Giravanz Kitakyushu hope to have lots of fans in for this fixture even though the season has been back-breaking so far with 23 points and a 20th place in the J2-League table. Visiting Fagiano Okayama have 12th place with 33 pts.
- Giravanz Kitakyushu have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
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.
Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats
With {2 J2-League wins}, 4 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, Giravanz Kitakyushu are certainly not brimming with confidence.
A nice win for Kitakyushu last time playing, versus Machida Zelvia. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with T. Maekawa and T. Tomiyama scoring for the victors.
2-2 away at Ehime before that.Kitakyushu aren't scoring a lot here at Mikuni World Stadium in the league, with only 10 goals from 14 games. On the other hand, Kitakyushu have conceded 20 goals.
Fagiano Okayama form and stats
5 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Fagiano Okayama playing as the away team in the J2-League this season. Two points from the last two away games for Fagiano, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
The supporters enjoyed Fagiano's previous game versus Omiya Ardija (placed 21st), a J2-League 1-0 win played at home.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Machida Zelvia.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Fagiano have scored 13 goals in 13 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties get together this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent match: Fagiano Okayama - Giravanz Kitakyushu 1-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Kitakyushu victories, one draw and four Fagiano Okayama wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Uejo 7 goals |   D. Takahashi 5 goals |  T. Tomiyama 5 goals |
Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players
Fagiano Okayama missing players
| Giravanz Kitakyushu | Fagiano Okayama | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 13 | 26 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 7 | 13 | 22 |
| 40 | 20 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 85% | 79% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 77% | 85% |
| 73% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 46% | 38% |
| 42% | 43% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 23% | 27% |
| 19% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 23% | 15% |
| 12% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 31% | 27% |
| 23% | 21% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 54% | 46% |
| 42% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 42% |
| 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.8 | 7.9 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.9 | 8.6 |
| 3 | 3.1 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 29% | 23% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 32% | 25% |
- Giravanz Kitakyushu have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Júbilo Iwata | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 55 |
| 2 | Kyoto Sanga | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 22 | 54 |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 50 |
| 4 | Ryūkyū | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 48 |
| 5 | Montedio Yamagata | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 46 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 45 |
| 7 | Machida Zelvia | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 42 |
| 8 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 41 |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 41 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 25 | -4 | 37 |
| 10 | Mito Hollyhock | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 34 |
| 11 | JEF United | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 34 |
| 12 | Fagiano Okayama | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -1 | 33 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | -4 | 31 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 26 |
| 16 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -12 | 25 |
| 17 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -17 | 25 |
| 18 | Ehime | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -18 | 24 |
| 19 | Tochigi | 25 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -9 | 23 |
| 20 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -18 | 23 |
| 21 | Omiya Ardija | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -10 | 20 |
| 22 | Sagamihara | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15 | -18 | 20 |