Top-ranking Imabari land at Ehime after their 2-3-result versus Giravanz Kitakyushu. Get out our complete preview!
- Ehime have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Imabari have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This has all the signs of an absorbing match with lots of action and excitement as both sides are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!
Ehime form and stats
Ehime are steadily winning J3-League games and points here at Ningineer Stadium. 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 11 games.
Ehime faced defeat in their previous match, away at Matsumoto Yamaga (1-2).
Before that, Ehime drew at home versus Gifu.This is expected to be a close game, with Ehime perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Ehime as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Ehime has won 0 of these, drawn 5 and lost 6.
Goals decide football matches and Ehime are scoring many of them at home; 23 on target from 11 league matches.
Imabari form and stats
The visitors are W6-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the J3-League.
Imabari might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Giravanz Kitakyushu proved too strong as Imabari slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Yume Stadium. That defeat ended this team's string of league matches in a row without losing; ten games in total!
Prior to that result Imabari won their away game at Kagoshima United. The scoreline was 4-3.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Imabari playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were 6 Imabari wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
Imabari has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 11 games. As opposed to that, Imabari have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This was the result when the participants met previously this campaign; Imabari - Ehime 2-0. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Ehime victories, zero draws and two Imabari wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Nakagawa 9 goals |   R. Matsuda 5 goals | T. Ando 5 goals |
Ehime missing players
Imabari missing players
| Ehime | Imabari | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 35 | 23 | 6 | Scored | S | 7 | 18 | 34 |
| 27 | 11 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 83% | 82% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 61% |
| 48% | 55% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 45% | 43% |
| 17% | 27% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 18% | 22% |
| 13% | 18% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 18% | 17% |
| 57% | 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 48% |
| 30% | 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | 39% |
| 22% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 9% | 22% |
| 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| 5.5 | 5.3 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| 1.2 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.2 | 9.9 | 7.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.8 | 14.1 | 12.7 |
| 3.9 | 4.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
| 39% | 49% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 32% | 31% |
| 11.6 | 11.5 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 9.7 | 9 |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
- Ehime have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ehime have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Ehime have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Imabari have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Imabari 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 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 35 | 51 |
| 2 | Kagoshima United | 23 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 47 |
| 3 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 47 |
| 4 | Kataller Toyama | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 42 |
| 5 | Imabari | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 41 |
| 6 | Fujieda MYFC | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 39 |
| 7 | Parceiro Nagano | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 39 |
| 8 | Ehime | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 38 |
| 9 | Gifu | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 31 |
| 10 | Fukushima United | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 31 |
| 11 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 12 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 26 |
| 13 | Azul Claro Numazu | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 18 | -7 | 24 |
| 14 | Gainare Tottori | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 31 | -12 | 22 |
| 15 | Sagamihara | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -11 | 20 |
| 16 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 13 | -12 | 19 |
| 17 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 23 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 19 | -20 | 19 |
| 18 | YSCC | 23 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 27 | -33 | 14 |
