Avispa Fukuoka vs Tokyo Verdy Live Stream, Predictions (May 31)

📏 Form Guide

Avispa Fukuoka

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Avispa Fukuoka will be wanting a better result here following the 2-0 J1 League loss in their previous game against Cerezo Osaka.

In that match, Avispa Fukuoka managed 40% possession and 13 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Cerezo Osaka got 13 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Masaya Shibayama (84') and Rafael Ratão (98') scored for Cerezo Osaka.

It has not been often in recent games that Avispa Fukuoka have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that Avispa Fukuoka have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 8 goals on the way.

Their past results show that Avispa Fukuoka:

• are winless against Tokyo Verdy in their last 4 league matches.
• have not won at home in their last 3 matches in the league.

Tokyo Verdy

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Tokyo Verdy come into this match after a 1-0 J1 League win over Kyoto Sanga in their most recent game.

In that match, Tokyo Verdy managed 56% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 2 on target. The scorer for Tokyo Verdy was Yuta Arai (94'). For their opponents, Kyoto Sanga had 10 shots at goal with 3 of them on target.

For 5 of the previous 6 clashes involving Tokyo Verdy, a comparatively low number of goals have been hit between them and opposing sides. The overall average goals scored per game in that period is a mere 2, with the average goals for Tokyo Verdy equalling 1. With no two games being the same, we must now wait to see if such a trend might be replicated in this game or not.

Taking a look at their past results, Tokyo Verdy:

• remain undefeated by Avispa Fukuoka in games played away from home for the previous 2 league matches.
• are without a win away from home in their last 2 league matches.

👥 Head to head

A glance at their prior head-to-head clashes dating back to 11/05/2019 shows us that Avispa Fukuoka have won 1 of these and Tokyo Verdy 3, with the number of draws standing at 2.

In all, 14 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 6 from Avispa and 8 coming from Tokyo Verdy. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.33.

The previous league clash between the two was J1 League match day 24 on 20/07/2024 and the score finished Avispa Fukuoka 0-1 Tokyo Verdy.

On that occasion, Avispa Fukuoka managed 53% possession and 8 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.

Tokyo Verdy had 16 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Hiroto Yamami (38') was the scorer.

The referee was Jumpei Iida.

📰 Team News: Avispa Fukuoka

Hisashi Jogo (Cruciate ligament injury), Jurato Ikeda (Meniscus injury) and Itsuki Oda (Meniscus injury) are unavailable for Avispa Fukuoka boss Myung-hwi Kim.

📰 Team News: Tokyo Verdy

Tokyo Verdy boss Hiroshi Jofuku has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Kaito Chida (unknown injury), Maaya Sako (Cruciate ligament injury) and Goki Yamada (Torn knee ligaments) are not ready for selection.

💭 Prediction

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

We’ll see, but this looks like it could end up all-square. We therefore see a very even match with a 1-1 scoreline when the full-time whistle blows.

📚 ⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?

Checking out the betting prices for the game on the 90 minute result market, victory for Avispa Fukuoka is available for 2.7, backing the draw is 2.75 and taking a punt on the winning team to be Tokyo Verdy can be had at 3.1. These are the top bets offered at the current time.

Lucas Pereira, 22:04 28/05/2025