Sanfrecce Hiroshima have harvested 5 of their 9 in total here at their familiar ground. How will they do versus Avispa Fukuoka?
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest points from losing position (0) in J-League
It's no vacation for neither Sanfrecce nor Avispa Fukuoka as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played 4 J-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The Sanfrecce Hiroshima goalkeeper Keisuke Osako is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 182 minutes without conceding a goal in the J-League.
Sanfrecce's last game was hosting Yokohama F. Marinos (placed 4th) and winning 2-0. The forward Morishima outperformed all teammates in that game and managed a match rating of 9.1 out of 10. Morishima scored two goals, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Shonan Bellmare.The manager Skibbe will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Nagoya Grampus in only three days.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima have scored 3 league goals here from 4 matches, not a lot. Sanfrecce Hiroshima have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
Things could have gone better for Avispa Fukuoka in their J-League away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Fukuoka aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 189 league minutes without a goal. Yanagisawa (own goal) was the last player to find the net.
Avispa Fukuoka's previous game was their home loss versus Kashima Antlers (0-1). Tanaka got a match rating of 7.44 in that game, top player of the team. Tanaka hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 8 times.
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Sagan Tosu.A quick return to home after this game, as Fukuoka are hosting Júbilo Iwata in the Nabisco Cup only three days away.
It's early days yet, but Avispa Fukuoka has scored 3 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (3 games).
Head 2 Head
Data for the last ten meetings featuring these two participants are: five wins for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, three draws and two wins for Avispa Fukuoka. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  T. Morishima 3 goals | S. Sasaki 1 goals | M. Mitsuta 1 goals |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Avispa Fukuoka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 86% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 57% |
| 71% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 33% | 29% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 33% | 14% |
| 43% | 25% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 29% |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
| 6.1 | 8 | 10 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 0.7 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.4 | 12.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 7 | 8.7 |
| 4.1 | 3.5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 21% | 21% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 33% | 15% |
| 9.4 | 8.2 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 5 | 5.7 |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2 | 2.6 |
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest points from losing position (0) in J-League
- Avispa Fukuoka have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Tokyo | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Sagan Tosu | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Gamba Osaka | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Kyoto Sanga | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 12 | Nagoya Grampus | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Avispa Fukuoka | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 14 | Júbilo Iwata | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 6 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 16 | Consadole Sapporo | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 6 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 4 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 2 |
