Soccer betting preview: Machida Zelvia welcomes V-Varen Nagasaki in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 17.July
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: Machida Gion Stadium

A total of 26 sets of games are played and both Machida Zelvia and V-Varen Nagasaki are flying high in the table. Game on!

Insights:
  • Machida Zelvia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • V-Varen Nagasaki have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in J2-League

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Emperor Cup. That game was also an away game, at Avispa Fukuoka. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Machida Zelvia form and stats

The total J2-League stats at home this season for Machida Zelvia are 7-4-3 (wins-draws-losses). Machida Zelvia are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Machida Gion Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.

It's back home for Machida Zelvia, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating ThespaKusatsu Gunma away with the result 2-0. Hirato and Dudú found the net in that victory.

Ahead of that match, Machida lost 2-3 at home to Mito Hollyhock.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Machida Zelvia have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 18 matches with the results: Won 7, drawn 7 and lost 4.

Machida have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Machida Gion Stadium with 23 goals in 14 league matches. Machida Zelvia have conceded 15 in these home matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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V-Varen Nagasaki form and stats

7 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of V-Varen Nagasaki playing as the away team in the J2-League this season.

Two away games in a row for V-Varen Nagasaki, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 vs Avispa Fukuoka in the Emperor Cup.

A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Grulla Morioka in the J2-League.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with V-Varen Nagasaki playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 0 V-Varen Nagasaki wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Nagasaki have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 17 goals have been scored. 13 goals have been conceded by V-Varen Nagasaki in these games.

Head 2 Head

Here's the final score when the sides faced each other previously this season; V-Varen Nagasaki - Machida Zelvia 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - five - four (Machida wins - draws - V-Varen Nagasaki wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Machida ZelviaT. Hirato
T. Hirato
8 goals
Machida ZelviaS. Ota
S. Ota
6 goals
V-Varen NagasakiE. Teixeira Lima
E. Teixeira Lima
6 goals

Machida Zelvia missing players

V-Varen Nagasaki missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Machida Zelvia V-Varen Nagasaki
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 14 3 Played P 2 12 26
11 7 2 Won W 0 7 11
6 4 0 Drew D 0 1 7
9 3 1 Lost L 2 4 8
35 23 7 Scored S 1 17 30
28 15 5 Conceded C 3 13 25
92% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 85%
73% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 62%
42% 43% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 35%
23% 29% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 19%
12% 21% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 12%
50% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 42% 38%
35% 36% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 38%
23% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 38%
 
5 4.7 4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 4.2 4.8
3.3 3.7 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 3.4 4.5
1.2 1.7 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 0.8 0.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.5 10.4 9.7 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 10 9.3
3.7 4.2 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 5.1 4.5
36% 39% 54% Goal Efficiency G E 7% 28% 26%
 
6.3 7 8.7 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 8.4 7.7
2.4 2.6 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.5 3.4
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Machida Zelvia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • V-Varen Nagasaki have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • V-Varen Nagasaki have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) 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 Albirex Niigata 27 16 6 5 48 23 12 10 1 1 27 9 15 6 5 4 21 14 25 54
2 Vegalta Sendai 27 15 6 6 53 35 14 7 4 3 23 14 13 8 2 3 30 21 18 51
3 Yokohama 26 14 9 3 41 29 13 9 3 1 22 12 13 5 6 2 19 17 12 51
4 Fagiano Okayama 25 10 10 5 34 25 13 7 3 3 22 13 12 3 7 2 12 12 9 40
5 Oita Trinita 27 10 10 7 38 32 15 5 6 4 23 20 12 5 4 3 15 12 6 40
6 V-Varen Nagasaki 26 11 7 8 30 25 14 4 6 4 13 12 12 7 1 4 17 13 5 40
7 Machida Zelvia 26 11 6 9 35 28 14 7 4 3 23 15 12 4 2 6 12 13 7 39
8 Roasso Kumamoto 26 9 11 6 33 33 11 1 5 5 8 15 15 8 6 1 25 18 0 38
9 JEF United 26 10 7 9 28 25 14 6 3 5 13 11 12 4 4 4 15 14 3 37
10 Tokyo Verdy 26 9 9 8 45 42 12 6 3 3 21 15 14 3 6 5 24 27 3 36
11 Mito Hollyhock 27 9 8 10 34 32 14 5 4 5 17 16 13 4 4 5 17 16 2 35
12 Zweigen Kanazawa 27 9 8 10 33 38 13 3 4 6 14 19 14 6 4 4 19 19 -5 35
13 Ventforet Kofu 27 8 10 9 30 33 13 4 6 3 16 13 14 4 4 6 14 20 -3 34
14 Montedio Yamagata 25 8 9 8 35 28 11 5 2 4 20 12 14 3 7 4 15 16 7 33
15 Tokushima Vortis 26 6 15 5 27 20 13 3 8 2 14 9 13 3 7 3 13 11 7 33
16 Renofa Yamaguchi 26 8 7 11 27 31 14 7 3 4 20 15 12 1 4 7 7 16 -4 31
17 Tochigi 26 7 9 10 19 25 14 3 6 5 11 14 12 4 3 5 8 11 -6 30
18 Blaublitz Akita 26 7 7 12 22 35 12 4 3 5 14 14 14 3 4 7 8 21 -13 28
19 Grulla Morioka 27 7 6 14 23 47 13 3 3 7 11 22 14 4 3 7 12 25 -24 27
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 27 6 5 16 21 35 13 2 4 7 10 17 14 4 1 9 11 18 -14 23
21 Omiya Ardija 26 5 8 13 26 42 13 3 3 7 15 23 13 2 5 6 11 19 -16 23
22 Ryūkyū 26 4 7 15 27 46 14 1 6 7 17 25 12 3 1 8 10 21 -19 19

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 Albirex Niigata 27 16 6 5 48 23 12 10 1 1 27 9 15 6 5 4 21 14 25 54
2 Vegalta Sendai 27 15 6 6 53 35 14 7 4 3 23 14 13 8 2 3 30 21 18 51
3 Yokohama 26 14 9 3 41 29 13 9 3 1 22 12 13 5 6 2 19 17 12 51
4 Fagiano Okayama 25 10 10 5 34 25 13 7 3 3 22 13 12 3 7 2 12 12 9 40
5 Oita Trinita 27 10 10 7 38 32 15 5 6 4 23 20 12 5 4 3 15 12 6 40
6 V-Varen Nagasaki 26 11 7 8 30 25 14 4 6 4 13 12 12 7 1 4 17 13 5 40
7 Machida Zelvia 26 11 6 9 35 28 14 7 4 3 23 15 12 4 2 6 12 13 7 39
8 Roasso Kumamoto 26 9 11 6 33 33 11 1 5 5 8 15 15 8 6 1 25 18 0 38
9 JEF United 26 10 7 9 28 25 14 6 3 5 13 11 12 4 4 4 15 14 3 37
10 Tokyo Verdy 26 9 9 8 45 42 12 6 3 3 21 15 14 3 6 5 24 27 3 36
11 Mito Hollyhock 27 9 8 10 34 32 14 5 4 5 17 16 13 4 4 5 17 16 2 35
12 Zweigen Kanazawa 27 9 8 10 33 38 13 3 4 6 14 19 14 6 4 4 19 19 -5 35
13 Ventforet Kofu 27 8 10 9 30 33 13 4 6 3 16 13 14 4 4 6 14 20 -3 34
14 Montedio Yamagata 25 8 9 8 35 28 11 5 2 4 20 12 14 3 7 4 15 16 7 33
15 Tokushima Vortis 26 6 15 5 27 20 13 3 8 2 14 9 13 3 7 3 13 11 7 33
16 Renofa Yamaguchi 26 8 7 11 27 31 14 7 3 4 20 15 12 1 4 7 7 16 -4 31
17 Tochigi 26 7 9 10 19 25 14 3 6 5 11 14 12 4 3 5 8 11 -6 30
18 Blaublitz Akita 26 7 7 12 22 35 12 4 3 5 14 14 14 3 4 7 8 21 -13 28
19 Grulla Morioka 27 7 6 14 23 47 13 3 3 7 11 22 14 4 3 7 12 25 -24 27
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 27 6 5 16 21 35 13 2 4 7 10 17 14 4 1 9 11 18 -14 23
21 Omiya Ardija 26 5 8 13 26 42 13 3 3 7 15 23 13 2 5 6 11 19 -16 23
22 Ryūkyū 26 4 7 15 27 46 14 1 6 7 17 25 12 3 1 8 10 21 -19 19

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