Machida Zelvia vs Albirex Niigata in Emperor Cup preview: Key statistics and predictions

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Competition: Japan Emperor Cup
Competition: Wed 02.Aug
Match begins: 09:30 (UTC)
Venue: Machida Gion Stadium

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Machida Zelvia or Albirex Niigata that keep their silverware dream alive.

These are busy days for the hosts, as they were in action only four days ago in the J2-League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Tokushima Vortis, was also a home game here at Machida Gion Stadium. The away team is better rested.

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Machida Zelvia form and stats

Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Machida Gion Stadium as Machida Zelvia have scored 28 goals to get 33 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the J2-League are 10-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).

The Machida Zelvia fans enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Tokushima Vortis and win 2-1.

Ahead of that match, Machida Zelvia lost 1-3 at home to JEF United.

This is expected to be a close game, with Machida Zelvia perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Machida Zelvia as a small favourite), we find 17 games. Machida has won 6 of these, drawn 6 and lost 5.

There will be little rest for Machida Zelvia after this match as they are travelling to Fagiano Okayama for a J2-League game in only three days.

A decent goal production from Machida Zelvia in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 15 league matches. From these home matches, Machida have conceded only 14 goals.

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Albirex Niigata form and stats

Albirex Niigata's mission in Emperor Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.

There's been little loot from Albirex Niigata's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 10 away games in the J-League. Albirex Niigata only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 4 draws.

Albirex Niigata play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Consadole Sapporo. Defender Fujiwara was the best team player with a rating of 8.03. Fujiwara served one assist, hit one key pass and won 9 of 17 duels.

Ahead of that, the Emperor Cup victory away at Kataller Toyama (after extra-time). As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 7 similar matches played by Albirex Niigata in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Albirex, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

Albirex Niigata have another match that requires travelling in just three sleeps, a J-League match against Nagoya Grampus. A grim schedule for the visiting team!

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Albirex Niigata as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. Albirex Niigata have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings involving these squads: Machida won three, Albirex Niigata triumphed in four and we saw three draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Machida ZelviaE. Nascimento de Lima
E. Nascimento de Lima
15 goals
Machida ZelviaS. Araki
S. Araki
5 goals
Machida ZelviaM. Duke
M. Duke
5 goals

Machida Zelvia missing players

Albirex Niigata missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Machida Zelvia Albirex Niigata
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   11 25
16 8   Won W   2 9
5 2   Drew D   3 4
4 2   Lost L   6 12
45 23   Scored S   10 26
23 14   Conceded C   16 33
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   82% 88%
76% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   64% 64%
52% 67%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   45% 44%
28% 42%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   27% 28%
16% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 12%
60% 75%   BTTS BTTS   45% 44%
32% 17%   Clean Sheets C S   27% 36%
8% 8%   Failed to Score F T   45% 32%
 
3.6 3.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.4 5.2
4.4 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4 4.3
1.4 1.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.1
2 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
8.8 11.1   Shots (avg) S (   10.7 13.2
3.6 3.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.3 4.3
49% 49%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 24%
 
7.2 7.6   Shots against (avg) S A   9.3 10
3 3.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Machida Zelvia 27 17 6 4 45 21 15 10 3 2 28 14 12 7 3 2 17 7 24 57
2 Jubilo Iwata 28 14 9 5 49 30 14 6 6 2 27 18 14 8 3 3 22 12 19 51
3 Tokyo Verdy 28 14 7 7 38 21 14 4 6 4 11 10 14 10 1 3 27 11 17 49
4 Shimizu S-Pulse 28 12 10 6 52 24 13 7 4 2 29 11 15 5 6 4 23 13 28 46
5 Ventforet Kofu 28 14 4 10 42 33 14 8 2 4 22 13 14 6 2 6 20 20 9 46
6 V-Varen Nagasaki 28 13 6 9 46 35 13 8 2 3 28 13 15 5 4 6 18 22 11 45
7 Oita Trinita 28 13 6 9 34 35 15 8 2 5 20 18 13 5 4 4 14 17 -1 45
8 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 28 10 11 7 32 28 14 6 6 2 14 9 14 4 5 5 18 19 4 41
9 Montedio Yamagata 28 12 2 14 45 39 13 7 1 5 26 17 15 5 1 9 19 22 6 38
10 Fagiano Okayama 28 8 14 6 34 28 14 5 6 3 20 14 14 3 8 3 14 14 6 38
11 JEF United 28 10 8 10 33 35 14 7 4 3 18 13 14 3 4 7 15 22 -2 38
12 Fujieda MYFC 28 10 7 11 41 49 14 4 4 6 16 24 14 6 3 5 25 25 -8 37
13 Blaublitz Akita 27 9 9 9 23 29 13 3 6 4 9 11 14 6 3 5 14 18 -6 36
14 Vegalta Sendai 28 8 9 11 35 40 14 4 4 6 18 22 14 4 5 5 17 18 -5 33
15 Roasso Kumamoto 28 8 8 12 36 35 15 4 2 9 15 20 13 4 6 3 21 15 1 32
16 Mito Hollyhock 28 8 8 12 33 46 15 4 5 6 21 28 13 4 3 6 12 18 -13 32
17 Tochigi 28 7 10 11 26 28 14 6 6 2 20 12 14 1 4 9 6 16 -2 31
18 Iwaki 28 8 7 13 27 44 14 5 1 8 13 20 14 3 6 5 14 24 -17 31
19 Renofa Yamaguchi 28 7 10 11 22 44 14 3 6 5 12 22 14 4 4 6 10 22 -22 31
20 Tokushima Vortis 28 5 13 10 26 38 14 3 6 5 11 17 14 2 7 5 15 21 -12 28
21 Zweigen Kanazawa 27 8 4 15 31 45 12 6 2 4 20 12 15 2 2 11 11 33 -14 28
22 Omiya Ardija 27 5 4 18 23 46 14 5 2 7 16 21 13 0 2 11 7 25 -23 19
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Vissel Kobe 21 13 5 3 42 17 12 7 3 2 22 10 9 6 2 1 20 7 25 44
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 21 13 4 4 44 24 10 7 2 1 25 9 11 6 2 3 19 15 20 43
3 Nagoya Grampus 21 11 6 4 30 20 11 6 5 0 17 9 10 5 1 4 13 11 10 39
4 Urawa Reds 21 10 7 4 27 17 10 6 3 1 18 9 11 4 4 3 9 8 10 37
5 Cerezo Osaka 21 11 2 8 30 23 11 6 1 4 15 11 10 5 1 4 15 12 7 35
6 Kashima Antlers 21 9 6 6 28 20 9 3 3 3 11 10 12 6 3 3 17 10 8 33
7 Kawasaki Frontale 21 9 5 7 27 23 9 4 3 2 11 6 12 5 2 5 16 17 4 32
8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 21 9 4 8 24 21 11 5 3 3 13 9 10 4 1 5 11 12 3 31
9 Sagan Tosu 21 8 5 8 29 26 11 4 3 4 13 16 10 4 2 4 16 10 3 29
10 Avispa Fukuoka 21 8 5 8 21 26 11 6 2 3 12 12 10 2 3 5 9 14 -5 29
11 Consadole Sapporo 21 7 6 8 41 40 10 3 1 6 17 19 11 4 5 2 24 21 1 27
12 Tokyo 21 7 5 9 26 31 10 6 1 3 18 13 11 1 4 6 8 18 -5 26
13 Gamba Osaka 21 7 5 9 27 35 11 5 3 3 17 13 10 2 2 6 10 22 -8 26
14 Albirex Niigata 21 6 6 9 22 29 11 4 2 5 13 17 10 2 4 4 9 12 -7 24
15 Kyoto Sanga 21 7 2 12 24 31 10 4 0 6 10 15 11 3 2 6 14 16 -7 23
16 Yokohama 21 3 6 12 15 41 11 2 3 6 8 19 10 1 3 6 7 22 -26 15
17 Kashiwa Reysol 21 2 8 11 18 33 11 1 6 4 11 18 10 1 2 7 7 15 -15 14
18 Shonan Bellmare 21 2 7 12 26 44 10 1 3 6 12 23 11 1 4 6 14 21 -18 13

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Vissel Kobe 21 13 5 3 42 17 12 7 3 2 22 10 9 6 2 1 20 7 25 44
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 21 13 4 4 44 24 10 7 2 1 25 9 11 6 2 3 19 15 20 43
3 Nagoya Grampus 21 11 6 4 30 20 11 6 5 0 17 9 10 5 1 4 13 11 10 39
4 Urawa Reds 21 10 7 4 27 17 10 6 3 1 18 9 11 4 4 3 9 8 10 37
5 Cerezo Osaka 21 11 2 8 30 23 11 6 1 4 15 11 10 5 1 4 15 12 7 35
6 Kashima Antlers 21 9 6 6 28 20 9 3 3 3 11 10 12 6 3 3 17 10 8 33
7 Kawasaki Frontale 21 9 5 7 27 23 9 4 3 2 11 6 12 5 2 5 16 17 4 32
8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 21 9 4 8 24 21 11 5 3 3 13 9 10 4 1 5 11 12 3 31
9 Sagan Tosu 21 8 5 8 29 26 11 4 3 4 13 16 10 4 2 4 16 10 3 29
10 Avispa Fukuoka 21 8 5 8 21 26 11 6 2 3 12 12 10 2 3 5 9 14 -5 29
11 Consadole Sapporo 21 7 6 8 41 40 10 3 1 6 17 19 11 4 5 2 24 21 1 27
12 Tokyo 21 7 5 9 26 31 10 6 1 3 18 13 11 1 4 6 8 18 -5 26
13 Gamba Osaka 21 7 5 9 27 35 11 5 3 3 17 13 10 2 2 6 10 22 -8 26
14 Albirex Niigata 21 6 6 9 22 29 11 4 2 5 13 17 10 2 4 4 9 12 -7 24
15 Kyoto Sanga 21 7 2 12 24 31 10 4 0 6 10 15 11 3 2 6 14 16 -7 23
16 Yokohama 21 3 6 12 15 41 11 2 3 6 8 19 10 1 3 6 7 22 -26 15
17 Kashiwa Reysol 21 2 8 11 18 33 11 1 6 4 11 18 10 1 2 7 7 15 -15 14
18 Shonan Bellmare 21 2 7 12 26 44 10 1 3 6 12 23 11 1 4 6 14 21 -18 13

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