Albert
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4d
My Prediction
Avispa Fukuoka by 1Let's sift through the endlessly important facts and stats, shall we? In the farthest corner of the ring, donning the goalkeeper's gloves for Machida Zelvia we have Kosei Tani with that ahh-musing 6.88 rating and 5 saves. Saving their net far more efficiently, Avispa Fukuoka presents doorman duo, Masaaki Murakami and Yuma Obata, flaunting ratings of 7.40 and 7.20, alongside 9 whopping saves by Masaaki. I'd say the boys from Fukuoka are boasting a little heavier artillery here.
A look at the warriors in the midfield and we see Machida's top performers, Yuki Soma with a confident 7.20 rating and Daihachi Okamura who's clearly a reliable ally with an 80.5% accurate pass rate. Take those numbers with a grain of salt though, as Avispa retorts with supreme sharpshooters, Tomoya Ando and Tomoya Miki, both rated more efficiently than their Machida counterparts.
Well, well, well, would you look at that? History reminisces the last dance with Machida Zelvia leaving Avispa Fukuoka bite the dust, 3-0! And the dance before that? Oh, what a bore, it was a nil-nil stalemate. So, Zelvia does have a bit of a proverbial feather in their cap, eh?
Although it seems these formidable clubs are evenly matched in their season's tussling, with Machida lining a 4-2-0 record vs Avispa's 3-3-0. If recent form could scream, Zelvia's string of victories might startle a stoat, while Avispa has had to lick minor wounds post the matches with Kawasaki Frontale and Gamba Osaka.
After baking all these delicious stats in the oven of analysis, the aroma clearly indicates one thing, my dear friends. With stronger keepers, key players who seem to have their heels over their heads, and a solid streak of victories under their belt, Avispa Fukuoka will be popping the celebratory bubbly this time around.
Albert’s Prediction: Avispa Fukuoka by 1