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Avispa Fukuoka vs. Machida Zelvia Match Preview Article
Welcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Avispa Fukuoka and Machida Zelvia, taking place on Saturday, 14 September 2024, at Best Denki Stadium in Fukuoka-shi.
Avispa Fukuoka, Recent Form
There will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Avispa Fukuoka players having failed to take any points away from their recent 2-0 home defeat at the hands of Vissel Kobe. Their share of possession in that meeting was 43%, while racking up 14 shots along the way, 3 of which were on target, in contrast to Vissel Kobe, who had 16 shots on goal with 8 on target.
Having scored 5 goals and conceded 9 in their last 6 games, they will need to improve at both ends if they are to pick up more points from here on. When playing at home, they have failed to score in their last 3 games and kept only 1 clean sheet in their last 6 games.
Avispa Fukuoka will not be enjoying their recent run of poor form at Best Denki Stadium, they've lost their last 4 league games in a row there and not had a home win in 4 games.
Machida Zelvia, Recent Form
Machida Zelvia manager Go Kuroda will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 2-2 draw in his team's last league outing against Urawa Red Diamonds. In that game they had 45% possession and managed 24 attempts on goal, with 7 on target, compared to Urawa Red Diamonds who had 10 attempts and 4 on target.
It seems pretty certain that Kuroda will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 7 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 5 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. They've kept a clean sheet in 4 of their last 6 away games.
There will be mixed feelings from Machida, having been undefeated in their last 9 away league games, but drawn the last 2 of these games.
With 3 goals from the last 6 away outings in the league, Shota Fujio has given the travelling Machida Zelvia support something to shout about on the road.
Avispa Fukuoka vs. Machida Zelvia Head to head
The previous match between these two ended without a goal and a share of the spoils, so it wasn't one to remember on that occasion.
The Avispa defence has struggled in front of its own fans when Machida have come to town, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 5 meetings at Best Denki Stadium. In the previous 2 league encounters between these two teams, Machida have failed to score a single goal against Avispa.
This match has run out a draw on the previous 2 encounters between these sides in the league; however, Avispa may have a slight edge with them currently enjoying a 4 match unbeaten streak against their opponents.
