Albirex Niigata are playing Machida Zelvia at the YBC Levain Cup of Japan on September 4.
Albirex Niigata and Machida Zelvia (commonly referred to as FC Machida Zelvia) meet again 10 days after the J League match which ended in a draw 0-0. Albirex Niigata will be playing the match after a draw against Machida Zelvia on August 25 in J League which extended their unbeaten streak to 5 matches. They’ve been defending properly lately having 3 consecutive clean sheets.
Machida Zelvia are going into the fixture after playing 2 draws in a row against Urawa Red Diamonds and Albirex Niigata extending their unbeaten streak to 3 matches. Seems like they shouldn’t have much problems defensively having 3 consecutive clean sheetsplaying as guests.
Head-to-head
Albirex Niigata and Machida Zelvia have met 6 times since December 2021. Albirex Niigata have won 3 times, 1 match ended in a draw while Machida Zelvia have won twice. The most recent match between them took place on August 25, 2024 at the J-League of Japan which ended in a draw – 0-0. Albirex Niigata have scored 7 goals in these 6 head-to-head matches in total while Machida Zelvia have scored 6.
Recent Form
Albirex Niigata have played a draw with Machida Zelvia in their previous match while Machida Zelvia are on a drawing streak – they have played a draw with Urawa Red Diamonds and Albirex Niigata in their previous 2 matches. Overall, Albirex Niigata have won 9 of their last 20 matches, losing 5 and drawing 6, while Machida Zelvia have won 8 of their last 20 matches, losing 5 and drawing 7.
Albirex Niigata have won 3 times (0-1 against Avispa Fukuoka on 17th of August, 2-0 against Kyoto Purple Sanga on 12th of August and 1-2 against Cerezo Osaka on 20th of July), lost once (2-0 against F.C.Tokyo on 13th of July) and drew twice (0-0 against Machida Zelvia on 25th of August and 2-2 against Jubilo Iwata on 7th of August) in their most recent 6 matches.
Machida Zelvia have won once (4-0 against Jubilo Iwata on 17th of August), lost twice (0-1 against Shonan Bellmare on 11th of August and 0-2 against Reims on 31st of July) and drew 3 times (2-2 against Urawa Red Diamonds on 31st of August, 0-0 against Albirex Niigata on 25th of August and 0-0 against Cerezo Osaka on 7th of August) in their most recent 6 matches.