There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the J3-League table so far. Here's the Imabari - Grulla Morioka latest:
- Imabari has the fewest points from losing position (2) in J3-League
- Grulla Morioka has the fewest scored goals (11) away in J3-League
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Imabari and Grulla Morioka.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Imabari form and stats
4 victories, 5 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Imabari have to build on here at Yume Stadium in the J3-League.
Imabari are returning here after visiting Blaublitz Akita in a J3-League game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. M. Hayashi and W. Harada scored the goal(s). Prior to that, an away loss at Parceiro Nagano.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Imabari's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played one game, won one match, drawn zero and lost zero.
There will be little rest for Imabari after this match as they are travelling to Kataller Toyama for a J3-League game in only four days.
Imabari has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Imabari have conceded 18 in these home matches.
Grulla Morioka form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest scored goals (11) away in J3-League, are W4-D5-L5 on the road this term. That's in the J3-League.
There were no winners in Morioka's previous match, a J3-League home game that ended 2-2 vs Roasso Kumamoto (placed 9th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Kagoshima United.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Morioka playing away, we found two games. Results were one away win, zero draws and one home win.
Morioka has another fixture away, a J3-League game, against Cerezo Osaka U23 in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 14 goals have been conceded by Morioka in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Grulla Morioka - Imabari 0-1.Imabari missing players
Grulla Morioka missing players
| Imabari | Grulla Morioka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 31 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 33 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 29 |
| 24 | 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 45 |
| 84% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 86% | 94% |
| 58% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 65% |
| 29% | 33% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 29% | 42% |
| 10% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 14% | 32% |
| 3% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 39% | 53% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 52% |
| 45% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | 26% |
| 32% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.3 | 9.2 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 8.1 | 9.1 |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| 29% | 24% | 13% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 28% | 29% |
- Grulla Morioka has the fewest scored goals (11) away in J3-League
- Imabari has the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in J3-League
- Imabari has the fewest points from losing position (2) in J3-League
- Imabari has the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in J3-League
- Imabari has the most matches under the total-line (22) in J3-League
- Imabari have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 54 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 40 | 71 |
| 2 | Parceiro Nagano | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 20 | 55 |
| 3 | Sagamihara | 31 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 39 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 54 |
| 4 | Gifu | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 52 |
| 5 | Kataller Toyama | 31 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 49 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 50 |
| 6 | Gainare Tottori | 31 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 50 |
| 7 | Imabari | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 49 |
| 8 | Kagoshima United | 31 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 49 |
| 9 | Roasso Kumamoto | 31 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 48 |
| 10 | Fujieda MYFC | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 1 | 43 |
| 11 | Fukushima United | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 49 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -6 | 39 |
| 12 | Grulla Morioka | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 45 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -16 | 36 |
| 13 | Azul Claro Numazu | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 21 | -5 | 35 |
| 14 | Gamba Osaka U23 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 25 | -10 | 32 |
| 15 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 51 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -13 | 30 |
| 16 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 31 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -17 | 27 |
| 17 | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 30 | -25 | 24 |
| 18 | YSCC | 31 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 63 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 32 | -28 | 24 |