These two teams have had problems getting enough points so far, but a win in this crucial fixture would certainly provide a boost. Get ready for Giravanz Kitakyushu - Ryūkyū!
- Ryūkyū have the most conceded goals (35) in J3-League
It's quite the trip for Ryūkyū when visiting Giravanz Kitakyushu as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
Giravanz Kitakyushu and Ryūkyū should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the J3-League this season. Giravanz Kitakyushu have only managed 1 win, 5 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Mikuni World Stadium. Kitakyushu are slowly digging their own grave here at Mikuni World Stadium with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in nine attempts.
No payout for Giravanz Kitakyushu in their previous match, an away game at Tegevajaro Miyazaki that ended in defeat 0-1.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Nara Club and winning 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 Giravanz 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? Looking at this team's last 11 league matches, 9 have seen less than three goals (under 2.5).
Giravanz Kitakyushu aren't scoring a lot here at Mikuni World Stadium in the league, with only {10 goals} from 11 games. Kitakyushu's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. Giravanz Kitakyushu has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Ryūkyū form and stats
Ryūkyū have only collected 8 points from their away games in the J3-League, after 2-2-6 (10 played). When Ryūkyū is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 2 of 3 matches. Parceiro Nagano, Kamatamare Sanuki, Fukushima United, Sagamihara, YSCC and Ryūkyū is teams we like to compare Giravanz Kitakyushu with. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Ryūkyū are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Ryūkyū might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Osaka proved too strong as Ryūkyū slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Sportplatz SV Brixen im Thale (Hof).
A 0-4 defeat away at Azul Claro Numazu before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Ryūkyū playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 5 Ryūkyū wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Observe that 9 of this side's 10 most recent league games have ended with three or more goals.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The J3-League trip to Vanraure Hachinohe.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Ryūkyū rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 19 goals from these away matches. When Ryūkyū is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Parceiro Nagano, Kamatamare Sanuki, Fukushima United, Sagamihara, YSCC and Ryūkyū.
Head 2 Head
Ryūkyū have put together a streak of 4 consecutive games without defeat (3-1-0) when facing Giravanz Kitakyushu.Ryūkyū - Kitakyushu 2-0 was the output when these two participants previously played each other, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Noda 6 goals |   T. Inui 4 goals |  K. Nakano 4 goals |
Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players
Ryūkyū missing players
| Giravanz Kitakyushu | Ryūkyū | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 19 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 23 |
| 28 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 19 | 35 |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 90% | 95% |
| 64% | 64% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 81% |
| 27% | 27% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 70% | 67% |
| 14% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 29% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 50% | 55% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 48% |
| 23% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 10% | 19% |
| 32% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 38% |
| 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.5 |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.5 | 8.9 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8.4 | 9.9 |
| 2.8 | 3.1 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 31% | 29% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 25% | 29% |
| 9.4 | 9.5 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.3 | 10.1 | 9.4 |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5 | 4.2 |
- Ryūkyū have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Ryūkyū have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ryūkyū have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in J3-League
- Ryūkyū have the most conceded goals (35) in J3-League
- Ryūkyū have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in J3-League
- Ryūkyū have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 43 |
| 2 | Kataller Toyama | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 40 |
| 3 | Azul Claro Numazu | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | Kagoshima United | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 34 |
| 5 | Imabari | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 33 |
| 6 | Osaka | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 33 |
| 7 | Gifu | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 31 |
| 9 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 10 | Gainare Tottori | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 30 |
| 11 | Nara Club | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 12 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 29 |
| 13 | Grulla Morioka | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
| 14 | Parceiro Nagano | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -5 | 29 |
| 15 | YSCC | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 27 |
| 16 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -14 | 25 |
| 17 | Fukushima United | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | -9 | 24 |
| 18 | Ryūkyū | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 24 |
| 19 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 19 |
| 20 | Sagamihara | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 17 |
