Another engaging fixture in the J-League. Avispa Fukuoka is in the 9th place from participating in five matches. They welcome Sagan Tosu who are placed 7th from five matches.
- Avispa Fukuoka have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sagan Tosu have not yet lost a game.
Avispa Fukuoka and Sagan Tosu should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
Avispa Fukuoka have less points than they have played home games in the J-League so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 2 points. Fukuoka have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
The regulars are hoping that Avispa Fukuoka will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away defeat in the Nabisco Cup fixture against Jubilo Iwata.
In the game before, an away victory in the J-League match versus Gamba Osaka with a 3-2 scoreline.Early season league goal statistics from Avispa Fukuoka's 2 home games: 1 goal, 1 conceded.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
Things could have gone better for Sagan Tosu in their J-League away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right. It's three draws from Sagan Tosu's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
268 minutes! That's how long the Sagan goalkeeper Il-Gyu Park and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Kashiwa Reysol in their previous outing. The Nabisco Cup duel ended 1-1.
A 0-0 draw at Yokohama F. Marinos's stadium before that.Sagan Tosu are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 1 goal from 3 away games. The Sagan Tosu defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (1 goal in 3 games). More than 55 % of these were let in from the 60th minute and onwards in these in the last 30 minutes of matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Avispa Fukuoka wins - draws - Sagan Tosu wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Croux 1 goals |  T. Tanaka 1 goals | Y. Maejima 1 goals |
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
Sagan Tosu missing players
| Avispa Fukuoka | Sagan Tosu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 60% | 50% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 33% | 60% |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 33% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 40% |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 60% |
| 60% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 40% |
| 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 6 | 5.6 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.4 | 13 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 6.3 | 8 |
| 4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 20% | 9% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 14% | 27% |
| 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 8.7 | 9 |
| 2.4 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
- Avispa Fukuoka have not yet lost a game at home.
- Avispa Fukuoka have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Avispa Fukuoka have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Avispa Fukuoka have yet to win a game at home.
- Sagan Tosu have not yet lost a game.
- Sagan Tosu have yet to win a game away.
| Avispa Fukuoka | Last season | Sagan Tosu | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 16 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 42 | 26 | Scored | S | 13 | 43 | ||
| 37 | 18 | Conceded | C | 20 | 35 | ||
| 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 84% | 84% | ||
| 63% | 68% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 53% | 61% | ||
| 45% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 32% | 37% | ||
| 13% | 11% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 5% | 16% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 5% | ||
| 47% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 37% | 34% | ||
| 39% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 26% | 39% | ||
| 26% | 5% | Failed to Score | F T | 53% | 42% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8.3 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 9.8 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | ||
| 35% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 31% | ||
| 9.1 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 9.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 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 | Kawasaki Frontale | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Tokyo | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Cerezo Osaka | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Avispa Fukuoka | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Jubilo Iwata | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 17 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 2 |
