Avispa Fukuoka will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 4 points behind Albirex Niigata.
Avispa Fukuoka and Albirex Niigata should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Albirex Niigata, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
2 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Avispa Fukuoka have to build on here at Level-5 stadium in the J2-League. Fukuoka are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Level-5 stadium, having lost their two previous games here.
A strong away win for Avispa Fukuoka against Tochigi the last match, as E. Salomonsson were on target. Preceding that match was a defeat to Mito Hollyhock (0-1).
This is expected to be a close game, with Avispa Fukuoka perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Avispa Fukuoka as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Avispa Fukuoka has won three of these, drawn two and lost seven.
The manager S. Hasebe will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to JEF United in only four days.
The Fukuoka fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 7 matches. On the other hand, Fukuoka have conceded 9 goals.
Albirex Niigata form and stats
The visitors are W1-D4-L1 on the road this term. That's in the J2-League.
Albirex had fun at their own home (Level-5 stadium) last time out, beating Ryukyu 1-0. Y. Takagi scored. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Kyoto Sanga.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Albirex Niigata playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were five Albirex wins, five draws and four defeats.
After this away game Albirex Niigata return home for a J2-League game against V-Varen Nagasaki. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The travelling fans enjoy Albirex's attacking play in away games, having scored 10 goals in 6 league matches away. As opposed to that, Albirex Niigata have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Avispa Fukuoka victories, zero draws and five Albirex Niigata wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Avispa Fukuoka missing players
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| Avispa Fukuoka | Albirex Niigata | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 13 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 83% | 93% |
| 46% | 57% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 64% |
| 23% | 43% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 36% |
| 15% | 29% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 21% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 21% |
| 38% | 57% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 57% |
| 38% | 29% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 36% |
| 23% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 14% |
| 5.6 | 7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 110 | 61 | 17 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 69 | 164 |
| 30 | 16 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 24 | 54 |
| 30% | 38% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 42% | 39% |
- Albirex Niigata have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Avispa Fukuoka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Avispa Fukuoka have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Avispa Fukuoka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 2 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Tokushima Vortis | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 27 |
| 4 | Jubilo Iwata | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Albirex Niigata | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | Kyoto Sanga | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Tokyo Verdy | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| 9 | Omiya Ardija | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | JEF United | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 11 | Tochigi | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | Montedio Yamagata | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | Avispa Fukuoka | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 18 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 17 |
| 15 | Machida Zelvia | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 17 |
| 16 | Mito Hollyhock | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 16 |
| 17 | Fagiano Okayama | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 16 |
| 18 | Ryukyu | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 14 |
| 19 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 13 |
| 20 | Ehime | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 12 |
| 21 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -16 | 12 |
| 22 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -11 | 11 |