Japan - J1 LeagueData current as of September 18, 2026

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Avispa Fukuoka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Avispa Fukuoka plays Sanfrecce Hiroshima in J1 League (Japan). The game is scheduled for September 19, 2026.

Recent form

Avispa Fukuoka has 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.20 points per game. Sanfrecce Hiroshima has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Avispa Fukuoka scores 1.29 goals per game and allows 1.57. Sanfrecce Hiroshima scores 2.71 and allows 0.86. Games in this league average 2.97 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 57% of Avispa Fukuoka's games and 57% of Sanfrecce Hiroshima's. The Over 2.5 rates are 57% and 71%, compared with league averages of 60% for BTTS and 54% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Sanfrecce Hiroshima has the higher season xG average, 2.21 to 1.58 per game. Avispa Fukuoka takes 14.3 shots per game, while Sanfrecce Hiroshima takes 19.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Avispa Fukuoka leads at halftime in 29% of its games and scores 0.57 goals per game after halftime. Sanfrecce Hiroshima leads at halftime in 57% and scores 1.57 after halftime.

When the teams score

Avispa Fukuoka's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (4 goals). For Sanfrecce Hiroshima, it is minutes 76-90+ (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

J1 League games average 2.97 goals. Both teams score in 60% of games, and 54% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 4 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 3 away wins. Those games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 75% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(3.40)
(3.45)
(1.88)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
1.29Goals scored / game2.71
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
1.57Goals allowed / game0.86
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
44%Average possession56%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
5.29Shots on target / game7.43
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.29Shots per game19.71
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
5.29Shots on target7.43
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
9%Shot conversion13.8%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
44%Possession56%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
1.58xG for2.21
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
1.18xG against1.01
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima

Shooting quality

Avispa Fukuoka: AttackingSanfrecce Hiroshima: Dominant
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
Accuracy (shots on target)37%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.240.36

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima is 700% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / game - Avispa Fukuoka · 1.6 pts / game - Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Avispa Fukuoka
LLLDL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
14% W14% D71% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-5
0.57 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-2
Last 5 at home
1-1-2
LWLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.69Opponent xG: 1.29BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DDWLW
Season result split
57% W29% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-1
2.00 pts / game · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-1
Last 5 away
1-1-1
WDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 2.05Opponent xG: 1.14BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima is 110% better for: goals scored per game.

1.29 goals / game - Avispa Fukuoka · 2.71 goals / game - Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima is 83% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.57 goals / game - Avispa Fukuoka · 0.86 goals / game - Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Avispa Fukuoka scoring profile: strong

Avispa Fukuoka scores in 71% of games (5 of 7 games), while Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps a clean sheet in 43% (3 of 7 games).

Sanfrecce Hiroshima scoring profile: very strong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima scores in 86% of games (6 of 7 games), while Avispa Fukuoka keeps a clean sheet in 14% (1 of 7 games).

9Goals scored (season)19
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
11Goals conceded (season)6
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
2.86Average goals per game3.57
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
6Goals scored (last 5)12
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
10Goals conceded (last 5)5
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal86%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
43%2 goals71%
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14%3 goals57%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
0%4 goals29%
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How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal57%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
43%2 goals14%
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29%3 goals14%
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0%4 goals0%
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* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

60%
League average

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time29%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
14%BTTS in both halves14%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
29%Scored in both halves57%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS29%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
80%BTTS - last 560%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

1st half

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
43%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time43%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima

2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time71%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima is 55% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.29 pts / game - Avispa Fukuoka · 2 pts / game - Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Avispa Fukuoka - half-time state
29% leading43% draw29% trailing
Sanfrecce Hiroshima - half-time state
57% leading29% draw14% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.29Points per game (1st half)2
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
0.71Goals scored (1st half)1.14
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
0.57Goals conceded (1st half)0.43
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
1.29Average goals (1st half)1.57
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
43%Clean sheet before half-time71%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
57%No goal before half-time29%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima

After half-time (2nd half)

0.86Points per game (2nd half)2
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
0.57Goals scored (2nd half)1.57
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.43
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
1.57Average goals (2nd half)2
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
29%Clean sheet after half-time57%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
43%No goal after half-time29%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima

Avispa Fukuoka - second-half results

14% W43% D43% L
9
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding48%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 14%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima - second-half results

57% W29% D14% L
14
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 57% of games and wins 57%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Avispa Fukuoka - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.200.40
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.61.4
Average goals per game1.22.0
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%0%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Sanfrecce Hiroshima - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.60
Goals scored / game1.01.4
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game1.42.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+3+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Avispa Fukuoka
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
1
1
16-30
4
1
31-45
1
1
46-60
1
3
61-75
2
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
3
2
16-30
3
0
31-45
2
2
46-60
4
0
61-75
5
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.21
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.1 : 2.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
108%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-22%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
61%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Avispa Fukuoka

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.40
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.68
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.29
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
115%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.37
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.65
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.50
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
198%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
54%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (J1 League).

Teams vs league

Avispa FukuokaLigaSanfrecce Hiroshima
Average goals per game 2.862.97 3.57
Both teams scored 57%60% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 57%54% 71%
Clean sheets 14%22% 43%
Goal before half-time 71%70% 71%
Goal after half-time 86%86% 86%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.97
Average goals per game
60%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.60
Home goals / game
1.37
Away goals / game
+17%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defensive advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
51%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
9%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Avispa Fukuoka's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 3 losses against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Games average 2.50 goals, and both teams scored in 75% of them.

Avispa Fukuoka
1 : 2
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2 : 1
Avispa Fukuoka
Avispa Fukuoka
1 : 0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2 : 1
Avispa Fukuoka

FAQ

When do Avispa Fukuoka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima play?

Avispa Fukuoka face Sanfrecce Hiroshima on September 19, 2026 in J1 League. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Avispa Fukuoka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Avispa Fukuoka won 1, Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 3 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 75% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Avispa Fukuoka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima?

Avispa Fukuoka score 1.29 goals per game on average and Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2.71. The J1 League average is 2.97 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Avispa Fukuoka's matches and 57% of Sanfrecce Hiroshima's.

What form are Avispa Fukuoka and Sanfrecce Hiroshima in?

Over the last 5 games Avispa Fukuoka have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Avispa Fukuoka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.