On Saturday May 7th, in week 12, Avispa Fukuoka plays host to Shonan Bellmare in a clash of these two extremely mismatched J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Avispa Fukuoka sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 5-1 win against Tokyo. Daiki Miya scored the first goal for Avispa Fukuoka in the 3rd minute, then Kuryu Matsuki tied it up for Tokyo in the 24th minute. Avispa Fukuoka is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while shonan Bellmare is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Shimizu S-Pulse. Katsuhiro Nakayama struck first for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 32nd minute on a feed from Suzuki, then Suzuki added another in the 36th minute. Shonan Bellmare looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Avispa Fukuoka won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Shonan Bellmare is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ohashi and Shuto Yamamoto each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Avispa Fukuoka’s most prolific scorer has been Yamagishi. The Japaneese midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.