J-League: Tokyo - Avispa Fukuoka pre-match thoughts and facts

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 04.December
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ajinomoto Stadium (50100 seats)

The football year has been a rollercoaster for these squads so far, both rise and fall resulting in mid-table positions so far. Get set for Tokyo - Avispa Fukuoka!

Insights:
  • Tokyo 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.

It's quite the trip for Avispa Fukuoka when visiting Tokyo as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.

Tokyo can neither be promoted or relegated from J-League. For Avispa Fukuoka most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Tokyo form and stats

Tokyo have played 18 J-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-2-8 (wins-draws-losses).

Tokyo are returning here after visiting Sanfrecce Hiroshima in a J-League game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Kazuya Konno and Adailton scored the goal(s). Manager S. Morishita felt very clever after Kazuya Konno scored the winning goal against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 71st minute. The talented striker Adailton bettered all the other players in that fixture and managed a match rating of 7.72 out of 10. Adailton scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Before that game, the home loss against Tokushima Vortis with the scoreline 0-2.

A decent goal production from Tokyo in their home games so far, with 30 goals from 18 league matches. 26 goals have been conceded.

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Avispa Fukuoka form and stats

As the visiting team in J-League matches, Avispa Fukuoka have produced an overall stat of 4-8-6 so far. With three draws in a row for Avispa Fukuoka the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.

Fukuoka's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Vegalta Sendai that finished 2-2. As mentioned above, Fukuoka drew the match against Vegalta Sendai. Manager S. Hasebe brought on Takeshi Kanamori to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Emil Salomonsson, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.44. Salomonsson hit three key passes and won 4 of 7 duels.

Before that, Fukuoka travelled to Kashiwa Reysol and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

The visitors have scored 16 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 19 goals have been conceded by Fukuoka in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these two sides meet this season, as the results database show this recent game: Avispa Fukuoka - Tokyo 1-0. Numbers for the prior nine meetings featuring these two squads are: two wins for Tokyo, three draws and four wins for Avispa Fukuoka. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

TokyoD. Queiroz de Oliveira
D. Queiroz de Oliveira
13 goals
TokyoA. dos Santos da Silva
A. dos Santos da Silva
9 goals
TokyoW. Oliveira Moura
W. Oliveira Moura
7 goals

Tokyo missing players

Avispa Fukuoka missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tokyo Avispa Fukuoka
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 5 18 37
15 8 3 Won W 1 4 14
7 2 1 Drew D 4 8 11
15 8 1 Lost L 0 6 12
49 30 7 Scored S 4 16 42
53 26 5 Conceded C 3 19 37
92% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 40% 78% 89%
68% 83% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 61% 65%
57% 72% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 39% 46%
27% 33% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 17% 14%
19% 22% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
43% 56% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 44% 49%
32% 28% 40% Clean Sheets C S 60% 33% 38%
32% 22% 20% Failed to Score F T 60% 44% 24%
 
5 5.3 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.9 4.4
5.1 4.3 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 5.6 5.3
0.9 0.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.2 1.3
3 2 1 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
10 10.8 11.4 Shots (avg) S ( 6.8 7.2 8.3
3.9 4.4 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 2.9 3.2
34% 38% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 30% 36%
 
10.6 9.5 11 Shots against (avg) S A 7.8 9.2 9.2
3.9 3.7 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.2 3.9 3.6
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Tokyo 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 Kawasaki Frontale 37 28 7 2 80 27 19 16 3 0 39 14 18 12 4 2 41 13 53 91
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 37 24 6 7 81 34 18 13 3 2 45 11 19 11 3 5 36 23 47 78
3 Vissel Kobe 37 20 10 7 60 36 19 11 4 4 31 14 18 9 6 3 29 22 24 70
4 Kashima Antlers 37 20 6 11 61 36 19 10 4 5 32 20 18 10 2 6 29 16 25 66
5 Nagoya Grampus 37 19 8 10 44 30 18 11 3 4 22 13 19 8 5 6 22 17 14 65
6 Urawa Reds 37 18 8 11 45 38 19 12 4 3 28 17 18 6 4 8 17 21 7 62
7 Sagan Tosu 37 16 11 10 43 33 18 11 5 2 30 13 19 5 6 8 13 20 10 59
8 Avispa Fukuoka 37 14 11 12 42 37 19 10 3 6 26 18 18 4 8 6 16 19 5 53
9 Tokyo 37 15 7 15 49 53 18 8 2 8 30 26 19 7 5 7 19 27 -4 52
10 Consadole Sapporo 37 13 9 15 47 50 19 8 4 7 27 27 18 5 5 8 20 23 -3 48
11 Cerezo Osaka 37 13 9 15 46 49 19 8 5 6 26 28 18 5 4 9 20 21 -3 48
12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 37 11 13 13 40 40 19 5 6 8 19 23 18 6 7 5 21 17 0 46
13 Gamba Osaka 37 12 7 18 33 49 18 5 3 10 17 28 19 7 4 8 16 21 -16 43
14 Kashiwa Reysol 37 12 5 20 35 53 18 6 3 9 19 26 19 6 2 11 16 27 -18 41
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 37 9 12 16 35 53 18 4 6 8 15 27 19 5 6 8 20 26 -18 39
16 Shonan Bellmare 37 7 15 15 36 41 19 3 10 6 13 15 18 4 5 9 23 26 -5 36
17 Tokushima Vortis 37 10 6 21 32 51 18 4 5 9 16 20 19 6 1 12 16 31 -19 36
18 Oita Trinita 37 8 8 21 28 53 19 7 5 7 19 21 18 1 3 14 9 32 -25 32
19 Vegalta Sendai 37 5 13 19 31 61 18 3 6 9 12 22 19 2 7 10 19 39 -30 28
20 Yokohama 37 6 9 22 32 76 18 4 6 8 21 30 19 2 3 14 11 46 -44 27

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 37 28 7 2 80 27 19 16 3 0 39 14 18 12 4 2 41 13 53 91
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 37 24 6 7 81 34 18 13 3 2 45 11 19 11 3 5 36 23 47 78
3 Vissel Kobe 37 20 10 7 60 36 19 11 4 4 31 14 18 9 6 3 29 22 24 70
4 Kashima Antlers 37 20 6 11 61 36 19 10 4 5 32 20 18 10 2 6 29 16 25 66
5 Nagoya Grampus 37 19 8 10 44 30 18 11 3 4 22 13 19 8 5 6 22 17 14 65
6 Urawa Reds 37 18 8 11 45 38 19 12 4 3 28 17 18 6 4 8 17 21 7 62
7 Sagan Tosu 37 16 11 10 43 33 18 11 5 2 30 13 19 5 6 8 13 20 10 59
8 Avispa Fukuoka 37 14 11 12 42 37 19 10 3 6 26 18 18 4 8 6 16 19 5 53
9 Tokyo 37 15 7 15 49 53 18 8 2 8 30 26 19 7 5 7 19 27 -4 52
10 Consadole Sapporo 37 13 9 15 47 50 19 8 4 7 27 27 18 5 5 8 20 23 -3 48
11 Cerezo Osaka 37 13 9 15 46 49 19 8 5 6 26 28 18 5 4 9 20 21 -3 48
12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 37 11 13 13 40 40 19 5 6 8 19 23 18 6 7 5 21 17 0 46
13 Gamba Osaka 37 12 7 18 33 49 18 5 3 10 17 28 19 7 4 8 16 21 -16 43
14 Kashiwa Reysol 37 12 5 20 35 53 18 6 3 9 19 26 19 6 2 11 16 27 -18 41
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 37 9 12 16 35 53 18 4 6 8 15 27 19 5 6 8 20 26 -18 39
16 Shonan Bellmare 37 7 15 15 36 41 19 3 10 6 13 15 18 4 5 9 23 26 -5 36
17 Tokushima Vortis 37 10 6 21 32 51 18 4 5 9 16 20 19 6 1 12 16 31 -19 36
18 Oita Trinita 37 8 8 21 28 53 19 7 5 7 19 21 18 1 3 14 9 32 -25 32
19 Vegalta Sendai 37 5 13 19 31 61 18 3 6 9 12 22 19 2 7 10 19 39 -30 28
20 Yokohama 37 6 9 22 32 76 18 4 6 8 21 30 19 2 3 14 11 46 -44 27

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