Kagoshima United and Ehime are both high-flying in the J3-League with their 3rd and 1st spots respectively. Let's hope for a super fixture!
- Kagoshima United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ehime have the most scored goals in the second half (18) in J3-League
Kagoshima United and Ehime should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Kagoshima United form and stats
The story so far in the J3-League for Kagoshima United at their home stadium (Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
In their previous game, the manager Otake led his Kagoshima United to a defeat away at Azul Claro Numazu. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium.
Before that, Kagoshima United had a home game versus Fukushima United which ended with a victory 3-1.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 Kagoshima United have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 4 and lost 5.
Kagoshima have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium with 15 goals in 9 league matches.
Ehime form and stats
4-4-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Ehime in their J3-League matches away.
Two trips in a row for Ehime, whose coach Ishimaru could celebrate last time after the win against Vanraure Hachinohe. The end of the last match, against Vanraure Hachinohe, was very satisfying as Matsuda scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
That result followed a home victory 4-3 versus Kataller Toyama.Ehime are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 4 draws and 8 defeats. From a total of 13 matches.
The visiting Ehime have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 9 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Data for the previous four meetings involving these two contenders are: two wins for Kagoshima United, zero draws and two wins for Ehime. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Matsuda 7 goals | B. Duncan 5 goals |  S. Take 3 goals |
Kagoshima United missing players
Ehime missing players
| Kagoshima United | Ehime | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | 15 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 26 |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 22 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 67% | 83% |
| 78% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | 67% |
| 33% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 56% |
| 17% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 44% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 67% |
| 28% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | 28% |
| 33% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 22% |
| 6.9 | 7.4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 6 | 5.4 |
| 5.5 | 5.2 | 11 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| 1.1 | 1.1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.4 | 13.1 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| 4.8 | 5.9 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 30% | 28% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 38% | 40% |
| 10.1 | 9.6 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.5 | 10.9 | 10.2 |
| 3.3 | 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
- Ehime have the most scored goals in the second half (18) in J3-League
- Kagoshima United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kagoshima United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ehime | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 35 |
| 2 | Kataller Toyama | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 33 |
| 3 | Kagoshima United | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
| 4 | Azul Claro Numazu | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 30 |
| 5 | Imabari | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Nara Club | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| 7 | Osaka | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 27 |
| 8 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | Gifu | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| 10 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 25 |
| 11 | Grulla Morioka | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 12 | Gainare Tottori | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | -1 | 23 |
| 13 | Ryūkyū | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 23 |
| 14 | Parceiro Nagano | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -4 | 22 |
| 15 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -4 | 22 |
| 16 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -13 | 22 |
| 17 | YSCC | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 21 |
| 18 | Fukushima United | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | -10 | 18 |
| 19 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 20 | Sagamihara | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 13 |
