📏 Form Guide

Avispa Fukuoka

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Avispa Fukuoka won’t want a repeat of their last result here after a 3-1 J1 League defeat last time out to Shimizu S-Pulse.

In that match, Avispa Fukuoka managed 62% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for Avispa Fukuoka was Tomoya Miki (9'). On the other side, Shimizu S-Pulse got 7 shots on goal with 4 on target. Kai Matsuzaki (3', 45') and Matheus Bueno (45') scored for Shimizu S-Pulse.

Avispa Fukuoka have been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, finding the back of the net every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 matches.

They’ve claimed a sum of 9 during that time while also conceding a total of 7. Such a trend won’t necessarily be sustained into this match, of course.

Analysis of their past results shows that Avispa Fukuoka:

• haven't been beaten in the league by Fagiano Okayama in their last 3 matches.
• are undefeated in their last 4 home league matches.

Fagiano Okayama

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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to Kashima Antlers in J1 League action, Fagiano Okayama and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that game, Fagiano Okayama had 43% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Fagiano Okayama was Ryunosuke Sato (43'). Kashima Antlers got 12 shots at goal with 4 on target. Aleksandar Čavrić (50') and Talles (73') scored for Kashima Antlers.

Throughout their 6 previous matches, Takashi Kiyama's Fagiano Okayama have slotted home 5 times - giving them the goals scored per game average of 0.83.

Heading into this fixture, Fagiano Okayama have not registered a win against Avispa Fukuoka when having played them away from home in the previous 5 matches in the league. Not good.

↔️ Head to head

Looking at the statistics for their head to head duels stretching back to 06/05/2018, there is nothing to separate the two clubs with Avispa Fukuoka winning 1 of those games, Fagiano Okayama 1 and 4 being drawn in normal time.

A combined total of 14 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 7 for Avispa and 7 belonging to Okayama. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.33.

The last league fixture between the two was J2 League match day 38 on 02/12/2020 and the score finished Fagiano Okayama 1-1 Avispa Fukuoka.

The match was refereed by Jumpei Iida.

🗞️ Team News: Avispa Fukuoka

Hisashi Jogo (Cruciate ligament injury), Tatsuki Nara (Knee surgery), Jurato Ikeda (Meniscus injury) and Itsuki Oda (Meniscus injury) are not available for Avispa Fukuoka gaffer Myung-hwi Kim.

We think that Avispa Fukuoka will probably opt for a 4-2-3-1 formation and select Masaaki Murakami, Yota Maejima, Takumi Kamijima, Tomoya Ando, Takaaki Shichi, Daiki Matsuoka, Hiroki Akino, Shintaro Nago, Tomoya Miki, Kazuki Fujimoto and Shahab Zahedi.

📰 Team News: Fagiano Okayama

We’re of the thinking that Fagiano Okayama will likely begin the game with a 4-4-2 formation using Svend Brodersen, Kaito Abe, Yugo Tatsuta, Kota Kudo, Ryunosuke Sato, Ibuki Fujita, Ryo Tabei, Masaya Matsumoto, Takaya Kimura, Ataru Esaka and Kazunari Ichimi.

🔮 Prediction

Here, we’re thinking that Fagiano Okayama will need to apply a lot of pressure to breach the defence of this Avispa Fukuoka lineup who we think will manage to score & go ahead.

We’re therefore tipping a narrow 1-0 win for Avispa Fukuoka at the end of this game.

We’re expecting it to be that close.

Victor Martins, 09:16 25/04/2025