The season has been a rollercoaster for these teams so far, the highs and lows leading to mid-table positions so far. Let's get ready for Avispa Fukuoka - Cerezo Osaka!
- Avispa Fukuoka is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Cerezo Osaka have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in J-League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
Avispa Fukuoka have collected 16 points from their J-League home games so far after 5-1-5.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Fukuoka, who played 1-1 against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. That match was also played at this venue (Best Denki Stadium). The attacker Yuya Yamagishi was "man of the match" for Fukuoka with a rating of 7.65/10. Yamagishi hit three key passes.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Gamba Osaka (0-1).Fukuoka are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 11 games. Avispa Fukuoka have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
Cerezo Osaka have only collected 7 points from their away games in the J-League, after 1-4-5 (10 played). Cerezo are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Urawa Reds fixture.
There were no winners in Cerezo's previous match, a J-League home game that ended 0-0 vs Vegalta Sendai (placed 18th). Defender Tiago Pagnussat was the best team player with a rating of 7.94. Pagnussat hit two key passes and won 5 of 6 duels.
Before that, Cerezo Osaka secured a home win against Albirex Niigata with the score 3-2.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sagan Tosu in just three days.
Cerezo Osaka are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 10 games (in the league). Cerezo Osaka's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Cerezo Osaka - Fukuoka 2-2. Previous ten meetings between these sides: Fukuoka won three, Cerezo Osaka triumphed in five and we saw two draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Pereira Mendes 5 goals |  T. Sakamoto 5 goals | M. Kato 5 goals |
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
Cerezo Osaka missing players
| Avispa Fukuoka | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 22 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 24 | 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 29 |
| 28 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 27 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 91% |
| 70% | 64% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 64% |
| 48% | 45% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 40% | 41% |
| 17% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 40% | 27% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 40% | 23% |
| 57% | 55% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 59% |
| 30% | 36% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 27% |
| 22% | 9% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 23% |
| 4.5 | 5.1 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 1.3 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.2 | 9.5 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.5 | 10.9 |
| 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 36% | 34% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 31% | 30% |
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in J-League
- Avispa Fukuoka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Avispa Fukuoka is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Cerezo Osaka have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in J-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 40 | 61 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 24 | 50 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 41 |
| 4 | Vissel Kobe | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 38 |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 37 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 35 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 35 |
| 9 | Consadole Sapporo | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 32 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 31 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 30 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 27 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | -6 | 26 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -8 | 24 |
| 15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 23 |
| 16 | Tokushima Vortis | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -9 | 23 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -6 | 21 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -18 | 18 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 20 | -20 | 16 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 31 | -35 | 14 |