J3-League prediction and pre-match guide: Kagoshima United odds-on expected to top Imabari

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Competition: Japan J3-League
Competition: Sat 11.March
Match begins: 06:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium (12584 seats)

After the first round it's Kagoshima United - Imabari 3-3 in points. Who will achieve victory in this second J3-League game of the season?

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Kagoshima United form and stats

Last season, Kagoshima United's league stats were 21 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses, providing 3rd place in the J3-League. From these 34 matches they scored {55 goals} and conceded 39. Appearing at their own stadium in the last season Kagoshima United managed 12-1-4 (win-draw-lost) with {33 goals} and 17 conceded. The hosts won their first J3-League game here at Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Kagoshima United last season were 12 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses from 17 games.

The Kagoshima United fans enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Osaka and win 2-1. A late climax in the match against Osaka as the winning goal came one minutes into overtime; scored by Satsukawa.

In the preceding match a 4-2 victory visiting Kataller Toyama.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Kagoshima United handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Kagoshima United at home in the league. 2 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Imabari form and stats

Let's have a look at how Imabari performed last season in the J3-League: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 18 victories, 6 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 55 and conceded {40 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 9 - drew 3 and lost 5 with 30/23 goals scored/conceded.

Imabari won their last game, 1-0 versus Fukushima United played at home.

Prior to that match, the Imabari manager Takagi faced defeat when travelling to Vanraure Hachinohe and losing 1-2.

We have checked recent matches where Imabari have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 3 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Head 2 Head

Previous six meetings featuring these contenders: Kagoshima won two, Imabari were winners in three and we saw one draw. three games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 3 red cards from the last six encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Kagoshima UnitedA. Satsukawa
A. Satsukawa
1 goals
Kagoshima UnitedK. Hirose
K. Hirose
1 goals
ImabariK. Nakagawa
K. Nakagawa
1 goals

Kagoshima United missing players

Imabari missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Kagoshima United Imabari
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 1 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 2 0 Scored S 0 0 1
1 1 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 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%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
10 10 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 2
1 1 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 2
1 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
16 16 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 20
6 6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 5
33% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 20%
 
9 9 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 7
2 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 3
Kagoshima United Last season Imabari
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
21 12   Won W   9 18
3 1   Drew D   3 6
10 4   Lost L   5 10
55 33   Scored S   30 55
39 17   Conceded C   23 40
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 94%
65% 65%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   82% 68%
53% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   59% 53%
24% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 26%
21% 29%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   29% 24%
50% 53%   BTTS BTTS   65% 53%
35% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 38%
15% 12%   Failed to Score F T   6% 15%
 
5.9 6.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 4.8
5.2 5.2   Corners against (avg) C A   5.6 5.7
1.2 1.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.1 1.1
3 1   Red cards R C   1 1
 
10.8 10.9   Shots (avg) S (   12.9 12.3
4.4 4.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.9 4.8
37% 44%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 34%
 
10.1 10.5   Shots against (avg) S A   9.8 9.7
3.7 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.9

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

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 Grulla Morioka 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 4 3
2 Parceiro Nagano 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Matsumoto Yamaga 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Gainare Tottori 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
5 Kagoshima United 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 Imabari 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Kamatamare Sanuki 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Ryūkyū 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
10 Giravanz Kitakyushu 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Gifu 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Sagamihara 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 YSCC 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Osaka 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
15 Azul Claro Numazu 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Vanraure Hachinohe 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Fukushima United 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Tegevajaro Miyazaki 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Nara Club 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 Ehime 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0

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