Struggling Biwako Shiga are keen to pull off a surprise when they greet enterprising Osaka in the next league game. It’s 13th vs 4th and the home regulars will have low expectations.
- Biwako Shiga have the the worst goal difference (-11) in Japan Football League
- Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This stadium uses the playing surface grass, unlike Osaka's home arena. The last 22 games by the away side on grass have ended with 9 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses.
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!
Biwako Shiga form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Japan Football League this season. Biwako Shiga have only managed 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses from their games here at Nunobiki Higashiomi Stadium. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Nunobiki Higashiomi Stadium.
Biwako travelled for their previous game, a trip to Kochi United that ended 1-1.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Veertien Mie in a game that was won 2-1.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Biwako Shiga here at Nunobiki Higashiomi Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 7 games). Biwako Shiga's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Osaka form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Japan Football League travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
The supporters enjoyed Osaka's previous fixture versus Suzuka Unlimited (placed 10th), a 1-0 win played at home.
A 1-3 defeat away at Matsue City before that.Osaka are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 5 games (in the league). Osaka struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 8 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: three - zero - three (Biwako wins - draws - Osaka wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Biwako Shiga missing players
Osaka missing players
| Biwako Shiga | Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 7 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 21 | 9 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 67% | 57% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 43% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 50% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 42% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 50% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 80% | 67% |
| 17% | 14% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 33% |
| 33% | 43% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 4.9 |
| 8.3 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1 | 3.3 |
| 0.7 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.7 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 19 | 12.3 |
| 4.7 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 9 | 5.1 |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 11% | 25% |
| 15.3 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 12 | 7.6 |
| 5.7 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 10 | 4.9 |
- All of Osaka's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Biwako Shiga have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Biwako Shiga have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Biwako Shiga have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Japan Football League
- Biwako Shiga have the the worst goal difference (-11) in Japan Football League
- Biwako Shiga have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Biwako Shiga haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Osaka have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Osaka have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Osaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Tokyo Musashino City | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 23 |
| 2 | Honda | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | Maruyasu Okazaki | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | Osaka | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 5 | Nara Club | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| 6 | Verspah Oita | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | Veertien Mie | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| 8 | Reinmeer Aomori | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Honda Lock | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 10 | Suzuka Unlimited | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 11 | TIAMO Hirakata | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -1 | 15 |
| 12 | Kochi United | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 15 |
| 13 | Biwako Shiga | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 14 |
| 14 | Sony Sendai | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -7 | 10 |
| 15 | Criacao Shinjuku | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 10 |
| 16 | Matsue City | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -10 | 8 |
