High profile Kashima Antlers arrive at Avispa Fukuoka after their 1-2-result against Yokohama F. Marinos. Get out our full match preview!
- Avispa Fukuoka have the most points from losing position (13) in J-League
- Kashima Antlers have the most clean sheets (13) in J-League
These teams have little in common geographically as Kashima Antlers have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
When playing at home in the J-League, Avispa Fukuoka have managed 8 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 14 games.
A good away victory last time out for Avispa Fukuoka, who won 3-1 against Kashiwa Reysol (placed 16th). The talented striker Konno edged out all the other footballers in that game and was awarded a match rating of 8.33 out of 10. Konno scored two goals.
Before that, Avispa Fukuoka had a home game versus Nagoya Grampus which ended with a victory 1-0.The Fukuoka fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 14 matches. Avispa Fukuoka have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Kashima Antlers form and stats
Playing away, Kashima Antlers, who have the most clean sheets (13) in J-League, have won 6 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the J-League this season.
Kashima Antlers failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Yokohama F. Marinos (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 1-2. That loss was their first after four consecutive league games winning points. Suzuki, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.25. Suzuki scored one goal, hit the woodwork once and hit two key passes.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Cerezo Osaka.Kashima have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 19 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far).
Head 2 Head
The two teams in this fixture also played each other before this match year: Kashima Antlers - Avispa Fukuoka 0-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Fukuoka wins - draws - Kashima Antlers wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Suzuki 13 goals |  Y. Yamagishi 8 goals | K. Chinen 5 goals |
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
Kashima Antlers missing players
| Avispa Fukuoka | Kashima Antlers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 30 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 19 | 39 |
| 31 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 89% | 86% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 89% |
| 61% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | 68% |
| 46% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 46% |
| 18% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 29% | 21% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 46% | 43% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 50% | 46% |
| 36% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | 46% |
| 29% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 21% | 18% |
| 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | 12.9 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 11.9 | 11.4 |
| 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
| 32% | 26% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 35% | 38% |
| 10.7 | 9.2 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 9.2 | 10.5 |
| 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
- Avispa Fukuoka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Avispa Fukuoka have the most points from losing position (13) in J-League
- Kashima Antlers have the most clean sheets (13) 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 | Vissel Kobe | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 24 | 55 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 54 |
| 3 | Urawa Reds | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 49 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 47 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 46 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 45 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 44 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -1 | 44 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 1 | 39 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -4 | 36 |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 50 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 32 | -13 | 34 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 30 | -2 | 33 |
| 13 | Kyoto Sanga | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 33 |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -7 | 33 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 17 | -2 | 32 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -13 | 26 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 51 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 28 | -27 | 22 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 28 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 53 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -20 | 21 |
