A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Gifu fans are optimistic that the difference between 5th and Fukushima United's 14th place in the table will show on the pitch.
The hosts Gifu saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the J3-League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Blaublitz Akita, was also a home game here at Nagaragawa Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Gifu form and stats
When playing at home in the J3-League, Gifu have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 10 games. The Gifu manager Z. Zemunovic might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Gifu haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 182 minutes ago. S. Kawanishi scored that one.
The Gifu crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-5 to Blaublitz Akita here at Nagaragawa Stadium in a J3-League match. Before that game, the home loss against Kagoshima United with the scoreline 0-1.
As you see from the result above, Gifu suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Gifu have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found two games) they have won one time, drawn zero and lost one.
Gifu has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Gifu have conceded 13 in these home matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Fukushima United form and stats
There's been little loot from Fukushima United's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the J3-League. Fukushima United only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 0 draws. Fukushima love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Fukushima United's previous game was their home loss versus Roasso Kumamoto (2-3). A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Cerezo Osaka U23.
Fukushima are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, zero draws and five defeats. From a total of eight matches.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Fukushima have scored 11 goals in 9 league games away. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Fukushima struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 16 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Fukushima United - Gifu 0-2.Gifu missing players
Fukushima United missing players
| Gifu | Fukushima United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 21 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 35 | 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 29 |
| 29 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 16 | 38 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 52% |
| 43% | 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 22% | 33% |
| 24% | 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 22% | 29% |
| 52% | 40% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 57% |
| 29% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 14% |
| 24% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 167 | 85 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 38 | 95 | 235 |
| 70 | 27 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 42 | 98 |
| 46% | 44% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 26% | 28% |
- All of Fukushima United's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Fukushima United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fukushima United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 32 | 53 |
| 2 | Roasso Kumamoto | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 42 |
| 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 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 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 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -17 | 20 |
| 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 |