Shimizu S-Pulse (home)
- Shimizu S-Pulse are winless in 3 home league games this J League 2026/2027 campaign (D1, L2).
- S-Pa sit 17th in the J League 2026/2027 with four points from six games, one place and the same amount off Avispa Fukuoka in 16th.
- Both teams have been in indifferent form recently with the S-Pulse recording one win, one draw and three defeats in their last five games in all competitions while Avispa have W1, D1 and L3 in the same number of games.
Avispa Fukuoka (away)
- Avispa Fukuoka are winless in their last 2 away matches to S-Pa.
- Avispa are also seeking their first away win of the season in J League 2026/2027.
Head-to-Head
- These two sides haven't met since a wild 5-4 Shimizu win in J League 2026.
- The result should show that this matchup can get out of control.
Key Players
- Kosuke Kinoshita is top scorer for Shimizu in J League 2026/2027 with one goal from six matches, but the cutting edge has come from Se-Hun Oh, who has two of their last 3 goals in the last 5 matches.
- Shu Morooka has been in hot form for Avispa with three of his three J League 2026/2027 goals coming in the last five matches.
Betting Insights
- The head-to-head record and Shimizu's home advantage are the reasons we are picking them at 2.8 over Avispa at 2.5 and the draw at 3.2, but the match result markets are a little too close for the S-Pulse to really get on board with.
- The best bet here is BTTS at 1.83 because we're not confident in either side to take the game by the scruff of the neck and dominate the scoring.
- The Under 2.5 goals market at 1.67 fits the tactical setups of both sides, but we're going with BTTS because this could be a tense contest that gets decided by one goal.
Prediction
The best bet here is BTTS at 1.83 because we're not confident in either side to take the game by the scruff of the neck and dominate the scoring.