It's round two of the J3-League season and a lot to play for. Read our full preview of Ryūkyū-Grulla Morioka!
It's quite the trip for Grulla Morioka when visiting Ryūkyū as the cities are 2600 kilometers apart.
Ryūkyū and Grulla Morioka should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Ryūkyū form and stats
In the previous season, Ryūkyū's league statistics were 8 wins, 13 draws and 21 losses, resulting in 21st place in the J2-League. During these 42 matches they scored {41 goals} and gave away 65. Appearing as the home team in the previous season Ryūkyū managed 3-8-10 (win-draw-lost) with {23 goals} and 31 conceded. The hosts won their first J3-League game here at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Ryūkyū last season were 3 wins, 8 draws and 10 losses from 21 games.
Ryūkyū's last game was hosting Vanraure Hachinohe (placed 16th) and winning 1-0.
Previous to that game, a J2-League home match hosting Oita Trinita in a game that was won 1-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Ryūkyū handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Ryūkyū at home in the league. 1 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Grulla Morioka form and stats
Let's have a look at how Grulla Morioka performed last season in the J2-League: They landed a 22nd position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 7 draws and 26 defeats. In total they scored 35 and conceded {80 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 4 and lost 12 with 19/42 goals scored/conceded. A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the J3-League, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 5 wins, 4 draws and 12 defeats from 21 matches.
It's the second away game in a row for Grulla Morioka, but there's smiles all around after the 5-1 victory versus Ehime (placed 20th) last time out. As you can tell from the results above, Morioka was very dominant against Ehime, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-1 (!) with Tashiro, Miyaichi (2), Shimbo and Kiri providing the goals.
Prior to that match, the Grulla Morioka manager Matsubara faced defeat when travelling to Ventforet Kofu and losing 0-2.Grulla Morioka are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 13 matches.
Grulla Morioka have the goal stats of 5-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the former eight meetings): Ryūkyū won five games, one match ended in a draw and Grulla Morioka managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / two.
Top Goalscorers
![]() T. Miyaichi 2 goals | ![]() K. de Oliveira 1 goals | ![]() S. Kiri 1 goals |
Ryūkyū missing players
Grulla Morioka missing players
| Ryūkyū | Grulla Morioka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 56% | 56% |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Ryūkyū | Last season | Grulla Morioka | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 42 | 21 | Played | P | 21 | 42 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 21 | 10 | Lost | L | 12 | 26 | ||
| 41 | 23 | Scored | S | 19 | 35 | ||
| 65 | 31 | Conceded | C | 42 | 80 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 98% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 76% | 69% | ||
| 45% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 55% | ||
| 24% | 19% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | ||
| 17% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 45% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 19% | 21% | ||
| 36% | 24% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 36% | ||
| 3.3 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8.3 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 9.5 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.1 | ||
| 32% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 27% | ||
| 9.6 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 11.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Grulla Morioka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Parceiro Nagano | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Gainare Tottori | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Kagoshima United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Kataller Toyama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Imabari | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Ryūkyū | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Gifu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Sagamihara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | YSCC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Osaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Azul Claro Numazu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Fukushima United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Nara Club | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Ehime | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 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 | Albirex Niigata | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 73 | 35 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 38 | 84 |
| 2 | Yokohama | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 66 | 49 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 28 | 17 | 80 |
| 3 | Fagiano Okayama | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 61 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 72 |
| 4 | Roasso Kumamoto | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 58 | 48 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 10 | 67 |
| 5 | Oita Trinita | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 62 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 66 |
| 6 | Montedio Yamagata | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 62 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 64 |
| 7 | Vegalta Sendai | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 67 | 59 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 32 | 8 | 63 |
| 8 | Tokushima Vortis | 42 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 48 | 35 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 62 |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 62 | 55 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 7 | 61 |
| 10 | JEF United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 42 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 61 |
| 11 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 50 | 54 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 28 | -4 | 56 |
| 12 | Blaublitz Akita | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 46 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -7 | 56 |
| 13 | Mito Hollyhock | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 47 | 46 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 54 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 56 | 69 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 33 | -13 | 52 |
| 15 | Machida Zelvia | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 51 | 50 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 51 |
| 16 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 51 | 54 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 27 | -3 | 50 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 32 | 40 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 17 | -8 | 49 |
| 18 | Ventforet Kofu | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 47 | 54 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -7 | 48 |
| 19 | Omiya Ardija | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 48 | 64 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 29 | -16 | 43 |
| 20 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 57 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 28 | -21 | 42 |
| 21 | Ryūkyū | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 41 | 65 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 34 | -24 | 37 |
| 22 | Grulla Morioka | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 80 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 38 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 42 | -45 | 34 |