There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Machida Zelvia leading Giravanz Kitakyushu by 11 points.
- Machida Zelvia have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in J2-League
- Giravanz Kitakyushu haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
Machida Zelvia and Giravanz Kitakyushu should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Machida Zelvia form and stats
Machida Zelvia have played 7 J2-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
An away draw last time out for Machida, facing JEF United in a game that ended 1-1.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Albirex Niigata in a game that was won 2-1.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Machida Zelvia's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played one game, won zero matches, drawn zero and lost one.
Machida are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. Machida have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats
The visitors are W2-D2-L3 on the road this term. That's in the J2-League.
J. Ikoma and R. Sato scored in Kitakyushu's previous match, the home game against Omiya Ardija that ended 3-1.
A 0-2 defeat away at Tokyo Verdy before that.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Kitakyushu playing away, we found two games. Results were zero away wins, one draw and one home win.
Kitakyushu have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 7 league away games 7 goals have been scored. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Kitakyushu have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's one Machida Zelvia victory, three draws and three Giravanz Kitakyushu wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Nakashima 4 goals | A. Hasegawa 4 goals |  T. Tomiyama 4 goals |
Machida Zelvia missing players
Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players
| Machida Zelvia | Giravanz Kitakyushu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 20 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 12 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 87% |
| 73% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 73% |
| 47% | 43% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 29% | 40% |
| 13% | 14% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 14% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 14% | 13% |
| 47% | 43% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 57% | 60% |
| 27% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 27% | 43% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.9 | 0.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.1 | 7.8 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 6.4 | 6.9 |
| 3.6 | 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
| 40% | 40% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 41% | 34% |
- Giravanz Kitakyushu haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Machida Zelvia have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in J2-League
- Machida Zelvia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kyoto Sanga | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 35 |
| 2 | Albirex Niigata | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 33 |
| 3 | Ryūkyū | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 33 |
| 4 | Júbilo Iwata | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
| 6 | Machida Zelvia | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 7 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 21 |
| 8 | Montedio Yamagata | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Blaublitz Akita | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | JEF United | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 20 |
| 11 | Mito Hollyhock | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 19 |
| 13 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -2 | 19 |
| 14 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Tokyo Verdy | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -9 | 18 |
| 16 | Tochigi | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 17 |
| 17 | Fagiano Okayama | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -3 | 16 |
| 18 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 14 |
| 19 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -10 | 12 |
| 20 | Omiya Ardija | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 11 |
| 21 | Ehime | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 11 |
| 22 | Sagamihara | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 11 |