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 7.9 | 8 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 2.9 | 3 |
| 37% | 41% | 80% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 31% | 25% |
- Ehime have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ehime have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in J2-League
- Ehime have the most conceded goals (23) at home in J2-League
- Ehime have the most conceded goals (42) in J2-League
- Ehime have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in J2-League
- Giravanz Kitakyushu have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kyoto Sanga | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 51 |
| 2 | Júbilo Iwata | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 49 |
| 3 | Ryūkyū | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 47 |
| 4 | Albirex Niigata | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 46 |
| 5 | Montedio Yamagata | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 44 |
| 7 | Machida Zelvia | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 41 |
| 8 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 40 |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 21 | -3 | 36 |
| 10 | JEF United | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 | Mito Hollyhock | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 31 |
| 12 | Fagiano Okayama | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -2 | 29 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 29 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 26 |
| 16 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -16 | 25 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -9 | 22 |
| 18 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 22 |
| 19 | Ehime | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -19 | 20 |
| 20 | Omiya Ardija | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -9 | 19 |
| 21 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -19 | 19 |
| 22 | Sagamihara | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -18 | 17 |