Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Avispa Fukuoka & Okinawa SV face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Emperor Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Avispa Fukuoka have less rest than Okinawa SV in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a J-League game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Urawa Reds, was also a home game here at Best Denki Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
Avispa Fukuoka participated in Emperor Cup the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.2 victories, 6 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Avispa Fukuoka have to build on here at Best Denki Stadium in the J-League.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Fukuoka, who played 0-0 against Urawa Reds. That match was also played at this venue (Best Denki Stadium). The goalie Murakami was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.84 out of ten. Murakami topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that, an away loss at Nagoya Grampus in the J-League.The match schedule is unforgiving for Avispa Fukuoka as they have a new game in only three days, a Nabisco Cup match thankfully also at home. Kashima Antlers are visiting.
Avispa Fukuoka have scored 7 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. Fukuoka have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
Okinawa SV form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Imabari in order to reach 2nd round of Emperor Cup. They also participated in Emperor Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round.Two travels in a row for Okinawa SV, whose coach Yamamoto could celebrate last time after the Emperor Cup win against Imabari.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Yamagishi 3 goals |  J. Croux 2 goals | L. Araújo de Almeida 2 goals |
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
Okinawa SV missing players
| Avispa Fukuoka | Okinawa SV | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 5 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 19 | 14 | Scored | S | 9 | 9 | ||
| 18 | 7 | Conceded | C | 8 | 8 | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 60% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 40% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.3 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 12.5 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 24% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 7.9 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 10.5 | ||
| 3 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | ||
| 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 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 20 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Urawa Reds | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 15 |
| 15 | Júbilo Iwata | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -9 | 13 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -10 | 13 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 11 |
