Both sides are relishing a quality season so far and occasions like today could be key. Here's the preview for Machida Zelvia - V-Varen Nagasaki!
- Machida Zelvia have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in J2-League
- V-Varen Nagasaki haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
The visiting V-Varen Nagasaki played their last game only four days ago, a J2-League match.
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.
Machida Zelvia form and stats
When playing at home in the J2-League, Machida Zelvia have managed 6 wins, 3 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 14 games.
Machida are confident in defense, having played 275 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Machida are returning here after visiting Renofa Yamaguchi in a J2-League game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Dudu scored the goal(s). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of R. Popović when Dudu scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Zweigen Kanazawa and winning 4-0.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 15 matches with the results: Won seven, drawn five and lost three.
The Machida Zelvia fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 14 matches. Machida are not conceding a lot of goals here at Machida Gion Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 14 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
V-Varen Nagasaki form and stats
As the visiting team in J2-League matches, V-Varen Nagasaki have produced an overall stat of 8-1-5 so far.
Impressive finishing from Edigar Junio, K. Tamada and A. Uenaka (3) secured the home win 5-1 against Montedio Yamagata in their previous game. As you can tell from the results above, Nagasaki was very dominant against Montedio Yamagata, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-1 (!) with Edigar Junio, K. Tamada and A. Uenaka (3) providing the goals. A. Uenaka certainly enjoyed V-Varen Nagasaki's last game versus Montedio Yamagata, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 5-1 victory.
A draw for Nagasaki before that, at their own venue hosting Sagamihara (0-0).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 seven relevant matches. Results were two Nagasaki wins, two draws and three defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Nagasaki have scored 16 goals in 14 league games away. Nagasaki have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
V-Varen Nagasaki - Machida 0-3 was the story when these teams last met, some time ago this season. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's two Machida victories, four draws and three V-Varen Nagasaki wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Teixeira Lima 10 goals |  K. Yoshio 7 goals | T. Hirato 6 goals |
Machida Zelvia missing players
V-Varen Nagasaki missing players
| Machida Zelvia | V-Varen Nagasaki | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| 15 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 46 | 20 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 16 | 41 |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 72% | 71% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 72% |
| 48% | 43% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 29% | 45% |
| 17% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 21% | 24% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 45% | 36% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 29% | 48% |
| 34% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 43% | 31% |
| 21% | 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 24% |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 0.9 | 1 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.9 | 8.8 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 6.9 | 8.5 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| 42% | 38% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 36% | 38% |
- Machida Zelvia have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in J2-League
- Machida Zelvia have the most matches over the total-line (17) in J2-League
- Machida Zelvia have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in J2-League
- Machida Zelvia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- V-Varen Nagasaki haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Jubilo Iwata | 29 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 21 | 62 |
| 2 | Kyoto Sanga | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 22 | 61 |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 49 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 51 |
| 4 | Machida Zelvia | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 20 | 51 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 51 |
| 6 | Ryukyu | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 51 |
| 7 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 51 |
| 8 | Montedio Yamagata | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 49 |
| 9 | Mito Hollyhock | 29 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 40 |
| 10 | Tokyo Verdy | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 46 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 30 | -5 | 40 |
| 11 | Blaublitz Akita | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 18 | -1 | 37 |
| 12 | JEF United | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 37 |
| 13 | Fagiano Okayama | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -2 | 35 |
| 14 | Tochigi | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -7 | 32 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 32 |
| 16 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -15 | 29 |
| 17 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -17 | 28 |
| 18 | Omiya Ardija | 29 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -5 | 27 |
| 19 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -16 | 27 |
| 20 | Ehime | 29 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 48 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -19 | 26 |
| 21 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 51 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 27 | -27 | 26 |
| 22 | Sagamihara | 29 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -17 | 25 |