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Avispa Fukuoka will host Kyoto Sanga at the Kashima Soccer Stadium on Sunday in another round of the 2024 J1 League campaign. The home side are enjoying a strong run of form at the moment and now sit sixth in the league table with 35 points from 21 games as they continue their push for continental football.
They beat Tokyo FC 1-0 in their last match with Masato Shigemi coming off the bench to score the sole goal of the game midway through the second half and register his first-ever professional strike.
Kyoto Sanga have endured a largely difficult campaign although they have begun picking up important points in recent weeks as they look to avoid the drop. They beat Shonan Bellmare 1-0 last time out, with Taichi Hara opening the scoring in the first half before Sung-Yun Gu pulled off a brilliant penalty save in the second half to secure the points for the Purple Sanga.
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The visitors sit 18th in the table with 18 points from 21 games and will be looking to add to that tally on Sunday.
Avispa Fukuoka vs Kyoto Sanga Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 47 meetings between Fukuoka and Kyoto Sanga. The home side have won 17 of those games while the visitors have won 25 times. There have been five draws between the two teams.
- The visitors have won five of their last six games in this fixture.
- The hosts are without a clean sheet in their last three games in this fixture.
- Fukuoka have scored 22 goals in the Japanese top flight this season, the third fewest in the competition so far.
Avispa Fukuoka vs Kyoto Sanga Prediction
Fukuoka are on a run of back-to-back victories and have now won six of their last seven games across all competitions. They have won each of their last three home games and will be looking to extend that streak on Sunday.
Kyoto Sanga's latest result ended a run of back-to-back winless outings and they will be looking to build on that this weekend. They have, however, won just twice on the road since March and could see defeat here.
Prediction: Avispa Fukuoka 1-0 Kyoto Sanga
Avispa Fukuoka vs Kyoto Sanga Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Fukuoka to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Eight of the last 10 matches between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just two of their last seven matchups)
