The league table in J3-League tells a story about these teams so far, with Giravanz Kitakyushu leading Gainare Tottori by 9 points. Match preview to follow:
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats
Giravanz Kitakyushu have collected 9 points from their J3-League home games so far after 3-0-2. Giravanz Kitakyushu has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Honjo Athletic Stadium. We remember; it was Cerezo Osaka U23.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 182 minutes.
The Giravanz Kitakyushu supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Kamatamare Sanuki in J3-League and win 4-0. A strong away win before that one, visiting ThespaKusatsu Gunma and winning 1-0.
As mentioned above, Giravanz Kitakyushu "killed" Kamatamare Sanuki in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Giravanz Kitakyushu are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 games. 5 goals have been conceded.
Gainare Tottori form and stats
Playing away, Gainare Tottori, who have the most conceded goals (16) away in J3-League, have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the J3-League this season.
Gainare Tottori play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Azul Claro Numazu (placed 15th). Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Fukushima United.
The travelling fans enjoy Gainare Tottori's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 6 league matches away. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Gainare Tottori's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 16 goals in 6 travels.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Gainare Tottori - Giravanz Kitakyushu 0-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 9 wins for Giravanz Kitakyushu, 1 draw and 0 wins for Gainare Tottori. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.Top Goalscorers
 M. Hayashi 11 goals |   T. Ikemoto 7 goals | S. Machino 7 goals |
Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players
Gainare Tottori missing players
| Giravanz Kitakyushu | Gainare Tottori | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 50 | 25 | 9 | Scored | S | 5 | 25 | 48 |
| 25 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 11 | 33 | 55 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 88% | 88% |
| 41% | 44% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 75% | 62% |
| 16% | 19% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 56% | 44% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 31% | 22% |
| 50% | 50% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 69% | 69% |
| 44% | 38% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| 12% | 19% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 12% | 12% |
| 5.6 | 5.9 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 4.2 | 3.2 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.2 | 4.1 |
| 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 428 | 197 | 45 | Total Shots | T S | 40 | 130 | 311 |
| 167 | 84 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 56 | 134 |
| 28% | 30% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 41% | 34% |
- Gainare Tottori has the most conceded goals (16) away
- Gainare Tottori has the most conceded goals in the first half (26)
- Gainare Tottori have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gainare Tottori haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Giravanz Kitakyushu has the fewest conceded goals (7)
- Giravanz Kitakyushu have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Giravanz Kitakyushu is in the best form (5-1-0)
| 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 |