Moving closer to the top sides is the mission when these two mid-table sides do battle. Both will be aiming to better their league table position, Imabari in 8th and Gifu in 9th position.
- Gifu have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in J3-League
This could be an entertaining game with lots of fun and excitement as both sides are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Bring it on!
Imabari form and stats
Imabari have played 9 J3-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Imabari's last game was hosting YSCC (placed 18th) and winning 5-2. A goal frenzy last time out for Imabari, with a total of 7 goals in the match against YSCC. Fun stuff to watch!
1-1 away at Fukushima United before that.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Imabari have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 4 and lost 3.
Imabari has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Imabari have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Gifu form and stats
Playing away, Gifu have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the J3-League this season. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Gifu have lost on their last two travels.
Gifu play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-4 to Gainare Tottori (placed 17th). Gifu lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Kamatamare Sanuki.Gifu are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.
Take note that 9 of this side's 11 most recent league rounds have ended with three goals or more.
The travelling fans enjoy Gifu's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 10 league matches away. In the opposite end, Gifu have conceded 18 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is what happened when the teams faced each other earlier this season; Gifu - Imabari 0-5. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Imabari two wins, one draw and Gifu two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Fujioka 9 goals |   K. Nakagawa 7 goals | T. Ando 3 goals |
Imabari missing players
Gifu missing players
| Imabari | Gifu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 25 | 11 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 18 | 30 |
| 89% | 78% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 89% |
| 58% | 44% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | 84% |
| 37% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 70% | 74% |
| 16% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 50% | 37% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 16% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 53% |
| 42% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | 32% |
| 26% | 44% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 30% | 26% |
| 5.6 | 6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| 5.3 | 5.7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 1 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 11.7 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.8 | 10.1 |
| 4.6 | 4.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 29% | 30% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 31% | 32% |
| 9.3 | 8.7 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 8.9 | 9.5 |
| 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
- Gifu have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) 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 | Iwaki | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 23 | 39 |
| 2 | Fujieda MYFC | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 38 |
| 3 | Kagoshima United | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 38 |
| 4 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 38 |
| 5 | Kataller Toyama | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 36 |
| 6 | Ehime | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 34 |
| 7 | Parceiro Nagano | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 33 |
| 8 | Imabari | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 32 |
| 9 | Gifu | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -1 | 27 |
| 10 | Fukushima United | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Azul Claro Numazu | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | -4 | 23 |
| 12 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 19 |
| 14 | Sagamihara | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | -10 | 17 |
| 16 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -15 | 16 |
| 17 | Gainare Tottori | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -12 | 15 |
| 18 | YSCC | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -32 | 8 |
