Sagan Tosu vs Avispa Fukuoka preview

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Fri 26.August
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium

J-League: What this fixture might miss in style it should make up for in guts and enthusiasm. Let's go: Sagan Tosu - Avispa Fukuoka!

Insights:
  • Sagan Tosu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest scored goals (18) in J-League

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.

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Sagan Tosu form and stats

The J-League statistics at home this season for Sagan Tosu are 5-6-2 (wins-draws-losses).

A good away victory last time out for Sagan, who won 2-1 against Consadole Sapporo (placed 12th). Hwang was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.82 out of 10. The defender Hwang scored one goal and won 3 of 8 duels.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Nagoya Grampus.

Sagan Tosu has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Sagan Tosu have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Avispa Fukuoka form and stats

There's been little loot from Avispa Fukuoka's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 13 away games in the J-League. Avispa Fukuoka only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws.

Fukuoka failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Kawasaki Frontale (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 1-4. The attacker Yamagishi got a match rating of 7.45 in that game. Yamagishi scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Prior to that match, the Avispa Fukuoka manager Hasebe faced defeat when travelling to Kashima Antlers and losing 0-2.

Low on goals? 19 of this team's most recent 25 league fixtures have had two or less goals.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Fukuoka as they have only managed to score 8 times from 13 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Avispa Fukuoka have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Avispa Fukuoka - Sagan Tosu 0-0 was the story when these squads previously played each other, some time ago this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Sagan victories, three draws and four Avispa Fukuoka wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Avispa FukuokaY. Yamagishi
Y. Yamagishi
7 goals
Sagan TosuY. Kakita
Y. Kakita
6 goals
Sagan TosuT. Miyashiro
T. Miyashiro
4 goals

Sagan Tosu missing players

Avispa Fukuoka missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sagan Tosu Avispa Fukuoka
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 13 4 Played P 3 13 25
8 5 2 Won W 0 3 6
12 6 1 Drew D 1 3 9
5 2 1 Lost L 2 7 10
36 19 5 Scored S 3 8 18
28 8 4 Conceded C 6 16 26
76% 77% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 72%
64% 62% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 46% 40%
44% 31% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 23% 24%
36% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 23% 24%
20% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 12%
44% 31% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 23% 28%
44% 54% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 44%
36% 38% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 62% 56%
 
4.8 4.2 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.3 4.3
3.6 3.8 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 3.5 3.8
1.1 1 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.3 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.8 11.2 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 6.9 8.1
3.5 3.7 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 2.2 2.6
41% 40% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 28% 27%
 
10 9.5 8.8 Shots against (avg) S A 7.7 7.9 8.4
3.6 2.8 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 2.8 3.1
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest scored goals (18) in J-League
  • Sagan Tosu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sagan Tosu have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Avispa Fukuoka have scored 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 24 14 6 4 51 27 11 9 2 0 25 6 13 5 4 4 26 21 24 48
2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 26 12 8 6 40 28 14 8 3 3 24 12 12 4 5 3 16 16 12 44
3 Kawasaki Frontale 23 13 4 6 38 27 11 8 1 2 20 13 12 5 3 4 18 14 11 43
4 Kashiwa Reysol 26 13 4 9 34 27 13 6 1 6 17 16 13 7 3 3 17 11 7 43
5 Kashima Antlers 25 12 7 6 37 31 14 7 4 3 23 19 11 5 3 3 14 12 6 43
6 Cerezo Osaka 24 11 8 5 39 26 13 6 4 3 20 14 11 5 4 2 19 12 13 41
7 Sagan Tosu 25 8 12 5 36 28 13 5 6 2 19 8 12 3 6 3 17 20 8 36
8 Urawa Reds 25 8 11 6 36 24 12 5 6 1 24 12 13 3 5 5 12 12 12 35
9 Tokyo 24 10 5 9 27 29 12 6 4 2 17 8 12 4 1 7 10 21 -2 35
10 Nagoya Grampus 25 8 9 8 22 24 12 6 4 2 14 9 13 2 5 6 8 15 -2 33
11 Shimizu S-Pulse 26 6 10 10 34 39 13 1 6 6 17 26 13 5 4 4 17 13 -5 28
12 Consadole Sapporo 26 6 10 10 27 44 12 3 6 3 10 15 14 3 4 7 17 29 -17 28
13 Avispa Fukuoka 25 6 9 10 18 26 12 3 6 3 10 10 13 3 3 7 8 16 -8 27
14 Kyoto Sanga 24 6 8 10 23 28 12 4 3 5 11 13 12 2 5 5 12 15 -5 26
15 Shonan Bellmare 24 6 7 11 19 30 13 3 4 6 9 20 11 3 3 5 10 10 -11 25
16 Vissel Kobe 25 6 6 13 23 32 11 3 2 6 11 11 14 3 4 7 12 21 -9 24
17 Gamba Osaka 25 5 7 13 25 39 13 3 4 6 16 18 12 2 3 7 9 21 -14 22
18 Jubilo Iwata 26 5 7 14 23 43 13 4 3 6 14 21 13 1 4 8 9 22 -20 22

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 Yokohama F. Marinos 24 14 6 4 51 27 11 9 2 0 25 6 13 5 4 4 26 21 24 48
2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 26 12 8 6 40 28 14 8 3 3 24 12 12 4 5 3 16 16 12 44
3 Kawasaki Frontale 23 13 4 6 38 27 11 8 1 2 20 13 12 5 3 4 18 14 11 43
4 Kashiwa Reysol 26 13 4 9 34 27 13 6 1 6 17 16 13 7 3 3 17 11 7 43
5 Kashima Antlers 25 12 7 6 37 31 14 7 4 3 23 19 11 5 3 3 14 12 6 43
6 Cerezo Osaka 24 11 8 5 39 26 13 6 4 3 20 14 11 5 4 2 19 12 13 41
7 Sagan Tosu 25 8 12 5 36 28 13 5 6 2 19 8 12 3 6 3 17 20 8 36
8 Urawa Reds 25 8 11 6 36 24 12 5 6 1 24 12 13 3 5 5 12 12 12 35
9 Tokyo 24 10 5 9 27 29 12 6 4 2 17 8 12 4 1 7 10 21 -2 35
10 Nagoya Grampus 25 8 9 8 22 24 12 6 4 2 14 9 13 2 5 6 8 15 -2 33
11 Shimizu S-Pulse 26 6 10 10 34 39 13 1 6 6 17 26 13 5 4 4 17 13 -5 28
12 Consadole Sapporo 26 6 10 10 27 44 12 3 6 3 10 15 14 3 4 7 17 29 -17 28
13 Avispa Fukuoka 25 6 9 10 18 26 12 3 6 3 10 10 13 3 3 7 8 16 -8 27
14 Kyoto Sanga 24 6 8 10 23 28 12 4 3 5 11 13 12 2 5 5 12 15 -5 26
15 Shonan Bellmare 24 6 7 11 19 30 13 3 4 6 9 20 11 3 3 5 10 10 -11 25
16 Vissel Kobe 25 6 6 13 23 32 11 3 2 6 11 11 14 3 4 7 12 21 -9 24
17 Gamba Osaka 25 5 7 13 25 39 13 3 4 6 16 18 12 2 3 7 9 21 -14 22
18 Jubilo Iwata 26 5 7 14 23 43 13 4 3 6 14 21 13 1 4 8 9 22 -20 22

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