National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sagan Tosu or Avispa Fukuoka that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 Sagan and Avispa Fukuoka.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
Last season their Ybc Levain Cup adventure ended in the group stage.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium as Sagan Tosu have scored 12 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the J-League are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
It's back home for Sagan Tosu, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Nagoya Grampus away with the result 1-0. Daichi Hayashi found the net in that victory. Preceding that match was the home J-League game against Gamba Osaka that was lost 0-1.
There will be little rest for Sagan after this match as they are travelling to Tokyo for a J-League game in only three days.
The Sagan manager M. Kim has got the team scoring with 12 from 6 home games in the league. Defensively Sagan have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Avispa Fukuoka form and stats
The visitors are W1-D4-L1 on the road this term. That's in the J-League.
Fukuoka had fun at their own home (Ekimae Real Estate Stadium) last time out, beating Tokyo 1-0. Bruno Mendes scored. Prior to that match, the Fukuoka manager S. Hasebe faced defeat when travelling to Kawasaki Frontale and losing 1-3.
Fukuoka has another fixture away, a J-League game, against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Fukuoka find the net regularly in their away games. 7 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Fukuoka have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sagan Tosu four wins, three draws and Avispa Fukuoka three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Yamashita 5 goals | D. Hayashi 3 goals |   E. Salomonsson 3 goals |
Sagan Tosu missing players
Avispa Fukuoka missing players
| Sagan Tosu | Avispa Fukuoka | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | ||
| 30 | 18 | Scored | S | 13 | 31 | ||
| 22 | 12 | Conceded | C | 10 | 30 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.5 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 8.4 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3 | ||
| 32% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 42% | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Consadole Sapporo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | Avispa Fukuoka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |
| 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 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 31 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 26 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Sagan Tosu | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Tokushima Vortis | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 14 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 12 | Kashima Antlers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Shonan Bellmare | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Kashiwa Reysol | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 16 | Consadole Sapporo | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 5 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -15 | 3 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | -20 | 2 |