Football background guide: Machida Zelvia favourites when ThespaKusatsu Gunma visit

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 14.November
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Machida Gion Stadium

The J2-League overall standings tell a story about these participants up until now, with Machida Zelvia leading ThespaKusatsu Gunma by 26 points. Tipsway previews the game:

Insights:
  • Machida Zelvia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • ThespaKusatsu Gunma have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Machida Zelvia form and stats

7-5-7 (win-draw-lost) are the J2-League numbers at home for Machida Zelvia so far this season.

Machida manager R. Popović and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Ehime (placed 20th) in the J2-League.

Ahead of that match, Machida won a home game hosting Matsumoto Yamaga (3-2).

The Machida fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 27 in 19 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Machida have conceded 21 goals.

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ThespaKusatsu Gunma form and stats

There's been little loot from ThespaKusatsu Gunma's travels as they have only collected 16 points from 19 away games in the J2-League. ThespaKusatsu Gunma only have 4 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 4 draws. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in ThespaKusatsu's last three away games as they have all been lost.

There were no winners in ThespaKusatsu's previous match, a J2-League home game that ended 1-1 vs Sagamihara (placed 19th).

Prior to that match, the ThespaKusatsu manager K. Kudo faced defeat when travelling to V-Varen Nagasaki and losing 1-4.

The visitors have scored 16 goals from 19 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, ThespaKusatsu Gunma have conceded 31 goals in their away games. ThespaKusatsu has visited these top teams six times, and 4 of 6 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other already this season, with the result ThespaKusatsu Gunma - Machida Zelvia 0-1 logged in the official records. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: four - three - two (Machida Zelvia wins - draws - ThespaKusatsu Gunma wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MachidaK. Yoshio
K. Yoshio
10 goals
Machida ZelviaS. Ota
S. Ota
8 goals
Machida ZelviaT. Hirato
T. Hirato
7 goals

Machida Zelvia missing players

ThespaKusatsu Gunma missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Machida Zelvia ThespaKusatsu Gunma
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
38 19 6 Played P 6 19 38
18 7 3 Won W 0 4 9
10 5 1 Drew D 1 4 11
10 7 2 Lost L 5 11 18
56 27 9 Scored S 6 16 33
34 21 4 Conceded C 17 31 52
92% 95% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 92%
66% 68% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 53% 61%
45% 47% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 42% 39%
18% 21% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 32% 18%
11% 16% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 11% 5%
42% 42% 17% BTTS BTTS 67% 47% 47%
39% 26% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 24%
26% 37% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 37% 37%
 
4.8 4.8 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.3 4.6
3.8 3.2 1.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 5.8 6.2
0.9 1.1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.6 0.4 0.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9 9.2 11.7 Shots (avg) S ( 5 7 7
3.7 4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 1.8 2.4
41% 38% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 47% 37%
 
7.1 6.6 5.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12.6 10.4 9.9
3.2 3.2 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.2 4.2 3.9
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Machida Zelvia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • ThespaKusatsu Gunma have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Júbilo Iwata 38 25 8 5 68 38 19 13 3 3 36 22 19 12 5 2 32 16 30 83
2 Kyoto Sanga 38 23 9 6 56 30 19 12 5 2 34 18 19 11 4 4 22 12 26 78
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 38 21 8 9 62 40 19 10 6 3 34 20 19 11 2 6 28 20 22 71
4 Ventforet Kofu 38 20 10 8 56 33 19 12 5 2 34 15 19 8 5 6 22 18 23 70
5 Machida Zelvia 38 18 10 10 56 34 19 7 5 7 27 21 19 11 5 3 29 13 22 64
6 Montedio Yamagata 38 19 7 12 50 39 18 9 2 7 24 20 20 10 5 5 26 19 11 64
7 Albirex Niigata 38 17 12 9 58 37 19 10 4 5 27 12 19 7 8 4 31 25 21 63
8 Ryukyu 38 17 8 13 51 42 19 10 4 5 25 13 19 7 4 8 26 29 9 59
9 JEF United 38 15 13 10 41 33 19 6 8 5 20 18 19 9 5 5 21 15 8 58
10 Mito Hollyhock 38 14 10 14 50 42 19 7 5 7 21 17 19 7 5 7 29 25 8 52
11 Fagiano Okayama 38 13 13 12 35 31 19 6 4 9 15 15 19 7 9 3 20 16 4 52
12 Tokyo Verdy 38 13 9 16 50 64 19 8 2 9 26 30 19 5 7 7 24 34 -14 48
13 Blaublitz Akita 38 11 14 13 38 42 19 3 11 5 13 20 19 8 3 8 25 22 -4 47
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 38 10 11 17 35 47 19 6 5 8 20 21 19 4 6 9 15 26 -12 41
15 Tochigi 38 8 15 15 33 45 19 3 7 9 17 24 19 5 8 6 16 21 -12 39
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 38 9 11 18 33 52 19 5 7 7 17 21 19 4 4 11 16 31 -19 38
17 Omiya Ardija 38 8 13 17 45 50 19 5 5 9 26 26 19 3 8 8 19 24 -5 37
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 38 9 10 19 37 54 19 5 5 9 18 26 19 4 5 10 19 28 -17 37
19 Sagamihara 38 7 13 18 28 46 19 4 7 8 17 25 19 3 6 10 11 21 -18 34
20 Ehime 38 7 13 18 35 60 19 1 8 10 17 36 19 6 5 8 18 24 -25 34
21 Giravanz Kitakyushu 38 6 14 18 32 57 20 3 7 10 16 27 18 3 7 8 16 30 -25 32
22 Matsumoto Yamaga 38 7 11 20 31 64 19 5 6 8 20 29 19 2 5 12 11 35 -33 32

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Júbilo Iwata 38 25 8 5 68 38 19 13 3 3 36 22 19 12 5 2 32 16 30 83
2 Kyoto Sanga 38 23 9 6 56 30 19 12 5 2 34 18 19 11 4 4 22 12 26 78
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 38 21 8 9 62 40 19 10 6 3 34 20 19 11 2 6 28 20 22 71
4 Ventforet Kofu 38 20 10 8 56 33 19 12 5 2 34 15 19 8 5 6 22 18 23 70
5 Machida Zelvia 38 18 10 10 56 34 19 7 5 7 27 21 19 11 5 3 29 13 22 64
6 Montedio Yamagata 38 19 7 12 50 39 18 9 2 7 24 20 20 10 5 5 26 19 11 64
7 Albirex Niigata 38 17 12 9 58 37 19 10 4 5 27 12 19 7 8 4 31 25 21 63
8 Ryukyu 38 17 8 13 51 42 19 10 4 5 25 13 19 7 4 8 26 29 9 59
9 JEF United 38 15 13 10 41 33 19 6 8 5 20 18 19 9 5 5 21 15 8 58
10 Mito Hollyhock 38 14 10 14 50 42 19 7 5 7 21 17 19 7 5 7 29 25 8 52
11 Fagiano Okayama 38 13 13 12 35 31 19 6 4 9 15 15 19 7 9 3 20 16 4 52
12 Tokyo Verdy 38 13 9 16 50 64 19 8 2 9 26 30 19 5 7 7 24 34 -14 48
13 Blaublitz Akita 38 11 14 13 38 42 19 3 11 5 13 20 19 8 3 8 25 22 -4 47
14 Renofa Yamaguchi 38 10 11 17 35 47 19 6 5 8 20 21 19 4 6 9 15 26 -12 41
15 Tochigi 38 8 15 15 33 45 19 3 7 9 17 24 19 5 8 6 16 21 -12 39
16 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 38 9 11 18 33 52 19 5 7 7 17 21 19 4 4 11 16 31 -19 38
17 Omiya Ardija 38 8 13 17 45 50 19 5 5 9 26 26 19 3 8 8 19 24 -5 37
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 38 9 10 19 37 54 19 5 5 9 18 26 19 4 5 10 19 28 -17 37
19 Sagamihara 38 7 13 18 28 46 19 4 7 8 17 25 19 3 6 10 11 21 -18 34
20 Ehime 38 7 13 18 35 60 19 1 8 10 17 36 19 6 5 8 18 24 -25 34
21 Giravanz Kitakyushu 38 6 14 18 32 57 20 3 7 10 16 27 18 3 7 8 16 30 -25 32
22 Matsumoto Yamaga 38 7 11 20 31 64 19 5 6 8 20 29 19 2 5 12 11 35 -33 32

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