Avispa FukuokaAttacking momentumShimizu S-Pulse

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  • Week 7 of the 2026 J1 League sees Avispa Fukuoka and Shimizu S-Pulse collide on 2026-03-18 at 10:00 GMT.
  • With the data available to us, Shinya Tsukahara and T. Yoshida have not met as managers before.
  • Avispa Fukuoka have accumulated 2 points to lie 10th whereas Shimizu S-Pulse have 8 points to sit 9th.
  • Avispa Fukuoka and Shimizu S-Pulse will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
  • Forecasting a three-man defense for Avispa Fukuoka (3-4-2-1), while Shimizu S-Pulse are predicted to deploy a 4-3-3.
  • The previous match saw T. Oka lead Avispa Fukuoka with a 7.2 TheyScored rating, and K. Kitagawa top-rating for Shimizu S-Pulse at 8.2.
  • Mixed emotions: Avispa Fukuoka lost 0-1 against V-Varen Nagasaki, but Shimizu S-Pulse salvaged a 1-1 draw against Fagiano Okayama.
  • Avispa Fukuoka's form is 0-0-5 recently, but Shimizu S-Pulse are on a roll with 1-4-0 in their last 5 matches.
  • Shimizu S-Pulse hold the upper hand H2H: of 11 meetings, they've triumphed 7 times, conceded 1 time and shared 3 draws.
  • With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (0-1-2 vs 0-1-2) and scoring roughly 0.67-1.00 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.

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Avispa Fukuoka is going head to head with Shimizu S-Pulse on 18/3/2026 10:00 GMT for the Japan J1 League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Avispa Fukuoka v Shimizu S-Pulse H2H statistics!