This looks to be an appealing fixture as Avispa Fukuoka have their expected home advantage, while Sanfrecce Hiroshima are in front by 8 points in the J-League table.
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest scored goals (12) in J-League
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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 Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
Avispa Fukuoka have collected 12 points from their J-League home games so far after 2-6-1.
Avispa Fukuoka's previous match was a Emperor Cup game also played at home, ending 3-1 against Grulla Morioka. The home team are looking to continue in that form.
A J-League defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Shimizu S-Pulse.Fukuoka have scored 7 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. As for guarding their own goal, Avispa Fukuoka have only let in 3 goals at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
1-4-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their J-League matches away.
The followers enjoyed Sanfrecce's previous match versus Yokohama, a Emperor Cup win (5-0) played at home.
Before that, Sanfrecce Hiroshima secured a home win against Cerezo Osaka with the score 2-1.Sanfrecce have another match that requires travelling in just four nights, a J-League game versus Gamba Osaka. A difficult schedule for the visiting team!
Sanfrecce Hiroshima are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 6 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Avispa Fukuoka 1-0 was the output when these squads previously did battle, also in this season. Avispa Fukuoka-Sanfrecce Hiroshima H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Fukuoka two wins, Sanfrecce Hiroshima five wins, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  Y. Yamagishi 4 goals |  M. Mitsuta 4 goals | T. Morishima 4 goals |
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
| Avispa Fukuoka | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 21 |
| 13 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 65% | 44% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 88% |
| 29% | 22% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 69% |
| 18% | 11% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 44% |
| 18% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 19% |
| 12% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 24% | 22% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 47% | 67% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 44% |
| 65% | 67% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 19% |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
| 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.9 | 8.9 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 16.2 | 13.9 |
| 2.9 | 3.3 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 6.2 | 5.1 |
| 24% | 23% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 19% | 26% |
| 7.2 | 8.1 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 10.3 | 8.4 |
| 2.8 | 3.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.3 | 3.4 |
- Avispa Fukuoka have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest conceded goals (13) in J-League
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest points from losing position (0) in J-League
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest scored goals (12) in J-League
- Avispa Fukuoka have the most clean sheets (6) at home in J-League
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 34 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 33 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 33 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -5 | 20 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -14 | 20 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 19 |
| 13 | Urawa Reds | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 14 | Júbilo Iwata | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 18 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -7 | 16 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -8 | 16 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 11 |
