Avispa Fukuoka vs Shonan Bellmare Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Avispa Fukuoka

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Avispa Fukuoka will play in this match following a 0-0 J1 League drawn result versus Kashima Antlers.

In that game, Avispa Fukuoka managed 47% possession and 5 shots on goal with 0 of them on target. Kashima Antlers had 14 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target.

Fewer than three goals per game were recorded in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Avispa Fukuoka have been involved. Breaking down the goal weighting during this period, opposition teams scored a total of 3 while Avispa Fukuoka managed a tally of 5.

Their prior results show that Avispa Fukuoka:

• have not lost a league tie with Shonan Bellmare in their last 9 matches. Quite a long unbeaten run against them.
• have not registered a win against Shonan Bellmare in their previous 3 league games.
• are undefeated in their previous 3 home league matches.

Shonan Bellmare

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Since a loss in their previous game against Kyoto Sanga in J1 League action, Shonan Bellmare will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that match, Shonan Bellmare had 62% possession and 16 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Kyoto Sanga had 11 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Kosuke Kinoshita (55') and Fuki Yamada (74') scored for Kyoto Sanga.

The numbers tell their own story, and Shonan Bellmare have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 7 goals overall. Defensively, Shonan Bellmare have been far from perfect. Still, we must now wait to see if that pattern might be replicated in this next game.

Leading up to this clash, Shonan Bellmare:

• have not registered a win against Avispa Fukuoka in away games against them for the last 5 league games. They'll be keen to stop this run.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 3 league matches away from home.

🤜🤛 Head to head

An examination of their prior head-to-head meetings stretching back to 22/05/2021 shows that Avispa Fukuoka have won 2 of these & Shonan Bellmare 1, with the tally of drawn games being 3.

A sum of 12 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 6 of them from Avispa and 6 being from Shonan. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.

The last league clash featuring the two was J1 League match day 22 on 16/07/2022 and the score finished Shonan Bellmare 0-0 Avispa Fukuoka.

The referee was Jumpei Iida.

📋 Team News: Avispa Fukuoka

Looking at personnel, there is just a single fitness concern for the Avispa Fukuoka gaffer Shigetoshi Hasebe to contend with thanks to an almost full-strength group. Yosuke Ideguchi (Ankle Fracture) misses out.

ℹ️ Team News: Shonan Bellmare

Thanks to a largely available squad, there is only the sole fitness worry for the Shonan Bellmare gaffer Satoshi Yamaguchi to be concerned with. Yuki Ohashi (Biceps femoris muscle injury) misses out for this game.

⚡ Prediction

Looking at these two, we feel that Shonan Bellmare and Avispa Fukuoka should play out a closely-fought contest here.

Will be interesting to see how this one goes, with a good chance of a draw. We’re therefore seeing a very close game with a 1-1 score draw after 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 03:08 15/03/2023