Struggling Azul Claro Numazu will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Blaublitz Akita in the upcoming league round. It’s 13th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Azul Claro Numazu form and stats
Azul Claro Numazu have collected 14 points from their J3-League home games so far after 4-2-4. It’s been three wins in a row for Numazu here at Shizuoka Ashitaka Athletic Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
H. Akiyama was the last player to score a league goal for Numazu and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Azul Claro Numazu haven't scored in 218 minutes.
An away draw last time out for Numazu, facing Imabari in a game that ended 0-0. Prior to that, an away loss at Grulla Morioka.
Azul Claro Numazu are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 10 games. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Azul Claro Numazu's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Blaublitz Akita form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Blaublitz Akita so far, with 9-1-0 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are J3-League statistics. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Blaublitz's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Kamatamare Sanuki game.
213 minutes! That's how long the Blaublitz goalkeeper Yudai Tanaka and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Blaublitz delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Fujieda MYFC (placed 9th) in their previous match; a J3-League game. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Gifu at their stadium, the result 5-0.
Blaublitz have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 21 goals from 10 away matches. Blaublitz Akita's manager K. Yoshida has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 2 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Blaublitz Akita - Numazu 3-1. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's four Azul Claro Numazu victories, zero draws and three Blaublitz Akita wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Azul Claro Numazu missing players
Blaublitz Akita missing players
| Azul Claro Numazu | Blaublitz Akita | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 8 | 21 | 39 |
| 29 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 91% | 90% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 90% | 77% |
| 59% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 60% | 59% |
| 50% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 30% | 36% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 30% | 27% |
| 9% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | 9% |
| 45% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 10% | 27% |
| 32% | 30% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 80% | 90% | 73% |
| 32% | 40% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 10% | 23% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 219 | 114 | 39 | Total Shots | T S | 52 | 101 | 241 |
| 66 | 36 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 20 | 45 | 88 |
| 32% | 36% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 47% | 44% |
- Blaublitz Akita has the fewest conceded goals (2) away in J3-League
- Blaublitz Akita has the fewest conceded goals (7) in J3-League
- Blaublitz Akita has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in J3-League
- Blaublitz Akita has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in J3-League
- Blaublitz Akita has the most clean sheets (16) in J3-League
- Blaublitz Akita has the most points (28) away in J3-League
- Blaublitz Akita has the most scored goals in the second half (24) in J3-League
- Blaublitz Akita has the the best goal difference (+19) away in J3-League
- Blaublitz Akita has the the best goal difference (+32) in J3-League
- Blaublitz Akita have not yet lost a game.
- Blaublitz Akita have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Blaublitz Akita | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 32 | 54 |
| 2 | Parceiro Nagano | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 42 |
| 3 | Roasso Kumamoto | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 42 |
| 4 | Sagamihara | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 39 |
| 5 | Kagoshima United | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Gifu | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 37 |
| 7 | Gainare Tottori | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | Imabari | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 33 |
| 9 | Fujieda MYFC | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 32 |
| 10 | Kataller Toyama | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 31 |
| 11 | Grulla Morioka | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -12 | 26 |
| 12 | Gamba Osaka U23 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 25 |
| 13 | Azul Claro Numazu | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -6 | 24 |
| 14 | Fukushima United | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -8 | 24 |
| 15 | YSCC | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -20 | 20 |
| 16 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -13 | 19 |
| 17 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -11 | 17 |
| 18 | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -19 | 15 |