Only three points will be enough for the Machida Zelvia fans in this Machida Gion Stadium duel with Omiya Ardija, seeing as they have a solid lead on the opposition in the J2-League standings.
- Machida Zelvia have the fewest conceded goals (13) in J2-League
- Omiya Ardija have the most conceded goals (40) in J2-League
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 form and stats
26 points is a decent return from 11 J2-League games here at Machida Gion Stadium for Machida Zelvia. The data says 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. It’s been three wins in a row for Machida here at Machida Gion Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
The Machida Zelvia coach Kuroda and his gang return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Mito Hollyhock (placed 18th). The home side have an in-form goalscorer in de Lima, having scored in three consecutive matches.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Tochigi that finished 1-1.The manager Kuroda will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Oita Trinita in only four days.
Machida Zelvia have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Machida Gion Stadium with 20 goals in 11 league matches. Machida have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Omiya Ardija form and stats
There's been little loot from Omiya Ardija's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 10 away games in the J2-League. Omiya Ardija only have 0 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 1 draw. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
Home advantage was not enough for Omiya Ardija in their previous game as they lost hosting Iwaki, 1-5. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Iwaki was particularly ugly (1-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.
A 0-2 defeat away at V-Varen Nagasaki before that.Betting fact: Both sides have scored goal(s) in 8 of this club's latest 10 league matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting JEF United in just four days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Omiya Ardija's away games in the league this season with only {5 goals} from 10 matches.
Head 2 Head
Machida have avoided defeat in the last 8 games (4-4-0) against Omiya Ardija.The sides have met each other before in this season, with the match result Omiya Ardija - Machida Zelvia 0-1 logged in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Nascimento de Lima 11 goals |  S. Araki 5 goals |  T. Tomiyama 5 goals |
Machida Zelvia missing players
Omiya Ardija missing players
| Machida Zelvia | Omiya Ardija | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 34 | 20 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 19 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 8 | 20 | 40 |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 68% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 70% | 73% |
| 36% | 45% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 55% |
| 9% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 10% | 18% |
| 5% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 10% | 14% |
| 45% | 45% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 50% |
| 45% | 45% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 14% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 36% |
| 3 | 2.9 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.5 | 11.3 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.5 | 10.2 |
| 3.5 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 44% | 45% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 17% | 22% |
| 8 | 8.6 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 10.4 | 10.6 |
| 2.8 | 2.9 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5 |
- Machida Zelvia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Machida Zelvia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Machida Zelvia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Omiya Ardija have scored away.
- Machida Zelvia have the fewest conceded goals (13) in J2-League
- Machida Zelvia have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in J2-League
- Omiya Ardija have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Omiya Ardija have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Omiya Ardija have the fewest points (1) away in J2-League
- Omiya Ardija have the most conceded goals (40) in J2-League
- Omiya Ardija have the the worst goal difference (-21) in J2-League
- Omiya Ardija have yet to win a game away.
- Omiya Ardija haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Omiya Ardija is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 47 |
| 2 | Oita Trinita | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 41 |
| 3 | Tokyo Verdy | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 38 |
| 5 | Júbilo Iwata | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 37 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 37 |
| 7 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 22 | 32 |
| 8 | Vegalta Sendai | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 31 |
| 9 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -1 | 31 |
| 10 | Fujieda MYFC | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | -3 | 31 |
| 11 | Roasso Kumamoto | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| 12 | Fagiano Okayama | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 30 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -3 | 30 |
| 14 | Montedio Yamagata | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 29 |
| 15 | Tokushima Vortis | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -8 | 25 |
| 16 | JEF United | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 25 |
| 17 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 29 | -12 | 24 |
| 18 | Mito Hollyhock | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -15 | 24 |
| 19 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -19 | 23 |
| 20 | Tochigi | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -5 | 22 |
| 21 | Iwaki | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -19 | 20 |
| 22 | Omiya Ardija | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 20 | -21 | 14 |
