Machida Zelvia vs Avispa Fukuoka: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Wed 21.October
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Machida Stadium

This could be an interesting match as Machida Zelvia have their presumed home advantage while Avispa Fukuoka are ahead 20 points in the J2-League table.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

These teams have little in common geographically as Avispa Fukuoka have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Machida Zelvia form and stats

4-8-2 (win-draw-lost) are the J2-League numbers at home for Machida Zelvia so far this season.

Machida are confident in defense, having played 225 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

An away draw last time out for Machida, facing JEF United in a game that ended 0-0. Before that, Machida had a home game versus Kyoto Sanga which ended with a victory 3-0.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Machida as they are travelling to their away game against Ventforet Kofu in the J2-League. That match is four days after this one.

Machida has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. From these home matches, Machida have conceded only 12 goals.

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Avispa Fukuoka form and stats

The away team, who have the fewest conceded goals (20) in J2-League, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 10 wins, 2 draws and only 2 losses in the J2-League. Things are running smoothly for Fukuoka who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 13 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Albirex Niigata. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Matsumoto Yamaga game have they lost an away game, meaning Fukuoka has taken points from nine away matches in a row.

Avispa Fukuoka play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting ThespaKusatsu Gunma (placed 20th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Albirex Niigata with the score of 2-1.

A new game in only four days for Avispa Fukuoka, the J2-League home match versus JEF United. Busy days.

Avispa Fukuoka have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Fukuoka as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Avispa Fukuoka - Machida 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Machida wins - draws - Avispa Fukuoka wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MachidaT. Hirato
T. Hirato
7 goals
Avispa FukuokaJ. Delgado Lloria
J. Delgado Lloria
7 goals
Avispa FukuokaD. Tono
D. Tono
6 goals

Machida Zelvia missing players

Avispa Fukuoka missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Machida Zelvia Avispa Fukuoka
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 14 5 Played P 4 14 27
8 4 0 Won W 3 10 17
11 8 4 Drew D 0 2 4
8 2 1 Lost L 1 2 6
29 18 5 Scored S 4 18 33
30 12 6 Conceded C 3 9 20
81% 71% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
70% 64% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 52%
33% 29% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 29% 30%
19% 21% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 15%
7% 14% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
37% 36% 60% BTTS BTTS 25% 36% 37%
41% 50% 20% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 48%
41% 43% 40% Failed to Score F T 25% 14% 15%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.1 0.8 0.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 1.4 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
214 120 44 Total Shots T S 22 115 231
79 48 16 Shots on Target S O 6 43 78
34% 33% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 40% 40%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Avispa Fukuoka has the fewest conceded goals (20) in J2-League
  • Avispa Fukuoka has the fewest conceded goals (9) away in J2-League
  • Avispa Fukuoka has the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in J2-League
  • Avispa Fukuoka has the most clean sheets (13) in J2-League
  • Avispa Fukuoka has the most matches under the total-line (19) in J2-League
  • Avispa Fukuoka has the most points (32) away in J2-League
  • Avispa Fukuoka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Avispa Fukuoka is in the best form (6-0-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Avispa Fukuoka 27 17 4 6 33 20 13 7 2 4 15 11 14 10 2 2 18 9 13 55
2 Tokushima Vortis 27 15 7 5 41 21 14 6 5 3 20 9 13 9 2 2 21 12 20 52
3 Giravanz Kitakyushu 27 14 5 8 39 30 14 8 3 3 20 14 13 6 2 5 19 16 9 47
4 V-Varen Nagasaki 27 13 8 6 36 29 12 8 2 2 17 9 15 5 6 4 19 20 7 47
5 Albirex Niigata 27 11 10 6 41 31 14 5 5 4 20 18 13 6 5 2 21 13 10 43
6 Ventforet Kofu 27 10 12 5 36 31 14 7 5 2 19 14 13 3 7 3 17 17 5 42
7 Tokyo Verdy 27 10 9 8 33 25 13 5 4 4 16 11 14 5 5 4 17 14 8 39
8 Montedio Yamagata 27 10 8 9 34 27 14 6 3 5 20 16 13 4 5 4 14 11 7 38
9 Zweigen Kanazawa 27 10 8 9 40 37 14 5 5 4 18 16 13 5 3 5 22 21 3 38
10 Kyoto Sanga 27 10 8 9 31 31 12 7 2 3 20 14 15 3 6 6 11 17 0 38
11 Jubilo Iwata 27 9 10 8 35 30 14 6 4 4 23 15 13 3 6 4 12 15 5 37
12 Mito Hollyhock 27 9 8 10 46 41 14 4 4 6 23 24 13 5 4 4 23 17 5 35
13 Machida Zelvia 27 8 11 8 29 30 14 4 8 2 18 12 13 4 3 6 11 18 -1 35
14 Tochigi 27 9 8 10 22 23 13 3 5 5 9 10 14 6 3 5 13 13 -1 35
15 Fagiano Okayama 27 9 8 10 25 27 16 6 4 6 17 17 11 3 4 4 8 10 -2 35
16 Omiya Ardija 27 9 7 11 26 33 13 5 5 3 13 12 14 4 2 8 13 21 -7 34
17 JEF United 27 9 5 13 29 32 14 3 3 8 14 21 13 6 2 5 15 11 -3 32
18 Ryūkyū 27 7 6 14 35 44 13 3 4 6 19 20 14 4 2 8 16 24 -9 27
19 Renofa Yamaguchi 27 7 5 15 32 47 12 5 1 6 16 17 15 2 4 9 16 30 -15 26
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 27 8 2 17 21 44 14 3 1 10 9 26 13 5 1 7 12 18 -23 26
21 Matsumoto Yamaga 27 5 10 12 26 42 12 3 4 5 12 19 15 2 6 7 14 23 -16 25
22 Ehime 27 5 7 15 24 39 14 2 4 8 11 20 13 3 3 7 13 19 -15 22

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Avispa Fukuoka 27 17 4 6 33 20 13 7 2 4 15 11 14 10 2 2 18 9 13 55
2 Tokushima Vortis 27 15 7 5 41 21 14 6 5 3 20 9 13 9 2 2 21 12 20 52
3 Giravanz Kitakyushu 27 14 5 8 39 30 14 8 3 3 20 14 13 6 2 5 19 16 9 47
4 V-Varen Nagasaki 27 13 8 6 36 29 12 8 2 2 17 9 15 5 6 4 19 20 7 47
5 Albirex Niigata 27 11 10 6 41 31 14 5 5 4 20 18 13 6 5 2 21 13 10 43
6 Ventforet Kofu 27 10 12 5 36 31 14 7 5 2 19 14 13 3 7 3 17 17 5 42
7 Tokyo Verdy 27 10 9 8 33 25 13 5 4 4 16 11 14 5 5 4 17 14 8 39
8 Montedio Yamagata 27 10 8 9 34 27 14 6 3 5 20 16 13 4 5 4 14 11 7 38
9 Zweigen Kanazawa 27 10 8 9 40 37 14 5 5 4 18 16 13 5 3 5 22 21 3 38
10 Kyoto Sanga 27 10 8 9 31 31 12 7 2 3 20 14 15 3 6 6 11 17 0 38
11 Jubilo Iwata 27 9 10 8 35 30 14 6 4 4 23 15 13 3 6 4 12 15 5 37
12 Mito Hollyhock 27 9 8 10 46 41 14 4 4 6 23 24 13 5 4 4 23 17 5 35
13 Machida Zelvia 27 8 11 8 29 30 14 4 8 2 18 12 13 4 3 6 11 18 -1 35
14 Tochigi 27 9 8 10 22 23 13 3 5 5 9 10 14 6 3 5 13 13 -1 35
15 Fagiano Okayama 27 9 8 10 25 27 16 6 4 6 17 17 11 3 4 4 8 10 -2 35
16 Omiya Ardija 27 9 7 11 26 33 13 5 5 3 13 12 14 4 2 8 13 21 -7 34
17 JEF United 27 9 5 13 29 32 14 3 3 8 14 21 13 6 2 5 15 11 -3 32
18 Ryūkyū 27 7 6 14 35 44 13 3 4 6 19 20 14 4 2 8 16 24 -9 27
19 Renofa Yamaguchi 27 7 5 15 32 47 12 5 1 6 16 17 15 2 4 9 16 30 -15 26
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 27 8 2 17 21 44 14 3 1 10 9 26 13 5 1 7 12 18 -23 26
21 Matsumoto Yamaga 27 5 10 12 26 42 12 3 4 5 12 19 15 2 6 7 14 23 -16 25
22 Ehime 27 5 7 15 24 39 14 2 4 8 11 20 13 3 3 7 13 19 -15 22

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