With their 4 point advantage in the league table, Avispa Fukuoka fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Tokyo Verdy.
It's no vacation for neither Avispa Fukuoka nor Tokyo Verdy 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.
It's quite the trip for Tokyo Verdy when visiting Fukuoka as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
2-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the J2-League numbers at home for Avispa Fukuoka so far this season. Two draws in a row at home now for Avispa Fukuoka.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Avispa Fukuoka, who played 2-2 against Ventforet Kofu. That match was also played at this venue (Level-5 stadium). In the match before that, Fukuoka hosted Ehime and drew the game 1-1.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Fukuoka as they are travelling to their away game against Matsumoto Yamaga in the J2-League. That match is three days after this one.
Fukuoka has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Avispa Fukuoka's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Tokyo Verdy form and stats
The visitors are W1-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the J2-League.
Tokyo are looking to quickly end their 191 minutes long goal drought in the J2-League.
Home advantage was not enough for Tokyo in their previous game, as they lost their J2-League-match, hosting Ryukyu, 0-1. Before that, Tokyo travelled to V-Varen Nagasaki and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
Late heartbreak for Tokyo in the Ryukyu match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Tokyo Verdy manager H. Nagai as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Mito Hollyhock.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Tokyo have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Fukuoka victories, five draws and two Tokyo Verdy wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, nine matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Koike 16 goals |
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
Tokyo Verdy missing players
| Avispa Fukuoka | Tokyo Verdy | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 56% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 60% |
| 22% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 11% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 44% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 40% | 50% |
| 44% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 60% | 50% |
| 5.2 | 6.5 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 82 | 44 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 4 | 37 | 73 |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 13 | 23 |
| 33% | 42% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 23% | 22% |
- Avispa Fukuoka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Avispa Fukuoka have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Avispa Fukuoka have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Avispa Fukuoka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tokyo Verdy have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| 2 | Tokushima Vortis | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | Omiya Ardija | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Kyoto Sanga | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Júbilo Iwata | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 6 | Albirex Niigata | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Ventforet Kofu | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Tochigi | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| 10 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| 11 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
| 12 | Machida Zelvia | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 13 | Mito Hollyhock | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | Fagiano Okayama | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 12 |
| 15 | Tokyo Verdy | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 16 | Ryukyu | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 17 | JEF United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 18 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 19 | Ehime | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| 20 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 8 |
| 21 | Montedio Yamagata | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 22 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -14 | 6 |