Vissel Kobe get ready to welcome Avispa Fukuoka for something different than the ordinary league football: The J-League Cup Quarter-finals leg 1 of 2.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Vissel and Avispa Fukuoka.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Vissel Kobe was eliminated in the play-offs last season in the J-League Cup. Urawa Reds was too strong.Vissel Kobe's results here at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe in the J-League have been very modest with 3 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
The Vissel crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Kashiwa Reysol here at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe. Sakai, defender, was given a rating of 7.63/10 in that game, top of the team. Sakai hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and won 6 of 8 duels.
A 1-1 draw away in the J-League before that, with Kashima Antlers the opponent.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Vissel Kobe handle that role? We have found 11 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.
The manager Yoshida will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Cerezo Osaka in only three days.
At NOEVIR Stadium Kobe, Vissel Kobe has the goal stats of 11-11 (for/against) from 11 league fixtures.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
Last season their J-League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Avispa Fukuoka so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-6 (win-draw-lose).
Yamagishi was the last player to score for the away team. Avispa Fukuoka haven't scored a league goal in the last 264 minutes.
There might be some fixture complaints from Avispa Fukuoka as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-2 against Cerezo Osaka. Midfielder Tanabe was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.12. Tanabe dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 43 successful passes (of 50 total).
A 0-0 draw at Shonan Bellmare's stadium before that.We have checked recent matches where Fukuoka have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 1 victory, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
A new game in only three days for Avispa Fukuoka, the J-League home match versus Gamba Osaka. Busy days.
The attacking power of Avispa Fukuoka when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 12 league matches away. 14 goals have been conceded by Fukuoka in these games.
Head 2 Head
Vissel Kobe-Avispa Fukuoka H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Vissel Kobe four wins, Avispa Fukuoka zero wins, six draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Yamagishi 6 goals |   Y. Muto 5 goals |  Y. Ōsako 4 goals |
Vissel Kobe missing players
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
| Vissel Kobe | Avispa Fukuoka | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Won | W | 2 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 39 | 30 | Scored | S | 6 | 27 | ||
| 30 | 17 | Conceded | C | 13 | 21 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 45% | 48% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 40% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 3.8 | ||
| 4 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.4 | 12.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.1 | 7 | ||
| 4.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.9 | 2.7 | ||
| 34% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 40% | ||
| 10.5 | 9.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 8.4 | ||
| 4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 48 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 40 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 39 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 38 |
| 5 | Kawasaki Frontale | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 35 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 29 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 27 |
| 11 | Kyoto Sanga | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -4 | 26 |
| 12 | Nagoya Grampus | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 13 | Shonan Bellmare | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -7 | 25 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 28 | -18 | 25 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 22 |
| 16 | Jubilo Iwata | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -11 | 22 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 21 |
| 18 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -9 | 21 |
