Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Kashiwa Reysol & Avispa Fukuoka face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the J-League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Avispa Fukuoka, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
This has all the signs of an engrossing game with lots of action and energy as both contenders are well refreshed since they last played a game. Get this show on the road!
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
Kashiwa participated in J-League Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.Kashiwa Reysol's results here at SANKYO FRONTIER Kashiwa Stadium in the J-League have been very modest with 1 victory, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Kashiwa Reysol lost their last game at Yokohama F. Marinos after a 3-4 scoreline. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? The defeat against Yokohama F. Marinos was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored seven minutes into stoppage time (by Toshima (own goal)). The striker Sávio was declared "man of the match" for Kashiwa Reysol with the rating of 7.7/10. Sávio hit the woodwork once and hit two key passes.
Before that fixture, a home victory against Yamanashi Gakuin in the Emperor Cup. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Kashiwa have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 3 and lost 7.
Kashiwa Reysol has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Kashiwa Reysol defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
Avispa Fukuoka's mission in J-League Cup last season failed in the semi-finals against Sanfrecce Hiroshima.Avispa Fukuoka have only collected 3 points from their away games in the J-League, after 0-3-5 (8 played).
Fukuoka play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Nagoya Grampus. Sato got a match rating of 7.2 in that game, top player of the team. Sato scored one goal and had 27 successful passes (of 31 total).
Before that match, the victory at home against Imabari in the Emperor Cup (2-0). As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Avispa Fukuoka in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Avispa Fukuoka, 5 draws and 6 defeats.
The attacking power of Fukuoka when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. Avispa Fukuoka struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 14 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these teams meet on the pitch this season, as the history books show this recent match: Avispa Fukuoka - Kashiwa Reysol 3-3. Previous ten meetings featuring these sides: Kashiwa won four, Avispa Fukuoka were winners in three and we saw three draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Yamagishi 7 goals |  M. Hosoya 5 goals | M. Gonçalves Sávio 3 goals |
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
| Kashiwa Reysol | Avispa Fukuoka | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 32 | 22 | Scored | S | 10 | 30 | ||
| 42 | 23 | Conceded | C | 17 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 60% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 24% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 5 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.2 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 10.7 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.4 | ||
| 37% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 35% | ||
| 11.2 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 10.1 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Avispa Fukuoka | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 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 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 35 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 33 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | Sagan Tosu | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 23 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 20 |
| 12 | Tokyo | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -6 | 19 |
| 13 | Albirex Niigata | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 17 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 16 |
| 16 | Yokohama | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -22 | 13 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -5 | 12 |
| 18 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 12 |
