Imabari favourites for feisty fight facing Ryūkyū

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Competition: Japan J3-League
Competition: Sun 19.March
Match begins: 04:00 (UTC)
Venue: Yume Stadium (5000 seats)

Imabari prepare to contest Ryūkyū in this J3-League match. Everything you need to know about the fixture is here!

Ryūkyū have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Imabari form and stats

Imabari have only played one J3-League game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 9 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats from 17 matches.

An away draw last time out for Imabari, facing Kagoshima United (after extra-time) in a game that ended 1-1.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Fukushima United (after extra-time).

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 16 games) they have won 8 times, drawn 5 and lost 3.

At Yume Stadium, Imabari has the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Ryūkyū form and stats

The club members enjoyed Ryūkyū's previous fixture versus Grulla Morioka (after extra-time) (placed 8th), a 2-1 win played at home. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Kuranuki when Noda scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 66th minute.

Before that, Ryūkyū secured a home win against Vanraure Hachinohe (after extra-time) with the score 1-0.

We have checked recent matches where Ryūkyū have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were 3 victories, 2 draws and 9 defeats.

Head 2 Head

Head to head statistics (for the previous two meetings): Imabari won zero games, two matches ended in a draw and Ryūkyū managed zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one.

Top Goalscorers

ImabariK. Nakagawa
K. Nakagawa
1 goals
ImabariY. Mikado
Y. Mikado
1 goals
RyūkyūR. Noda
R. Noda
1 goals

Imabari missing players

Ryūkyū missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Imabari Ryūkyū
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 0 2
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 1 0 Scored S 0 0 3
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 50%
50% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6.5 2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 3
3.5 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 2
1.5 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
16.5 20 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 7.5
4 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3
25% 20% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 50%
 
6.5 7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 7.5
2.5 3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 1
Imabari Last season Ryūkyū
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   21 42
18 9   Won W   5 8
6 3   Drew D   5 13
10 5   Lost L   11 21
55 25   Scored S   18 41
40 17   Conceded C   34 65
94% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   76% 88%
68% 53%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   62% 64%
53% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   52% 45%
26% 24%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 24%
24% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   19% 17%
53% 41%   BTTS BTTS   43% 52%
38% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 24%
15% 24%   Failed to Score F T   48% 36%
 
4.8 4.9   Corners for (avg) C F   3 3.3
5.7 5.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 4.8
1.1 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.4 1.4
1 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
12.3 11.6   Shots (avg) S (   8.1 8.3
4.8 4.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3 3.1
34% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 32%
 
9.7 9.7   Shots against (avg) S A   10.1 9.6
3.9 3.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.3 4.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gainare Tottori 2 2 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 3 3 6
2 Ryūkyū 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6
3 Giravanz Kitakyushu 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4
4 Matsumoto Yamaga 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 4
5 Parceiro Nagano 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 4
6 Kagoshima United 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
7 Imabari 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
8 Grulla Morioka 2 1 0 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 6 3 3 3
9 Sagamihara 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
10 Kataller Toyama 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
11 Azul Claro Numazu 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
12 Osaka 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
13 Kamatamare Sanuki 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 3
14 Gifu 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
15 Vanraure Hachinohe 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1
16 Nara Club 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 1
17 Ehime 2 0 1 1 2 6 2 0 1 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 1
18 Fukushima United 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 0
19 YSCC 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
20 Tegevajaro Miyazaki 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
Last season 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 34 23 7 4 72 23 17 11 5 1 34 12 17 12 2 3 38 11 49 76
2 Fujieda MYFC 34 20 7 7 58 29 17 12 2 3 32 17 17 8 5 4 26 12 29 67
3 Kagoshima United 34 21 3 10 55 39 17 12 1 4 33 17 17 9 2 6 22 22 16 66
4 Matsumoto Yamaga 34 20 6 8 46 33 17 12 2 3 22 12 17 8 4 5 24 21 13 66
5 Imabari 34 18 6 10 55 40 17 9 3 5 25 17 17 9 3 5 30 23 15 60
6 Kataller Toyama 34 19 3 12 55 48 17 11 1 5 33 28 17 8 2 7 22 20 7 60
7 Ehime 34 14 10 10 51 41 17 8 6 3 31 19 17 6 4 7 20 22 10 52
8 Parceiro Nagano 34 14 10 10 42 41 17 9 5 3 24 19 17 5 5 7 18 22 1 52
9 Tegevajaro Miyazaki 34 12 10 12 45 47 17 7 5 5 25 22 17 5 5 7 20 25 -2 46
10 Vanraure Hachinohe 34 14 1 19 32 46 17 9 0 8 18 22 17 5 1 11 14 24 -14 43
11 Fukushima United 34 11 9 14 37 45 17 6 5 6 15 22 17 5 4 8 22 23 -8 42
12 Gainare Tottori 34 12 5 17 55 56 17 7 4 6 31 17 17 5 1 11 24 39 -1 41
13 Giravanz Kitakyushu 34 11 7 16 41 45 17 7 2 8 21 17 17 4 5 8 20 28 -4 40
14 Gifu 34 10 7 17 43 53 17 7 3 7 24 25 17 3 4 10 19 28 -10 37
15 Azul Claro Numazu 34 8 7 19 27 46 17 7 4 6 18 18 17 1 3 13 9 28 -19 31
16 YSCC 34 8 4 22 25 66 17 5 2 10 14 32 17 3 2 12 11 34 -41 28
17 Kamatamare Sanuki 34 6 9 19 27 49 17 3 6 8 15 25 17 3 3 11 12 24 -22 27
18 Sagamihara 34 6 7 21 31 50 17 3 3 11 14 27 17 3 4 10 17 23 -19 25
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Albirex Niigata 42 25 9 8 73 35 21 16 2 3 43 16 21 9 7 5 30 19 38 84
2 Yokohama 42 23 11 8 66 49 21 13 4 4 33 21 21 10 7 4 33 28 17 80
3 Fagiano Okayama 42 20 12 10 61 42 21 12 5 4 37 19 21 8 7 6 24 23 19 72
4 Roasso Kumamoto 42 18 13 11 58 48 21 8 6 7 26 22 21 10 7 4 32 26 10 67
5 Oita Trinita 42 17 15 10 62 52 21 9 7 5 34 27 21 8 8 5 28 25 10 66
6 Montedio Yamagata 42 17 13 12 62 40 21 11 4 6 37 18 21 6 9 6 25 22 22 64
7 Vegalta Sendai 42 18 9 15 67 59 21 8 5 8 30 27 21 10 4 7 37 32 8 63
8 Tokushima Vortis 42 13 23 6 48 35 21 8 11 2 28 16 21 5 12 4 20 19 13 62
9 Tokyo Verdy 42 16 13 13 62 55 21 10 5 6 27 20 21 6 8 7 35 35 7 61
10 JEF United 42 17 10 15 44 42 21 8 5 8 17 16 21 9 5 7 27 26 2 61
11 V-Varen Nagasaki 42 15 11 16 50 54 21 4 8 9 20 26 21 11 3 7 30 28 -4 56
12 Blaublitz Akita 42 15 11 16 39 46 21 6 6 9 20 23 21 9 5 7 19 23 -7 56
13 Mito Hollyhock 42 14 12 16 47 46 21 8 5 8 23 21 21 6 7 8 24 25 1 54
14 Zweigen Kanazawa 42 13 13 16 56 69 21 5 7 9 27 36 21 8 6 7 29 33 -13 52
15 Machida Zelvia 42 14 9 19 51 50 21 7 6 8 28 25 21 7 3 11 23 25 1 51
16 Renofa Yamaguchi 42 13 11 18 51 54 21 8 7 6 30 27 21 5 4 12 21 27 -3 50
17 Tochigi 42 11 16 15 32 40 21 4 9 8 17 23 21 7 7 7 15 17 -8 49
18 Ventforet Kofu 42 11 15 16 47 54 21 6 8 7 29 27 21 5 7 9 18 27 -7 48
19 Omiya Ardija 42 10 13 19 48 64 21 6 7 8 29 35 21 4 6 11 19 29 -16 43
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 42 11 9 22 36 57 21 5 6 10 19 29 21 6 3 12 17 28 -21 42
21 Ryūkyū 42 8 13 21 41 65 21 3 8 10 23 31 21 5 5 11 18 34 -24 37
22 Grulla Morioka 42 9 7 26 35 80 21 4 3 14 16 38 21 5 4 12 19 42 -45 34

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gainare Tottori 2 2 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 3 3 6
2 Ryūkyū 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6
3 Giravanz Kitakyushu 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4
4 Matsumoto Yamaga 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 4
5 Parceiro Nagano 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 4
6 Kagoshima United 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
7 Imabari 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
8 Grulla Morioka 2 1 0 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 6 3 3 3
9 Sagamihara 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
10 Kataller Toyama 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
11 Azul Claro Numazu 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
12 Osaka 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
13 Kamatamare Sanuki 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 3
14 Gifu 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
15 Vanraure Hachinohe 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1
16 Nara Club 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 1
17 Ehime 2 0 1 1 2 6 2 0 1 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 1
18 Fukushima United 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 0
19 YSCC 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
20 Tegevajaro Miyazaki 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0

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