Iwaki are located at 1st, while Fukushima United are hanging back 17 points behind in the standings. Will they reduce the gap?
- Iwaki have the most scored goals (42) in J3-League
- Fukushima United have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in J3-League
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.
Iwaki form and stats
The story so far in the J3-League for Iwaki at their home stadium (J Village No.1 Ground) is 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Iwaki, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 259 minutes in the J3-League.
Happy days for Iwaki in their previous game, a fixture away at Vanraure Hachinohe (placed 16th) that ended with a 5-0 victory. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Iwaki played a great game against Vanraure Hachinohe and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Matsumoto Yamaga.A decent goal production from Iwaki in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 10 league matches. Iwaki have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Fukushima United form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their J3-League travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Fukushima United's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Fukushima delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Imabari (placed 8th) in their previous match.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Gainare Tottori.Lacking goals? 12 of this club's latest 16 league fixtures have contained two or less goals.
Fukushima United find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Fukushima are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Fukushima United - Iwaki 0-1 was the story when these squads formerly met, also in this season.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Arima 8 goals |  J. Takahashi 8 goals | H. Iwabuchi 7 goals |
Iwaki missing players
Fukushima United missing players
| Iwaki | Fukushima United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 42 | 17 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 21 |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 78% | 84% |
| 80% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 44% | 53% |
| 55% | 40% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 32% |
| 35% | 40% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 21% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 50% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 22% | 37% |
| 45% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 56% | 37% |
| 10% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 44% | 42% |
| 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.2 |
| 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.3 | 5.8 | 4.5 |
| 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15.2 | 16.2 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 7.9 | 8.9 |
| 5.4 | 4.9 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 39% | 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 35% | 28% |
| 7.2 | 8.4 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8.1 | 9.3 |
| 2.1 | 2.5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
- Fukushima United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fukushima United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Fukushima United have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in J3-League
- Fukushima United have the most clean sheets (5) away in J3-League
- Iwaki have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Iwaki have the fewest conceded goals (14) in J3-League
- Iwaki have the most scored goals (42) in J3-League
- Iwaki have the most scored goals in the second half (28) in J3-League
- Iwaki have the the best goal difference (+28) 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 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 28 | 42 |
| 2 | Kagoshima United | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Fujieda MYFC | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 38 |
| 4 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 38 |
| 5 | Ehime | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 37 |
| 6 | Kataller Toyama | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 36 |
| 7 | Parceiro Nagano | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 36 |
| 8 | Imabari | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 35 |
| 9 | Gifu | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 27 |
| 10 | Fukushima United | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Azul Claro Numazu | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | -4 | 23 |
| 12 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 23 |
| 13 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Sagamihara | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | -10 | 18 |
| 16 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -20 | 16 |
| 17 | Gainare Tottori | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 29 | -17 | 15 |
| 18 | YSCC | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -31 | 11 |
