Another fun-filled match in J-League as Avispa Fukuoka host Sagan Tosu

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 25.September
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Best Denki Stadium

Sagan Tosu go to Avispa Fukuoka and Best Denki Stadium packed with optimism, but the team playing at home is no weakling. More information on the game here!

Insights:
  • Avispa Fukuoka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

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!

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Avispa Fukuoka form and stats

Avispa Fukuoka have collected 25 points from their J-League home games so far after 8-1-5. It’s been three wins in a row for Fukuoka here at Best Denki Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Fukuoka travelled for their previous game, a trip to Shonan Bellmare that ended 1-1. Masaaki Murakami, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.54 out of 10 in that game. Murakami stopped the opponent with five saves.

In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Kashima Antlers.

The Avispa Fukuoka fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 14 matches. From these home matches, Fukuoka have conceded only 13 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Sagan Tosu form and stats

5-5-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sagan Tosu in their J-League matches away. Sagan love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

Sagan delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Oita Trinita (placed 19th) in their previous match; a J-League game. Midfield player Ryohei Shirasaki was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.85/10. Shirasaki hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 23 successful passes (of 28 total).

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Shimizu S-Pulse.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).

Head 2 Head

Avispa Fukuoka and Sagan Tosu have faced each other before this season: Sagan Tosu - Fukuoka 0-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (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

Sagan TosuK. Yamashita
K. Yamashita
9 goals
Sagan TosuN. Sakai
N. Sakai
6 goals
FukuokaB. Pereira Mendes
B. Pereira Mendes
5 goals

Avispa Fukuoka missing players

Sagan Tosu missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Avispa Fukuoka Sagan Tosu
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 5 14 29
12 8 2 Won W 2 5 14
7 1 0 Drew D 2 5 9
10 5 3 Lost L 1 4 6
34 18 6 Scored S 6 13 38
31 13 7 Conceded C 4 12 23
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 86% 83%
69% 64% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 57% 62%
48% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 29% 38%
14% 7% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 7% 17%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
52% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 50% 38%
34% 43% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 29% 45%
21% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 36% 34%
 
4.5 5.3 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.6 3.9
5.6 5 6.4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.4 4.2 4.2
1.4 1.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.1 1
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
8 9.4 8.4 Shots (avg) S ( 5.4 8.3 9.7
3 3.2 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 3.1 3.8
39% 40% 55% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 30% 35%
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Avispa Fukuoka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Avispa Fukuoka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 28 21 6 1 61 18 13 11 2 0 27 10 15 10 4 1 34 8 43 69
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 29 20 5 4 64 26 15 11 3 1 35 9 14 9 2 3 29 17 38 65
3 Nagoya Grampus 29 16 5 8 33 22 15 9 2 4 17 11 14 7 3 4 16 11 11 53
4 Vissel Kobe 28 14 9 5 42 26 14 7 4 3 20 9 14 7 5 2 22 17 16 51
5 Sagan Tosu 29 14 9 6 38 23 15 9 4 2 25 11 14 5 5 4 13 12 15 51
6 Urawa Reds 29 15 6 8 33 26 15 10 3 2 20 13 14 5 3 6 13 13 7 51
7 Kashima Antlers 29 15 5 9 49 29 14 8 3 3 28 16 15 7 2 6 21 13 20 50
8 Tokyo 29 13 6 10 40 36 13 7 1 5 23 19 16 6 5 5 17 17 4 45
9 Avispa Fukuoka 29 12 7 10 34 31 14 8 1 5 18 13 15 4 6 5 16 18 3 43
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 29 9 12 8 35 30 15 4 6 5 16 16 14 5 6 3 19 14 5 39
11 Consadole Sapporo 29 11 6 12 35 40 15 7 2 6 23 23 14 4 4 6 12 17 -5 39
12 Cerezo Osaka 29 9 9 11 38 39 15 6 5 4 20 20 14 3 4 7 18 19 -1 36
13 Kashiwa Reysol 29 10 3 16 29 40 15 5 1 9 17 25 14 5 2 7 12 15 -11 33
14 Gamba Osaka 29 8 6 15 22 33 14 3 3 8 12 19 15 5 3 7 10 14 -11 30
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 29 6 11 12 29 42 14 3 5 6 12 22 15 3 6 6 17 20 -13 29
16 Shonan Bellmare 29 5 12 12 29 34 15 2 9 4 11 12 14 3 3 8 18 22 -5 27
17 Tokushima Vortis 29 6 5 18 21 43 15 3 4 8 12 18 14 3 1 10 9 25 -22 23
18 Vegalta Sendai 29 4 10 15 23 48 14 2 5 7 9 18 15 2 5 8 14 30 -25 22
19 Oita Trinita 29 5 6 18 20 47 15 4 5 6 12 18 14 1 1 12 8 29 -27 21
20 Yokohama 29 4 6 19 21 63 14 3 4 7 14 23 15 1 2 12 7 40 -42 18

Table
  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 28 21 6 1 61 18 13 11 2 0 27 10 15 10 4 1 34 8 43 69
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 29 20 5 4 64 26 15 11 3 1 35 9 14 9 2 3 29 17 38 65
3 Nagoya Grampus 29 16 5 8 33 22 15 9 2 4 17 11 14 7 3 4 16 11 11 53
4 Vissel Kobe 28 14 9 5 42 26 14 7 4 3 20 9 14 7 5 2 22 17 16 51
5 Sagan Tosu 29 14 9 6 38 23 15 9 4 2 25 11 14 5 5 4 13 12 15 51
6 Urawa Reds 29 15 6 8 33 26 15 10 3 2 20 13 14 5 3 6 13 13 7 51
7 Kashima Antlers 29 15 5 9 49 29 14 8 3 3 28 16 15 7 2 6 21 13 20 50
8 Tokyo 29 13 6 10 40 36 13 7 1 5 23 19 16 6 5 5 17 17 4 45
9 Avispa Fukuoka 29 12 7 10 34 31 14 8 1 5 18 13 15 4 6 5 16 18 3 43
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 29 9 12 8 35 30 15 4 6 5 16 16 14 5 6 3 19 14 5 39
11 Consadole Sapporo 29 11 6 12 35 40 15 7 2 6 23 23 14 4 4 6 12 17 -5 39
12 Cerezo Osaka 29 9 9 11 38 39 15 6 5 4 20 20 14 3 4 7 18 19 -1 36
13 Kashiwa Reysol 29 10 3 16 29 40 15 5 1 9 17 25 14 5 2 7 12 15 -11 33
14 Gamba Osaka 29 8 6 15 22 33 14 3 3 8 12 19 15 5 3 7 10 14 -11 30
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 29 6 11 12 29 42 14 3 5 6 12 22 15 3 6 6 17 20 -13 29
16 Shonan Bellmare 29 5 12 12 29 34 15 2 9 4 11 12 14 3 3 8 18 22 -5 27
17 Tokushima Vortis 29 6 5 18 21 43 15 3 4 8 12 18 14 3 1 10 9 25 -22 23
18 Vegalta Sendai 29 4 10 15 23 48 14 2 5 7 9 18 15 2 5 8 14 30 -25 22
19 Oita Trinita 29 5 6 18 20 47 15 4 5 6 12 18 14 1 1 12 8 29 -27 21
20 Yokohama 29 4 6 19 21 63 14 3 4 7 14 23 15 1 2 12 7 40 -42 18

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