Kagoshima United will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 4 points behind Sagamihara.
It's no vacation for neither Kagoshima nor Sagamihara as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's quite the trip for Sagamihara when visiting Kagoshima as the cities are 1300 kilometers apart.
Kagoshima United form and stats
Overall J3-League stats at home this season for Kagoshima United are 6-2-5 (wins-draw-losses).
A good away victory last time out for Kagoshima United, who won 2-1 against Kamatamare Sanuki (placed 16th). Prior to that, an away loss at Azul Claro Numazu.
The Kagoshima United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 13 matches. Kagoshima United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Sagamihara form and stats
As the visiting team in J3-League matches, Sagamihara have produced an overall stat of 5-5-4 so far. Things are running smoothly for Sagamihara who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 13 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Roasso Kumamoto. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Roasso Kumamoto game have they lost an away game, meaning Sagamihara has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Grulla Morioka (placed 13th) in their previous outing. The J3-League match ended in a draw 1-1. A draw for Sagamihara before that, at their own venue hosting Cerezo Osaka U23 (0-0).
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sagamihara have scored 14 goals in 14 league games away. Sagamihara have conceded 17 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Sagamihara - Kagoshima 2-1. Kagoshima-Sagamihara H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Kagoshima United four wins, Sagamihara two wins, one draw. five of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  T. Ushinohama 7 goals |
Kagoshima United missing players
Sagamihara missing players
| Kagoshima United | Sagamihara | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 11 | 5 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 41 | 16 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| 36 | 18 | 10 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | 30 |
| 93% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 86% | 82% |
| 68% | 69% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 71% | 64% |
| 57% | 62% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 43% | 46% |
| 32% | 23% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 14% | 25% |
| 21% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 7% | 11% |
| 54% | 54% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 43% | 50% |
| 25% | 23% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 36% | 36% |
| 29% | 31% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 80% | 36% | 32% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 286 | 125 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 41 | 142 | 284 |
| 105 | 44 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 53 | 106 |
| 36% | 30% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 26% | 29% |
- Kagoshima United has the most scored goals in the first half (22) 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 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 49 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 41 | 68 |
| 2 | Parceiro Nagano | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 49 |
| 3 | Gainare Tottori | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 47 |
| 4 | Sagamihara | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 34 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 47 |
| 5 | Gifu | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 46 |
| 6 | Imabari | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 46 |
| 7 | Roasso Kumamoto | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 46 |
| 8 | Kagoshima United | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 43 |
| 9 | Kataller Toyama | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 41 |
| 10 | Fujieda MYFC | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 2 | 40 |
| 11 | Fukushima United | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 21 | -7 | 33 |
| 12 | Azul Claro Numazu | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 20 | -4 | 32 |
| 13 | Grulla Morioka | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -16 | 32 |
| 14 | Gamba Osaka U23 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -9 | 29 |
| 15 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -14 | 25 |
| 16 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -15 | 24 |
| 17 | YSCC | 28 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 58 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 31 | -25 | 23 |
| 18 | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -25 | 20 |