This could be an interesting match as Machida Zelvia have their presumed home advantage while Giravanz Kitakyushu are ahead 15 points in the J2-League table.
It's no vacation for neither Machida Zelvia nor Giravanz Kitakyushu as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Giravanz Kitakyushu, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
Machida Zelvia form and stats
3-6-2 (win-draw-lost) are the J2-League numbers at home for Machida Zelvia so far this season. Two draws in a row at home now for Machida.
The fans are hoping that Machida will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the J2-League game against Tochigi (placed 7th). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus V-Varen Nagasaki.
The manager R. Popović will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Albirex Niigata in only four days.
Machida Zelvia are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 11 games. From these home matches, Machida have conceded only 9 goals.
Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their J2-League travels is 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
The attacking players of Giravanz Kitakyushu have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 198 minutes.
Two away games in a row for Giravanz Kitakyushu, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Tokyo Verdy in the J2-League. Preceding that, the 0-3 home loss versus Mito Hollyhock.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Kitakyushu manager S. Kobayashi as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Avispa Fukuoka.
The travelling fans enjoy Kitakyushu's attacking play in away games, having scored 16 goals in 10 league matches away. Kitakyushu have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Giravanz Kitakyushu - Machida 2-1. Machida Zelvia-Giravanz Kitakyushu H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Machida one win, Giravanz Kitakyushu three wins, two draws. two of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Disaro 10 goals | S. Machino 7 goals |  T. Hirato 5 goals |
Machida Zelvia missing players
Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players
| Machida Zelvia | Giravanz Kitakyushu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 35 |
| 23 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 23 |
| 82% | 64% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 68% | 55% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 82% |
| 27% | 18% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 59% |
| 14% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 18% |
| 9% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 10% | 9% |
| 36% | 27% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 45% |
| 41% | 55% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 32% |
| 41% | 55% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 20% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 170 | 82 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 32 | 101 | 225 |
| 58 | 30 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 41 | 85 |
| 36% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 39% | 41% |
- Giravanz Kitakyushu has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in J2-League
- Giravanz Kitakyushu haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Machida Zelvia has the fewest points from losing position (0) in J2-League
- Machida Zelvia has the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in J2-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tokushima Vortis | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 44 |
| 2 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 44 |
| 3 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 40 |
| 4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 40 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 35 |
| 6 | Kyoto Sanga | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 34 |
| 7 | Tochigi | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 33 |
| 8 | Tokyo Verdy | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 31 |
| 9 | Albirex Niigata | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 31 |
| 10 | Júbilo Iwata | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 30 |
| 11 | Mito Hollyhock | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 30 |
| 12 | JEF United | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 29 |
| 13 | Machida Zelvia | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| 14 | Omiya Ardija | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 29 |
| 15 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 28 |
| 16 | Fagiano Okayama | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 27 |
| 17 | Montedio Yamagata | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 26 |
| 18 | Ryūkyū | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -6 | 23 |
| 19 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -15 | 20 |
| 20 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -16 | 19 |
| 21 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -21 | 19 |
| 22 | Ehime | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -8 | 18 |