Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Avispa Fukuoka in 7th and Kashiwa Reysol in 13th place.
- Avispa Fukuoka have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Kashiwa Reysol have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
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 Fukuoka and Kashiwa Reysol.
Kashiwa Reysol have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
Overall J-League stats at home this season for Avispa Fukuoka are 3-0-3 (wins-draw-losses). Two home wins in a row for Fukuoka bring valid hopes of a third.
The home team returns to Best Denki Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Kashima Antlers (placed 10th) on their last time out; the Nabisco Cup game ended 1-1. Previous to that game, a J-League home match hosting Urawa Reds in a game that was won 2-0.
Fukuoka are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 games. 7 goals have been conceded.
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
Kashiwa Reysol have only collected 4 points from their away games in the J-League, after 1-1-5 (7 played).
Kashiwa played 3-3 against Urawa Reds in their previous match. It was a J-League defeat before that one as the away game against Vegalta Sendai wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
It looked so good for Kashiwa Reysol vs Urawa Reds, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 3-1 lead was turned into a 3-3 draw. As you can tell from the result, the match against Urawa Reds was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
Goals are few and far between in Kashiwa's away league games. Only 3 goals from 7 travels. As opposed to that, Kashiwa have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Fukuoka zero wins, two draws and Kashiwa Reysol seven victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Goya 4 goals |   E. Salomonsson 3 goals | B. Pereira Mendes 3 goals |
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
| Avispa Fukuoka | Kashiwa Reysol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 16 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 16 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 69% | 67% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 57% | 58% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 14% | 33% |
| 31% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 29% | 42% |
| 38% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 17% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 57% | 42% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1 | 0.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.1 | 9.7 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 9 | 9.2 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 43% | 41% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 13% | 30% |
- Avispa Fukuoka have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kashiwa Reysol have scored away.
- Avispa Fukuoka have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Avispa Fukuoka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Kashiwa Reysol have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Kashiwa Reysol haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 27 | 38 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 29 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 26 |
| 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 24 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 | Avispa Fukuoka | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 17 |
| 10 | Kashima Antlers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 15 |
| 12 | Tokushima Vortis | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 14 |
| 13 | Kashiwa Reysol | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -2 | 13 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 17 | Oita Trinita | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 8 |
| 18 | Gamba Osaka | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -15 | 6 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 20 | -28 | 2 |