A key match in J3-League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Gifu in 5th position and Blaublitz Akita placed 1st, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
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.
Gifu form and stats
The story so far in the J3-League for Gifu at their home stadium (Nagaragawa Stadium) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Gifu's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Kagoshima United (placed 6th). Before that match, a win away at Imabari.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Gifu, as the J3-League home game vs Fukushima United is only four days away.
Gifu has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Gifu have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Blaublitz Akita form and stats
Blaublitz Akita, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) in J3-League, have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 25 points collected from 9 J3-League games. 8 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats is the record so far. Having won their last three away games Blaublitz Akita has no reason to fear anyone.
Blaublitz Akita play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-2 victory visiting Cerezo Osaka U23 (placed 18th). Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs YSCC.
The end of the last match, against Cerezo Osaka U23, was very satisfying as R. Nakamura scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
A quick return to home after this game, as Blaublitz are hosting Fujieda MYFC in the J3-League only four days away.
The travelling fans enjoy Blaublitz's attacking play in away games, having scored 16 goals in 9 league matches away. Blaublitz are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Kawanishi 8 goals |  R. Maeda 5 goals |
Gifu missing players
Blaublitz Akita missing players
| Gifu | Blaublitz Akita | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 9 | 20 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 16 | 34 |
| 24 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 89% | 80% |
| 85% | 67% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 56% | 60% |
| 55% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 22% | 35% |
| 40% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 25% |
| 20% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 5% |
| 55% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 11% | 30% |
| 30% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 89% | 70% |
| 20% | 33% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 167 | 85 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 96 | 225 |
| 70 | 27 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 40 | 82 |
| 46% | 44% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 41% |
- Blaublitz Akita has the fewest conceded goals (2) away in J3-League
- Blaublitz Akita has the fewest conceded goals (7) in J3-League
- Blaublitz Akita has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in J3-League
- Blaublitz Akita has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in J3-League
- Blaublitz Akita has the most clean sheets (14) in J3-League
- Blaublitz Akita has the most points (25) away in J3-League
- Blaublitz Akita has the the best goal difference (+14) away in J3-League
- Blaublitz Akita has the the best goal difference (+27) in J3-League
- Blaublitz Akita have not yet lost a game.
- Blaublitz Akita have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 27 | 50 |
| 2 | Roasso Kumamoto | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 41 |
| 3 | Parceiro Nagano | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 39 |
| 4 | Sagamihara | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
| 5 | Gifu | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 37 |
| 6 | Kagoshima United | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 36 |
| 7 | Gainare Tottori | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 33 |
| 8 | Imabari | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 32 |
| 9 | Fujieda MYFC | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 31 |
| 10 | Kataller Toyama | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 27 |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka U23 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 24 |
| 12 | Azul Claro Numazu | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -6 | 23 |
| 13 | Grulla Morioka | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -13 | 23 |
| 14 | Fukushima United | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -9 | 21 |
| 15 | YSCC | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -17 | 19 |
| 16 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -11 | 18 |
| 17 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -11 | 16 |
| 18 | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -19 | 14 |