There has been no shortage of boom and bust for these participants so far this campaign, situated in positions near the midsection of the J-League table. Here's the Avispa Fukuoka - Sagan Tosu latest:
- Avispa Fukuoka have the most points (15) at home in J-League
- Sagan Tosu haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Sagan Tosu could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a J-League game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Urawa Reds. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
5-0-1 is the performance here at Best Denki Stadium so far in the J-League, giving Avispa Fukuoka a total of 15 from their 6 games here. Outstanding results!
The club members are hoping that Fukuoka will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the game against Sanfrecce Hiroshima (placed 3rd). Konno (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.32/10. Konno served one assist, hit one key pass and had 31 successful passes (of 38 total).
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Tokyo.A decent goal production from Avispa Fukuoka in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
2-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sagan Tosu in their J-League matches away.
It's the second away game in a row for Sagan, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Urawa Reds (placed 8th) last time out. Il-Kyu (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.0. Il-Kyu topped it up with a clean sheet.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Kawasaki Frontale wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.We have checked recent matches where Sagan Tosu have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 11 games were 2 victories, 6 draws and 3 defeats.
The visiting Sagan Tosu have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 7 goals from 6 games. 7 goals have been conceded by Sagan in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Avispa Fukuoka won three games, four matches ended with a tie and Sagan Tosu managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Yamagishi 6 goals | L. Araújo de Almeida 3 goals |  F. Honda 3 goals |
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
Sagan Tosu missing players
| Avispa Fukuoka | Sagan Tosu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 16 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 58% |
| 58% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 33% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 17% | 25% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 3.9 | 3.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.8 | 13 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 7.5 | 9.1 |
| 3.4 | 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| 37% | 36% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 47% | 34% |
| 9.2 | 7.3 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.5 | 17.3 | 16.5 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
- Avispa Fukuoka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Avispa Fukuoka have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Avispa Fukuoka have the most points (15) at home in J-League
- Avispa Fukuoka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sagan Tosu 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 | Vissel Kobe | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 26 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 24 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 23 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Kawasaki Frontale | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Avispa Fukuoka | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Cerezo Osaka | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 16 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 15 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 14 |
| 13 | Kyoto Sanga | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 13 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 11 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -13 | 7 |
| 18 | Yokohama | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | -21 | 6 |
