Avispa Fukuoka - Shimizu S-Pulse in J-League: Stats, squad info, fixtures, the latest developments and news. Get our thorough guide!
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest scored goals (21) in J-League
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Avispa Fukuoka and Shimizu S-Pulse 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
When playing at home in the J-League, Avispa Fukuoka have managed 3 wins, 6 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 14 games.
Avispa Fukuoka lost their last game at Yokohama F. Marinos (placed 1st) after a 0-1 scoreline. Grolli was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.13 out of 10. The defender Grolli won 5 of 9 duels.
Before that result, a home defeat in the Emperor Cup against Ventforet Kofu (after extra-time).
Trench warfare? In this club's last 10 league matches, 8 have had less than three goals (under 2.5).
Fukuoka aren't scoring a lot here at Best Denki Stadium in the league, with only 12 goals from 14 games.
Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats
As the visiting team in J-League matches, Shimizu S-Pulse have produced an overall stat of 5-4-5 so far.
Shimizu S-Pulse's last game was the home draw against Shonan Bellmare (1-1).
A 0-2 defeat away at Sanfrecce Hiroshima before that.Considering a bet on a low-scoring game? 5 league matches in a row with this side have had two goals or less.
The visiting Shimizu S-Pulse have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 14 games. Shimizu S-Pulse have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Shimizu S-Pulse have managed a sequence of 8 consecutive matches without defeat (6-2-0) when facing Fukuoka.Shimizu S-Pulse - Avispa Fukuoka 3-1 was the outcome when these sides last did battle, also in this season.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Santos Santana 11 goals |   Y. Yamagishi 7 goals |  J. Croux 4 goals |
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
Shimizu S-Pulse missing players
| Avispa Fukuoka | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 21 | 12 | 7 | Scored | S | 9 | 17 | 36 |
| 32 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 42 |
| 76% | 64% | 40% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 86% | 90% |
| 41% | 36% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 86% | 86% |
| 24% | 29% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 36% | 45% |
| 24% | 29% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 14% | 24% |
| 14% | 21% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 7% | 10% |
| 31% | 36% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 50% | 62% |
| 38% | 50% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 36% | 24% |
| 55% | 50% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 29% | 24% |
| 4 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.2 | 9.5 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.4 | 10.4 | 10.5 |
| 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 26% | 26% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 30% | 31% |
| 8.9 | 9.1 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 13.5 | 13.2 |
| 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
- Avispa Fukuoka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest scored goals (21) in J-League
- Avispa Fukuoka is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 28 | 55 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 52 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 50 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 46 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 44 |
| 6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 44 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 29 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 41 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 6 | 40 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 27 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 39 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 37 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 34 |
| 12 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 42 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | -6 | 32 |
| 13 | Kyoto Sanga | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 30 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -13 | 30 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -14 | 29 |
| 16 | Avispa Fukuoka | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | -11 | 28 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 25 |
| 18 | Jubilo Iwata | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 26 | -24 | 23 |
