6th position in the J3-League table for Kagoshima United so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 8th-placed Imabari visits Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium.
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.
Kagoshima United form and stats
Kagoshima United have collected 17 points from their J3-League home games so far after 5-2-4.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 211 minutes without scoring a league goal. T. Ushinohama was the last player to find the net.
No payout for Kagoshima in their previous match, an away game at Vanraure Hachinohe that ended in defeat 0-1. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Cerezo Osaka U23.
The manager J. Kim will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Kataller Toyama in only three days.
Kagoshima has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. On the other hand, Kagoshima have conceded 16 goals.
Imabari form and stats
Imabari have an excellent away record in the J3-League so far with 6-4-1 from 11 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Gainare Tottori game have they lost an away game, meaning Imabari has taken points from eight away matches in a row.
R. Kuwajima was the last player to score for the away team. Imabari haven't scored a league goal in the last 226 minutes.
Imabari might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Kamatamare Sanuki proved too strong as Imabari slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Yume Stadium. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Azul Claro Numazu.
After this away game Imabari return home for a J3-League game against Gamba Osaka U23. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Imabari are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 11 games (in the league). Imabari's manager L. Planagumà Ramos has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 3 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Imabari - Kagoshima 1-1.Kagoshima United missing players
Imabari missing players
| Kagoshima United | Imabari | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 34 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 21 |
| 28 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 73% | 83% |
| 65% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 45% | 57% |
| 57% | 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 18% | 22% |
| 30% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 22% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 52% | 55% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 18% | 35% |
| 30% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 82% | 48% |
| 26% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 27% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 240 | 107 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 17 | 118 | 223 |
| 86 | 38 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 40 | 86 |
| 36% | 24% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 30% | 24% |
- Imabari has the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in J3-League
- Imabari has the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in J3-League
- Imabari has the most matches under the total-line (18) in J3-League
- Imabari have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Kagoshima United has the most scored goals in the first half (19) in J3-League
- Kagoshima United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 32 | 55 |
| 2 | Parceiro Nagano | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 42 |
| 3 | Roasso Kumamoto | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 42 |
| 4 | Sagamihara | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 42 |
| 5 | Gifu | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 40 |
| 6 | Kagoshima United | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 37 |
| 7 | Gainare Tottori | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 37 |
| 8 | Imabari | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 33 |
| 9 | Fujieda MYFC | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 32 |
| 10 | Kataller Toyama | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 31 |
| 11 | Fukushima United | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -7 | 27 |
| 12 | Gamba Osaka U23 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 26 |
| 13 | Grulla Morioka | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -16 | 26 |
| 14 | Azul Claro Numazu | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -6 | 25 |
| 15 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -12 | 22 |
| 16 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -9 | 20 |
| 17 | YSCC | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -20 | 20 |
| 18 | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -19 | 16 |