In this week 21 match, on Sunday Jul 10th, Kyoto Sanga will travel to Fukuoka to battle Avispa Fukuoka in a meeting of these two evenly matched J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 29 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. Avispa Fukuoka sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Júbilo Iwata. Yuya Yamagishi struck first for Avispa Fukuoka in the 52nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Júbilo Iwata couldn’t manage to score, and Avispa Fukuoka took the shutout win. Avispa Fukuoka is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Kyoto Sanga, recorded a 2-2 draw against Urawa Reds. David Moberg Karlsson scored the first goal for Urawa Reds in the 10th minute on a penalty shot, but Kosuke Taketomi got the equalizer for Kyoto Sanga in the 54th minute on a penalty shot . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
Kyoto Sanga and Avispa Fukuoka last played eachother at the Kyōto Nishikyogoku Stadium on Friday Apr 29th. Avispa Fukuoka won by a score of 1 to 0. Yamagishi scored the first goal for Avispa Fukuoka in the 12th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Kyoto Sanga was frustrated by Avispa Fukuoka’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Avispa Fukuoka ended the match with the shutout victory.
Asahi Sasaki and Takumi Miyayoshi are the top scorers for Kyoto Sanga in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Yamagishi has been the most prolific scorer on Avispa Fukuoka in the last 5 matches with two goals.