J2-League: Two contenders in fairly good shape get together for this fixture. Júbilo Iwata could have a slight edge with their 6th spot in the league table?
- Roasso Kumamoto have the fewest points from losing position (1) in J2-League
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Not much time to rest for the home team, as they had a Emperor Cup match only four days earlier. Thankfully the previous game, versus Ryukyu, was also a home game here at Egao Kenko Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Roasso Kumamoto form and stats
Roasso Kumamoto have played 11 J2-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-5 (wins-draws-losses). Game days at Egao Kenko Stadium have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Roasso Kumamoto as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
The home followers saw a 2-2 draw against Ryukyu in the Emperor Cup last time out and are looking for a victory here.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Fujieda MYFC and winning 4-0.It should be considered that a glance at the 10 most recent league fixtures reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Roasso Kumamoto has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Kumamoto have conceded 12 goals.
Júbilo Iwata form and stats
5-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Júbilo Iwata in their J2-League matches away.
Two away games in a row for Júbilo Iwata, whose manager Yokouchi could celebrate last time after the Nabisco Cup win against Consadole Sapporo.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Vegalta Sendai at their stadium, the result 3-2.After this away game Júbilo Iwata return home for a J2-League game against Ventforet Kofu. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Júbilo Iwata has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 10 games.
Head 2 Head
Júbilo Iwata have put together a streak of 5 consecutive matches without defeat (2-3-0) when playing Kumamoto.Júbilo Iwata - Roasso Kumamoto 1-1 was the score in these participants' previous h2h fixture, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Ishikawa 9 goals |  K. Goto 5 goals |  R. Hirakawa 4 goals |
Roasso Kumamoto missing players
Júbilo Iwata missing players
| Roasso Kumamoto | Júbilo Iwata | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 31 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 34 |
| 21 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 24 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 81% | 73% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 80% |
| 48% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 24% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 25% |
| 38% | 27% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 70% |
| 33% | 27% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 25% |
| 33% | 45% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.4 | 10.3 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.9 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 1.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 5.1 |
| 35% | 30% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 30% | 33% |
| 9.8 | 8.9 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 7.7 | 7.8 |
| 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3 | 3.1 |
- Roasso Kumamoto have the fewest points from losing position (1) in J2-League
- Roasso Kumamoto 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 | Machida Zelvia | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 47 |
| 2 | Oita Trinita | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 41 |
| 3 | Tokyo Verdy | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 38 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 36 |
| 6 | Júbilo Iwata | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
| 7 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 23 | 31 |
| 8 | Fujieda MYFC | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | -3 | 31 |
| 9 | Roasso Kumamoto | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 30 |
| 10 | Fagiano Okayama | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 30 |
| 11 | Vegalta Sendai | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| 12 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -1 | 30 |
| 13 | Montedio Yamagata | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 29 |
| 14 | Blaublitz Akita | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 27 |
| 15 | JEF United | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 25 |
| 16 | Tokushima Vortis | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -8 | 24 |
| 17 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 29 | -12 | 24 |
| 18 | Mito Hollyhock | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -15 | 24 |
| 19 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -19 | 23 |
| 20 | Tochigi | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -5 | 22 |
| 21 | Iwaki | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -19 | 20 |
| 22 | Omiya Ardija | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 20 | -21 | 14 |
