Both teams are capable of winning this one, Iwaki holding a 26 point lead on Nara Club in the standings. Let's start!
- Nara Club have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Iwaki have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Japan Football League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Nara Club form and stats
Nara Club have collected 16 points from their Japan Football League home games so far after 4-4-6. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Nara, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
A good away victory last time out for Nara, who won 1-0 against Maruyasu Okazaki (placed 14th).
Before that, Nara had a home game versus Matsue City which ended with a victory 1-0.The Nara Club fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 14 matches. Nara's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Iwaki form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 10 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the Japan Football League. A great winning streak in away games for Iwaki as they have managed to win four matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Kochi United have they travelled home without three points.
Iwaki won their last game, 1-0 versus TIAMO Hirakata played at home.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Kariya.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Iwaki are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's not easy to score on Iwaki as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Nara Club and Iwaki have met earlier this season: Iwaki - Nara 2-2. Data for the last two meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Nara, one draw and one win for Iwaki. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Nara Club missing players
Iwaki missing players
| Nara Club | Iwaki | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 36 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 13 | 29 | 56 |
| 34 | 20 | 8 | Conceded | C | 4 | 9 | 25 |
| 90% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 90% |
| 66% | 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 86% |
| 48% | 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 55% |
| 28% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 14% | 28% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 7% | 10% |
| 52% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 57% | 55% |
| 28% | 21% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 43% | 41% |
| 31% | 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | 14% |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
| 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.4 | 8.7 | 6.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18 | 15.6 | 15 |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8 | 5.8 | 6 |
| 28% | 35% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 27% | 25% |
| 11.6 | 12 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 8.1 | 8.4 |
| 5.1 | 5.2 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
- Iwaki have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Iwaki have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Japan Football League
- Iwaki have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Japan Football League
- Iwaki have the most points (33) away in Japan Football League
- Iwaki have the the best goal difference (+20) away in Japan Football League
- Iwaki have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Nara Club 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 | Iwaki | 29 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 31 | 64 |
| 2 | Honda | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 63 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 40 | 61 |
| 3 | Verspah Oita | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 53 |
| 4 | Osaka | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 47 |
| 5 | Sony Sendai | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 47 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 45 |
| 6 | TIAMO Hirakata | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 50 | 52 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 24 | -2 | 45 |
| 7 | Suzuka Unlimited | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 44 |
| 8 | Matsue City | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 22 | -2 | 41 |
| 9 | Reinmeer Aomori | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 46 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -7 | 41 |
| 10 | Veertien Mie | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | -1 | 39 |
| 11 | Nara Club | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 38 |
| 12 | Biwako Shiga | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -13 | 34 |
| 13 | Kochi United | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 29 | -14 | 32 |
| 14 | Maruyasu Okazaki | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 41 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 30 |
| 15 | Tokyo Musashino City | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 31 | -15 | 26 |
| 16 | Honda Lock | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 26 | -19 | 26 |
| 17 | Kariya | 29 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 48 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -25 | 18 |