Machida Zelvia, Recent Form

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Machida Zelvia have set themselves up nicely for this match by securing a 3-1 home win against Sagan Tosu in their previous league match.  In that game they had 38% possession and managed 17 attempts on goal, with 6 on target, compared to Sagan Tosu who had 11 attempts and 4 on target.  

Manager Go Kuroda will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 11 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 4 goals conceded in the same period.  Their goal scoring streak now stands at 13 games in a row, but they have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 6 home games.  

They've had a good run of form recently, with 4 straight wins in a row, and are unbeaten home or away in their last 11 league games.  

On an individual basis, Erik Nascimento de Lima will be looking to get on the scoresheet again at Machida GION Stadium having scored 6 goals in Machida Zelvia's last 6 home games in the league.  

Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Recent Form

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima had to settle for a share of the spoils in their last match, which ran out a 1-1 draw against Gamba Osaka.  In that game they recorded 60 % of the possession, with 19 attempts on goal, 6 on target. Their opponents found the target on 2 of their 7 shots on goal.  

Manager Michael Skibbe will be pleased with his team's performances recently, having only conceded 2 in their last 6 games, while still managing to score a respectable 9 goals.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games whilst also keeping a clean sheet in 4 of those games.  

There will be mixed feelings from Sanfrecce, having been undefeated in their last 5 away league games, but drawn the last 2 of these games.