Grulla Morioka hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 20 points and a 14th position in the J3-League table. Visiting Azul Claro Numazu holds 11th place with 23 pts.
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.
Grulla Morioka form and stats
With {3 J3-League wins}, 1 draw and 6 defeats from their home games, Grulla Morioka, who have the fewest scored goals (18) in J3-League, are certainly not brimming with confidence.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Blaublitz Akita.
Morioka has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Morioka are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (21 from 10 played).
Azul Claro Numazu form and stats
There's been little loot from Azul Claro Numazu's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 10 away games in the J3-League. Azul Claro Numazu only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 0 draws. Bitter travels for Numazu as they have lost five games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Kamatamare Sanuki match.
That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Kamatamare Sanuki.
Numazu are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 10 games (in the league). As for defending, Numazu rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Azul Claro Numazu - Morioka 1-2. Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Grulla Morioka, zero draws and four wins for Azul Claro Numazu. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  K. Someya 6 goals | S. Sakamoto 5 goals |
Grulla Morioka missing players
Azul Claro Numazu missing players
| Grulla Morioka | Azul Claro Numazu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 18 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 32 | 21 | 8 | Conceded | C | 2 | 17 | 28 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 70% | 80% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 60% | 65% |
| 45% | 60% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 60% | 55% |
| 35% | 60% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 10% | 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 55% | 60% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 60% | 50% |
| 25% | 20% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 30% | 30% |
| 30% | 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 171 | 87 | 47 | Total Shots | T S | 26 | 95 | 209 |
| 62 | 35 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 30 | 66 |
| 29% | 31% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 27% | 32% |
- Azul Claro Numazu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Azul Claro Numazu haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Grulla Morioka has the fewest scored goals (18) in J3-League
- Grulla Morioka has the the worst goal difference (-10) at home in J3-League
- Grulla Morioka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Grulla Morioka haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Blaublitz Akita | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 47 |
| 2 | Parceiro Nagano | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 38 |
| 3 | Roasso Kumamoto | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 38 |
| 4 | Gifu | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Sagamihara | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| 6 | Kagoshima United | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 33 |
| 7 | Gainare Tottori | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 33 |
| 8 | Fujieda MYFC | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 30 |
| 9 | Imabari | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 29 |
| 10 | Kataller Toyama | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 27 |
| 11 | Azul Claro Numazu | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 23 |
| 12 | Gamba Osaka U23 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -6 | 21 |
| 13 | Fukushima United | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -8 | 21 |
| 14 | Grulla Morioka | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -14 | 20 |
| 15 | YSCC | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -14 | 19 |
| 16 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -10 | 18 |
| 17 | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -18 | 14 |
| 18 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -12 | 13 |