Both Giravanz Kitakyushu and Júbilo Iwata are hungry for points in this one, despite the away team holding a 15 point advantage so far.
- 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 {1 J2-League wins}, 3 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Giravanz Kitakyushu are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Happy days for Kitakyushu in their previous game, a J2-League match away at Machida Zelvia (placed 6th) that ended with a 1-0 victory.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Omiya Ardija in a game that was won 3-1.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Sagamihara are coming to town in four days.
Kitakyushu aren't scoring a lot here at Mikuni World Stadium in the league, with only 7 goals from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Giravanz Kitakyushu's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Júbilo Iwata form and stats
Playing away, Júbilo Iwata have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the J2-League this season.
328 minutes! That's how long the Júbilo goalkeeper Ryuki Miura and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
The supporters enjoyed Júbilo's previous game versus Zweigen Kanazawa (placed 14th), a J2-League 1-0 win played at home.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Tokyo Verdy.A new game in only four days for Júbilo, the Emperor Cup home match versus Hokkaido Tokachi. Busy days.
The visiting Júbilo have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 8 games. It's not easy to score on Júbilo Iwata as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Last six meetings between the teams: Kitakyushu won two, Júbilo Iwata won four and zero draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Araújo de Almeida 10 goals |  H. Yamada 5 goals |   D. Takahashi 4 goals |
Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players
Júbilo Iwata missing players
| Giravanz Kitakyushu | Júbilo Iwata | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 27 |
| 23 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| 88% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 88% | 94% |
| 69% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 62% |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 25% | 50% |
| 19% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 38% |
| 12% | 12% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 31% |
| 56% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 56% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 31% |
| 31% | 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 19% |
| 3.8 | 4 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
| 5.5 | 4.6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
| 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.1 | 7.2 | 4.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.1 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 33% | 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 25% | 34% |
- 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 | Albirex Niigata | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 36 |
| 2 | Kyoto Sanga | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 36 |
| 3 | Ryūkyū | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Júbilo Iwata | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 29 |
| 6 | Machida Zelvia | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 24 |
| 8 | Montedio Yamagata | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 |
| 9 | JEF United | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Mito Hollyhock | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 22 |
| 11 | Tokyo Verdy | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -7 | 21 |
| 12 | Blaublitz Akita | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 20 |
| 13 | Fagiano Okayama | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 19 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Tochigi | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 18 |
| 17 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -9 | 18 |
| 18 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 17 |
| 19 | Ehime | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -11 | 14 |
| 20 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -10 | 13 |
| 21 | Omiya Ardija | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 11 |
| 22 | Sagamihara | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -13 | 11 |