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- Giravanz Kitakyushu haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Osaka is in the best form (4-2-0) in J3-League
This arena has grass, which is not Osaka's everyday surface at their own stadium. When appearing on grass Osaka have performed like this: Played 16 matches resulting in 7 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats with the goal difference 23-20 (scored/conceded).
This looks to be an appealing match with lots of fun and excitement as both teams are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!
Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats
Giravanz Kitakyushu's struggle is real here at Mikuni World Stadium with only 7 points collected from 9 J3-League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-4-4. With seven home J3-League games in a row without a win, the Giravanz Kitakyushu fans could feel they are not getting value for their money.
Kitakyushu enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Grulla Morioka's place. The match ended 1-0 with Nose scoring.
Heartbreak before that as Giravanz Kitakyushu lost 1-2 at Azul Claro Numazu's place.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 Kitakyushu have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 2 and lost 5.
Low on goals? In this team's last 11 league matches, 9 have contained two goals or less.
Giravanz Kitakyushu have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Osaka form and stats
4 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Osaka playing as the away team in the J3-League this season. Visiting Osaka has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Osaka go into this game after a win, the home game against Sagamihara that ended 1-0.
A 2-2 draw at Gainare Tottori's stadium before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Osaka playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 3 Osaka wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
A tale of few goals? 9 of this side's last 11 league matches have contained two or less goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Osaka as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. Osaka are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  T. Shimada 5 goals |  T. Inui 4 goals | D. Furukawa 4 goals |
Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players
Osaka missing players
| Giravanz Kitakyushu | Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 23 | 11 | 6 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 89% | 94% |
| 71% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 35% |
| 29% | 22% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 35% |
| 12% | 11% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 12% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 53% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 24% |
| 18% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 56% | 47% |
| 29% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 22% | 35% |
| 4.9 | 5 | 7.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 5.6 | 5.6 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.1 | 5 |
| 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.2 | 9.4 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 |
| 3 | 3 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| 31% | 33% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 31% | 28% |
| 9.6 | 9.4 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 10.3 | 9.5 |
| 3.8 | 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
- Giravanz Kitakyushu haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Osaka have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in J3-League
- Osaka have the most clean sheets (8) in J3-League
- Osaka is in the best form (4-2-0) in J3-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ehime | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 32 |
| 2 | Kagoshima United | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Kataller Toyama | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Nara Club | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27 |
| 5 | Imabari | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| 6 | Azul Claro Numazu | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
| 7 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 8 | Osaka | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 26 |
| 9 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 10 | Gifu | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 25 |
| 11 | Ryukyu | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 23 |
| 12 | Gainare Tottori | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | -1 | 22 |
| 13 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -3 | 22 |
| 14 | Grulla Morioka | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| 15 | Parceiro Nagano | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -4 | 21 |
| 16 | YSCC | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 21 |
| 17 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -14 | 19 |
| 18 | Fukushima United | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -11 | 15 |
| 19 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 14 |
| 20 | Sagamihara | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 10 |
