J2-League match preview and statistics: Giravanz Kitakyushu fight Avispa Fukuoka

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 23.February
Match begins: 04:30 (UTC)
Venue: Kitakyushu Stadium (10202 seats)

Giravanz Kitakyushu and Avispa Fukuoka supporters have their finest supporter outfits for this first game week of a new J2-League season. Game on!

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Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats

It's the first season at a new level for Giravanz Kitakyushu as they were promoted from J3-League last season. Happy days that were secured through 6 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses from eleven games. The team scored 6 goals at home last season and conceded 5. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

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Avispa Fukuoka form and stats

Let's have a look at how Avispa Fukuoka performed last season in the J2-League: They landed a 16th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 8 draws and 22 defeats. In total they scored 39 and conceded 62 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 3 and lost 11 with 21/34 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Giravanz Kitakyushu, zero draws and eight wins for Avispa Fukuoka. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

Avispa FukuokaD. Yang
D. Yang
10 goals
Giravanz Kitakyushu
S. Machino
8 goals
Avispa FukuokaR. Matsuda
R. Matsuda
8 goals

Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players

Avispa Fukuoka missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Giravanz Kitakyushu Avispa Fukuoka
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Giravanz Kitakyushu Last season Avispa Fukuoka
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   21 42
19 9   Won W   7 12
9 5   Drew D   3 8
6 3   Lost L   11 22
51 26   Scored S   21 39
27 15   Conceded C   34 62
94% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 98%
79% 88%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   81% 76%
38% 41%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   48% 40%
15% 18%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   19% 14%
3% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   10% 7%
50% 53%   BTTS BTTS   48% 45%
41% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   24% 19%
15% 18%   Failed to Score F T   29% 38%
 
5.4 5.7   Corners for (avg) C F   4.3 4.6
4.3 3.4   Corners against (avg) C A   5.1 4.8
0.9 0.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.5
0 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
444 208   Total Shots T S   199 392
172 87   Shots on Target S O   68 137
27% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 28%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Albirex Niigata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Avispa Fukuoka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Ehime 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Fagiano Okayama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Giravanz Kitakyushu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 JEF United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Júbilo Iwata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Kyoto Sanga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Machida Zelvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Matsumoto Yamaga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Mito Hollyhock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Montedio Yamagata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Omiya Ardija 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Ryūkyū 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Tochigi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Tokushima Vortis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Tokyo Verdy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 V-Varen Nagasaki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Ventforet Kofu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Zweigen Kanazawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Roasso Kumamoto 12 7 2 3 19 14 7 3 2 2 12 11 5 4 0 1 7 3 5 23
2 Kamatamare Sanuki 12 6 4 2 15 9 7 5 1 1 10 4 5 1 3 1 5 5 6 22
3 Giravanz Kitakyushu 11 6 3 2 13 7 5 3 0 2 6 5 6 3 3 0 7 2 6 21
4 Kataller Toyama 12 5 5 2 15 12 6 2 2 2 8 8 6 3 3 0 7 4 3 20
5 Fujieda MYFC 12 6 2 4 15 15 6 3 2 1 6 3 6 3 0 3 9 12 0 20
6 Sagamihara 12 5 3 4 14 13 6 3 2 1 6 4 6 2 1 3 8 9 1 18
7 Cerezo Osaka U23 11 5 2 4 18 17 6 4 1 1 12 7 5 1 1 3 6 10 1 17
8 Gamba Osaka U23 12 4 4 4 19 14 7 3 2 2 13 10 5 1 2 2 6 4 5 16
9 Grulla Morioka 12 5 1 6 13 16 6 3 0 3 8 8 6 2 1 3 5 8 -3 16
10 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 11 4 3 4 18 11 6 3 2 1 13 5 5 1 1 3 5 6 7 15
11 Vanraure Hachinohe 12 4 2 6 19 18 6 1 1 4 11 14 6 3 1 2 8 4 1 14
12 Fukushima United 11 4 1 6 13 15 6 1 1 4 4 9 5 3 0 2 9 6 -2 13
13 Blaublitz Akita 11 3 4 4 11 13 5 1 3 1 3 2 6 2 1 3 8 11 -2 13
14 Parceiro Nagano 11 3 4 4 11 13 5 1 1 3 5 7 6 2 3 1 6 6 -2 13
15 Azul Claro Numazu 11 3 3 5 8 11 4 0 1 3 2 7 7 3 2 2 6 4 -3 12
16 Gainare Tottori 11 3 3 5 15 22 5 1 2 2 4 6 6 2 1 3 11 16 -7 12
17 YSCC 12 4 0 8 18 28 6 1 0 5 7 18 6 3 0 3 11 10 -10 12
18 Tokyo U23 12 3 2 7 11 17 5 2 1 2 4 3 7 1 1 5 7 14 -6 11
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 Kashiwa Reysol 42 25 9 8 85 33 21 14 4 3 54 16 21 11 5 5 31 17 52 84
2 Yokohama 42 23 10 9 66 40 21 13 4 4 41 22 21 10 6 5 25 18 26 79
3 Omiya Ardija 42 20 15 7 62 40 21 13 6 2 41 19 21 7 9 5 21 21 22 75
4 Tokushima Vortis 42 21 10 11 67 45 21 12 5 4 36 20 21 9 5 7 31 25 22 73
5 Ventforet Kofu 42 20 11 11 64 40 21 9 6 6 26 18 21 11 5 5 38 22 24 71
6 Montedio Yamagata 42 20 10 12 59 40 21 11 3 7 25 15 21 9 7 5 34 25 19 70
7 Mito Hollyhock 42 19 13 10 56 37 21 11 7 3 34 17 21 8 6 7 22 20 19 70
8 Kyoto Sanga 42 19 11 12 59 56 21 11 7 3 33 18 21 8 4 9 26 38 3 68
9 Fagiano Okayama 42 18 11 13 49 47 21 11 5 5 25 21 21 7 6 8 24 26 2 65
10 Albirex Niigata 42 17 11 14 71 52 21 12 2 7 40 22 21 5 9 7 31 30 19 62
11 Zweigen Kanazawa 42 15 16 11 58 46 21 7 11 3 27 19 21 8 5 8 31 27 12 61
12 V-Varen Nagasaki 42 17 5 20 57 61 21 9 2 10 26 32 21 8 3 10 31 29 -4 56
13 Tokyo Verdy 42 14 13 15 59 59 21 9 7 5 37 28 21 5 6 10 22 31 0 55
14 Ryūkyū 42 13 10 19 57 80 21 8 5 8 33 39 21 5 5 11 24 41 -23 49
15 Renofa Yamaguchi 42 13 8 21 54 70 21 8 3 10 32 34 21 5 5 11 22 36 -16 47
16 Avispa Fukuoka 42 12 8 22 39 62 21 5 5 11 18 28 21 7 3 11 21 34 -23 44
17 JEF United 42 10 13 19 46 64 21 6 5 10 26 38 21 4 8 9 20 26 -18 43
18 Machida Zelvia 42 9 16 17 36 59 21 3 11 7 17 29 21 6 5 10 19 30 -23 43
19 Ehime 42 12 6 24 46 62 21 8 3 10 24 23 21 4 3 14 22 39 -16 42
20 Tochigi 42 8 16 18 33 53 21 4 9 8 15 22 21 4 7 10 18 31 -20 40
21 Kagoshima United 42 11 7 24 41 73 21 9 2 10 23 27 21 2 5 14 18 46 -32 40
22 Gifu 42 7 9 26 33 78 21 4 7 10 19 38 21 3 2 16 14 40 -45 30

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 Albirex Niigata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Avispa Fukuoka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Ehime 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Fagiano Okayama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Giravanz Kitakyushu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 JEF United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Júbilo Iwata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Kyoto Sanga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Machida Zelvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Matsumoto Yamaga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Mito Hollyhock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Montedio Yamagata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Omiya Ardija 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Ryūkyū 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Tochigi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Tokushima Vortis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Tokyo Verdy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 V-Varen Nagasaki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Ventforet Kofu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Zweigen Kanazawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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