Albirex Niigata vs Avispa Fukuoka Live Stream, Predictions

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Albirex Niigata

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Albirex Niigata will be hoping for a better result after the 2-0 J1 League defeat last time out to Sagan Tosu.

In that match, Albirex Niigata managed 64% possession and 18 shots on goal with 5 on target. Sagan Tosu had 7 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Yuji Ono (11') and Atsushi Kawata (80') scored for Sagan Tosu.

It’s been seldom in recent times that Albirex Niigata have shown defensive steel. In fact, Albirex Niigata have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, shipping 8 goals on the way. We will see whether or not that trend will be sustained here.

Avispa Fukuoka

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In their last fixture, Avispa Fukuoka drew 0-0 in the J1 League tie with Urawa Red Diamonds.

In that match, Avispa Fukuoka managed 41% possession and 12 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. On the other side, Urawa Red Diamonds got 9 shots on goal with 2 on target.

Shigetoshi Hasebe's Avispa Fukuoka have found the back of the net 5 times throughout their latest 6 matches. The number of goals that they have conceded during the equivalent period comes to 8.

👥 Head to head

A look at their prior head-to-head clashes stretching back to 23/03/2019 shows us that Albirex Niigata have won 2 of these games & Avispa Fukuoka 4, with the number of drawn games standing at 0.

A combined total of 14 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 6 of them for Albirex and 8 coming from Avispa. The average goals per game has been 2.33.

The last league match featuring these sides was J1 League match day 8 on 15/04/2023 when it finished Albirex Niigata 3-2 Avispa Fukuoka.

On that day, Albirex Niigata had 68% possession and 10 shots on goal with 5 on target. Their only player to score was Ryotaro Ito (47', 93', 95').

At the other end, Avispa Fukuoka got 9 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Kazuya Konno (17') and Itsuki Oda (32') scored.

The match was refereed by Ryo Tanimoto.

🗞️ Team News: Albirex Niigata

The Albirex Niigata manager Rikizo Matsuhashi has zero fitness concerns to speak of coming into this clash with a completely healthy group available to choose from.

ℹ️ Team News: Avispa Fukuoka

Avispa Fukuoka manager Shigetoshi Hasebe has to choose a team with limited availability. Yosuke Ideguchi (Ankle Fracture), Masashi Kamekawa (torn tendon) and Kimiya Moriyama (Meniscus Damage) are not able to play.

⚡ Prediction

Avispa Fukuoka and Albirex Niigata should play out a closely-fought contest here.

Let’s see how it plays out, but a draw is looking likely to us. That’s why we have predicted a very even match with a score draw when all is said and done.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 00:04 20/05/2023