With the edgy opening game out of the way it’s time for the second J3-League battle of the season. Iwaki are eager to welcome Sagamihara in front of their home support.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Iwaki form and stats
Last season, Iwaki's league statistics were 21 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses, leading to 1st position in the Japan Football League. From these 32 matches they scored 65 goals and gave away 28. Playing at their own stadium in the former season Iwaki generated 10-4-2 (win-draw-lost) with 30 goals and 16 conceded.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Iwaki, who played 0-0 against Sagamihara. That match was also played at this venue (J Village No.1 Ground).
Preceding that game was the away draw at Kagoshima United that finished 1-1.Sagamihara form and stats
Let's have a look at how Sagamihara performed last season in the J2-League: They landed a 19th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 14 draws and 20 defeats. In total they scored 33 and conceded 54 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 6 and lost 11 with 13/25 goals scored/conceded.
Sagamihara has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Iwaki for a 0-0 draw.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Azul Claro Numazu.Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
![]() R. Saga 1 goals | ![]() Y. Matsuhashi 1 goals |
Iwaki missing players
Sagamihara missing players
| Iwaki | Sagamihara | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 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% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 2.5 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1 | 4.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.5 | 8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Iwaki | Last season | Sagamihara | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 32 | 16 | Played | P | 21 | 42 | ||
| 21 | 10 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 6 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 11 | 20 | ||
| 65 | 30 | Scored | S | 13 | 33 | ||
| 28 | 16 | Conceded | C | 25 | 54 | ||
| 91% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 86% | ||
| 88% | 81% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 62% | ||
| 59% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | ||
| 31% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | ||
| 12% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 45% | ||
| 41% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 19% | Failed to Score | F T | 48% | 45% | ||
| 5.2 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 3.4 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.9 | ||
| 0.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.1 | 7.3 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | ||
| 25% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 25% | ||
| 8.4 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11.1 | ||
| 2.9 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fukushima United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Fujieda MYFC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Gifu | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Parceiro Nagano | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Kataller Toyama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Sagamihara | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Iwaki | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Kagoshima United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | YSCC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Imabari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 15 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Gainare Tottori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 17 | Ehime | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| 18 | Azul Claro Numazu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 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 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 65 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 37 | 71 |
| 2 | Honda | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 69 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 44 | 67 |
| 3 | Verspah Oita | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 62 |
| 4 | Suzuka Unlimited | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 46 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 50 |
| 5 | Matsue City | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 50 |
| 6 | Sony Sendai | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 13 | 48 |
| 7 | Osaka | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 48 |
| 8 | TIAMO Hirakata | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 58 | 57 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 1 | 48 |
| 9 | Reinmeer Aomori | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 49 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 21 | -8 | 45 |
| 10 | Nara Club | 32 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 39 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 43 |
| 11 | Veertien Mie | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 19 | -3 | 40 |
| 12 | Biwako Shiga | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 48 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -13 | 37 |
| 13 | Kochi United | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 49 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 29 | -19 | 33 |
| 14 | Maruyasu Okazaki | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 46 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -19 | 33 |
| 15 | Tokyo Musashino City | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 38 | 53 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 32 | -15 | 32 |
| 16 | Honda Lock | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 28 | -22 | 27 |
| 17 | Kariya | 32 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 55 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 28 | -29 | 18 |
| 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 | Jubilo Iwata | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 75 | 42 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 33 | 91 |
| 2 | Kyoto Sanga | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 28 | 84 |
| 3 | Ventforet Kofu | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 65 | 38 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 27 | 80 |
| 4 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 69 | 44 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 25 | 78 |
| 5 | Machida Zelvia | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 64 | 38 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 26 | 72 |
| 6 | Albirex Niigata | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 61 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 68 |
| 7 | Montedio Yamagata | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 61 | 49 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 68 |
| 8 | JEF United | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 48 | 36 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 66 |
| 9 | Ryukyu | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 57 | 47 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 31 | 10 | 65 |
| 10 | Mito Hollyhock | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 50 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 9 | 59 |
| 11 | Fagiano Okayama | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 40 | 36 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 59 |
| 12 | Tokyo Verdy | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 66 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 35 | -4 | 58 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 53 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 27 | -12 | 47 |
| 14 | Tochigi | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 37 | 51 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -14 | 45 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 37 | 51 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -14 | 43 |
| 16 | Omiya Ardija | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 51 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 42 |
| 17 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 29 | -21 | 41 |
| 18 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 35 | 56 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 35 | -21 | 41 |
| 19 | Sagamihara | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 54 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 25 | -21 | 38 |
| 20 | Ehime | 42 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 38 | 67 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 28 | -29 | 35 |
| 21 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 42 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 66 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 37 | -31 | 35 |
| 22 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 36 | 71 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 39 | -35 | 34 |