Match Report
The table gap was wide: 20 points between Sanfrecce Hiroshima (4th, 68 pts) and Avispa Fukuoka (12th, 48 pts). On the form table Avispa Fukuoka stood 7th over the last five rounds, despite being 12th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.89/1 for Avispa Fukuoka and 1.21/0.74 for Sanfrecce Hiroshima (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.2.
Avispa Fukuoka had been beaten in four straight games. Over the last five, Avispa Fukuoka had taken 1 of 15 points to Sanfrecce Hiroshima's 8.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Avispa Fukuoka 1, draws 1, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4, at 1.83 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 83% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings.
The venue was Best Denki Stadium (Fukuoka), with room for 22,563 spectators. On the scoreboard, Sanfrecce Hiroshima led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Avispa Fukuoka: H. Sani Brown (90') · Sanfrecce Hiroshima: Valère Germain (17'), Satoshi Tanaka (86')
Key stats
Possession: Avispa Fukuoka 40% · Sanfrecce Hiroshima 60% · Total shots: 20-17 · On target: 8-5 · Corners: 4-6