Struggling Matsumoto Yamaga will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Giravanz Kitakyushu in the upcoming league round. It’s 16th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a J2-League match only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Machida Zelvia, was also a home game here at Matsumoto Stadium. The away team is better rested.
These teams have little in common geographically as Giravanz Kitakyushu have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Matsumoto Yamaga form and stats
1-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the J2-League numbers at home for Matsumoto Yamaga so far this season.
Stress levels are on the rise for Matsumoto's attacking players as they have now played 208 minutes without scoring in a league game. T. Sugimoto was their last goal scorer.
The Matsumoto Yamaga fans got no joy from their last match, a J2-League game also here at Matsumoto Stadium: A 0-2 defeat against Machida Zelvia (placed 8th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Omiya Ardija (0-1).
The Matsumoto fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 3 in 3 matches. 3 goals have been conceded.
Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats
Giravanz Kitakyushu are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the J2-League, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses).
Kitakyushu had fun at their own home (Matsumoto Stadium) last time out, beating Renofa Yamaguchi 2-0. D. Takahashi and A. Disaro scored. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Jubilo Iwata wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
Kitakyushu have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 3 league away games 3 goals have been scored. Kitakyushu have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's five Matsumoto victories, two draws and one Giravanz Kitakyushu win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Machino 8 goals | T. Ikemoto 7 goals |
Matsumoto Yamaga missing players
Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players
| Matsumoto Yamaga | Giravanz Kitakyushu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 62% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 57% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 4.5 | 6.3 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| 4.1 | 4.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 0.8 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | 33 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 19 | 70 |
| 37 | 11 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 8 | 23 |
| 19% | 27% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 38% | 39% |
- All of Giravanz Kitakyushu's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Matsumoto Yamaga's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Matsumoto Yamaga have won significantly more corners at 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 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | Omiya Ardija | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | Avispa Fukuoka | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | Tokushima Vortis | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Albirex Niigata | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Ventforet Kofu | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Machida Zelvia | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | Jubilo Iwata | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 12 | JEF United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 13 | Tokyo Verdy | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 14 | Tochigi | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | Mito Hollyhock | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 16 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 17 | Fagiano Okayama | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 9 |
| 18 | Ehime | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 19 | Montedio Yamagata | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 20 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 7 |
| 21 | Ryūkyū | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 4 |
| 22 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -15 | 3 |