📏 Form Guide

Matsumoto Yamaga

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Matsumoto Yamaga enter this fixture after a 3-3 J. League Cup draw versus Renofa Yamaguchi.

Sílvio (120') was the scorer for Renofa Yamaguchi. Matsumoto Yamaga won the match 4-3 in a dramatic penalty shootout.

Matsumoto Yamaga have been conceding pretty frequently lately, although they have also done enough to score goals themselves. Analysis of their previous 6 games shows that Matsumoto Yamaga have been punished defensively in 6 of them as well as getting on the scoresheet in 6 of those games. That sort of pattern won’t necessarily follow through into this game, however.

Avispa Fukuoka

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Previously, Avispa Fukuoka drew 1-1 in the J1 League tie with Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

In that game, Avispa Fukuoka had 38% possession and 7 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for Avispa Fukuoka was Shahab Zahedi (22'). For their opponents, Sanfrecce Hiroshima got 11 shots at goal with 4 on target. Sho Sasaki (25') scored for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Shigetoshi Hasebe's Avispa Fukuoka have seen their efforts on goal rewarded a total of 5 times throughout their latest six matches. The total of goals that have been scored against them during those same clashes comes to 7.

👥 Head to head

A review of their past head to head clashes stretching back to 07/05/2017 shows us that Matsumoto Yamaga have won 4 of these & Avispa Fukuoka 1, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.

A combined sum of 7 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 5 for Matsumoto and 2 netted by Avispa. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.17.

The previous league clash between these clubs was J2 League match day 32 on 08/11/2020 and the score finished Avispa Fukuoka 0-1 Matsumoto Yamaga.

The match was refereed by Koichiro Fukushima.

📰 Team News: Matsumoto Yamaga

The Matsumoto Yamaga boss will be grateful not to have any fitness concerns at all ahead of this clash owing to a completely injury-free group to pick from.

📰 Team News: Avispa Fukuoka

In an otherwise full-strength group of players, there’s just the lone fitness worry for the Avispa Fukuoka gaffer Shigetoshi Hasebe to be concerned about. Ryoga Sato (Cruciate ligament injury) won’t be in action.

💭 Prediction

We feel that Matsumoto Yamaga will really need to work well to break down this Avispa Fukuoka side who should be able to get on the scoresheet themselves in a winning performance.

That’s why our selection here is for a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 victory for Avispa Fukuoka at the conclusion of the game.

Let’s see what happens.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 09:00 17/04/2024