Key statistics for the Emperor Cup fixture between Avispa Fukuoka and Ventforet Kofu

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Competition: Japan Emperor Cup
Competition: Wed 07.September
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Best Denki Stadium

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Avispa Fukuoka or Ventforet Kofu that keep their silverware dream alive.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Avispa Fukuoka form and stats

Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.

The J-League results at home this season for Avispa Fukuoka are 3-6-5 (wins-draws-losses).

The Fukuoka regulars got no joy from their last match, also played here at Best Denki Stadium: A 2-3 defeat against Nagoya Grampus. Midfielder Croux was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.13 (out of ten) in that game. Croux scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Ahead of that match, Avispa Fukuoka lost 0-1 at home to Gamba Osaka.

The manager Hasebe will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Yokohama F. Marinos in only three days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Fukuoka here at Best Denki Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 14 games). It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

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Ventforet Kofu form and stats

Ventforet Kofu was sent out of Emperor Cup in the 2nd round last season.

The story so far for the visiting team on their J2-League travels is 4 wins, 7 draws and 7 defeats.

Ventforet Kofu are travelling again after losing away to Tokushima Vortis in their previous match (0-2).

A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Zweigen Kanazawa in the J2-League.

A new game in only three days for Ventforet Kofu, the J2-League home match versus Omiya Ardija. Busy days.

The attacking power of Ventforet when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 18 league matches away. Ventforet Kofu have conceded 23 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Avispa Fukuoka victories, two draws and six Ventforet Kofu wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Ventforet KofuM. Hasegawa
M. Hasegawa
8 goals
Avispa FukuokaY. Yamagishi
Y. Yamagishi
7 goals
Ventforet KofuK. Mitsuhira
K. Mitsuhira
7 goals

Avispa Fukuoka missing players

Ventforet Kofu missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Avispa Fukuoka Ventforet Kofu
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   14 25
9 7   Won W   3 7
6 2   Drew D   6 12
10 4   Lost L   5 6
24 16   Scored S   11 33
28 12   Conceded C   15 28
84% 85%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   79% 88%
56% 46%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   64% 72%
36% 38%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   36% 40%
24% 31%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   7% 24%
8% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 8%
36% 31%   BTTS BTTS   50% 64%
44% 62%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 20%
36% 23%   Failed to Score F T   43% 28%
 
3.7 3.4   Corners for (avg) C F   5.7 5.2
4 4.3   Corners against (avg) C A   2.9 3.5
1.4 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.7 0.7
2 2   Red cards R C   0 2
 
7.7 8.1   Shots (avg) S (   8.9 10
2.6 2.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 4.6
38% 43%   Goal Efficiency G E   22% 29%
 
9.1 8.1   Shots against (avg) S A   7.2 8.3
3.1 2.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3 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 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 28 14 8 6 45 28 15 9 3 3 26 12 13 5 5 3 19 16 17 50
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 25 14 7 4 53 29 11 9 2 0 25 6 14 5 5 4 28 23 24 49
3 Kawasaki Frontale 26 15 4 7 45 30 13 10 1 2 26 14 13 5 3 5 19 16 15 49
4 Kashima Antlers 28 12 9 7 41 36 15 7 5 3 25 21 13 5 4 4 16 15 5 45
5 Kashiwa Reysol 28 13 5 10 39 35 14 6 1 7 20 22 14 7 4 3 19 13 4 44
6 Cerezo Osaka 26 11 8 7 40 31 14 6 4 4 20 17 12 5 4 3 20 14 9 41
7 Sagan Tosu 28 9 13 6 40 33 14 5 7 2 20 9 14 4 6 4 20 24 7 40
8 Tokyo 26 11 6 9 35 34 13 6 5 2 19 10 13 5 1 7 16 24 1 39
9 Urawa Reds 26 8 12 6 38 26 12 5 6 1 24 12 14 3 6 5 14 14 12 36
10 Nagoya Grampus 27 9 9 9 25 28 13 6 4 3 14 11 14 3 5 6 11 17 -3 36
11 Shimizu S-Pulse 28 7 10 11 35 41 14 2 6 6 18 26 14 5 4 5 17 15 -6 31
12 Consadole Sapporo 27 7 10 10 29 45 13 4 6 3 12 16 14 3 4 7 17 29 -16 31
13 Kyoto Sanga 26 7 8 11 25 29 13 5 3 5 13 13 13 2 5 6 12 16 -4 29
14 Shonan Bellmare 26 7 8 11 22 32 15 4 5 6 12 22 11 3 3 5 10 10 -10 29
15 Avispa Fukuoka 28 6 10 12 21 31 14 3 6 5 12 14 14 3 4 7 9 17 -10 28
16 Gamba Osaka 28 7 7 14 28 42 14 3 4 7 16 21 14 4 3 7 12 21 -14 28
17 Vissel Kobe 26 6 6 14 23 34 11 3 2 6 11 11 15 3 4 8 12 23 -11 24
18 Júbilo Iwata 27 5 8 14 25 45 14 4 4 6 16 23 13 1 4 8 9 22 -20 23
  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 34 19 10 5 54 38 17 12 3 2 28 15 17 7 7 3 26 23 16 67
2 Albirex Niigata 34 19 8 7 59 31 16 11 2 3 32 15 18 8 6 4 27 16 28 65
3 Fagiano Okayama 34 16 12 6 49 32 17 9 5 3 28 16 17 7 7 3 21 16 17 60
4 Vegalta Sendai 34 16 7 11 63 48 18 7 4 7 27 23 16 9 3 4 36 25 15 55
5 Roasso Kumamoto 34 14 12 8 43 38 16 6 5 5 16 15 18 8 7 3 27 23 5 54
6 Oita Trinita 34 13 13 8 48 39 17 6 7 4 28 22 17 7 6 4 20 17 9 52
7 V-Varen Nagasaki 32 14 8 10 39 33 16 4 7 5 17 17 16 10 1 5 22 16 6 50
8 Montedio Yamagata 33 13 10 10 49 35 16 8 2 6 29 17 17 5 8 4 20 18 14 49
9 Machida Zelvia 34 14 7 13 44 37 17 7 5 5 25 19 17 7 2 8 19 18 7 49
10 Tokushima Vortis 34 9 20 5 37 26 17 5 10 2 20 12 17 4 10 3 17 14 11 47
11 Mito Hollyhock 33 12 10 11 40 35 17 7 5 5 20 16 16 5 5 6 20 19 5 46
12 JEF United 34 12 10 12 35 33 18 6 5 7 14 14 16 6 5 5 21 19 2 46
13 Ventforet Kofu 34 9 15 10 40 42 16 5 8 3 25 19 18 4 7 7 15 23 -2 42
14 Tokyo Verdy 33 10 11 12 49 49 16 7 4 5 22 17 17 3 7 7 27 32 0 41
15 Tochigi 33 9 12 12 26 32 18 4 8 6 15 19 15 5 4 6 11 13 -6 39
16 Blaublitz Akita 34 10 9 15 28 42 16 4 4 8 15 21 18 6 5 7 13 21 -14 39
17 Zweigen Kanazawa 33 10 9 14 39 55 16 4 4 8 17 27 17 6 5 6 22 28 -16 39
18 Renofa Yamaguchi 34 9 9 16 37 45 18 8 5 5 26 21 16 1 4 11 11 24 -8 36
19 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 34 8 7 19 25 42 17 3 5 9 12 22 17 5 2 10 13 20 -17 31
20 Omiya Ardija 33 7 10 16 33 51 16 4 4 8 18 27 17 3 6 8 15 24 -18 31
21 Grulla Morioka 34 8 6 20 29 63 17 3 3 11 13 31 17 5 3 9 16 32 -34 30
22 Ryukyu 34 6 11 17 37 57 18 2 8 8 22 29 16 4 3 9 15 28 -20 29

Table
  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 34 19 10 5 54 38 17 12 3 2 28 15 17 7 7 3 26 23 16 67
2 Albirex Niigata 34 19 8 7 59 31 16 11 2 3 32 15 18 8 6 4 27 16 28 65
3 Fagiano Okayama 34 16 12 6 49 32 17 9 5 3 28 16 17 7 7 3 21 16 17 60
4 Vegalta Sendai 34 16 7 11 63 48 18 7 4 7 27 23 16 9 3 4 36 25 15 55
5 Roasso Kumamoto 34 14 12 8 43 38 16 6 5 5 16 15 18 8 7 3 27 23 5 54
6 Oita Trinita 34 13 13 8 48 39 17 6 7 4 28 22 17 7 6 4 20 17 9 52
7 V-Varen Nagasaki 32 14 8 10 39 33 16 4 7 5 17 17 16 10 1 5 22 16 6 50
8 Montedio Yamagata 33 13 10 10 49 35 16 8 2 6 29 17 17 5 8 4 20 18 14 49
9 Machida Zelvia 34 14 7 13 44 37 17 7 5 5 25 19 17 7 2 8 19 18 7 49
10 Tokushima Vortis 34 9 20 5 37 26 17 5 10 2 20 12 17 4 10 3 17 14 11 47
11 Mito Hollyhock 33 12 10 11 40 35 17 7 5 5 20 16 16 5 5 6 20 19 5 46
12 JEF United 34 12 10 12 35 33 18 6 5 7 14 14 16 6 5 5 21 19 2 46
13 Ventforet Kofu 34 9 15 10 40 42 16 5 8 3 25 19 18 4 7 7 15 23 -2 42
14 Tokyo Verdy 33 10 11 12 49 49 16 7 4 5 22 17 17 3 7 7 27 32 0 41
15 Tochigi 33 9 12 12 26 32 18 4 8 6 15 19 15 5 4 6 11 13 -6 39
16 Blaublitz Akita 34 10 9 15 28 42 16 4 4 8 15 21 18 6 5 7 13 21 -14 39
17 Zweigen Kanazawa 33 10 9 14 39 55 16 4 4 8 17 27 17 6 5 6 22 28 -16 39
18 Renofa Yamaguchi 34 9 9 16 37 45 18 8 5 5 26 21 16 1 4 11 11 24 -8 36
19 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 34 8 7 19 25 42 17 3 5 9 12 22 17 5 2 10 13 20 -17 31
20 Omiya Ardija 33 7 10 16 33 51 16 4 4 8 18 27 17 3 6 8 15 24 -18 31
21 Grulla Morioka 34 8 6 20 29 63 17 3 3 11 13 31 17 5 3 9 16 32 -34 30
22 Ryukyu 34 6 11 17 37 57 18 2 8 8 22 29 16 4 3 9 15 28 -20 29

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