Avispa Fukuoka welcomes Vissel Kobe to this second leg of the J-League Cup Quarter-finals. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
The visiting Vissel Kobe played their last game only four days ago, a J-League match. That game was also an away game, at Cerezo Osaka. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
Last season, Avispa Fukuoka's J-League Cup journey ended in the group stage.Avispa Fukuoka have played 11 J-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-6-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Avispa Fukuoka haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 264 minutes ago. Yamagishi scored that one.
Fukuoka are returning here after visiting Vissel Kobe in a J-League Cup game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
A J-League defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Cerezo Osaka.The manager Hasebe will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Kashima Antlers in only four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Avispa Fukuoka here at Best Denki Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 11 games). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Avispa Fukuoka have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Vissel Kobe's mission in J-League Cup last season failed in the play-offs against Urawa Reds.There's been little loot from Vissel Kobe's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 13 away games in the J-League. Vissel Kobe only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 4 draws.
Osako was the last player to score for the away team. Vissel haven't scored a league goal in the last 218 minutes.
Two away games in a row for Vissel Kobe, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 versus Cerezo Osaka. Sasaki, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.34. Sasaki hit three key passes and had 17 successful passes (of 21 total).
aweayteam Hara magic won.
The schedule is very tough for Vissel now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A J-League game at Consadole Sapporo is waiting in only three days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Vissel Kobe as they have only managed to score 10 times from 13 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Vissel Kobe have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date reported history between these participants is the Vissel Kobe - Fukuoka 1-2 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings involving these sides: Avispa Fukuoka won one, Vissel Kobe triumphed in four and we saw five draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Yamagishi 6 goals |   Y. Muto 5 goals |  Y. Ōsako 4 goals |
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
Vissel Kobe missing players
| Avispa Fukuoka | Vissel Kobe | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 29 | 21 | Scored | S | 9 | 36 | ||
| 21 | 7 | Conceded | C | 16 | 32 | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 32% | ||
| 3.7 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 0.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7.2 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 10.9 | ||
| 2.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 43% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 32% | ||
| 8.5 | 8.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 10.7 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 48 |
| 2 | Kashiwa Reysol | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 42 |
| 3 | Cerezo Osaka | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 41 |
| 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 40 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 40 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 38 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -2 | 35 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 32 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 32 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 29 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -14 | 28 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 27 |
| 13 | Kyoto Sanga | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -11 | 25 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | -7 | 24 |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 22 |
| 17 | Jubilo Iwata | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 22 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 21 |
