A short peek at the J-League standings point to an upper hand to Kawasaki Frontale when they arrive at Avispa Fukuoka. Nevertheless; let's play the game before we pick a winner!
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest scored goals (17) in J-League
Kawasaki Frontale have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
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!
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
The story so far in the J-League for Avispa Fukuoka at their home stadium (Best Denki Stadium) is 3 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats.
Avispa Fukuoka are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 354 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Yamagishi).
Avispa Fukuoka lost their last game at Kashima Antlers (placed 2nd) after a 0-2 scoreline. Midfielder Croux was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.65 (out of ten) in that game. Croux hit two key passes and had 20 successful passes (of 25 total).
Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 19 latest league games shows that 15 of them had goals from both sides.
Fukuoka aren't scoring a lot here at Best Denki Stadium in the league, with only 9 goals from 11 games. From these home matches, Avispa Fukuoka have conceded only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Kawasaki Frontale form and stats
The visitors are W4-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the J-League.
Kawasaki delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Cerezo Osaka in their previous game; a Nabisco Cup duel.
Before that, Kawasaki Frontale secured a home win against Yokohama F. Marinos with the score 2-1.The visiting Kawasaki Frontale have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 11 games. As opposed to that, Kawasaki Frontale have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The newest past result between these sides is the Kawasaki Frontale - Fukuoka 2-0 played earlier this season. Avispa Fukuoka-Kawasaki Frontale H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Avispa Fukuoka three wins, Kawasaki Frontale six wins, one draw. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Yamagishi 6 goals |   A. Ienaga 6 goals | M. da Silva Barbosa 5 goals |
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
Kawasaki Frontale missing players
| Avispa Fukuoka | Kawasaki Frontale | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 34 |
| 22 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 71% | 55% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 38% | 27% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 73% | 73% |
| 21% | 18% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | 45% |
| 21% | 18% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 27% | 32% |
| 8% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 14% |
| 25% | 27% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 45% | 45% |
| 46% | 64% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 45% | 45% |
| 58% | 55% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 9.2 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 11.5 | 12 |
| 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 27% | 26% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 27% | 32% |
| 8.3 | 8.8 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 7.8 | 8.2 |
| 3 | 3.3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3 | 3.1 |
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest conceded goals (22) in J-League
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in J-League
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest scored goals (17) in J-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 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 48 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 43 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 41 |
| 6 | Kawasaki Frontale | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 40 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 35 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -2 | 35 |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 33 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 30 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -16 | 28 |
| 12 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | -5 | 27 |
| 13 | Avispa Fukuoka | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 27 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -11 | 25 |
| 16 | Vissel Kobe | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 24 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 22 |
| 18 | Júbilo Iwata | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -19 | 22 |
