Struggling Kagoshima United will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Ryūkyū in the upcoming league round. It’s 22nd vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Kagoshima United form and stats
When playing at home, Kagoshima United have managed 1 win, 0 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 5 games. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Kagoshima United with their five defeats in a row. Not since the Gifu game, 34 days ago, have they avoided a loss. The home stadium (Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Kagoshima United it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?The fans are hoping that Kagoshima United will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the J2-League game against Renofa Yamaguchi. Preceding that match was the home game against Omiya Ardija that was lost 0-2.
Kagoshima United have scored 4 goals here in 5 matches, not a lot. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Kagoshima United with 10 goals conceded in these matches.
Ryūkyū form and stats
As the visiting team Ryūkyū have produced an overall stat of 1-2-1 so far.Ryūkyū are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Tokyo Verdy. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Kashiwa Reysol.
The travelling fans enjoy Ryūkyū's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Ryūkyū have conceded 6 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Kagoshima United 2 wins, 0 draws and Ryūkyū 4 victories.Kagoshima United missing players
Ryūkyū missing players
| Kagoshima United | Ryūkyū | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | Played | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 4 | Scored | 6 | 16 |
| 14 | 10 | Conceded | 6 | 11 |
| 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 44% | 60% | Over 1.5 | 75% | 89% |
| 33% | 40% | Over 2.5 | 25% | 44% |
| 11% | 20% | Over 3.5 | 25% | 33% |
| 11% | 20% | Over 4.5 | 25% | 11% |
| 22% | 20% | Both teams to score | 75% | 78% |
| 11% | 0% | Clean Sheet | 0% | 11% |
| 78% | 80% | Failed To Score | 25% | 11% |
| 5.1 | 4.2 | Corners For (avg) | 4.2 | 3.7 |
| 4.7 | 5.6 | Corners Against (avg) | 3.2 | 5.1 |
| 1.2 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.8 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 0 | 0 |
- Ryūkyū hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- Kagoshima United is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
- Kagoshima United has failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 home matches.
- Ryūkyū has failed to keep a clean sheet in 4 away matches.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Mito Hollyhock | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Montedio Yamagata | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | Omiya Ardija | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Ryūkyū | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 7 | Kyoto Sanga | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 8 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 9 | Machida Zelvia | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 13 |
| 10 | Albirex Niigata | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Fagiano Okayama | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Tokushima Vortis | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Ehime | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 11 |
| 14 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 15 | Yokohama | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 16 | JEF United | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 10 |
| 17 | Tokyo Verdy | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 | Tochigi | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 19 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 20 | Avispa Fukuoka | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 8 |
| 21 | Gifu | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | -8 | 8 |
| 22 | Kagoshima United | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -9 | 4 |
