We are looking at a noteworthy difference in form between these teams based on results so far, with Imabari leading Giravanz Kitakyushu by 18 points.
- Imabari is in the best form (5-1-0) in J3-League
- Giravanz Kitakyushu have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in J3-League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Imabari form and stats
Imabari have played 11 J3-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). days ago.
Imabari are returning here after visiting Kagoshima United and winning with a 4-3 scoreline. Nakagawa and Índio scored the goal(s). As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Índio was absolutely essential when Imabari beat Kagoshima United 4-3, scoring three goals.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Kamatamare Sanuki.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 13 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 4 and lost 3.
Imabari are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 11 games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Imabari have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats
Giravanz Kitakyushu have only collected 9 points from their away games in the J3-League, after 2-3-6 (11 played). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Amano, the Kitakyushu manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Giravanz Kitakyushu are looking to quickly end their 328 minutes long goal drought in the J3-League.
Kitakyushu play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Parceiro Nagano (placed 6th). It's odd; the match result 0-1 has occurred three times in a row!
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Matsumoto Yamaga.Giravanz Kitakyushu 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, 4 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 13 matches.
In the opposite end, Giravanz Kitakyushu have conceded 19 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have battled before this season: Giravanz Kitakyushu - Imabari 3-0. One of the stars has been Takazawa with 2 goals scored against Imabari in these 1 games.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Nakagawa 9 goals |   R. Sato 6 goals | Y. Takazawa 6 goals |
Imabari missing players
Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players
| Imabari | Giravanz Kitakyushu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 32 | 14 | 9 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 20 |
| 21 | 9 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 28 |
| 91% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 91% | 91% |
| 59% | 45% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 55% |
| 41% | 36% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | 45% |
| 18% | 18% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 45% | 23% |
| 14% | 9% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 45% | 36% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 41% |
| 41% | 45% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 9% | 23% |
| 23% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 45% | 45% |
| 5.3 | 5.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 5.5 | 5.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.5 | 10.8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.7 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| 32% | 32% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 42% | 34% |
| 9.1 | 8.5 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.5 | 12.6 | 12.4 |
| 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5 | 5.1 |
- Giravanz Kitakyushu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Giravanz Kitakyushu have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in J3-League
- Imabari is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 | Iwaki | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 34 | 48 |
| 2 | Kagoshima United | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 44 |
| 3 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 44 |
| 4 | Imabari | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 41 |
| 5 | Kataller Toyama | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 39 |
| 6 | Parceiro Nagano | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 39 |
| 7 | Fujieda MYFC | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 38 |
| 8 | Ehime | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 38 |
| 9 | Fukushima United | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 31 |
| 10 | Gifu | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -2 | 28 |
| 11 | Azul Claro Numazu | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 18 | -6 | 24 |
| 12 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 23 |
| 13 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 23 |
| 14 | Gainare Tottori | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -12 | 21 |
| 15 | Sagamihara | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -11 | 19 |
| 16 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 19 | -19 | 19 |
| 17 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 13 | -12 | 18 |
| 18 | YSCC | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 24 | -30 | 14 |
