It's early days in the J3-League and both Gifu and Roasso Kumamoto are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
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.
Roasso Kumamoto 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 have less points than they have played home games in the J3-League so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 2 points. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Gifu faced defeat in their previous match, away at Cerezo Osaka U23 (0-2). In the match before that, Gifu hosted Kamatamare Sanuki and drew the game 1-1.
Early season league goal statistics from Gifu's 2 home games: 1 goal, 1 conceded.
Roasso Kumamoto form and stats
Only one away game in the J3-League so far for Roasso Kumamoto and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 4 victories, 0 draws and 1 loss from 5 travels.
Kumamoto had fun at their own home (Nagaragawa Stadium) last time out, beating Gamba Osaka U23 1-0. S. Ito scored. Before that, Kumamoto secured a home win against Cerezo Osaka U23 with the score 5-3.
It's early days yet, but Roasso Kumamoto has scored 1 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Gifu won three games, one match ended with a draw and Roasso Kumamoto has six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
![]() T. Kitamura 11 goals | ![]() S. Kawanishi 8 goals |
Gifu missing players
Roasso Kumamoto missing players
| Gifu | Roasso Kumamoto | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 8.5 | 11 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6 | 6.8 |
| 5.2 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 1 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | 18 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| 15 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 4 | 22 |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 25% | 45% |
| Gifu | Last season | Roasso Kumamoto | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 42 | 21 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 26 | 10 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 33 | 19 | Scored | S | 19 | 45 | ||
| 78 | 38 | Conceded | C | 21 | 39 | ||
| 90% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | ||
| 79% | 81% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 65% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 52% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 50% | ||
| 29% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 24% | 26% | ||
| 10% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 52% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 59% | ||
| 14% | 24% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 26% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 24% | ||
| 4.2 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 6.4 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 348 | 184 | Total Shots | T S | 166 | 374 | ||
| 135 | 69 | Shots on Target | S O | 60 | 131 | ||
| 24% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 34% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 | Roasso Kumamoto | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Gainare Tottori | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Parceiro Nagano | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Azul Claro Numazu | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Fujieda MYFC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Sagamihara | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 9 | Imabari | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Gifu | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 11 | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Kagoshima United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Kataller Toyama | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Fukushima United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka U23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 16 | YSCC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| 17 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| 18 | Grulla Morioka | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 1 |
| 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 | Kashiwa Reysol | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 85 | 33 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 52 | 84 |
| 2 | Yokohama | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 66 | 40 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 26 | 79 |
| 3 | Omiya Ardija | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 62 | 40 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 75 |
| 4 | Tokushima Vortis | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 67 | 45 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 73 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 40 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 24 | 71 |
| 6 | Montedio Yamagata | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 19 | 70 |
| 7 | Mito Hollyhock | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 56 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 70 |
| 8 | Kyoto Sanga | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 59 | 56 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 38 | 3 | 68 |
| 9 | Fagiano Okayama | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 47 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 2 | 65 |
| 10 | Albirex Niigata | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 71 | 52 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 62 |
| 11 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 58 | 46 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 61 |
| 12 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 57 | 61 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 29 | -4 | 56 |
| 13 | Tokyo Verdy | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 59 | 59 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 0 | 55 |
| 14 | Ryūkyū | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 57 | 80 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 39 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 41 | -23 | 49 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 54 | 70 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 36 | -16 | 47 |
| 16 | Avispa Fukuoka | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 39 | 62 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 34 | -23 | 44 |
| 17 | JEF United | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 46 | 64 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 38 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 26 | -18 | 43 |
| 18 | Machida Zelvia | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 36 | 59 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 30 | -23 | 43 |
| 19 | Ehime | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 46 | 62 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 39 | -16 | 42 |
| 20 | Tochigi | 42 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 33 | 53 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 31 | -20 | 40 |
| 21 | Kagoshima United | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 41 | 73 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 46 | -32 | 40 |
| 22 | Gifu | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 78 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 40 | -45 | 30 |
| 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 |