Júbilo Iwata vs Giravanz Kitakyushu preview: Away team will have a demanding 90 minutes at Yamaha Stadium

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sat 09.October
Match begins: 06:00 (UTC)
Venue: Yamaha Stadium (15165 seats)

The J2-League overall standings tell a tale about these squads to this date, with Júbilo Iwata leading Giravanz Kitakyushu by 39 points. Get your full match preview:

Insights:
  • Júbilo Iwata have the most scored goals (57) in J2-League
  • Júbilo Iwata have scored more than double the goals of Giravanz Kitakyushu.

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.

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Júbilo Iwata form and stats

Júbilo Iwata have performed here at Yamaha Stadium this season with 11 wins from 16 J2-League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 3.

A good away victory last time out for Júbilo, who won 2-1 against Machida Zelvia (placed 6th).

Ahead of that match, Júbilo won a home game hosting Ryukyu (2-0).

Júbilo are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found five matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won four, drew one and lost zero.

The Júbilo Iwata fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 29 goals in 16 league matches. Júbilo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Giravanz Kitakyushu so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 3-6-6 (win-draw-lose).

Kitakyushu's last game was the home draw against ThespaKusatsu Gunma (2-2).

Prior to that match, the Giravanz Kitakyushu manager S. Kobayashi faced defeat when travelling to Matsumoto Yamaga and losing 1-2.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Giravanz Kitakyushu have conceded 23 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The latest H2H match ended Giravanz Kitakyushu - Júbilo 0-2, played this season. Previous seven meetings between these participants: Júbilo won five, Giravanz Kitakyushu triumphed in two and we saw zero draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Júbilo IwataL. Araújo de Almeida
L. Araújo de Almeida
19 goals
Giravanz KitakyushuD. Takahashi
D. Takahashi
8 goals
Júbilo IwataH. Yamada
H. Yamada
7 goals

Júbilo Iwata missing players

Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Júbilo Iwata Giravanz Kitakyushu
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 6 Played P 6 15 32
21 11 4 Won W 1 3 6
6 2 1 Drew D 2 6 12
5 3 1 Lost L 3 6 14
57 29 11 Scored S 5 14 27
33 19 6 Conceded C 13 23 45
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 87% 81%
72% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 73% 69%
53% 56% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 41%
34% 38% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 20% 19%
19% 31% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 13% 9%
59% 69% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 53% 50%
34% 31% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 27% 28%
9% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 33% 41%
 
6 6.7 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 4.3 4.1
3.8 3.1 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 7.3 6.5 5.6
0.9 0.8 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 0.9 0.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.1 11.6 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 7 7.3 7.4
5.1 4.9 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.7 2.8
35% 37% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 35% 30%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Júbilo Iwata have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Júbilo Iwata have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Júbilo Iwata have scored more than double the goals of Giravanz Kitakyushu.
  • Júbilo Iwata have the most scored goals (57) in J2-League
  • Júbilo Iwata have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Júbilo Iwata haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 32 21 6 5 57 33 16 11 2 3 29 19 16 10 4 2 28 14 24 69
2 Kyoto Sanga 32 20 7 5 50 26 16 10 4 2 30 16 16 10 3 3 20 10 24 67
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 32 17 7 8 49 35 16 8 5 3 27 17 16 9 2 5 22 18 14 58
4 Albirex Niigata 32 16 9 7 53 31 16 9 4 3 25 9 16 7 5 4 28 22 22 57
5 Ventforet Kofu 32 16 9 7 49 29 16 10 5 1 30 12 16 6 4 6 19 17 20 57
6 Machida Zelvia 32 16 7 9 51 31 16 6 4 6 24 18 16 10 3 3 27 13 20 55
7 Ryukyu 32 15 7 10 47 36 16 9 3 4 23 11 16 6 4 6 24 25 11 52
8 Montedio Yamagata 32 15 7 10 43 34 15 7 2 6 20 17 17 8 5 4 23 17 9 52
9 Mito Hollyhock 32 13 6 13 42 34 16 6 3 7 18 15 16 7 3 6 24 19 8 45
10 JEF United 32 11 11 10 30 29 16 5 6 5 16 15 16 6 5 5 14 14 1 44
11 Tokyo Verdy 32 12 7 13 44 51 15 8 1 6 24 20 17 4 6 7 20 31 -7 43
12 Blaublitz Akita 32 9 12 11 32 35 16 3 9 4 11 16 16 6 3 7 21 19 -3 39
13 Fagiano Okayama 32 9 11 12 25 27 16 4 3 9 10 14 16 5 8 3 15 13 -2 38
14 Omiya Ardija 32 7 12 13 37 40 15 4 4 7 19 19 17 3 8 6 18 21 -3 33
15 Tochigi 32 7 12 13 29 40 16 3 6 7 15 20 16 4 6 6 14 20 -11 33
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 32 8 9 15 28 43 16 4 5 7 14 19 16 4 4 8 14 24 -15 33
17 Renofa Yamaguchi 32 8 8 16 28 42 17 5 4 8 16 19 15 3 4 8 12 23 -14 32
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 32 8 7 17 29 45 17 4 5 8 15 23 15 4 2 9 14 22 -16 31
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 32 7 10 15 27 53 16 5 5 6 18 25 16 2 5 9 9 28 -26 31
20 Giravanz Kitakyushu 32 6 12 14 27 45 17 3 6 8 13 22 15 3 6 6 14 23 -18 30
21 Sagamihara 32 6 11 15 23 39 16 4 6 6 16 22 16 2 5 9 7 17 -16 29
22 Ehime 32 6 11 15 31 53 16 1 7 8 17 33 16 5 4 7 14 20 -22 29

Table
  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 32 21 6 5 57 33 16 11 2 3 29 19 16 10 4 2 28 14 24 69
2 Kyoto Sanga 32 20 7 5 50 26 16 10 4 2 30 16 16 10 3 3 20 10 24 67
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 32 17 7 8 49 35 16 8 5 3 27 17 16 9 2 5 22 18 14 58
4 Albirex Niigata 32 16 9 7 53 31 16 9 4 3 25 9 16 7 5 4 28 22 22 57
5 Ventforet Kofu 32 16 9 7 49 29 16 10 5 1 30 12 16 6 4 6 19 17 20 57
6 Machida Zelvia 32 16 7 9 51 31 16 6 4 6 24 18 16 10 3 3 27 13 20 55
7 Ryukyu 32 15 7 10 47 36 16 9 3 4 23 11 16 6 4 6 24 25 11 52
8 Montedio Yamagata 32 15 7 10 43 34 15 7 2 6 20 17 17 8 5 4 23 17 9 52
9 Mito Hollyhock 32 13 6 13 42 34 16 6 3 7 18 15 16 7 3 6 24 19 8 45
10 JEF United 32 11 11 10 30 29 16 5 6 5 16 15 16 6 5 5 14 14 1 44
11 Tokyo Verdy 32 12 7 13 44 51 15 8 1 6 24 20 17 4 6 7 20 31 -7 43
12 Blaublitz Akita 32 9 12 11 32 35 16 3 9 4 11 16 16 6 3 7 21 19 -3 39
13 Fagiano Okayama 32 9 11 12 25 27 16 4 3 9 10 14 16 5 8 3 15 13 -2 38
14 Omiya Ardija 32 7 12 13 37 40 15 4 4 7 19 19 17 3 8 6 18 21 -3 33
15 Tochigi 32 7 12 13 29 40 16 3 6 7 15 20 16 4 6 6 14 20 -11 33
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 32 8 9 15 28 43 16 4 5 7 14 19 16 4 4 8 14 24 -15 33
17 Renofa Yamaguchi 32 8 8 16 28 42 17 5 4 8 16 19 15 3 4 8 12 23 -14 32
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 32 8 7 17 29 45 17 4 5 8 15 23 15 4 2 9 14 22 -16 31
19 Matsumoto Yamaga 32 7 10 15 27 53 16 5 5 6 18 25 16 2 5 9 9 28 -26 31
20 Giravanz Kitakyushu 32 6 12 14 27 45 17 3 6 8 13 22 15 3 6 6 14 23 -18 30
21 Sagamihara 32 6 11 15 23 39 16 4 6 6 16 22 16 2 5 9 7 17 -16 29
22 Ehime 32 6 11 15 31 53 16 1 7 8 17 33 16 5 4 7 14 20 -22 29

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