Ryūkyū greet Giravanz Kitakyushu with expectations of taking all three points. Will they? Read our preview!
- Ryūkyū have the most points (20) at home in J2-League
- Giravanz Kitakyushu haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Giravanz Kitakyushu, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
Ryūkyū form and stats
Ryūkyū, who have the most points (20) at home in J2-League, have performed here at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium this season with 6 wins from 9 J2-League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1.
Ryūkyū are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Matsumoto Yamaga.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Blaublitz Akita that finished 1-1.Ryūkyū has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. From these home matches, Ryūkyū have conceded only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their J2-League travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Giravanz Kitakyushu's previous game was their home loss versus Sagamihara (0-1).
A loss against Júbilo Iwata was the result prior to that, in a J2-League home game.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Kitakyushu playing away, we found three games. Results were one away win, one draw and one home win.
Giravanz Kitakyushu are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 8 games (in the league). Giravanz Kitakyushu have conceded 12 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: two - two - two (Ryūkyū wins - draws - Giravanz Kitakyushu wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Ikeda 6 goals |  T. Abe 4 goals |  K. Kiyotake 4 goals |
Ryūkyū missing players
Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players
| Ryūkyū | Giravanz Kitakyushu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 12 | 25 |
| 88% | 78% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 76% | 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 71% |
| 41% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 25% | 35% |
| 18% | 22% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 12% | 18% |
| 12% | 11% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 12% | 12% |
| 47% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 53% |
| 41% | 56% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 24% |
| 24% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 35% |
| 6.1 | 6.1 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 5.8 | 5.3 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.4 | 5.5 |
| 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.9 | 9.1 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 7 | 7.2 |
| 3.6 | 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| 44% | 39% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 36% | 31% |
- Giravanz Kitakyushu haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Ryūkyū have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Ryūkyū have the most points (20) at home 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 | Albirex Niigata | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 37 |
| 2 | Kyoto Sanga | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 37 |
| 3 | Júbilo Iwata | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | Ryūkyū | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 34 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 30 |
| 6 | Machida Zelvia | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 28 |
| 7 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 27 |
| 8 | Montedio Yamagata | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | JEF United | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 24 |
| 10 | Tokyo Verdy | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | -6 | 24 |
| 11 | Mito Hollyhock | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 22 |
| 12 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 22 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 21 |
| 14 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 20 |
| 15 | Tochigi | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 19 |
| 16 | Fagiano Okayama | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | -2 | 19 |
| 17 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -13 | 18 |
| 18 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -10 | 17 |
| 19 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 16 |
| 20 | Ehime | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 15 |
| 21 | Omiya Ardija | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 11 |
| 22 | Sagamihara | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -14 | 11 |