Balanced ball game between Gainare Tottori and Roasso Kumamoto expected

It's no vacation for neither Gainare Tottori nor Roasso Kumamoto as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Gainare Tottori form and stats

1 victory, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Gainare Tottori have to build on here at Tottori Bank Bird Stadium. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Gainare Tottori has won four games in a row. The Oita Trinita match was the last time out without a victory. After failing to beat Pacific University here at Tottori Bank Bird Stadium, Gainare Tottori has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.

The Gainare Tottori supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Roasso Kumamoto in J3-League and win 3-1. A strong away win before that one, visiting Blaublitz Akita and winning 2-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Gainare Tottori perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Gainare Tottori as a small favourite), we find four games. Gainare Tottori has won 2 of these, drawn 2 and lost 0.

Gainare Tottori have scored 4 goals here in 5 matches, not a lot. Gainare Tottori's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

Roasso Kumamoto form and stats

As the visiting team Roasso Kumamoto have produced an overall stat of 4-0-1 so far. Roasso Kumamoto seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Roasso Kumamoto play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Gainare Tottori. Prior to that match, the Roasso Kumamoto manager H. Shibuya faced defeat when travelling to Fukushima United and losing 0-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Roasso Kumamoto playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were 4 Roasso Kumamoto wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.

Roasso Kumamoto are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 5 games. It's not easy to score on Roasso Kumamoto as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Gainare Tottori - Roasso Kumamoto 3-1 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last nine meetings): Gainare Tottori won 2 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Roasso Kumamoto has 6 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 4 / 5

Top Goalscorers

Fernandinho 5 goals

M. Hayashi 5 goals

Gainare Tottori missing players

Roasso Kumamoto missing players