Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Avispa Fukuoka & Sagan Tosu face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Ybc Levain Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
Overall J-League stats at home this season for Avispa Fukuoka are 4-0-3 (wins-draw-losses). On the other hand, in the Ybc Levain Cup, Avispa Fukuoka has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Fukuoka, as their goalkeeper Takumi Nagaishi has completely shut out the opponents for 332 minutes in the J-League.
A strong away win for Fukuoka against Vegalta Sendai the last match, as Daiki Watari were on target. Emil Salomonsson, defender, was given a rating of 8.15/10 in that game, top of the team. Salomonsson hit two key passes and won 5 of 7 duels. The victory against Vegalta Sendai came after Daiki Watari's winning goal. The Fukuoka manager S. Hasebe was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 63rd minute. Some amazing scenes last match, when Daiki Watari scored the winning goal one minutes into stoppage time.
Ahead of that match, Avispa Fukuoka won a home game hosting Kashiwa Reysol (1-0).There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Fukuoka, as the J-League home game vs Shonan Bellmare is only three days away.
The Fukuoka fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 7 matches. Fukuoka's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
Sagan Tosu was sent out of Ybc Levain Cup in the group stage last season.3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Sagan Tosu playing as the away team in the J-League this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Ybc Levain Cup stats, they have 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses both home and away.
Sagan are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Oita Trinita. Midfield player Yuta Higuchi was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.45/10. Higuchi hit one key pass.
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima.A new game in only three days for Sagan Tosu, the J-League home match versus Kashima Antlers. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Sagan Tosu - Avispa Fukuoka 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Avispa Fukuoka wins - draws - Sagan Tosu wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Yamashita 7 goals | D. Hayashi 4 goals |   E. Salomonsson 3 goals |
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
Sagan Tosu missing players
| Avispa Fukuoka | Sagan Tosu | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 32 | 16 | Scored | S | 11 | 31 | ||
| 29 | 17 | Conceded | C | 13 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 8.5 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.9 | 9 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.5 | ||
| 41% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 11 |
| 2 | Consadole Sapporo | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Avispa Fukuoka | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 5 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 29 | 42 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 35 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 27 |
| 5 | Avispa Fukuoka | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 25 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 24 |
| 7 | Vissel Kobe | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 21 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 20 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 18 |
| 12 | Tokushima Vortis | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 17 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 15 |
| 15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 13 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -8 | 12 |
| 17 | Oita Trinita | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 9 |
| 18 | Gamba Osaka | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 7 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -18 | 7 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 21 | -26 | 6 |