Avispa Fukuoka go into battle on Wednesday in their looming J. League Cup clash with Kataller Toyama.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the Kataller Toyama v Avispa Fukuoka match are shown here - plus the latest betting odds.
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Kataller Toyama
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Kataller Toyama will be looking for an improved result here after a 2-1 J2 League defeat in their last game at the hands of 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 match with Nagoya Grampus.
In that game, Avispa Fukuoka managed 50% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Avispa Fukuoka was Takeshi Kanamori (90'). For their opponents, Nagoya Grampus got 12 shots on goal with 3 on target. Shuhei Tokumoto (81') scored 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 meetings dating back to 20/05/2012 tells us that Kataller Toyama have won 1 of these & Avispa Fukuoka 5, with the tally of drawn games being 0.
A combined sum of 20 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 9 of them for Kataller and 11 created by Avispa. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.33.
The previous league match between these sides was J2 League match day 34 on 28/09/2014 which ended up with the score at Kataller Toyama 1-2 Avispa Fukuoka.
The match was refereed by Taku Nagaya.
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Team News: Avispa Fukuoka
Avispa Fukuoka manager Myung-hwi Kim has to choose a team with limited availability. Hisashi Jogo (Cruciate ligament injury), Tatsuki Nara (Knee surgery), Jurato Ikeda (Meniscus injury) and Itsuki Oda (Meniscus injury) are not able to play.
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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,
16:01 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.