Japan - J1 LeagueData current as of 18 September 2026

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

Key match information

Avispa Fukuoka play Sanfrecce Hiroshima in J1 League (Japan). The match date is 19 September 2026.

Current form

Avispa Fukuoka: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match. Sanfrecce Hiroshima: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Avispa Fukuoka scores 1.29 and concedes 1.57 goals per match. Sanfrecce Hiroshima scores 2.71 and concedes 0.86. League average: 2.97 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Avispa Fukuoka 57%, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 57%. Over 2.5: Avispa Fukuoka 57%, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 71%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 54%.

xG, shots and style

Sanfrecce Hiroshima has higher xG: 2.21 vs 1.58. Avispa Fukuoka: 14.3 shots per match, Sanfrecce Hiroshima: 19.7.

Match halves

Avispa Fukuoka: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.57. Sanfrecce Hiroshima: half-time lead 57%, second-half goals 1.57.

Goals by minute

Avispa Fukuoka: 31-45+ (4 goals). Sanfrecce Hiroshima: 76-90+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

J1 League: 2.97 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 54%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 4 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-3. Average goals 2.50, BTTS 75%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(3.40)
(3.45)
(1.88)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
1.29Goals scored / match2.71
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
1.57Goals conceded / match0.86
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
44%Average possession56%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
5.29Shots on target / match7.43
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.29Shots per match19.71
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Avispa Fukuoka
LLLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
14% W14% D71% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-5
0.57 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-2
Last 5 at home
1-1-2
LWLD
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-1
Last 5 away
1-1-1
WDL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima is 83% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Avispa Fukuoka scoring profile: strong

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima scoring profile: very strong

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

9Goals scored (season)19
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
11Goals conceded (season)6
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
2.86Average goals in match3.57
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%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
14%3 goals57%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
0%4 goals29%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima

How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal57%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
43%2 goals14%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
29%3 goals14%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima
0%4 goals0%
Avispa FukuokaSanfrecce Hiroshima

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

57%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.4 of 7 matches
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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - 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

Match 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 / match - Avispa Fukuoka · 2 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 29% of matches and wins 14%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 57% of matches and wins 57%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Avispa Fukuoka - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.40
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.61.4
Average goals in match1.22.0
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.60
Goals scored / match1.01.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match1.42.0
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.21
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
115%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
198%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
54%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
60%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.60
Home goals / match
1.37
Away goals / match
+17%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (4): Avispa Fukuoka 1 - 0 - 3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Average goals 2.50, both teams scored in 75% matches.

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 19 September 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.