Crucial duel in the bottom section of the J2-League, with both Grulla Morioka and Ryūkyū feeling more worry than joy. This fixture is a typical "six-pointer" with the home team placed 19th and the visitors in 22nd position.
- Ryūkyū have the most conceded goals (45) in J2-League
It's quite the trip for Ryūkyū when visiting Grulla Morioka as the cities are 2600 kilometers apart.
It's no vacation for neither Morioka nor Ryūkyū 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.
Grulla Morioka form and stats
When playing at home in the J2-League, Grulla Morioka have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 11 games. When Grulla Morioka hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Ventforet Kofu, Omiya Ardija, ThespaKusatsu Gunma, Tochigi, Blaublitz Akita, Renofa Yamaguchi and Grulla Morioka), they have won 2 of 5 matches!
Grulla Morioka's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Omiya Ardija (placed 21st). The home side are looking to build on that result.
Before that, Morioka played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Tochigi.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 Grulla Morioka have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 2 and lost 3.
Grulla Morioka are traveling soon after this match as the J2-League match at V-Varen Nagasaki awaits in four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Morioka here at Iwagin Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 11 games). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Grulla Morioka's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. Morioka has at home met teams with this table position (low), five times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 5 of 5 times.
Ryūkyū form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ryūkyū so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-8 (win-draw-lose). With the Ryūkyū losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
There might be some fixture complaints from Ryūkyū as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 1-2 against Tokyo Verdy.
A 0-1 loss hosting Machida Zelvia before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Ryūkyū playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 7 Ryūkyū wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats.
A new game in only four days for Ryūkyū, the J2-League home match versus Vegalta Sendai. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Ryūkyū struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 21 goals conceded from these games. When Ryūkyū is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Ventforet Kofu, Omiya Ardija, ThespaKusatsu Gunma, Tochigi, Blaublitz Akita, Renofa Yamaguchi and Ryūkyū.
Head 2 Head
The squads have faced each other already this season, with the match result Ryūkyū - Morioka 1-2 logged in the official records. Head-to-head statistics (for the previous seven meetings): Grulla Morioka won two games, one match ended with a tie and Ryūkyū managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / oneTop Goalscorers
  Y. Kusano 7 goals | K. Nakano 4 goals |   H. Komatsu 3 goals |
Grulla Morioka missing players
Ryūkyū missing players
| Grulla Morioka | Ryūkyū | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 25 |
| 39 | 16 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | 45 |
| 96% | 91% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 96% |
| 62% | 55% | 20% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 75% |
| 50% | 45% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 55% | 54% |
| 25% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | 29% |
| 8% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 18% | 21% |
| 42% | 45% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 45% | 62% |
| 29% | 36% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 12% |
| 33% | 27% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 45% | 29% |
| 5.4 | 5.4 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 6.1 | 6.9 | 9.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.7 | 8.4 | 6.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.1 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 28% | 29% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 26% | 30% |
| 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11.4 | 10.7 |
| 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
- Ryūkyū have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Ryūkyū have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ryūkyū have the most conceded goals (45) in J2-League
- Ryūkyū have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in J2-League
- Ryūkyū have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in J2-League
- Ryūkyū have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in J2-League
- Ryūkyū have the the worst goal difference (-20) in J2-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 49 |
| 2 | Albirex Niigata | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 48 |
| 3 | Vegalta Sendai | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 44 |
| 4 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 38 |
| 5 | Fagiano Okayama | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 36 |
| 6 | Machida Zelvia | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 36 |
| 7 | Oita Trinita | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | JEF United | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 34 |
| 9 | Roasso Kumamoto | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 18 | -1 | 34 |
| 10 | Montedio Yamagata | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 32 |
| 11 | Tokyo Verdy | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 2 | 32 |
| 12 | Tokushima Vortis | 24 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| 13 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | -3 | 31 |
| 14 | Mito Hollyhock | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 30 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -2 | 30 |
| 16 | Ventforet Kofu | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -2 | 30 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 27 |
| 18 | Blaublitz Akita | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 27 |
| 19 | Grulla Morioka | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -19 | 26 |
| 20 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 23 |
| 21 | Omiya Ardija | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -14 | 22 |
| 22 | Ryūkyū | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -20 | 15 |
