It's still early in the J3-League season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Fukushima United - Grulla Morioka preview!
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.
Fukushima United form and stats
The hosts won their first J3-League game here at TOHO Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Fukushima United last season were 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses from 6 games.
Fukushima United are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Blaublitz Akita. Ahead of that match, Fukushima won a home game hosting Vanraure Hachinohe (2-0).
The manager T. Matsuda will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Parceiro Nagano in only four days.
At TOHO Stadium, Fukushima United has the goal stats of 2-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Grulla Morioka form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the J3-League ended in defeat. Last season Grulla Morioka had these away match statistics: Played 6; won 2, drew 1 and lost 3.
R. Hirota was the last player to score for the away team. Grulla Morioka haven't scored a league goal in the last 258 minutes.
Morioka play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Vanraure Hachinohe (placed 11th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-4 defeat against Blaublitz Akita.
A new game in only four days for Grulla Morioka, the J3-League home match versus Fujieda MYFC. Busy days.
0 goals so far away for Grulla Morioka, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: three - two - three (Fukushima wins - draws - Grulla Morioka wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Tamura 7 goals |
Fukushima United missing players
Grulla Morioka missing players
| Fukushima United | Grulla Morioka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 3.5 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 12 | 12 | 8 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 0.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 16 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 16 | 19 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 20% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Fukushima United | Last season | Grulla Morioka | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Lost | L | 13 | 22 | ||
| 45 | 19 | Scored | S | 12 | 36 | ||
| 53 | 23 | Conceded | C | 32 | 63 | ||
| 97% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 85% | 76% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 79% | ||
| 65% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 59% | 62% | ||
| 18% | 6% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 26% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 15% | ||
| 68% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 62% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 6% | 9% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 41% | 29% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 6.1 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.9 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 332 | 169 | Total Shots | T S | 139 | 268 | ||
| 135 | 65 | Shots on Target | S O | 55 | 106 | ||
| 31% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 26% | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Roasso Kumamoto | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Parceiro Nagano | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Kataller Toyama | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Gamba Osaka U23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Gifu | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Sagamihara | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Gainare Tottori | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Kagoshima United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Fukushima United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Azul Claro Numazu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | YSCC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Imabari | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Fujieda MYFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Grulla Morioka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Roasso Kumamoto | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 |
| 2 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 3 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Kataller Toyama | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| 5 | Fujieda MYFC | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Sagamihara | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | Gamba Osaka U23 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | Grulla Morioka | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 16 |
| 10 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 11 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 12 | Fukushima United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 13 |
| 14 | Parceiro Nagano | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 13 |
| 15 | Azul Claro Numazu | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 12 |
| 16 | Gainare Tottori | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -7 | 12 |
| 17 | YSCC | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -10 | 12 |
| 18 | Tokyo U23 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 11 |