Avispa Fukuoka draws 0-0 with Kashima Antlers on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

FUKUOKA. Avispa Fukuoka and Kashima Antlers ended up goalless.

September 30, 2023

FUKUOKA. Avispa Fukuoka and Kashima Antlers didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Kashima Antlers was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Level-5 stadium stadium in Fukuoka on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 9,467 spectators. The referee was Hajime Matsuo assisted by Mitsuharu Taketa and Shingo Sakamoto. The 4th official was Kazuhiro Ikeda. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 28.31 degrees Celsius or 82.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.

Match Statistics

Avispa Fukuoka

0 - 0

Kashima Antlers

43 Ball Possession 57

Shots

9 Total 15
1 On Target 0
5 Off Target 8
3 Shots blocked 7

105 Attack 110
51 Dangerous attack 39
78 Ball safe 73

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 3

Fouls

16 Total 6
4 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Kashima Antlers had a superior ball possession 57% while Avispa Fukuoka was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Avispa Fukuoka was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Avispa Fukuoka to win the match.

Avispa Fukuoka shot 9 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Kashima Antlers shot 15 times, 0 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Avispa Fukuoka received 4 yellow cards (Daiki Miya, Itsuki Oda, Kazuya Konno and Douglas Grolli). On the other side, Kashima Antlers didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Douglas Grolli- Yellow

Kazuya Konno- Yellow

35'

46'

Yuki Kakita- sub ->Kei Chinen

Masaya Tashiro- sub ->Douglas Grolli

46'

55'

Hidehiro Sugai- sub ->Rikuto Hirose

60'

Hayato Nakama- sub ->Tomoya Fujii

Itsuki Oda- sub ->Masato Yuzawa

66'

Wellington- sub ->Takeshi Kanamori

67'

74'

Shintaro Nago- sub ->Yuta Higuchi

74'

Reiju Tsuruno- sub ->Kazuya Konno

78'

Daiki Miya- Yellow

85'

Kimiya Moriyama- sub ->Yuto Hiratsuka

88'

Itsuki Oda- Yellow

89'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Avispa Fukuoka will have 45 points like Cerezo Osaka to remain in the 8th place. On the other side, Kashima Antlers will have 47 points like Nagoya Grampus to lose in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Avispa Fukuoka will host Sanfrecce Hiroshima on the 2nd of December with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2 draws).

Kashima Antlers will host Yokohama on the 2nd of December with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Kashima Antlers (0 draws).

Avispa Fukuoka – Formation

Avispa Fukuoka

Masaaki Murakami 31.Japan

7.0

Tatsuki Nara 3.Japan

7.9

Daiki Miya 5.Japan

7.5

85'

Douglas Grolli 33.Brazil

6.4

46'

Masato Yuzawa 2.Japan

6.6

66'

Hiroyuki Mae 6.Japan

7.1

Takeshi Kanamori 7.Japan

6.6

67'

Kazuya Konno 8.Japan

6.4

78'

35'

Yota Maejima 29.Japan

6.8

Yuto Hiratsuka 35.Japan

7.7

88'

Yuya Yamagishi 11.Japan

7.9

Substitutes

Takumi Nagaishi 1.Japan

Itsuki Oda 16.Japan

6.7

66'

89'

Masaya Tashiro 37.Japan

6.7

46'

Kimiya Moriyama 44.Japan

6.8

88'

Hisashi Jogo 10.Japan

Wellington 18.Brazil

7.0

67'

Reiju Tsuruno 28.Japan

6.7

78'

Avispa Fukuoka started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Shigetoshi Hasebe decided to play with the following team: Masaaki Murakami (7.0), Douglas Grolli (6.4), Tatsuki Nara (7.9), Daiki Miya (7.5), Masato Yuzawa (6.6), Yuto Hiratsuka (7.7), Hiroyuki Mae (7.1), Yota Maejima (6.8), Kazuya Konno (6.4), Takeshi Kanamori (6.6) and Yuya Yamagishi (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Takumi Nagaishi, Hisashi Jogo, Itsuki Oda (6.7), Wellington (7.0), Reiju Tsuruno (6.7), Masaya Tashiro (6.7) and Kimiya Moriyama (6.8).

Substitutions

Avispa Fukuoka made 5 changes: Douglas Grolli for Masaya Tashiro (46′), Yuto Hiratsuka for Kimiya Moriyama (88′), Masato Yuzawa for Itsuki Oda (66′), Takeshi Kanamori for Wellington (67′) and Kazuya Konno for Reiju Tsuruno (78′).

Best player: Tatsuki Nara

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Avispa Fukuoka was Tatsuki Nara.

His rating is (7.9) with 49 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Kashima Antlers – Formation

Kashima Antlers

Tomoki Hayakawa 29.Japan

7.0

Koki Anzai 2.Japan

7.3

Ikuma Sekigawa 5.Japan

6.8

74'

Rikuto Hirose 22.Japan

6.8

55'

Naomichi Ueda 55.Japan

7.9

Yuta Higuchi 14.Japan

7.3

74'

Tomoya Fujii 15.Japan

6.6

60'

Diego Pituca 21.Brazil

7.8

Kaishu Sano 25.Japan

7.3

Kei Chinen 13.Japan

6.7

46'

Yuma Suzuki 40.Japan

7.0

Substitutes

Yuya Oki 31.Japan

G. Shōji 3.Japan

6.6

74'

Hidehiro Sugai 16.Japan

6.8

55'

Shoma Doi 8.Japan

Shintaro Nago 30.Japan

6.7

74'

Hayato Nakama 33.Japan

6.3

60'

Yuki Kakita 37.Japan

6.8

46'

Kashima Antlers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Daiki Iwamasa played with: Tomoki Hayakawa (7.0), Rikuto Hirose (6.8), Naomichi Ueda (7.9), Ikuma Sekigawa (6.8), Koki Anzai (7.3), Yuta Higuchi (7.3), Diego Pituca (7.8), Kaishu Sano (7.3), Tomoya Fujii (6.6), Kei Chinen (6.7) and Yuma Suzuki (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Gen Shoji (6.6), Shoma Doi, Hidehiro Sugai (6.8), Shintaro Nago (6.7), Yuya Oki, Hayato Nakama (6.3) and Yuki Kakita (6.8).

Kashima Antlers could not rely on the presence of Shintaro Nago (injured) and Gen Shoji (injured).

Substitutions

Kashima Antlers made 5 changes: Kei Chinen for Yuki Kakita (46′), Rikuto Hirose for Hidehiro Sugai (55′), Tomoya Fujii for Hayato Nakama (60′), Yuta Higuchi for Shintaro Nago (74′) and Ikuma Sekigawa for Gen Shoji (74′).