Albirex Niigata vs Machida Prediction & Betting Tips (4 September)

Machida have found the going tough on their travels recently, with each of their previous five top-flight fixtures ending in defeat by a single-goal margin. Albirex Niigata’s star has been shining somewhat more brightly on their own patch of late, however, as they have enjoyed five victories in seven home matches, including a success win during their past 5 games.

The Friends Arena has not exactly been the venue at which to see goals in the YBC Levain Cup recently, with 13 of the previous 17 Albirex Niigata home matches serving up no more than a couple of successful strikes. Nine of the last 11 Machida games at this elite level of the YBC Levain Cup, including six in a row of late, have also fallen into this low-scoring category.

Over the course of their last 17 fixtures in the YBC Levain Cup, Albirex Niigata have been involved in just four encounters in which they have both scored and conceded during the same 90 minutes. Although Machida cannot quite match these levels of consistency, at least one of the two keepers has emerged with a clean sheet in 12 of their previous 19 third-tier games.