About Match
10 points for Gifu (9th), 4 for Fukushima United (19th): a 6-point gap. Gifu have been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Gifu 2.14 scored and 0.71 conceded per game, Fukushima United 1.71 and 2.43, with the league averaging 1.47. Gifu would climb to 13 points with a win and up to 3rd (other results held equal).
Defeat has followed defeat for Gifu — three in succession.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Gifu have 2 wins to Fukushima United's 4, with 0 draws, at 4.33 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 67% of the meetings.
Nagaragawa Stadium in Gifu, capacity 16,300, hosts the game.