Struggling Imabari pray to pull off a surprise when they play high-flying Grulla Morioka in the upcoming league match. It’s 13th vs 4th and the home regulars will have low confidence.
- Imabari is in the worst form (1-2-3)
- Grulla Morioka have the most points from losing position (11) in J3-League
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Grulla Morioka have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Imabari form and stats
3 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Imabari have to build on here at Yume Stadium in the J3-League.
Imabari shared the glory with YSCC in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Fujieda MYFC in a game that was won 4-3.Imabari are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. From these home matches, Imabari have conceded only 8 goals. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Grulla Morioka form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their J3-League travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. Grulla Morioka has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Morioka might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Tegevajaro Miyazaki proved too strong as Grulla Morioka slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Iwagin Stadium.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Kagoshima United with the score of 2-1.Morioka are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Morioka are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Grulla Morioka - Imabari 3-2 was the result in these sides' latest h2h fixture, played this season. Head to head data (for the preceeding three meetings): Imabari won two games, zero matches ended in a draw and Grulla Morioka managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / twoTop Goalscorers
  T. Nakamura 5 goals |   V. Augusto Té 4 goals |  B. Alves Sabino 4 goals |
Imabari missing players
Grulla Morioka missing players
| Imabari | Grulla Morioka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 26 |
| 23 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 83% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 72% |
| 39% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 44% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 56% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 50% |
| 28% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 28% |
| 33% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 28% |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 5.1 | 4.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.9 | 4.6 |
| 1 | 1.1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.3 | 9.1 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.8 | 9.4 |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| 33% | 41% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 40% | 41% |
- Grulla Morioka have the most points from losing position (11) in J3-League
- Grulla Morioka haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Imabari have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in J3-League
- Imabari is in the worst form (1-2-3)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Roasso Kumamoto | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 33 |
| 2 | Kataller Toyama | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 32 |
| 3 | Fukushima United | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 32 |
| 4 | Grulla Morioka | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| 5 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 31 |
| 6 | Gifu | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 28 |
| 7 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Kagoshima United | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Parceiro Nagano | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| 10 | Fujieda MYFC | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 20 |
| 11 | YSCC | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 18 |
| 12 | Azul Claro Numazu | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 18 |
| 13 | Imabari | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -13 | 16 |
| 15 | Gainare Tottori | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -18 | 14 |