Avispa Fukuoka get ready to welcome Kashima Antlers for something different than the ordinary league football: The J-League Cup Play-offs leg 1 of 2.
It's quite the trip for Kashima Antlers when visiting Fukuoka as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
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.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
Action has already taken place for Avispa Fukuoka in J-League Cup as they have defeated Shonan Bellmare, Tokyo and Jubilo Iwata to reach the Play-offs. Avispa Fukuoka was eliminated in the group stage last season in the J-League Cup.The story so far in the J-League for Avispa Fukuoka at their home stadium (Best Denki Stadium) is 2 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat.
Croux was the last player to score a league goal for Avispa Fukuoka and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Fukuoka haven't scored in 212 minutes.
Avispa Fukuoka's previous fixture was a Emperor Cup game also played at their own arena, finishing 3-0 versus Okinawa SV. The home team are looking to continue in that form.
Before that, Avispa Fukuoka drew at home versus Urawa Reds.Fukuoka aren't scoring a lot here at Best Denki Stadium in the league, with only 7 goals from 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Avispa Fukuoka have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Oita Trinita, Cerezo Osaka and Gamba Osaka in order to reach play-offs of J-League Cup. Kashima Antlers was sent out of J-League Cup in the quarter-finals last season, when Nagoya Grampus turned out to be too strong.4-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Kashima Antlers in their J-League matches away.
The fans enjoyed Kashima Antlers's previous game versus Niigata University, a Emperor Cup win (2-1) played at home.
It was a J-League defeat before that one as the away game against Tokyo wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.Kashima are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 7 away games so far. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Kashima Antlers have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Avispa Fukuoka victories, one draw and six Kashima Antlers wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Ueda 10 goals |  Y. Suzuki 6 goals |  A. do Nascimento Cruz 4 goals |
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
Kashima Antlers missing players
| Avispa Fukuoka | Kashima Antlers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 22 | 17 | Scored | S | 21 | 47 | ||
| 18 | 7 | Conceded | C | 13 | 29 | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 76% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 32% | ||
| 56% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 20% | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8.2 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.9 | 13.2 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 5.5 | ||
| 27% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 34% | ||
| 7.7 | 8.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 8.5 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.5 | ||
| 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 | Jubilo 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 |
