Shonan Bellmare have some points to catch up on from their 13th position, and they have a chance versus Avispa Fukuoka. Read more!
- Shonan Bellmare have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest conceded goals (18) in J-League
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Avispa Fukuoka could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Emperor Cup game only three sleeps ago.
Shonan Bellmare form and stats
When playing at home in the J-League, Shonan Bellmare have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 11 games.
An away draw last time out for Bellmare, facing Sanfrecce Hiroshima in a game that ended 1-1. Midfield player Ikeda got a match rating of 7.92 in that game, the max score being 10. Ikeda scored one goal, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Gamba Osaka in a game that was won 1-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Shonan Bellmare perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Shonan Bellmare as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Shonan Bellmare has won 4 of these, drawn 5 and lost 4.
Gamblers who enjoy betting for low-scoring games might like knowing that this team have played 5 league fixtures in a row with zero, one or two goals (under 2.5).
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Shonan Bellmare here at Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 11 games). Bellmare's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Avispa Fukuoka playing as the away team in the J-League this season.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Avispa Fukuoka goalkeeper Takumi Nagaishi is eager to challenge this, with his 207 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
The club members enjoyed Fukuoka's previous game versus V-Varen Nagasaki, a Emperor Cup win (2-0) played at home.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Kyoto Sanga.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Avispa Fukuoka in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Avispa Fukuoka, 5 draws and 5 defeats.
Lacking goals? 16 of this side's last 21 league rounds have seen zero, one or two goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Fukuoka as they have only managed to score 8 times from 10 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Avispa Fukuoka have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This was the end result when the teams faced each other previously this campaign; Avispa Fukuoka - Bellmare 0-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - three - six (Shonan Bellmare wins - draws - Avispa Fukuoka wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Machino 8 goals |  Y. Yamagishi 6 goals |  M. Ikeda 3 goals |
Shonan Bellmare missing players
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
| Shonan Bellmare | Avispa Fukuoka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 24 | 15 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 18 |
| 86% | 82% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 90% | 71% |
| 62% | 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 40% | 33% |
| 29% | 27% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 30% | 24% |
| 14% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 24% |
| 10% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 10% | 10% |
| 38% | 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 30% | 29% |
| 38% | 36% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 48% |
| 38% | 45% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 50% | 52% |
| 5 | 4.9 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4 | 4.2 |
| 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 1.2 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.6 | 12.2 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 7 | 8.1 |
| 4.1 | 4.7 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3 |
| 21% | 15% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 30% | 27% |
| 10.2 | 9.7 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.7 |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
- Avispa Fukuoka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Avispa Fukuoka have the fewest conceded goals (18) in J-League
- Shonan Bellmare have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 44 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 39 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 37 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 33 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 32 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -3 | 29 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 27 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Nagoya Grampus | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 25 |
| 12 | Kyoto Sanga | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Shonan Bellmare | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -6 | 24 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 27 | -17 | 24 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 21 |
| 16 | Vissel Kobe | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -8 | 20 |
| 18 | Jubilo Iwata | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 19 |
