Moving closer to the top clubs is the mission when these mid-table clubs meet. Both are trying to strenghten their league table standing, Azul Claro Numazu in 12th and Gifu in 11th spot.
- Azul Claro Numazu have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Gifu have the fewest points from losing position (0) in J3-League
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Emperor Cup. That game was also an away game, at Shimizu S-Pulse. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Azul Claro Numazu form and stats
Azul Claro Numazu have collected 7 points from their J3-League home games so far after 2-1-2.
The regulars are hoping that Numazu will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the game against Ryūkyū (placed 15th). The game against Ryūkyū was basically lost in the first half (0-3) and the second half was more of a formality.
Before that, Azul Claro Numazu had a home game versus Parceiro Nagano which ended with a victory 1-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Azul Claro Numazu perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Azul Claro Numazu as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Azul Claro Numazu has won 3 of these, drawn 5 and lost 6.
At Shizuoka Ashitaka Athletic Stadium, Azul Claro Numazu has the goal stats of 5-5 (for/against) from 5 league fixtures.
Gifu form and stats
Playing away, Gifu have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the J3-League this season. Gifu has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Two away matches in a row for Gifu, whose boss Ueno could celebrate last time after the Emperor Cup win against Shimizu S-Pulse.
Preceding that game was the away J3-League victory against Gainare Tottori with the score of 2-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Gifu in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Gifu, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Gifu have scored 7 goals in 6 league games away. 7 goals have been conceded by Gifu in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last six games between these two teams, there's one Numazu victory, two draws and three Gifu wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Kubota 4 goals |  H. Wada 3 goals | C. Nduka 3 goals |
Azul Claro Numazu missing players
Gifu missing players
| Azul Claro Numazu | Gifu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 15 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 92% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 58% | 60% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 67% |
| 42% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 42% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 58% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 6.6 | 6.6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| 4.2 | 3.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 1 | 0.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.8 | 13.6 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 8.7 | 9.8 |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| 24% | 19% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 44% | 37% |
| 9.2 | 6 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 6.7 | 7.8 |
| 3.8 | 2.2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
- Azul Claro Numazu have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Azul Claro Numazu haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Gifu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gifu have the fewest points from losing position (0) in J3-League
- Gifu haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kataller Toyama | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 2 | Kagoshima United | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 3 | Ehime | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| 4 | Nara Club | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 | Parceiro Nagano | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Imabari | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| 8 | YSCC | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 19 |
| 9 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Grulla Morioka | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 11 | Gifu | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 12 | Azul Claro Numazu | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 16 |
| 13 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | Osaka | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 | Ryūkyū | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 14 |
| 16 | Gainare Tottori | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -11 | 13 |
| 18 | Fukushima United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 12 |
| 19 | Sagamihara | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 9 |
| 20 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 6 |
