Kagoshima United and Osaka match-goers have their best supporter shirts and scarves on for this first game week of a new J3-League season. Game on!
Kagoshima United's stadium, Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium, has a grass surface. Osaka have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Osaka when playing on grass; 7 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses from 17 matches. They have scored {25 goals} in these games and conceded 22.
Kagoshima United form and stats
In the previous season, Kagoshima United's league stats were 21 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses, resulting in 3rd position in the J3-League. During these 34 matches they scored {55 goals} and gave away 39. Playing as the host team in the last season Kagoshima United managed 12-1-4 (win-draw-lost) with {33 goals} and 17 conceded.
Osaka form and stats
A job perfectly done for Osaka last season as they secured promotion from Japan Football League. With a grand total of 17 wins, 8 draws and 5 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 8 were in away matches.
Head 2 Head
Kagoshima United missing players
Osaka missing players
| Kagoshima United | Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 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% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kagoshima United | Last season | Osaka | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 21 | 12 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 5 | ||
| 55 | 33 | Scored | S | 23 | 47 | ||
| 39 | 17 | Conceded | C | 22 | 34 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | ||
| 65% | 65% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 77% | ||
| 53% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 57% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 30% | ||
| 21% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 13% | ||
| 50% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 35% | 35% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 33% | ||
| 15% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 13% | 17% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.8 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.8 | ||
| 37% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 33% | ||
| 10.1 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8.1 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Azul Claro Numazu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ehime | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Fukushima United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Gainare Tottori | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Gifu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Grulla Morioka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Imabari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Kagoshima United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Kataller Toyama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Nara Club | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Osaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Parceiro Nagano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Ryūkyū | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Sagamihara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | YSCC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
| 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 | Nara Club | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 48 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 23 | 59 |
| 2 | Osaka | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 59 |
| 3 | Honda | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 24 | 56 |
| 4 | Reinmeer Aomori | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 51 |
| 5 | Maruyasu Okazaki | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 49 |
| 6 | Tokyo Musashino City | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 48 |
| 7 | Veertien Mie | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 45 |
| 8 | Verspah Oita | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 22 | -4 | 43 |
| 9 | Suzuka Unlimited | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -9 | 41 |
| 10 | Honda Lock | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 36 |
| 11 | Kochi United | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -9 | 34 |
| 12 | Matsue City | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 34 |
| 13 | TIAMO Hirakata | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 50 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 32 | -10 | 32 |
| 14 | Sony Sendai | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -16 | 28 |
| 15 | Criacao Shinjuku | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -22 | 24 |
| 16 | Biwako Shiga | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 57 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 33 | -36 | 21 |