Struggling Machida Zelvia will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Kashiwa Reysol in the upcoming league round. It’s 19th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Machida Zelvia are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions.
Machida Zelvia form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the J2-League this season. Machida Zelvia have only managed 3 wins, 11 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Machida Stadium.
Machida Zelvia's previous game was a J2-League match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Renofa Yamaguchi (placed 14th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that, an away loss at Ehime.
Machida Zelvia have scored 17 league goals here from 20 matches, not a lot. 26 goals have been conceded.
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (69) in J2-League, on their J2-League travels is 10 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.
Kashiwa Reysol are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the J2-League against Kagoshima United (placed 20th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Omiya Ardija wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
Kashiwa Reysol are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 28 away goals from 20 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Kashiwa Reysol as they have only conceded 17 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Kashiwa Reysol - Machida Zelvia 1-0 played earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  M. Olunga 19 goals |  Cristiano 14 goals |  A. Esaka 11 goals |
Machida Zelvia missing players
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
| Machida Zelvia | Kashiwa Reysol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 40 | 20 | 6 | Played | P | 7 | 20 | 40 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 16 | 11 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 16 | 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 34 | 17 | 1 | Scored | S | 13 | 28 | 69 |
| 55 | 26 | 10 | Conceded | C | 8 | 17 | 32 |
| 88% | 80% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 65% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 68% |
| 35% | 35% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 50% | 50% |
| 18% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 15% | 22% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 40% | 40% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 50% | 45% |
| 28% | 35% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 40% | 48% |
| 45% | 45% | 83% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 6 | 5.5 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Kashiwa Reysol have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Kashiwa Reysol have scored more than double the goals of Machida Zelvia.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kashiwa Reysol | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 69 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 37 | 78 |
| 2 | Yokohama | 40 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 40 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 73 |
| 3 | Omiya Ardija | 40 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 60 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 73 |
| 4 | Mito Hollyhock | 40 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 55 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 67 |
| 5 | Montedio Yamagata | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 19 | 67 |
| 6 | Tokushima Vortis | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 44 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 67 |
| 7 | Ventforet Kofu | 40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 39 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 65 |
| 8 | Kyoto Sanga | 40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 43 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 65 |
| 9 | Fagiano Okayama | 40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 45 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 65 |
| 10 | Albirex Niigata | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 68 | 50 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 58 |
| 11 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 40 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 55 | 45 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 57 |
| 12 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 40 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 56 | 58 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 27 | -2 | 56 |
| 13 | Tokyo Verdy | 40 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 53 | 56 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 31 | -3 | 52 |
| 14 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 52 | 64 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 33 | -12 | 47 |
| 15 | Ryukyu | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 77 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 39 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 38 | -22 | 46 |
| 16 | JEF United | 40 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 46 | 62 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 25 | -16 | 43 |
| 17 | Ehime | 40 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 45 | 58 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 37 | -13 | 42 |
| 18 | Avispa Fukuoka | 40 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 59 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 34 | -22 | 41 |
| 19 | Machida Zelvia | 40 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 55 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 29 | -21 | 40 |
| 20 | Kagoshima United | 40 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 39 | 71 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 44 | -32 | 37 |
| 21 | Tochigi | 40 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 31 | 53 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 31 | -22 | 34 |
| 22 | Gifu | 40 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 70 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 35 | -39 | 30 |