Iwaki go to Azul Claro Numazu and Shizuoka Ashitaka Athletic Stadium full of optimism, but the host team is not easy meat. More news on the match here!
- Azul Claro Numazu have the fewest points from losing position (1) in J3-League
- Iwaki have the most scored goals (60) in J3-League
Both contenders have had enough days rest since their last competitive action. Let's agree to expect an animated game!
Azul Claro Numazu form and stats
Azul Claro Numazu have played 14 J3-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-4-3 (wins-draws-losses). Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Azul Claro Numazu haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 219 minutes ago. Toyama scored that one. The Azul Claro Numazu goalkeeper Hiromu Musha is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 187 minutes without conceding a goal in the J3-League.
An away draw last time out for Azul Claro Numazu, facing Kamatamare Sanuki in a game that ended 0-0.
Before that, Numazu drew at home versus Matsumoto Yamaga.It should be noted that a peek at the 16 latest league matches shows that 13 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Azul Claro Numazu are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Numazu have conceded only 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Iwaki form and stats
Iwaki have an excellent away record in the J3-League so far with 10-2-2 from 14 games.
It's the second away game in a row for Iwaki, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Gainare Tottori (placed 14th) last time out. Arita has scored for this side three fixtures in a row. The skill!
Before that, Iwaki secured a home win against Kamatamare Sanuki with the score 4-1.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Iwaki are regular goalscorers on their travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two teams meet this campaign, as the history books show this recent game: Iwaki - Azul Claro Numazu 4-0.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Arita 11 goals | K. Arima 9 goals | H. Iwabuchi 9 goals |
Azul Claro Numazu missing players
Iwaki missing players
| Azul Claro Numazu | Iwaki | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 8 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | 16 | 1 | Scored | S | 10 | 32 | 60 |
| 33 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 86% | 86% | 60% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 79% | 75% |
| 36% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 64% | 57% |
| 18% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 29% | 36% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 25% | 21% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 50% | 50% |
| 39% | 57% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 43% | 43% |
| 50% | 36% | 80% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | 11% |
| 5 | 5.3 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
| 4.2 | 4.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.8 | 8.9 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 15.4 | 16.2 |
| 2.8 | 3.4 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| 29% | 34% | 8% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 40% | 39% |
| 10 | 9.5 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.6 | 6.4 | 7.2 |
| 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
- Azul Claro Numazu have the fewest points from losing position (1) in J3-League
- Azul Claro Numazu have the most clean sheets (8) at home in J3-League
- Azul Claro Numazu have the most matches under the total-line (15) in J3-League
- Iwaki have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Iwaki have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Iwaki have scored more than double the goals of Azul Claro Numazu.
- Iwaki have the fewest conceded goals (19) in J3-League
- Iwaki have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in J3-League
- Iwaki have the most points (32) away in J3-League
- Iwaki have the most scored goals (32) away in J3-League
- Iwaki have the most scored goals (60) in J3-League
- Iwaki have the most scored goals in the second half (41) in J3-League
- Iwaki have the the best goal difference (+23) away in J3-League
- Iwaki have the the best goal difference (+41) in J3-League
- Iwaki haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Iwaki | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 60 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 41 | 63 |
| 2 | Kagoshima United | 28 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 48 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 59 |
| 3 | Fujieda MYFC | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 25 | 58 |
| 4 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 54 |
| 5 | Kataller Toyama | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 54 |
| 6 | Imabari | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 53 |
| 7 | Parceiro Nagano | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 44 |
| 8 | Ehime | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 42 |
| 9 | Fukushima United | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 18 | -1 | 38 |
| 10 | Gifu | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 45 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 33 |
| 11 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -5 | 32 |
| 12 | Azul Claro Numazu | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 23 | -10 | 30 |
| 13 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -9 | 29 |
| 14 | Gainare Tottori | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 42 | 51 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 36 | -9 | 28 |
| 15 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 23 | -18 | 28 |
| 16 | Sagamihara | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 14 | -13 | 23 |
| 17 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 20 | -20 | 21 |
| 18 | YSCC | 28 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 58 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 31 | -40 | 18 |
