In a mid week match on Wednesday May 25th, in week 15, Nagoya Grampus and Avispa Fukuoka will play a match in Nagoya in a clash of the J-League. In their last match, 12th placed Nagoya Grampus, recorded a 2-1 win against Shimizu S-Pulse. Noriyoshi Sakai struck first for Nagoya Grampus in the 22nd minute, then Thiago Santana got the equalizer for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 72nd minute on a feed from Carlinhos Junior. Nagoya Grampus is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Avispa Fukuoka, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Yokohama F. Marinos. Jordy Croux struck first for Avispa Fukuoka in the 58th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Yokohama F. Marinos 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. Avispa Fukuoka is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Nagoya Grampus won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Avispa Fukuoka’s most prolific scorer has been Yuya Yamagishi. The Japaneese midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Nagoya Grampus’s most prolific scorer has been Mateus. The Brazilian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.