Match Report
Avispa Fukuoka, 12th with 48 points, sat 24 points above Albirex Niigata (20th, 24). Avispa Fukuoka ranked 7th in the league on five-round form, well above their 12th table position. Per game in the league, Avispa Fukuoka were scoring 0.89 and conceding 1, Albirex Niigata 0.95 and 1.76, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game.
Across 5 recorded meetings, Avispa Fukuoka have 3 wins to Albirex Niigata's 2, with 0 draws, at 2.2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals.
The match was played at Level-5 stadium in Fukuoka (capacity 22,331). Avispa Fukuoka led 3-2 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 3-2.
Goal scorers
Avispa Fukuoka: Shosei Usui (16'), K. Konno (9'), Y. Kitajima (45') · Albirex Niigata: Hayato Inamura (4'), Kaito Taniguchi (36')