Fukushima United hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 12 points and a 15th position in the J3-League table. Visiting Gifu holds 10th place with 19 pts.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Fukushima United form and stats
The story so far in the J3-League for Fukushima United at their home stadium (TOHO Stadium) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
Fukushima faced defeat in their previous match, away at Sagamihara (2-3). Before that game, the home loss against Gamba Osaka U23 with the scoreline 2-4.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Kagoshima United are coming to town in four days.
Goals decide football matches and Fukushima are scoring many of them at home; 12 on target from 6 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.
Gifu form and stats
As the visiting team in J3-League matches, Gifu have produced an overall stat of 2-1-3 so far.
Gifu has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Azul Claro Numazu for a J3-League game that ended a draw (1-1). That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus YSCC.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The J3-League trip to Vanraure Hachinohe.
Gifu are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 10 times in 6 away games so far. Gifu struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Kawanishi 8 goals |   R. Tamura 7 goals |
Fukushima United missing players
Gifu missing players
| Fukushima United | Gifu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 23 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 54% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 31% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 42% |
| 23% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 69% | 83% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 58% |
| 8% | 17% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 33% |
| 23% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 17% | 17% |
| 4.7 | 4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.4 | 5.5 |
| 5.1 | 4.2 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.2 | 4.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 152 | 79 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 47 | 107 |
| 64 | 34 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 23 | 40 |
| 25% | 29% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 39% | 45% |
- All of Fukushima United's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Gifu's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Fukushima United have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Fukushima United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Gifu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gifu have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Gifu 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 | Blaublitz Akita | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 33 |
| 2 | Roasso Kumamoto | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | Gainare Tottori | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Fujieda MYFC | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | Sagamihara | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 22 |
| 6 | Kataller Toyama | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 21 |
| 7 | Imabari | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Parceiro Nagano | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 9 | Kagoshima United | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| 10 | Gifu | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 19 |
| 11 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Gamba Osaka U23 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -6 | 15 |
| 13 | Azul Claro Numazu | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 14 |
| 14 | Grulla Morioka | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -12 | 14 |
| 15 | Fukushima United | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -5 | 12 |
| 16 | YSCC | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 12 |
| 17 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -10 | 8 |
| 18 | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -14 | 7 |