Vanraure Hachinohe hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 18 points and a 16th position in the J3-League table. Visiting Imabari holds 9th place with 29 pts.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
It's quite the trip for Imabari when visiting Vanraure Hachinohe as the cities are 1400 kilometers apart.
Vanraure Hachinohe form and stats
Vanraure Hachinohe's results here at Daihatsu Stadium in the J3-League have been very modest with 3 victories, 1 draw and 6 defeats. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Hachinohe with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Gamba Osaka U23 game, 21 days ago, have they avoided a loss. Game days at Daihatsu Stadium have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Hachinohe as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
Before that game, the home loss against Fukushima United with the scoreline 2-3.
Hachinohe has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Hachinohe defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Imabari form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their J3-League travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Gainare Tottori game have they lost an away game, meaning Imabari has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Cerezo Osaka U23.
Leading 2-0 was not enough for Imabari in their fight with Gifu last time out. Happy faces soon turned sour as mistakes flourished in what ended up a 2-3 loss.
Imabari have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 11 goals have been scored. Imabari's manager L. Planagumà Ramos has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 3 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Imabari - Hachinohe 1-1.Vanraure Hachinohe missing players
Imabari missing players
| Vanraure Hachinohe | Imabari | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | 20 |
| 35 | 18 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 70% | 85% |
| 84% | 80% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 50% | 60% |
| 58% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 20% | 25% |
| 37% | 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 26% | 30% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 58% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 40% |
| 16% | 30% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 80% | 45% |
| 26% | 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 30% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.7 | 0.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 189 | 106 | 22 | Total Shots | T S | 54 | 112 | 205 |
| 73 | 40 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 22 | 38 | 76 |
| 34% | 32% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 29% | 26% |
- Imabari has the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in J3-League
- Imabari has the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in J3-League
- Imabari has the most matches under the total-line (15) in J3-League
- Imabari have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Vanraure Hachinohe has the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in J3-League
- Vanraure Hachinohe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vanraure Hachinohe is in the worst form (1-0-5)
| 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 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 47 |
| 2 | Parceiro Nagano | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 38 |
| 3 | Roasso Kumamoto | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 38 |
| 4 | Gifu | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Sagamihara | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| 6 | Kagoshima United | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 33 |
| 7 | Gainare Tottori | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 33 |
| 8 | Fujieda MYFC | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 30 |
| 9 | Imabari | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 29 |
| 10 | Kataller Toyama | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 27 |
| 11 | Azul Claro Numazu | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 23 |
| 12 | Gamba Osaka U23 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -6 | 21 |
| 13 | Fukushima United | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -8 | 21 |
| 14 | Grulla Morioka | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -14 | 20 |
| 15 | YSCC | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -14 | 19 |
| 16 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -10 | 18 |
| 17 | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -18 | 14 |
| 18 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -12 | 13 |