J-League preview: Can Consadole Sapporo edge out victory against Avispa Fukuoka?

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sun 24.October
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sapporo Dome (38415 seats)

Getting closer to the top sides is the mission when these two mid-table sides meet. Both are targeting to better their league table standing, Consadole Sapporo in 11th and Avispa Fukuoka in 8th place.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

It's quite the trip for Avispa Fukuoka when visiting Consadole Sapporo as the cities are 2000 kilometers apart.

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Consadole Sapporo form and stats

7 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Consadole Sapporo have to build on here at Sapporo Dome in the J-League. It's been an uphill battle for Consadole in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Tokyo game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.

In their previous game, the manager M. Petrović led his Consadole to a defeat in the J-League match away at Yokohama F. Marinos. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Sapporo Dome. Daiki Suga (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.11/10. Suga scored one goal and hit two key passes.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Gamba Osaka with a 5-1 scoreline.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Consadole have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won four times, drawn two and lost three.

The Consadole fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 16 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Consadole Sapporo defense is not exactly impregnable. 25 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Avispa Fukuoka form and stats

4-6-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Avispa Fukuoka in their J-League matches away.

Fukuoka lost away at Vissel Kobe (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Masaaki Murakami was the team player of the game with the player rating of 6.83. The agile goalkeeper Murakami stopped the opponent with three saves.

A 1-2 loss hosting Shimizu S-Pulse before that.

We have checked recent matches where Fukuoka have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were one victory, two draws and three defeats.

Avispa Fukuoka find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Fukuoka have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have battled before this season: Avispa Fukuoka - Consadole 1-2. Head to head totals (for the last ten meetings): Consadole won six games, three matches ended in a draw and Avispa Fukuoka have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three

Top Goalscorers

Consadole SapporoT. Kaneko
T. Kaneko
6 goals
Consadole SapporoT. Ogashiwa
T. Ogashiwa
5 goals
Avispa FukuokaY. Yamagishi
Y. Yamagishi
5 goals

Consadole Sapporo missing players

Avispa Fukuoka missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Consadole Sapporo Avispa Fukuoka
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 3 16 32
12 7 1 Won W 1 4 13
6 2 1 Drew D 2 6 7
14 7 2 Lost L 0 6 12
41 23 3 Scored S 4 16 38
45 25 7 Conceded C 3 19 34
91% 94% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 88% 94%
81% 88% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 69% 69%
50% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 44% 50%
22% 31% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 19% 12%
12% 19% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 44% 25% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 50%
22% 25% 25% Clean Sheets C S 33% 25% 34%
38% 38% 75% Failed to Score F T 33% 38% 22%
 
6.1 5.8 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 3.6 4.3
3.6 3.1 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.1 5.4
1 1 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.2 1.4
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
12.7 12.2 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 4.7 6.6 8
4.9 4.9 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.8 3.1
26% 29% 15% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 36% 38%

  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 32 25 6 1 69 21 16 14 2 0 33 12 16 11 4 1 36 9 48 81
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 32 22 6 4 69 29 16 12 3 1 37 10 16 10 3 3 32 19 40 72
3 Vissel Kobe 32 17 9 6 51 30 16 9 4 3 26 10 16 8 5 3 25 20 21 60
4 Nagoya Grampus 32 17 6 9 35 24 16 10 2 4 18 11 16 7 4 5 17 13 11 57
5 Urawa Reds 32 16 7 9 37 33 16 10 4 2 21 14 16 6 3 7 16 19 4 55
6 Kashima Antlers 32 16 5 11 53 34 16 8 3 5 30 20 16 8 2 6 23 14 19 53
7 Sagan Tosu 32 14 10 8 39 30 16 9 5 2 26 12 16 5 5 6 13 18 9 52
8 Avispa Fukuoka 32 13 7 12 38 34 16 9 1 6 22 15 16 4 6 6 16 19 4 46
9 Tokyo 32 13 7 12 42 40 15 7 2 6 25 22 17 6 5 6 17 18 2 46
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 32 11 12 9 38 31 17 5 6 6 17 17 15 6 6 3 21 14 7 45
11 Consadole Sapporo 32 12 6 14 41 45 16 7 2 7 23 25 16 5 4 7 18 20 -4 42
12 Cerezo Osaka 32 10 9 13 40 42 16 6 5 5 21 22 16 4 4 8 19 20 -2 39
13 Kashiwa Reysol 32 11 4 17 32 43 16 5 2 9 18 26 16 6 2 8 14 17 -11 37
14 Gamba Osaka 32 9 7 16 26 40 16 4 3 9 15 25 16 5 4 7 11 15 -14 34
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 32 7 11 14 31 46 16 3 5 8 12 25 16 4 6 6 19 21 -15 32
16 Tokushima Vortis 32 8 5 19 28 48 16 4 4 8 15 18 16 4 1 11 13 30 -20 29
17 Shonan Bellmare 32 5 13 14 31 38 16 2 9 5 11 13 16 3 4 9 20 25 -7 28
18 Yokohama 32 6 7 19 30 69 16 4 5 7 21 28 16 2 2 12 9 41 -39 25
19 Oita Trinita 31 6 6 19 21 48 16 5 5 6 13 18 15 1 1 13 8 30 -27 24
20 Vegalta Sendai 31 4 11 16 24 50 15 2 5 8 9 19 16 2 6 8 15 31 -26 23

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 32 25 6 1 69 21 16 14 2 0 33 12 16 11 4 1 36 9 48 81
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 32 22 6 4 69 29 16 12 3 1 37 10 16 10 3 3 32 19 40 72
3 Vissel Kobe 32 17 9 6 51 30 16 9 4 3 26 10 16 8 5 3 25 20 21 60
4 Nagoya Grampus 32 17 6 9 35 24 16 10 2 4 18 11 16 7 4 5 17 13 11 57
5 Urawa Reds 32 16 7 9 37 33 16 10 4 2 21 14 16 6 3 7 16 19 4 55
6 Kashima Antlers 32 16 5 11 53 34 16 8 3 5 30 20 16 8 2 6 23 14 19 53
7 Sagan Tosu 32 14 10 8 39 30 16 9 5 2 26 12 16 5 5 6 13 18 9 52
8 Avispa Fukuoka 32 13 7 12 38 34 16 9 1 6 22 15 16 4 6 6 16 19 4 46
9 Tokyo 32 13 7 12 42 40 15 7 2 6 25 22 17 6 5 6 17 18 2 46
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 32 11 12 9 38 31 17 5 6 6 17 17 15 6 6 3 21 14 7 45
11 Consadole Sapporo 32 12 6 14 41 45 16 7 2 7 23 25 16 5 4 7 18 20 -4 42
12 Cerezo Osaka 32 10 9 13 40 42 16 6 5 5 21 22 16 4 4 8 19 20 -2 39
13 Kashiwa Reysol 32 11 4 17 32 43 16 5 2 9 18 26 16 6 2 8 14 17 -11 37
14 Gamba Osaka 32 9 7 16 26 40 16 4 3 9 15 25 16 5 4 7 11 15 -14 34
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 32 7 11 14 31 46 16 3 5 8 12 25 16 4 6 6 19 21 -15 32
16 Tokushima Vortis 32 8 5 19 28 48 16 4 4 8 15 18 16 4 1 11 13 30 -20 29
17 Shonan Bellmare 32 5 13 14 31 38 16 2 9 5 11 13 16 3 4 9 20 25 -7 28
18 Yokohama 32 6 7 19 30 69 16 4 5 7 21 28 16 2 2 12 9 41 -39 25
19 Oita Trinita 31 6 6 19 21 48 16 5 5 6 13 18 15 1 1 13 8 30 -27 24
20 Vegalta Sendai 31 4 11 16 24 50 15 2 5 8 9 19 16 2 6 8 15 31 -26 23

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