A classic home victory, the away team with a heroic away win or a tactical 0-0 draw? It's all up in the air when the mid-table sides Nara Club and Gifu duel at Konoike Athletic Stadium.
- Nara Club have the fewest conceded goals (12) in J3-League
- Gifu is in the best form (4-2-0) in J3-League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Nara Club form and stats
When playing at home in the J3-League, Nara Club, who have the fewest conceded goals (12) in J3-League, have managed 2 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games.
Nara Club are returning here after visiting Fukushima United and winning with a 5-0 scoreline. Asakawa (2), Hiramatsu, Nakashima and Nishida scored the goal(s). A huge relief, as that was the first three points in the league after playing, but not winning, six consecutive games. As mentioned above, Nara Club "killed" Fukushima United in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Ahead of that match, Nara lost 0-2 at home to Azul Claro Numazu.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Nara Club have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 3 and lost 3.
It should be added that a peek at the 11 most recent league fixtures reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
Nara Club have scored {7 league goals} here from 8 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.
Gifu form and stats
As the visiting team in J3-League matches, Gifu have produced an overall stat of 3-2-3 so far.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Gifu goalkeeper Shu Mogi is eager to challenge this, with his 233 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
There were no winners in Gifu's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Grulla Morioka (placed 12th).
Prior to that result Gifu won their away game at Fukushima United. The scoreline was 2-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Gifu playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 4 Gifu wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Gifu now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Emperor Cup game at Avispa Fukuoka is waiting in only three days.
Gifu find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. Gifu are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  H. Asakawa 8 goals |  R. Kubota 6 goals | T. Sakai 3 goals |
Nara Club missing players
Gifu missing players
| Nara Club | Gifu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | 7 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 75% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 62% |
| 25% | 25% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 38% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 31% | 25% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 44% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 38% |
| 31% | 50% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
| 4.9 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.4 | 4 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.3 | 10.1 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 8.6 | 9.5 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| 46% | 29% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 43% | 36% |
| 6.7 | 9 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.3 |
| 3.1 | 4.1 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
- Gifu have the fewest points from losing position (0) in J3-League
- Gifu is in the best form (4-2-0) in J3-League
- Nara Club have the fewest conceded goals (12) in J3-League
- Nara Club have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in J3-League
- Nara Club have the the best goal difference (+10) in J3-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kataller Toyama | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 30 |
| 2 | Ehime | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 29 |
| 3 | Kagoshima United | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | Imabari | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | Azul Claro Numazu | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| 6 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | Gifu | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Nara Club | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 24 |
| 9 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Osaka | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 23 |
| 11 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 22 |
| 12 | Grulla Morioka | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| 13 | Parceiro Nagano | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| 14 | YSCC | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 21 |
| 15 | Ryūkyū | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 20 |
| 16 | Gainare Tottori | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| 17 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | -15 | 16 |
| 18 | Fukushima United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | -9 | 15 |
| 19 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 11 |
| 20 | Sagamihara | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 10 |
