Avispa Fukuoka vs Ehime FC Prediction & Betting Tips

Avispa Fukuoka will be hosting visiting rivals Ehime FC at Level5 Stadium in this J2 League game on Wednesday.

Our Avispa Fukuoka v Ehime FC tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below - plus the latest betting odds.

📊 Form Guide

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Avispa Fukuoka are hoping to win again following a 1-0 J2 League success over Fagiano Okayama.

The only player to score from Avispa Fukuoka was Daisuke Ishizu (40').

Fewer than three goals per game were scored during 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Avispa Fukuoka have taken part. Breaking down the goal attribution during that period, opposition teams scored a total of 5 and Avispa totted up 5.

Taking a look at their past results, Avispa Fukuoka:

• are unbeaten in the league by Ehime FC in their last 4 games.
• have not been beaten in their last 2 home league matches.

Ehime FC WWLLLD

Previously, Ehime FC drew 1-1 in the J2 League match with FC Ryukyu.

Koya Kazama (69') scored for FC Ryukyu.

The stats don’t lie, and Ehime FC have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 9 goals overall. Defensively, Ehime have some weaknesses to address. While that may be of interest, it remains to be seen if that pattern will be replicated in this game or not.

Their previous form shows that Ehime FC:

• have left without a victory over Avispa Fukuoka when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league games.
• have not won away from home in their last 2 matches in the league.

↔️ Head to head

Checking on their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 25/06/2017 shows us that Avispa Fukuoka have won 5 of these and Ehime FC 1, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 0.

A combined sum of 15 goals were produced between them in this period, with 11 from Avispa and 4 being from Ehime. That’s an average goals per game of 2.5.

The previous league fixture featuring these sides was J2 League match day 30 on 31/08/2019 when the final score was Avispa Fukuoka 3-0 Ehime FC.

The match was refereed by Takao Nishiyama.

📋 Team News: Avispa Fukuoka

It’s a low absenteeism rate, with just the lone fitness concern for the Avispa Fukuoka gaffer Kiyokazu Kudo to be concerned about from of an almost fully healthy group of players. Carlos Gutiérrez (Cruciate Ligament Injury) will miss out.

🗞️ Team News: Ehime FC

In an otherwise healthy group of players, there’s just a single fitness problem for the Ehime FC manager Kenta Kawai to contend with. Makito Yoshida (Achilles tendon rupture) won’t be playing here.

✨ Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that Ehime FC should be able to put one past this Avispa Fukuoka team, although it is unlikely to be enough to avoid defeat.

Our selection here is for both teams to score in a 2-1 victory for Avispa Fukuoka when all is said and done. Let’s wait and see how it plays out.

Andre Moura, 23:06 24/07/2020