The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Imabari are in the 8th position while the guesting YSCC worry at 17th.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Imabari form and stats
Imabari have played 13 J3-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-5-5 (wins-draws-losses).
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Tomohito Shugyo not having conceded a league goal in 297 minutes.
The home team returns to Yume Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Fujieda MYFC (placed 10th) on their last time out; the J3-League game ended 0-0. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Gamba Osaka U23.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Imabari as they are travelling to their away game against Roasso Kumamoto in the J3-League. That match is four days after this one.
Imabari aren't scoring a lot here at Yume Stadium in the league, with only 11 goals from 13 games. On the other hand, Imabari have conceded 15 goals.
YSCC form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for YSCC, who have the most conceded goals (53) in J3-League, so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-7 (win-draw-lose). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for YSCC, who have now gone ten games without a victory. The Kagoshima United game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. With two straight losses from their last two away games, YSCC are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
YSCC are travelling again after losing away to Gainare Tottori in their previous match (1-4). A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Gifu.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the YSCC manager Y. Stalph as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Fukushima United.
The visitors have scored 12 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For YSCC, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the YSCC - Imabari 0-0 earlier this season.Imabari missing players
YSCC missing players
| Imabari | YSCC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 24 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 12 | 30 |
| 18 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 10 | 26 | 53 |
| 81% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 77% | 81% |
| 54% | 69% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 77% | 77% |
| 19% | 23% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 54% | 58% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 35% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 31% | 27% |
| 31% | 46% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 54% | 62% |
| 54% | 23% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 19% |
| 35% | 38% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 46% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 252 | 115 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 40 | 117 | 266 |
| 96 | 52 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 31 | 80 |
| 25% | 21% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 39% | 38% |
- Imabari has the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in J3-League
- Imabari has the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in J3-League
- Imabari has the most matches under the total-line (21) in J3-League
- Imabari have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- YSCC has the most conceded goals (26) away in J3-League
- YSCC has the most conceded goals (53) in J3-League
- YSCC has the most conceded goals in the second half (34) in J3-League
- YSCC has the the worst goal difference (-14) away in J3-League
- YSCC has the the worst goal difference (-23) in J3-League
- YSCC have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- YSCC is in the worst form (0-3-3)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Blaublitz Akita | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 38 | 62 |
| 2 | Parceiro Nagano | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 46 |
| 3 | Roasso Kumamoto | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 46 |
| 4 | Sagamihara | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 45 |
| 5 | Gifu | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 43 |
| 6 | Gainare Tottori | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 41 |
| 7 | Kagoshima United | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 40 |
| 8 | Imabari | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 40 |
| 9 | Kataller Toyama | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 38 |
| 10 | Fujieda MYFC | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 34 |
| 11 | Grulla Morioka | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -15 | 31 |
| 12 | Azul Claro Numazu | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 19 | -5 | 29 |
| 13 | Fukushima United | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -8 | 29 |
| 14 | Gamba Osaka U23 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 28 |
| 15 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -13 | 24 |
| 16 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -13 | 24 |
| 17 | YSCC | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 53 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -23 | 22 |
| 18 | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 46 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | -22 | 19 |