14th- against 11th place might not sound all that steamy. Fear not: Here's the intelligence that makes Maruyasu Okazaki - Nara Club (even) more engrossing!
- Maruyasu Okazaki have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Japan Football 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!
Maruyasu Okazaki form and stats
Maruyasu Okazaki's results here in the Japan Football League have been very modest with 2 victories, 6 draws and 6 defeats.
Maruyasu faced defeat in their previous match, away at Honda Lock (0-2).
Before that, Maruyasu Okazaki drew at home versus Kariya.Maruyasu have scored 13 league goals here from 14 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded.
Nara Club form and stats
The visitors are W4-D7-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Japan Football League. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Nara are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
The supporters enjoyed Nara's previous game versus Matsue City (placed 8th), a Japan Football League 1-0 win played at home.
A 0-3 defeat away at Verspah Oita before that.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Nara Club have scored 17 goals in 14 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 14 goals have been conceded by Nara Club in these games.
Head 2 Head
The former head to head encounter ended Nara Club - Maruyasu Okazaki 2-2, earlier this season. Maruyasu-Nara Club H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Maruyasu Okazaki zero wins, Nara Club two wins, two draws. two of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Maruyasu Okazaki missing players
Nara Club missing players
| Maruyasu Okazaki | Nara Club | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 7 | 17 | 35 |
| 40 | 21 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 34 |
| 86% | 79% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 86% | 89% |
| 64% | 79% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 71% | 68% |
| 43% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 36% | 50% |
| 25% | 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 21% | 29% |
| 11% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 50% | 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 57% | 54% |
| 29% | 21% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 29% | 25% |
| 36% | 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 29% | 32% |
| 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
| 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 10.1 | 9.2 |
| 3.3 | 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 34% | 28% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 20% | 29% |
| 10.7 | 10.2 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 11.4 | 11.8 |
| 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
- Maruyasu Okazaki have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Maruyasu Okazaki have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Japan Football 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 | Honda | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 63 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 40 | 61 |
| 2 | Iwaki | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 30 | 61 |
| 3 | Verspah Oita | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 50 |
| 4 | TIAMO Hirakata | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 51 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 23 | -1 | 45 |
| 5 | Osaka | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 44 |
| 6 | Sony Sendai | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 42 |
| 7 | Suzuka Unlimited | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 41 |
| 8 | Matsue City | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 22 | -1 | 41 |
| 9 | Veertien Mie | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 39 |
| 10 | Reinmeer Aomori | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -8 | 38 |
| 11 | Nara Club | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 35 |
| 12 | Biwako Shiga | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -12 | 34 |
| 13 | Kochi United | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 27 | -12 | 32 |
| 14 | Maruyasu Okazaki | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -14 | 30 |
| 15 | Honda Lock | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 24 | -17 | 26 |
| 16 | Tokyo Musashino City | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 31 | -17 | 23 |
| 17 | Kariya | 28 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -24 | 18 |