An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 20th and the visitors in 21st place.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Tochigi form and stats
0 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Tochigi have to build on here at Tochigi Green Stadium. The Tochigi manager K. Tasaka might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.The Tochigi crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to V-Varen Nagasaki here at Tochigi Green Stadium in a J2-League match. 0-0 away at Kashiwa Reysol before that.
Tochigi has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches: 2 goals from 5 games. Tochigi's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Gifu form and stats
Gifu, who have the fewest points (0) away in J2-League, have been very modest guests so far, leaving with zero points in all their 4 away matches played so far. It's all red in the travel logs of Gifu, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team. It's looking increasingly bleak for Gifu who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Kyoto Sanga was the last time a defeat was avoided.Gifu failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Mito Hollyhock that ended with defeat 0-1. A loss against V-Varen Nagasaki was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Goals are few and far between in Gifu's away games. Only 0 goals from 4 travels. In the opposite end, Gifu have conceded 7 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Tochigi won 6, Gifu won 2 and 2 draws.Tochigi missing players
Gifu missing players
| Tochigi | Gifu | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | Played | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | 2 | Scored | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | 6 | Conceded | 7 | 14 |
| 70% | 60% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 90% |
| 50% | 40% | Over 1.5 | 75% | 70% |
| 50% | 40% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 20% |
| 20% | 20% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 10% |
| 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 40% | Both teams to score | 0% | 20% |
| 40% | 40% | Clean Sheet | 0% | 20% |
| 50% | 60% | Failed To Score | 100% | 70% |
| 4.5 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| 8.2 | 6.4 | Corners Against (avg) | 7 | 6.4 |
| 0.9 | 1.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 0 | 1 |
- Gifu hasn't played a single 0-0 game away.
- Gifu has failed to keep a clean sheet in 4 away matches.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Mito Hollyhock | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | Omiya Ardija | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | Ventforet Kofu | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Montedio Yamagata | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | Ryūkyū | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 7 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | Fagiano Okayama | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 10 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | Albirex Niigata | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 12 | Yokohama | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 13 | Machida Zelvia | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 13 |
| 14 | Tokushima Vortis | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 12 |
| 15 | Ehime | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 16 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 17 | Avispa Fukuoka | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 11 |
| 18 | Tokyo Verdy | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 19 | JEF United | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 10 |
| 20 | Tochigi | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 9 |
| 21 | Gifu | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | -9 | 8 |
| 22 | Kagoshima United | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 7 |
