Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Avispa Fukuoka & Gifu face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Emperor Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Avispa Fukuoka nor Gifu as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
Fukuoka have reached this Emperor Cup stage through battling and winning against Imabari. Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Avispa Fukuoka have played 11 J-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
A nice win for Avispa Fukuoka last time playing, versus Consadole Sapporo. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Wellington and Yuzawa scoring for the victors. The victory against Consadole Sapporo came after Yuzawa's winning goal. The Fukuoka manager Hasebe was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 54th minute. Midfield player Mae got a match rating of 7.4 in that game, the max score being 10. Mae hit one key pass and had 35 successful passes (of 39 total).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Cerezo Osaka and winning 1-0.There will be little rest for Avispa Fukuoka after this match as they are travelling to Shonan Bellmare for a J-League game in only four days.
The Fukuoka fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 11 matches. 12 goals have been conceded.
Gifu form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Niigata University and Shimizu S-Pulse in order to reach 3rd round of Emperor Cup. Gifu's mission in Emperor Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.3-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Gifu in their J3-League matches away.
Gifu have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 225 minutes ago. Murata was the goal scorer.
There might be some fixture complaints from Gifu as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 0-1 against Nara Club. Gifu were so close to getting something from the game against Nara Club, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal five minutes into overtime.
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Grulla Morioka.After this away game Gifu return home for a J3-League game against Imabari. That game is only three sleeps after this.
It's not easy to score on Gifu as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the preceeding ten meetings): Fukuoka won seven games, two matches ended with a draw and Gifu got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Yamagishi 7 goals |  R. Kubota 6 goals | L. Araújo de Almeida 4 goals |
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
Gifu missing players
| Avispa Fukuoka | Gifu | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 29 | 18 | Scored | S | 12 | 27 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Conceded | C | 12 | 24 | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 28% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.6 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 8.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 2.6 | ||
| 33% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 41% | ||
| 10.1 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 8 | ||
| 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.2 | ||
| 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 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 43 |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 24 | 40 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 39 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 30 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 27 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 26 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 26 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -10 | 23 |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 21 |
| 15 | Kyoto Sanga | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -8 | 20 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 14 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -26 | 14 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -17 | 13 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ehime | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 32 |
| 2 | Kagoshima United | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Kataller Toyama | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Nara Club | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27 |
| 5 | Imabari | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| 6 | Azul Claro Numazu | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
| 7 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 8 | Osaka | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 26 |
| 9 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 10 | Gifu | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 25 |
| 11 | Ryukyu | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 23 |
| 12 | Gainare Tottori | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | -1 | 22 |
| 13 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -3 | 22 |
| 14 | Grulla Morioka | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| 15 | Parceiro Nagano | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -4 | 21 |
| 16 | YSCC | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 21 |
| 17 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -14 | 19 |
| 18 | Fukushima United | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -11 | 15 |
| 19 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 14 |
| 20 | Sagamihara | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 10 |
