Giravanz Kitakyushu are welcoming V-Varen Nagasaki for another important game after their 2-1 result against 16th-placed Tochigi.
- Giravanz Kitakyushu have yet to win a game at home.
- V-Varen Nagasaki have the fewest clean sheets (0) in J2-League
It's no vacation for neither Kitakyushu nor V-Varen Nagasaki as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats
Giravanz Kitakyushu's results here at Mikuni World Stadium in the J2-League have been very modest with 0 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
A good away victory last time out for Kitakyushu, who won 2-1 against Tochigi (placed 16th). Before that game, the home loss against Matsumoto Yamaga with the scoreline 1-2.
Manager S. Kobayashi felt very clever after T. Tomiyama scored the winning goal against Tochigi, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 83rd minute. A late climax in the match against Tochigi as the winning goal came five minutes into overtime; scored by T. Tomiyama.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Kitakyushu here at Mikuni World Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 6 games). Kitakyushu have conceded 9 from these games.
V-Varen Nagasaki form and stats
There's been little loot from V-Varen Nagasaki's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 6 away games in the J2-League. V-Varen Nagasaki, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in J2-League, only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 0 draws.
Home advantage was not enough for Nagasaki in their previous game, as they lost their J2-League-match, hosting Blaublitz Akita, 1-2. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Mito Hollyhock's place.
Nagasaki have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 6 league away games 6 goals have been scored. As for defending, Nagasaki rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 11 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Giravanz Kitakyushu wins - draws - V-Varen Nagasaki wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Teixeira Lima 5 goals |  T. Tomiyama 4 goals |  D. Takahashi 3 goals |
Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players
V-Varen Nagasaki missing players
| Giravanz Kitakyushu | V-Varen Nagasaki | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 19 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 20 |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 83% |
| 42% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 67% |
| 25% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6 | 0.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.2 | 7.8 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 6.6 | 8.5 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 33% | 24% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 35% | 29% |
- Giravanz Kitakyushu have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Giravanz Kitakyushu have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Giravanz Kitakyushu have yet to win a game at home.
- V-Varen Nagasaki have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- V-Varen Nagasaki have the fewest clean sheets (0) in J2-League
- V-Varen Nagasaki haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 32 |
| 2 | Ryukyu | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 29 |
| 3 | Kyoto Sanga | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 26 |
| 4 | Júbilo Iwata | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 | Machida Zelvia | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 19 |
| 7 | Mito Hollyhock | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| 8 | Blaublitz Akita | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 9 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 16 |
| 11 | Fagiano Okayama | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | JEF United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Tokyo Verdy | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Montedio Yamagata | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 14 |
| 16 | Tochigi | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 17 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 12 |
| 18 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 11 |
| 19 | Ehime | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 20 | Sagamihara | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 10 |
| 21 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 10 |
| 22 | Omiya Ardija | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 9 |