With their 5 point advantage in the league table, Grulla Morioka fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Tokyo U23.
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
The story so far in the J3-League for Grulla Morioka at their home stadium (Iwagin Stadium) is 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Tokyo U23 in the J3-League last time out and are looking for a win here. Before that, Grulla Morioka had a home game versus Fukushima United which ended with a victory 2-0.
This is expected to be a close game, with Grulla Morioka perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Grulla Morioka as a small favourite), we find four games. Grulla Morioka has won 1 of these, drawn 1 and lost 2.
The Grulla Morioka fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 6 matches. 8 goals have been conceded.
Tokyo U23 form and stats
There's been little loot from Tokyo U23's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 7 away games in the J3-League. Tokyo U23 only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw.
Tokyo U23 are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Grulla Morioka. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Parceiro Nagano wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Tokyo U23 playing away and similar expectations, we found three relevant matches. Results were {0 Tokyo U23 wins}, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Tokyo U23 are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 7 games (in the league). The Tokyo U23 manager T. Nagasawa has some worries about the defense as 14 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Grulla Morioka - Tokyo U23 1-1. Grulla Morioka-Tokyo U23 H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Grulla Morioka 2 wins, Tokyo U23 3 wins, 3 draws. 1 of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
 K. Taniguchi 6 goals |  T. Fukuda 4 goals |
Grulla Morioka missing players
Tokyo U23 missing players
| Grulla Morioka | Tokyo U23 | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 12 | 3 | Played | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Won | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Lost | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| 26 | 18 | 6 | Scored | 3 | 13 | 22 |
| 34 | 21 | 2 | Conceded | 8 | 25 | 32 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 95% |
| 71% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 71% |
| 57% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 43% |
| 33% | 42% | 33% | Over 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 24% |
| 14% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 33% | 33% | 19% |
| 62% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 57% |
| 14% | 17% | 33% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 8% | 19% |
| 24% | 17% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| 6.3 | 4.8 | 6.5 | Corners Against (avg) | 6 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Grulla Morioka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Grulla Morioka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tokyo U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 27-07-19 | | Blaublitz Akita | 3 - 1 | Grulla Morioka |
| 04-08-19 | | Grulla Morioka | 3 - 4 | Sagamihara |
| 11-08-19 | | Azul Claro Numazu | 1 - 0 | Grulla Morioka |
| 18-08-19 | | Grulla Morioka | 2 - 0 | Fukushima United |
| 31-08-19 | | Grulla Morioka | 1 - 1 | Tokyo U23 |
| 07-09-19 | | Fujieda MYFC | 08:00 | Grulla Morioka |
| 15-09-19 | | Kataller Toyama | 05:00 | Grulla Morioka |
| 29-09-19 | | Fukushima United | 04:00 | Grulla Morioka |
| 06-10-19 | | Grulla Morioka | - | Vanraure Hachinohe |
| 13-10-19 | | Giravanz Kitakyushu | - | Grulla Morioka |
| 20-07-19 | | Tokyo U23 | 1 - 1 | Kamatamare Sanuki |
| 27-07-19 | | Fujieda MYFC | 3 - 0 | Tokyo U23 |
| 04-08-19 | | Tokyo U23 | 2 - 2 | Gainare Tottori |
| 11-08-19 | | Parceiro Nagano | 1 - 0 | Tokyo U23 |
| 31-08-19 | | Grulla Morioka | 1 - 1 | Tokyo U23 |
| 07-09-19 | | Tokyo U23 | 08:00 | Giravanz Kitakyushu |
| 14-09-19 | | Tokyo U23 | 08:00 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma |
| 29-09-19 | | Vanraure Hachinohe | 04:00 | Tokyo U23 |
| 06-10-19 | | Tokyo U23 | - | Roasso Kumamoto |
| 12-10-19 | | Azul Claro Numazu | - | Tokyo U23 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | 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 |