The home supporters anticipate three points in this game, and the home advantage might do the trick against a struggling visitor. Avispa Fukuoka are in 11th place while the guesting Urawa Reds fret at 15th.
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest conceded goals (10) in J-League
- Urawa Reds have the fewest scored goals (2) away in J-League
Urawa Reds have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
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 Avispa Fukuoka and Urawa Reds.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
Avispa Fukuoka have played 8 J-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-5-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Fukuoka lost their last game at Nagoya Grampus (placed 9th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Midfielder Mae was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.1 (out of ten) in that game. Mae had 78 successful passes (of 86 total).
Ahead of that match, Avispa Fukuoka won a home game hosting Yokohama F. Marinos (1-0).There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Avispa Fukuoka, as the Emperor Cup home game vs Okinawa SV is only four days away.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Avispa Fukuoka here at Best Denki Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 8 games). It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for guarding their own goal, Fukuoka have only let in 3 goals at home.
Urawa Reds form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Urawa Reds so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-4 (win-draw-lose).
It might be tough going out on the road again for Urawa Reds, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Cerezo Osaka (placed 5th). Midfield player Iwao was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.3/10. Iwao hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 55 successful passes (of 65 total).
A draw for Urawa Reds before that, at their own venue hosting Kashima Antlers (1-1).The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Fukushima United in just four days.
Goals are few and far between in Urawa Reds's away league games. Only 2 goals from 7 travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - zero - nine (Fukuoka wins - draws - Urawa Reds wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Junker 4 goals |   Y. Yamagishi 3 goals |  J. Croux 2 goals |
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
Urawa Reds missing players
| Avispa Fukuoka | Urawa Reds | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 67% | 50% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 71% | 80% |
| 27% | 25% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 43% | 60% |
| 13% | 12% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 27% |
| 13% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 13% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 20% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 29% | 47% |
| 47% | 62% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 27% |
| 67% | 62% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 71% | 47% |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3 | 4.1 |
| 1.2 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7.8 | 9.5 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10 | 11.3 |
| 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| 26% | 25% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 9% | 22% |
| 6.9 | 7.6 | 4.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 8.6 | 9.3 |
| 2.5 | 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
- Avispa Fukuoka have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Avispa Fukuoka have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Urawa Reds have scored away.
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest conceded goals (10) in J-League
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in J-League
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest points from losing position (0) in J-League
- Avispa Fukuoka have the most clean sheets (5) at home in J-League
- Urawa Reds have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Urawa Reds have the fewest scored goals (2) away in J-League
- Urawa Reds have yet to win a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 30 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 9 | Nagoya Grampus | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 20 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 20 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| 12 | Gamba Osaka | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | Kyoto Sanga | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Jubilo Iwata | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 15 |
| 15 | Urawa Reds | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -7 | 13 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -8 | 13 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 8 |
