The managers H. Shibuya and S. Kobayashi are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the J3-League league table.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Roasso Kumamoto form and stats
When playing at home in the J3-League, Roasso Kumamoto have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 7 games.
In their previous game, the manager H. Shibuya led his Roasso Kumamoto to a defeat in the J3-League match away at ThespaKusatsu Gunma. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at EGAO Kenko Stadium. Before that, Roasso Kumamoto had a home game versus Azul Claro Numazu which ended with a victory 3-2.
The Roasso Kumamoto fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 7 league matches. Roasso Kumamoto have conceded 11 from these games.
Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats
The away team, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) in J3-League, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 3 wins, 3 draws and only 0 losses in the J3-League. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Giravanz Kitakyushu's record of five away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Parceiro Nagano game. The fact that Giravanz Kitakyushu have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
Giravanz Kitakyushu are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the J3-League against Blaublitz Akita (placed 13th). That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus YSCC.
Giravanz Kitakyushu are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 6 games (in the league). The Giravanz Kitakyushu defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (2 goals in 6 games).
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Giravanz Kitakyushu - Roasso Kumamoto 1-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for Roasso Kumamoto, 2 draws and 7 wins for Giravanz Kitakyushu. Over 2,5 goals: 4 times; under 2,5 goals: 6 games.Top Goalscorers
  T. Ikemoto 6 goals |
Roasso Kumamoto missing players
Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players
| Roasso Kumamoto | Giravanz Kitakyushu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 40 | 21 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 23 | 44 |
| 35 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| 90% | 79% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 69% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 79% | 83% |
| 55% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 43% | 41% |
| 31% | 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 14% | 14% |
| 14% | 29% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| 62% | 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 52% |
| 28% | 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 41% |
| 21% | 21% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | 14% |
| 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 9 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.9 | 3.9 |
| 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Giravanz Kitakyushu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Giravanz Kitakyushu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Roasso Kumamoto 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 | Roasso Kumamoto | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 |
| 2 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 3 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Kataller Toyama | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| 5 | Fujieda MYFC | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Sagamihara | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | Gamba Osaka U23 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | Grulla Morioka | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 16 |
| 10 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 11 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 12 | Fukushima United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 13 |
| 14 | Parceiro Nagano | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 13 |
| 15 | Azul Claro Numazu | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 12 |
| 16 | Gainare Tottori | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -7 | 12 |
| 17 | YSCC | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -10 | 12 |
| 18 | Tokyo U23 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 11 |