Avispa Fukuoka face a fresh challenge on Wednesday as they prepare for their looming J. League Cup meeting versus Kataller Toyama.
View all Kataller Toyama v Avispa Fukuoka tips, stats and our pre-match poll below - as well as the best betting odds.
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Kataller Toyama
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Kataller Toyama will be hoping for a better result following the 2-1 J2 League loss in their previous game against Consadole Sapporo.
Amadou Bakayoko (68') and Ryota Aoki (90') scored for Consadole Sapporo.
It has been a rare occasion in recent games that Kataller Toyama have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. In fact, Kataller Toyama have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, letting in 8 goals along the way.
Avispa Fukuoka
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Last time out, Avispa Fukuoka drew 1-1 in the J1 League tie with Nagoya Grampus.
In that game, Avispa Fukuoka had 50% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Avispa Fukuoka was Takeshi Kanamori (90'). Nagoya Grampus had 12 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Shuhei Tokumoto (81') was the scorer for Nagoya Grampus.
Looking at their form, and Avispa Fukuoka have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, conceding 6 goals in all. In defence, Avispa Fukuoka could really do with shoring things up. That sort of pattern won’t necessarily be continued here, of course.
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Head to head
An examination of their prior head-to-head clashes stretching back to 20/05/2012 shows that Kataller Toyama have won 1 of them & Avispa Fukuoka 5, with the number of drawn games standing at 0.
20 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 9 from Kataller and 11 for Avispa. That’s an average goals per game of 3.33.
The previous league fixture featuring the two was J2 League match day 34 on 28/09/2014 which ended up with the score at Kataller Toyama 1-2 Avispa Fukuoka.
The referee was Taku Nagaya.
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Team News: Avispa Fukuoka
Avispa Fukuoka manager Myung-hwi Kim has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Hisashi Jogo (Cruciate ligament injury), Tatsuki Nara (Knee surgery), Jurato Ikeda (Meniscus injury) and Itsuki Oda (Meniscus injury) are not ready for selection.
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Prediction
Our feeling is that Kataller Toyama will need to apply a lot of pressure to score against this Avispa Fukuoka lineup who we think should be able to grind out a win.
That’s why we have predicted a highly competitive game with a 0-1 win for Avispa Fukuoka when all is said and done.
Should be an interesting one.
Andre Moura,
13:02 19/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Kataller Toyama
Formed: 2007
Stadium: Toyama Stadium (18,588)
Captain: Riki Matsuda
Chairman: Susumu Kuwa
Manager: Michiharu Otagiri
Competitions: J2 League position 15, J. League Cup (3rd Round)
⭐ Key Man: Riki Matsuda
Generally played in the Left Wing position, Riki Matsuda was born in Osaka, Japan. Having made a first senior appearance for Cerezo Osaka in the 2021 season, the dangerous Forward has managed 2 league goals in the J2 League 2025 campaign so far coming from a total of 15 appearances.