Soccer betting preview: Gifu welcomes Ryūkyū in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Japan J3-League
Competition: Sat 01.April
Match begins: 06:00 (UTC)
Venue: Nagaragawa Stadium (16300 seats)

Gifu host Ryūkyū for another entertaining J3-League game here at Nagaragawa Stadium.

It's quite the trip for Ryūkyū when visiting Gifu as the cities are 1800 kilometers apart.

Both sides have had a decent time to rest since their previous competitive action. Let's look for an animated game!

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Gifu form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Gifu's two home games in the J3-League so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Nagaragawa Stadium.

In their previous game, the manager Ueno led his Gifu to a defeat away at Vanraure Hachinohe. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Nagaragawa Stadium. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going undefeated through three league matches.

Ahead of that match, Gifu won a home game hosting Kagoshima United (1-0).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Gifu have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 5 and lost 5.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Gifu at home in the league. 2 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Ryūkyū form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first J3-League away game of the season. During their previous season 21 away games resulted in 5 wins, 5 draws and 11 defeats.

The manager Kuranuki was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Sportplatz SV Brixen im Thale (Hof). Ryūkyū suffered a 0-1 loss to Fukushima United (placed 18th). That loss was their first after three consecutive league matches winning points.

Before that, Ryūkyū travelled to Imabari and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 11 similar matches played by Ryūkyū in our archives, and the results are: 7 wins for Ryūkyū, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Ryūkyū have the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Previous two meetings involving these squads: Gifu won two, Ryūkyū triumphed in zero and we saw zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

GifuR. Kubota
R. Kubota
2 goals
RyūkyūR. Noda
R. Noda
2 goals
GifuC. Nduka
C. Nduka
1 goals

Gifu missing players

Ryūkyū missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gifu Ryūkyū
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 0 1 4
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 2
2 1 1 Drew D 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
3 2 1 Scored S 0 2 5
3 1 1 Conceded C 0 2 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 50%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 25%
 
6 5.5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 3.5
5.8 6 7 Corners against (avg) C A 0 8 4.2
1.2 1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11 10.5 11 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7 8
3.2 3.5 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 2.8
23% 29% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 100% 45%
 
8.2 10.5 12 Shots against (avg) S A 0 16 10
2.8 4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 9 3.8
Gifu Last season Ryūkyū
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   21 42
10 7   Won W   5 8
7 3   Drew D   5 13
17 7   Lost L   11 21
43 24   Scored S   18 41
53 25   Conceded C   34 65
91% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   76% 88%
82% 94%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   62% 64%
68% 76%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   52% 45%
26% 18%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 24%
9% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   19% 17%
59% 59%   BTTS BTTS   43% 52%
24% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 24%
26% 18%   Failed to Score F T   48% 36%
 
5.9 6.1   Corners for (avg) C F   3 3.3
4.3 4.4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 4.8
1.3 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.4 1.4
2 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
9.4 9.2   Shots (avg) S (   8.1 8.3
4.1 4.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3 3.1
30% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 32%
 
9.2 10.1   Shots against (avg) S A   10.1 9.6
3.7 3.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.3 4.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Matsumoto Yamaga 4 2 2 0 7 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 6 1 5 8
2 Imabari 4 2 2 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 8
3 Grulla Morioka 4 2 1 1 10 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 9 3 6 7
4 Gainare Tottori 4 2 1 1 10 8 2 0 1 1 4 5 2 2 0 0 6 3 2 7
5 Kataller Toyama 4 2 1 1 9 8 2 1 1 0 6 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 7
6 Ryūkyū 4 2 1 1 5 4 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 7
7 Kagoshima United 4 2 1 1 5 4 3 2 1 0 5 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 7
8 Vanraure Hachinohe 4 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 7
9 Kamatamare Sanuki 4 2 1 1 4 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 5 -1 7
10 Ehime 4 2 1 1 7 9 3 1 1 1 4 7 1 1 0 0 3 2 -2 7
11 Nara Club 4 1 2 1 6 5 3 0 2 1 3 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 5
12 Gifu 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
13 Parceiro Nagano 4 1 2 1 6 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 1 2 0 6 4 -1 5
14 Giravanz Kitakyushu 4 1 1 2 6 5 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 4
15 Azul Claro Numazu 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 4
16 Tegevajaro Miyazaki 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 -2 4
17 Sagamihara 4 1 0 3 5 7 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 3
18 Fukushima United 4 1 0 3 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 2 3 -2 3
19 Osaka 4 1 0 3 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 2 3 4 -4 3
20 YSCC 4 0 1 3 4 10 3 0 0 3 2 8 1 0 1 0 2 2 -6 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 Iwaki 34 23 7 4 72 23 17 11 5 1 34 12 17 12 2 3 38 11 49 76
2 Fujieda MYFC 34 20 7 7 58 29 17 12 2 3 32 17 17 8 5 4 26 12 29 67
3 Kagoshima United 34 21 3 10 55 39 17 12 1 4 33 17 17 9 2 6 22 22 16 66
4 Matsumoto Yamaga 34 20 6 8 46 33 17 12 2 3 22 12 17 8 4 5 24 21 13 66
5 Imabari 34 18 6 10 55 40 17 9 3 5 25 17 17 9 3 5 30 23 15 60
6 Kataller Toyama 34 19 3 12 55 48 17 11 1 5 33 28 17 8 2 7 22 20 7 60
7 Ehime 34 14 10 10 51 41 17 8 6 3 31 19 17 6 4 7 20 22 10 52
8 Parceiro Nagano 34 14 10 10 42 41 17 9 5 3 24 19 17 5 5 7 18 22 1 52
9 Tegevajaro Miyazaki 34 12 10 12 45 47 17 7 5 5 25 22 17 5 5 7 20 25 -2 46
10 Vanraure Hachinohe 34 14 1 19 32 46 17 9 0 8 18 22 17 5 1 11 14 24 -14 43
11 Fukushima United 34 11 9 14 37 45 17 6 5 6 15 22 17 5 4 8 22 23 -8 42
12 Gainare Tottori 34 12 5 17 55 56 17 7 4 6 31 17 17 5 1 11 24 39 -1 41
13 Giravanz Kitakyushu 34 11 7 16 41 45 17 7 2 8 21 17 17 4 5 8 20 28 -4 40
14 Gifu 34 10 7 17 43 53 17 7 3 7 24 25 17 3 4 10 19 28 -10 37
15 Azul Claro Numazu 34 8 7 19 27 46 17 7 4 6 18 18 17 1 3 13 9 28 -19 31
16 YSCC 34 8 4 22 25 66 17 5 2 10 14 32 17 3 2 12 11 34 -41 28
17 Kamatamare Sanuki 34 6 9 19 27 49 17 3 6 8 15 25 17 3 3 11 12 24 -22 27
18 Sagamihara 34 6 7 21 31 50 17 3 3 11 14 27 17 3 4 10 17 23 -19 25
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 Albirex Niigata 42 25 9 8 73 35 21 16 2 3 43 16 21 9 7 5 30 19 38 84
2 Yokohama 42 23 11 8 66 49 21 13 4 4 33 21 21 10 7 4 33 28 17 80
3 Fagiano Okayama 42 20 12 10 61 42 21 12 5 4 37 19 21 8 7 6 24 23 19 72
4 Roasso Kumamoto 42 18 13 11 58 48 21 8 6 7 26 22 21 10 7 4 32 26 10 67
5 Oita Trinita 42 17 15 10 62 52 21 9 7 5 34 27 21 8 8 5 28 25 10 66
6 Montedio Yamagata 42 17 13 12 62 40 21 11 4 6 37 18 21 6 9 6 25 22 22 64
7 Vegalta Sendai 42 18 9 15 67 59 21 8 5 8 30 27 21 10 4 7 37 32 8 63
8 Tokushima Vortis 42 13 23 6 48 35 21 8 11 2 28 16 21 5 12 4 20 19 13 62
9 Tokyo Verdy 42 16 13 13 62 55 21 10 5 6 27 20 21 6 8 7 35 35 7 61
10 JEF United 42 17 10 15 44 42 21 8 5 8 17 16 21 9 5 7 27 26 2 61
11 V-Varen Nagasaki 42 15 11 16 50 54 21 4 8 9 20 26 21 11 3 7 30 28 -4 56
12 Blaublitz Akita 42 15 11 16 39 46 21 6 6 9 20 23 21 9 5 7 19 23 -7 56
13 Mito Hollyhock 42 14 12 16 47 46 21 8 5 8 23 21 21 6 7 8 24 25 1 54
14 Zweigen Kanazawa 42 13 13 16 56 69 21 5 7 9 27 36 21 8 6 7 29 33 -13 52
15 Machida Zelvia 42 14 9 19 51 50 21 7 6 8 28 25 21 7 3 11 23 25 1 51
16 Renofa Yamaguchi 42 13 11 18 51 54 21 8 7 6 30 27 21 5 4 12 21 27 -3 50
17 Tochigi 42 11 16 15 32 40 21 4 9 8 17 23 21 7 7 7 15 17 -8 49
18 Ventforet Kofu 42 11 15 16 47 54 21 6 8 7 29 27 21 5 7 9 18 27 -7 48
19 Omiya Ardija 42 10 13 19 48 64 21 6 7 8 29 35 21 4 6 11 19 29 -16 43
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 42 11 9 22 36 57 21 5 6 10 19 29 21 6 3 12 17 28 -21 42
21 Ryūkyū 42 8 13 21 41 65 21 3 8 10 23 31 21 5 5 11 18 34 -24 37
22 Grulla Morioka 42 9 7 26 35 80 21 4 3 14 16 38 21 5 4 12 19 42 -45 34

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Matsumoto Yamaga 4 2 2 0 7 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 6 1 5 8
2 Imabari 4 2 2 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 8
3 Grulla Morioka 4 2 1 1 10 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 9 3 6 7
4 Gainare Tottori 4 2 1 1 10 8 2 0 1 1 4 5 2 2 0 0 6 3 2 7
5 Kataller Toyama 4 2 1 1 9 8 2 1 1 0 6 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 7
6 Ryūkyū 4 2 1 1 5 4 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 7
7 Kagoshima United 4 2 1 1 5 4 3 2 1 0 5 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 7
8 Vanraure Hachinohe 4 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 7
9 Kamatamare Sanuki 4 2 1 1 4 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 5 -1 7
10 Ehime 4 2 1 1 7 9 3 1 1 1 4 7 1 1 0 0 3 2 -2 7
11 Nara Club 4 1 2 1 6 5 3 0 2 1 3 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 5
12 Gifu 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
13 Parceiro Nagano 4 1 2 1 6 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 1 2 0 6 4 -1 5
14 Giravanz Kitakyushu 4 1 1 2 6 5 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 4
15 Azul Claro Numazu 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 4
16 Tegevajaro Miyazaki 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 -2 4
17 Sagamihara 4 1 0 3 5 7 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 3
18 Fukushima United 4 1 0 3 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 2 3 -2 3
19 Osaka 4 1 0 3 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 2 3 4 -4 3
20 YSCC 4 0 1 3 4 10 3 0 0 3 2 8 1 0 1 0 2 2 -6 1

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