Avispa Fukuoka and Giravanz Kitakyushu are both riding high in the J2-League with their 3rd and 2nd positions respectively. Expect a great game!
It's no vacation for neither Fukuoka nor Giravanz Kitakyushu as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
The story so far in the J2-League for Avispa Fukuoka at their home stadium (Level-5 stadium) is 6 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of eight straight victories regardless of arena. After failing to beat Albirex Niigata here at Level-5 stadium, Fukuoka has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
The Fukuoka supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Tochigi in J2-League and win 1-0. In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting V-Varen Nagasaki.
Manager S. Hasebe felt very clever after T. Fukumitsu scored the winning goal against Tochigi, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 42nd minute.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Fukuoka have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost six.
The Fukuoka fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 12 matches. Avispa Fukuoka have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats
6 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Giravanz Kitakyushu playing as the away team in the J2-League this season.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Machida Zelvia (placed 15th) in their previous outing. The J2-League match ended in a draw 1-1. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Tokyo Verdy's place.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Giravanz Kitakyushu in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Giravanz Kitakyushu, three draws and two defeats.
Kitakyushu has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 11 games. As opposed to that, Kitakyushu have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Giravanz Kitakyushu - Fukuoka 0-1 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Fukuoka won eight, Giravanz Kitakyushu won two and zero draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Disaro 10 goals | S. Machino 7 goals |  D. Tono 6 goals |
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players
| Avispa Fukuoka | Giravanz Kitakyushu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 17 | 36 |
| 19 | 11 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 48% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 82% | 83% |
| 30% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 45% | 57% |
| 17% | 17% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 39% | 42% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 48% |
| 43% | 42% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 30% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 18% | 26% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 187 | 107 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 18 | 114 | 238 |
| 57 | 29 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 46 | 90 |
| 42% | 41% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 37% | 40% |
- Avispa Fukuoka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Avispa Fukuoka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Avispa Fukuoka is in the best form (6-0-0)
- Giravanz Kitakyushu has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in J2-League
- Giravanz Kitakyushu haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Tokushima Vortis | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 48 |
| 2 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 45 |
| 3 | Avispa Fukuoka | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 43 |
| 4 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 40 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 23 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 36 |
| 6 | Tokyo Verdy | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | Kyoto Sanga | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | Albirex Niigata | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 34 |
| 9 | Tochigi | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | Omiya Ardija | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 32 |
| 11 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 31 |
| 12 | Jubilo Iwata | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 30 |
| 13 | Mito Hollyhock | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
| 14 | JEF United | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 15 | Machida Zelvia | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 30 |
| 16 | Montedio Yamagata | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 29 |
| 17 | Fagiano Okayama | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 27 |
| 18 | Ryukyu | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -7 | 24 |
| 19 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -13 | 23 |
| 20 | Ehime | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -7 | 22 |
| 21 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 20 |
| 22 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 23 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -24 | 19 |