An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 21st and the visitors in 22nd place.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Avispa Fukuoka and Gifu.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
Avispa Fukuoka's struggle is real here at Level-5 stadium with only 5 points collected from 8 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly 1-2-5.Avispa Fukuoka's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-3 versus Gifu. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Kagoshima United.
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 Avispa Fukuoka have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eleven games) they have won 4 times, drawn 3 and lost 4.
Avispa Fukuoka has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches: 3 goals from 8 games. Avispa Fukuoka have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Gifu form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Gifu, who have the fewest points (1) away in J2-League, so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-7 (win-draw-lose).Gifu play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-1 victory visiting Avispa Fukuoka. Ahead of that match was the Emperor Cup away draw versus Ventforet Kofu that ended 2-2.
Gifu are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of twelve matches.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Gifu's away games this season with only 3 goals from 8 matches. The Gifu manager T. Oki has some worries about the defense as 16 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Avispa Fukuoka - Gifu 1-3. Avispa Fukuoka-Gifu H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Avispa Fukuoka 7 wins, Gifu 1 win, 2 draws. 5 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  Yang Dong-Hyen 7 goals |  R. Matsuda 4 goals |   Y. Yamagishi 4 goals |
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
Gifu missing players
| Avispa Fukuoka | Gifu | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Played | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Won | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Lost | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 20 | 7 | 4 | Scored | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 35 | 18 | 8 | Conceded | 12 | 21 | 39 |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 71% | 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 81% |
| 48% | 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 52% |
| 24% | 18% | 25% | Over 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 29% |
| 14% | 9% | 25% | Over 4.5 | 25% | 10% | 10% |
| 62% | 45% | 50% | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 52% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 29% | 55% | 50% | Failed To Score | 50% | 60% | 43% |
| 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | Corners Against (avg) | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6.7 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- Avispa Fukuoka have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Gifu have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Gifu have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Gifu have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Gifu haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 16-06-19 | | Avispa Fukuoka | 1 - 1 | Kashiwa Reysol |
| 22-06-19 | | Tokushima Vortis | 2 - 1 | Avispa Fukuoka |
| 30-06-19 | | Avispa Fukuoka | 2 - 4 | Renofa Yamaguchi |
| 03-07-19 | | Avispa Fukuoka | 2 - 1 | Kagoshima United |
| 06-07-19 | | Avispa Fukuoka | 1 - 3 | Gifu |
| 14-07-19 | | Machida Zelvia | 09:00 | Avispa Fukuoka |
| 20-07-19 | | JEF United | 09:00 | Avispa Fukuoka |
| 27-07-19 | | Avispa Fukuoka | 10:00 | Mito Hollyhock |
| 31-07-19 | | Montedio Yamagata | 10:30 | Avispa Fukuoka |
| 04-08-19 | | Avispa Fukuoka | 09:00 | Yokohama |
| 15-06-19 | | Omiya Ardija | 2 - 1 | Gifu |
| 22-06-19 | | Renofa Yamaguchi | 4 - 0 | Gifu |
| 30-06-19 | | Gifu | 1 - 2 | Tokyo Verdy |
| 03-07-19 | | Ventforet Kofu | 2 - 2 | Gifu |
| 06-07-19 | | Avispa Fukuoka | 1 - 3 | Gifu |
| 14-07-19 | | Gifu | 09:00 | JEF United |
| 20-07-19 | | Kagoshima United | 10:00 | Gifu |
| 27-07-19 | | Kyoto Sanga | 10:00 | Gifu |
| 31-07-19 | | Gifu | 10:00 | Omiya Ardija |
| 04-08-19 | | V-Varen Nagasaki | 09:00 | Gifu |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Montedio Yamagata | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 36 |
| 2 | Omiya Ardija | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 34 |
| 3 | Mito Hollyhock | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 33 |
| 4 | Ventforet Kofu | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | Kyoto Sanga | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 30 |
| 6 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | Fagiano Okayama | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 27 |
| 9 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 26 |
| 10 | Ryūkyū | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 25 |
| 11 | Tokushima Vortis | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 12 | Tokyo Verdy | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 24 |
| 13 | Albirex Niigata | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| 14 | Yokohama | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 22 |
| 15 | JEF United | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 22 |
| 16 | Machida Zelvia | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 20 |
| 17 | Ehime | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 19 |
| 18 | Kagoshima United | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 17 |
| 19 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -8 | 17 |
| 20 | Tochigi | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 17 |
| 21 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 16 |
| 22 | Gifu | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16 | -18 | 12 |