J-League preview: Can Vissel Kobe edge out victory against Avispa Fukuoka?

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 26.February
Match begins: 07:00 (UTC)
Venue: NOEVIR Stadium Kobe (30132 seats)

Vissel Kobe battle against Avispa Fukuoka for praise and triumph.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Vissel Kobe form and stats

An away draw last time out for Vissel Kobe, facing Urawa Reds in a game that ended 2-2. Makino, defender, was given a rating of 8.11/10 in that game, top of the team. Makino scored one goal and won 5 of 6 duels.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Nagoya Grampus (0-2).

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 Vissel have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found ten games) they have won three times, drawn three and lost four.

Vissel Kobe are traveling soon after this match as the J-League match at Yokohama F. Marinos awaits in four days.

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Avispa Fukuoka form and stats

Let's have a look at how Avispa Fukuoka performed last season in the J-League: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 12 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 42 and conceded 37 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 9 and lost 6 with 16/19 goals scored/conceded.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Júbilo Iwata in the J-League.

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

A new game in only four days for Avispa Fukuoka, the Nabisco Cup home match versus Tokyo. Busy days.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Vissel four wins, six draws and Avispa Fukuoka zero victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Vissel KobeY. Muto
Y. Muto
1 goals
Vissel KobeT. Makino
T. Makino
1 goals
Avispa FukuokaY. Maejima
Y. Maejima
1 goals

Vissel Kobe missing players

Avispa Fukuoka missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Vissel Kobe Avispa Fukuoka
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
2 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
4 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
7.5 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 6
5 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 1
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.5 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 12
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 5
33% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 20%
 
10 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 6
4 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 4
Vissel Kobe Last season Avispa Fukuoka
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
21 11   Won W   4 14
10 4   Drew D   9 12
7 4   Lost L   6 12
62 31   Scored S   16 42
36 14   Conceded C   19 37
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   74% 87%
76% 58%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 63%
37% 32%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   37% 45%
24% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 13%
13% 16%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
53% 42%   BTTS BTTS   42% 47%
34% 42%   Clean Sheets C S   37% 39%
16% 16%   Failed to Score F T   47% 26%
 
3.8 3.5   Corners for (avg) C F   3.9 4.4
4.1 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   5.4 5.2
0.8 0.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.2 1.3
0 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
9.2 9.5   Shots (avg) S (   7.2 8.3
4.2 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.9 3.2
39% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 35%
 
9.6 9.6   Shots against (avg) S A   9 9.1
3.8 3.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 3.6

  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 2 1 1 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
2 Kashima Antlers 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
3 Kashiwa Reysol 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Nagoya Grampus 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Kyoto Sanga 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Kawasaki Frontale 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 -1 3
7 Cerezo Osaka 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
8 Avispa Fukuoka 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Consadole Sapporo 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Júbilo Iwata 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Shimizu S-Pulse 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Sagan Tosu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Urawa Reds 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
15 Vissel Kobe 2 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 1
16 Tokyo 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Gamba Osaka 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 Shonan Bellmare 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
Last season 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 38 28 8 2 81 28 19 16 3 0 39 14 19 12 5 2 42 14 53 92
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 38 24 7 7 82 35 19 13 4 2 46 12 19 11 3 5 36 23 47 79
3 Vissel Kobe 38 21 10 7 62 36 19 11 4 4 31 14 19 10 6 3 31 22 26 73
4 Kashima Antlers 38 21 6 11 62 36 19 10 4 5 32 20 19 11 2 6 30 16 26 69
5 Nagoya Grampus 38 19 9 10 44 30 19 11 4 4 22 13 19 8 5 6 22 17 14 66
6 Urawa Reds 38 18 9 11 45 38 19 12 4 3 28 17 19 6 5 8 17 21 7 63
7 Sagan Tosu 38 16 11 11 43 35 19 11 5 3 30 15 19 5 6 8 13 20 8 59
8 Avispa Fukuoka 38 14 12 12 42 37 19 10 3 6 26 18 19 4 9 6 16 19 5 54
9 Tokyo 38 15 8 15 49 53 19 8 3 8 30 26 19 7 5 7 19 27 -4 53
10 Consadole Sapporo 38 14 9 15 48 50 19 8 4 7 27 27 19 6 5 8 21 23 -2 51
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 38 12 13 13 44 42 19 5 6 8 19 23 19 7 7 5 25 19 2 49
12 Cerezo Osaka 38 13 9 16 47 51 19 8 5 6 26 28 19 5 4 10 21 23 -4 48
13 Gamba Osaka 38 12 8 18 33 49 19 5 4 10 17 28 19 7 4 8 16 21 -16 44
14 Shimizu S-Pulse 38 10 12 16 37 54 19 5 6 8 17 28 19 5 6 8 20 26 -17 42
15 Kashiwa Reysol 38 12 5 21 37 56 19 6 3 10 21 29 19 6 2 11 16 27 -19 41
16 Shonan Bellmare 38 7 16 15 36 41 19 3 10 6 13 15 19 4 6 9 23 26 -5 37
17 Tokushima Vortis 38 10 6 22 34 55 19 4 5 10 18 24 19 6 1 12 16 31 -21 36
18 Oita Trinita 38 9 8 21 31 55 19 7 5 7 19 21 19 2 3 14 12 34 -24 35
19 Vegalta Sendai 38 5 13 20 31 62 19 3 6 10 12 23 19 2 7 10 19 39 -31 28
20 Yokohama 38 6 9 23 32 77 19 4 6 9 21 31 19 2 3 14 11 46 -45 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 Yokohama F. Marinos 2 1 1 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
2 Kashima Antlers 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
3 Kashiwa Reysol 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Nagoya Grampus 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Kyoto Sanga 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Kawasaki Frontale 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 -1 3
7 Cerezo Osaka 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
8 Avispa Fukuoka 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Consadole Sapporo 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Júbilo Iwata 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Shimizu S-Pulse 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Sagan Tosu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Urawa Reds 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
15 Vissel Kobe 2 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 1
16 Tokyo 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Gamba Osaka 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 Shonan Bellmare 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0

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