It's advantage Gifu so far with their 5th position in the J3-League table, welcoming Grulla Morioka who are placed 12th.
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.
Grulla Morioka have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Gifu form and stats
Gifu, who have the most clean sheets (3) at home in J3-League, have played 4 J3-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-0 (wins-draws-losses). Gifu has recorded two wins in a row here at Nagaragawa Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The fans are hoping that Gifu will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the J3-League game against Fujieda MYFC (placed 11th). A strong away win before that one, visiting Kagoshima United and winning 4-0.
The Gifu fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. Gifu have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Grulla Morioka form and stats
2-1-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Grulla Morioka in their J3-League matches away. Morioka has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Grulla Morioka go into this game after a win, the home game against Cerezo Osaka U23 that ended 3-1. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Azul Claro Numazu at their stadium, the result 2-1.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Morioka have scored 4 goals in 4 league games away. Grulla Morioka have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Kawanishi 8 goals |
Gifu missing players
Grulla Morioka missing players
| Gifu | Grulla Morioka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 25% | 62% |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 62% |
| 50% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 25% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 6 | 8 | 14 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 6.2 | 4.8 |
| 5 | 3.8 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | 5.2 |
| 0.9 | 1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | 41 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 5 | 37 | 73 |
| 29 | 11 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 11 | 27 |
| 45% | 45% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 36% | 33% |
- Gifu has the most clean sheets (3) at home
- Gifu have not yet lost a game at home.
- Gifu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Gifu have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Gifu have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Grulla Morioka has the most dropped points from leading position (8)
- Grulla Morioka have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Grulla Morioka 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 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 24 |
| 2 | Roasso Kumamoto | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Gainare Tottori | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | Parceiro Nagano | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | Gifu | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Azul Claro Numazu | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Imabari | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Sagamihara | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Kataller Toyama | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Kagoshima United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Fujieda MYFC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Grulla Morioka | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -7 | 10 |
| 13 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | YSCC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 7 |
| 15 | Fukushima United | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 6 |
| 16 | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 5 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka U23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 4 |
| 18 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 2 |