Avispa Fukuoka - Vissel Kobe: J-League basement occupants desperate for points and triumph. Read all the available stats and news before the fixture!
- Avispa Fukuoka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
Avispa Fukuoka have played 15 J-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-6-5 (wins-draws-losses).
A nice win for Fukuoka last time playing, versus Shimizu S-Pulse. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-2 with Nakamura and Yamagishi (2) scoring for the victors. Just what the doctor ordered, as that was the first league victory after going winless in eight matches in a row. The striker Yamagishi was named "man of the match" for Avispa Fukuoka with the rating of 8.84/10. Yamagishi scored two goals and hit two key passes.
Heartbreak before that as Fukuoka lost 0-1 at Yokohama F. Marinos's place.Avispa Fukuoka's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. Avispa Fukuoka has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 4 times.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
There's been little loot from Vissel Kobe's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 15 away games in the J-League. Vissel Kobe only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 4 draws.
Impressive finishing from Osako (2) secured the home win 2-1 against Gamba Osaka in their previous game. Osako came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Gamba Osaka last time out, making the manager Yoshida feel like a tactical genius. The attacker Osako got a match rating of 7.83 in that game. Osako scored two goals and hit two key passes.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Tokyo.The attacking power of Vissel when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 15 league matches away. As for defending, Vissel Kobe rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 23 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The squads have met each other before in this season, with the match result Vissel Kobe - Avispa Fukuoka 0-0 registered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Fukuoka wins - draws - Vissel Kobe wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
![]() Y. Yamagishi 9 goals | ![]() Y. Ōsako 6 goals | ![]() Y. Muto 5 goals |
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
Vissel Kobe missing players
| Avispa Fukuoka | Vissel Kobe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 24 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 27 |
| 34 | 16 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 23 | 36 |
| 77% | 67% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 86% |
| 43% | 40% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 87% | 69% |
| 27% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 33% | 38% |
| 27% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 21% |
| 17% | 27% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 33% | 40% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 40% | 38% |
| 37% | 47% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 27% | 28% |
| 53% | 47% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 48% |
| 4 | 4.1 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 6.7 | 5.7 |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 8.3 | 9.5 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 11.6 | 11.1 |
| 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| 27% | 29% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 18% | 23% |
| 8.8 | 9 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 13.1 | 11.3 |
| 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4 |
- Avispa Fukuoka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 59 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 29 | 59 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 54 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 51 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 48 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 47 |
| 6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 45 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 43 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 42 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 6 | 41 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 29 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 40 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 39 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 35 |
| 12 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 18 | -7 | 32 |
| 13 | Vissel Kobe | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -9 | 31 |
| 14 | Avispa Fukuoka | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | -10 | 31 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -13 | 31 |
| 16 | Kyoto Sanga | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -7 | 30 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -15 | 29 |
| 18 | Júbilo Iwata | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 51 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 26 | -24 | 24 |