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Kitakyushu v Osaka

Kitakyushu
3–1Full time
Osaka

J3 League · SAT 17 OCT · Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu

Full timeGraded 17 Oct 08:31
Kitakyushu 3–1 Osaka OSAKA WIN · WRONGUNDER 2.5 · WRONGNOT BOTH TO SCORE · WRONGOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · WRONG0–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Osaka win44%
The market said45%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.758
The market’s Brier score0.792

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay15 notes · 26 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Osaka win at 44%.
  2. 1′Little has changed for our model: Osaka 44% before kick-off, 43% now. 0–0 · 30–27–43
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Kitakyushu v Osaka
  4. 23′We said Osaka at 44%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 15%. 1–0 · 61–25–15
  5. 23′⚽ GOAL · 23' Kitakyushu 1–0 Osaka
  6. 23′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 23' Osaka win: 44% at kick-off, 15% now
  7. 23′THE CALL SWINGS · 23' Kitakyushu win is now our likeliest result at 61% (was Osaka win 15%)
  8. 24′Kitakyushu score on 24′ to make it 1–0. 1–0 · 61–25–14
  9. 24′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 24' Osaka win: 44% at kick-off, 14% now
  10. 25′We said Osaka at 44%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 14%. 1–0 · 61–25–14
  11. 28′23′: K. Yoshida on the scoresheet for Kitakyushu, making it 1–0. 1–0 · 62–25–13
  12. 30′The goal count is tracking the 2.3 we expected. 1–0 · 62–25–13
  13. 36′SUBSTITUTION · 34' Osaka · On: R. Sugawara · Off: K. Isa
  14. 44′We said Osaka at 44%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 9%. 1–0 · 67–24–9
  15. 45′SECOND HALF Kitakyushu 1–0 Osaka
  16. 46′SUBSTITUTION · 46' Osaka · On: T. Kitsui · Off: G. Yoshida
  17. 49′HALF-TIME Kitakyushu 1–0 Osaka
  18. 63′We said Osaka at 44%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 4%. 1–0 · 75–20–4
  19. 63′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 63' Osaka win: 44% at kick-off, 4% now
  20. 66′SUBSTITUTION · 64' Kitakyushu · On: R. Hirahara · Off: M. Yoshinaga
  21. 67′SUBSTITUTION · 65' Kitakyushu · On: M. Nishimura · Off: K. Yoshida
  22. 69′SUBSTITUTION · 67' Osaka · On: S. Morimura · Off: R. Kubo
  23. 73′⚽ GOAL · 73' Kitakyushu 2–0 Osaka
  24. 75′Kitakyushu ahead on 74′ through D. Takahashi. 2–0. 2–0 · 98–2–0
  25. 77′SUBSTITUTION · 76' Osaka · On: M. Kojima · Off: K. Sakamoto
  26. 77′SUBSTITUTION · 75' Osaka · On: K. Fukui · Off: T. Toya
  27. 77′🟨 YELLOW · 77' Osaka
  28. 80′PENALTY MISSED · 80' Osaka
  29. 81′3 goals already, more than the 2.3 we expected for the whole match. 2–1 · 89–10–1
  30. 81′⚽ GOAL · 81' Kitakyushu 2–1 Osaka
  31. 82′A goal for Osaka on 81′ — 2–1. 2–1 · 90–9–1
  32. 83′S. Sumida scores for Osaka on 82′. 3–1 · 100–0–0
  33. 83′⚽ GOAL · 83' Kitakyushu 3–1 Osaka
  34. 85′Kitakyushu score on 84′ to make it 3–1. 3–1 · 100–0–0
  35. 86′That is 4, and we only asked for 2.3 across ninety minutes. 3–1 · 100–0–0
  36. 88′SUBSTITUTION · 82' Kitakyushu · On: Y. Sakashita · Off: H. Izawa
  37. 89′SUBSTITUTION · 85' Kitakyushu · On: T. Narasaka · Off: S. Koh
  38. 92′🟨 YELLOW · 90+1' Osaka
  39. 92′SUBSTITUTION · 87' Osaka · On: T. Akiyama · Off: S. Sumida
  40. 93′SUBSTITUTION · 90+2' Kitakyushu · On: S. Maruyama · Off: D. Takahashi
  41. 98′3–1 at the end. Our 44% on Osaka misses, and the record keeps it. 3–1 · 100–0–0
  42. FTFULL TIME Kitakyushu 3–1 Osaka
  43. FTKitakyushu 3–1 Osaka · Osaka win: wrong · Under 2.5: wrong · Not both to score: wrong · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: wrong · 0–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

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Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Osaka are narrow favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Kitakyushu 30%, draw 27%, Osaka 44%. Over 2.5 goals 39%, both teams to score 44%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Kitakyushu win30%
Draw27%
Osaka win44%

Kick-offSAT 17 OCT · 06:00

RoundMatchday 11

VenueMikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu

Line-ups

Kitakyushu

Osaka

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Kitakyushu

Osaka

7Days since last match8

Last match: 10 Oct · J3 League

Last match: 9 Oct · J3 League

2Matches in previous 14 days2

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
6Osaka10+917
16Kitakyushu10−610

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Kitakyushu

Formation not confirmed

31 K. Otani

30 K. Fukumori

28 K. Yokokubo

3 R. Kamihashi

20 S. Yasumitsu

66 D. Takahashi

18 S. Hiramatsu

14 H. Izawa

8 M. Yoshinaga

37 K. Yoshida

11 S. Koh

Coach · Ryotaro Tanaka

Substitutes

41 · M. Sugimoto

4 · K. Hasegawa

5 · T. Narasaka

16 · S. Maruyama

27 · K. Hara

7 · R. Hirahara

19 · F. Yoshihara

51 · Y. Sakashita

52 · M. Nishimura

Osaka

Formation not confirmed

1 H. Sugawara

2 K. Sakamoto

5 Y. Minakuchi

25 R. Kuwako

6 S. Tachino

10 R. Kubo

11 G. Yoshida

14 S. Sumida

28 T. Toya

95 K. Isa

9 T. Shimada

Coach · Mitsunori Yabuta

Substitutes

88 · R. Umeda

52 · M. Kojima

23 · T. Akiyama

41 · R. Nose

15 · K. Fukui

17 · S. Morimura

21 · H. Kimura

7 · T. Kitsui

29 · R. Sugawara

Our number · osaka winFirst published 11 Oct 03:54 · updated 17 Oct 03:09 · locked at kick-off
44% The market45%
Us44%
Market45%

We make Osaka a 44% chance to win. The market has them at 45%. We are within 1 point of the market. The model expects 1.0–1.3.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Kitakyushu v Osaka0.98 – 1.27
Form · last six in J3 League this season · since 5 SeptW2 D1 L3 · W3 D2 L1
Table places · points 10 v 1716 v 6
The market · Osaka win45% · ours 44%

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
40%45%50% 11 OCT 04:0417 OCT 05:24
Our probability · Osaka win The market, margin stripped

Published at 43%, 44% now. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 45% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Kitakyushu win30%28%+2
Draw27%26%+1
Osaka win44%45%−1
Over 2.5 goals39%55%−16
Both teams to score44%58%−14
Over 1.5 goals65%76%−11
Over 3.5 goals19%35%−16
Kitakyushu or draw56%55%+1
Kitakyushu clean sheet28%––
Osaka clean sheet38%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 0–1 at 14.1%
0123450 10.0 14.1 8.4 3.6 1 11.1 12.1 8.1 3.5 2 5.1 6.3 4.0 3 2.1 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Kitakyushu down, Osaka across0–5 goals a side shown (99.7% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.1 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

6 meetings since 2021
Goals a meeting1.50
Over 2.52 of 6
Both scored1 of 6
Last meetingsOSA 0–3 KIT · KIT 1–0 OSA · OSA 3–2 KIT · KIT 0–0 OSA

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in J3 League this season · since 5 Sept

KITAKYUSHU

LLWDWL0–3 · 2–4 · 2–1 · 1–1 · 2–0 · 0–2

OSAKA

DWWWLD0–0 · 2–1 · 4–1 · 4–0 · 0–1 · 1–1

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Ehime FC10+1423
2Kagoshima United10+823
3Renofa Yamaguchi10+720
4Nara Club10+520
5Sagamihara10+618
6Osaka10+917
7FC Gifu10+1016
8Kanazawa10+314
9Roasso Kumamoto10+114
10Biwako Shiga10014
11Parceiro Nagano10014
12Gainare Tottori10−713
13Matsumoto Yamaga10−211
14FC Ryukyu10−311
15Tochigi SC10−410
16Kitakyushu10−610
17Thespakusatsu Gunma10−99
18Fukushima United10−58
19Kamatamare Sanuki10−85
20Kochi United10−195

The competition's standings before kick-off.