Albirex Niigata, Recent Form

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The Albirex Niigata squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 2-1 away defeat against Shonan Bellmare, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed.  

Supremo Rikizo Matsuhashi will be closely scrutinising his squad's defensive frailties, his back line having shipped 14 goals in their last 6 matches, despite having picked up some points through the 10 goals they've managed to net.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games, but so far this season they have conceded at least 1 goal in 13 of their 15 games overall.  

They have been on a bad run over their last 6 league matches, with 4 defeats and only 1 victory, so they know full well that a change of form is needed if they want to begin moving up the league table.  

Avispa Fukuoka, Recent Form

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Avispa Fukuoka manager Shigetoshi Hasebe will need to rebuild confidence in his squad after their heavy 3-0 home defeat by Cerezo Osaka.  

He will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 5 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 7 goals and, as a result, lost some important points.  They've kept a clean sheet in 3 of their last 6 away games.  

It's been a mixed run of form for Avispa recently with 2 wins, 2 draws, and 2 defeats in their last 6 games.  

Kazuya Konno will be keen to get his name on the scoresheet against Albirex Niigata in this match, having already scored 2 goals in his last 6 away games for Avispa Fukuoka.