Struggling Machida Zelvia will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Kyoto Sanga in the upcoming league round. It’s 16th vs 7th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Machida Zelvia and Kyoto Sanga 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.
Machida Zelvia form and stats
Machida Zelvia, who have the fewest scored goals (9) in J2-League, have collected 7 points from their home games so far after 2-1-3. Machida Zelvia are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Machida Athletic Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.The home team returns to Machida Athletic Stadium after sharing the points with Yokohama on their last time out; the J2-League game ended 1-1. Preceding that match was a defeat to Mito Hollyhock (0-2).
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 ten games. Machida Zelvia has won 3 of these, drawn 5 and lost 2.
The lack of attacking qualities in Machida Zelvia means that they have only scored 3 goals in 6 home games, less than half a goal per match. Machida Zelvia's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Kyoto Sanga form and stats
Playing away, Kyoto Sanga have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat so far this season.Kyoto Sanga won their last game, 2-1 versus Fagiano Okayama played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Yokohama at their stadium, the result 3-1.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Kyoto Sanga playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were 2 Kyoto Sanga wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Kyoto Sanga find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 8 goals from 6 away fixtures. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Machida Zelvia 2 wins, 2 draws and Kyoto Sanga 4 victories. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Sento 3 goals |   K. Morimura 2 goals |  C. Togashi 2 goals |
Machida Zelvia missing players
Kyoto Sanga missing players
| Machida Zelvia | Kyoto Sanga | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 4 | Played | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Lost | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Scored | 5 | 8 | 14 |
| 17 | 7 | 7 | Conceded | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 85% |
| 54% | 50% | 75% | Over 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 54% |
| 15% | 17% | 25% | Over 2.5 | 25% | 33% | 38% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 31% | 17% | 25% | BTTS | 75% | 67% | 54% |
| 31% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 25% | 17% | 23% |
| 38% | 50% | 75% | Failed To Score | 0% | 17% | 38% |
| 6.8 | 5.3 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.8 | Corners Against (avg) | 5 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- Kyoto Sanga have scored at least twice as many goals away as Machida Zelvia have scored home.
- Kyoto Sanga have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Kyoto Sanga haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Machida Zelvia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Machida Zelvia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Machida Zelvia have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Machida Zelvia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 13-04-19 | | Avispa Fukuoka | 0 - 2 | Machida Zelvia |
| 21-04-19 | | Machida Zelvia | 0 - 1 | Omiya Ardija |
| 27-04-19 | | Ryūkyū | 1 - 1 | Machida Zelvia |
| 05-05-19 | | Machida Zelvia | 0 - 2 | Mito Hollyhock |
| 12-05-19 | | Yokohama | 1 - 1 | Machida Zelvia |
| 19-05-19 | | Machida Zelvia | 07:00 | Kyoto Sanga |
| 26-05-19 | | Gifu | 10:00 | Machida Zelvia |
| 02-06-19 | | Machida Zelvia | 07:00 | Tochigi |
| 08-06-19 | | Tokushima Vortis | 09:00 | Machida Zelvia |
| 16-06-19 | | Machida Zelvia | 08:00 | V-Varen Nagasaki |
| 14-04-19 | | Kyoto Sanga | 2 - 1 | Zweigen Kanazawa |
| 20-04-19 | | Ventforet Kofu | 1 - 0 | Kyoto Sanga |
| 28-04-19 | | Kyoto Sanga | 0 - 0 | Tokushima Vortis |
| 05-05-19 | | Yokohama | 1 - 3 | Kyoto Sanga |
| 12-05-19 | | Kyoto Sanga | 2 - 1 | Fagiano Okayama |
| 19-05-19 | | Machida Zelvia | 07:00 | Kyoto Sanga |
| 25-05-19 | | Kyoto Sanga | 05:00 | Renofa Yamaguchi |
| 02-06-19 | | Tokyo Verdy | 05:00 | Kyoto Sanga |
| 08-06-19 | | Omiya Ardija | 09:00 | Kyoto Sanga |
| 15-06-19 | | Kyoto Sanga | 10:00 | Ryūkyū |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Montedio Yamagata | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 |
| 2 | Mito Hollyhock | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 26 |
| 3 | Omiya Ardija | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
| 4 | Ventforet Kofu | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 22 |
| 6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| 7 | Kyoto Sanga | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Ryūkyū | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| 9 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Yokohama | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Albirex Niigata | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 17 |
| 12 | Tokyo Verdy | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 13 | Fagiano Okayama | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
| 14 | Tokushima Vortis | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 15 | Ehime | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 15 |
| 16 | Machida Zelvia | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 15 |
| 17 | Kagoshima United | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Tochigi | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 14 |
| 19 | JEF United | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 14 |
| 20 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | -6 | 12 |
| 21 | Avispa Fukuoka | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -9 | 12 |
| 22 | Gifu | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 12 |
