Montedio Yamagata manager K. Ishimaru looking for three points in Machida Zelvia showdown

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Wed 02.December
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)

With their 13 point advantage in the league table, Montedio Yamagata fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Machida Zelvia.

Insights:
  • Montedio Yamagata have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Machida Zelvia has the fewest scored goals in the second half (16) in J2-League

It's no vacation for neither Montedio Yamagata nor Machida Zelvia as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Montedio Yamagata form and stats

The story so far in the J2-League for Montedio Yamagata at their home stadium is 9 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Eisuke Fujishima not having conceded a league goal in 202 minutes.

Montedio drew their last game, 0-0 away at Ventforet Kofu (placed 5th). Before that, Montedio had a home game versus Zweigen Kanazawa which ended with a victory 4-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Montedio have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won eight times, drawn zero and lost six.

The manager K. Ishimaru will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to V-Varen Nagasaki in only four days.

Montedio Yamagata have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 31 goals in 19 league matches. 20 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Machida Zelvia form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Machida Zelvia so far with only 16 points returning home. The records show 4-4-10 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.

Machida Zelvia aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 270 league minutes without a goal. O. Yuki was the last player to find the net.

The manager R. Popović was unhappy after their last game, a J2-League match played at their home ground Machida Athletic Stadium. Machida Zelvia suffered a 0-3 loss to ThespaKusatsu Gunma (placed 20th). Prior to that match, the Machida manager R. Popović faced defeat when travelling to Tokushima Vortis and losing 0-3.

Machida Zelvia are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, two draws and eight defeats. From a total of twelve matches.

After this away game Machida return home for a J2-League game against Tokyo Verdy. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The attacking power of Machida Zelvia when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 18 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Machida Zelvia rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 27 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Machida Zelvia - Montedio 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Montedio Yamagata-Machida Zelvia H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Montedio two wins, Machida Zelvia four wins, four draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Montedio YamagataV. Vasconcelos Araújo
V. Vasconcelos Araújo
12 goals
Machida ZelviaT. Hirato
T. Hirato
7 goals
Montedio YamagataY. Yamagishi
Y. Yamagishi
6 goals

Montedio Yamagata missing players

Machida Zelvia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Montedio Yamagata Machida Zelvia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 19 6 Played P 6 18 37
14 9 3 Won W 0 4 9
11 3 1 Drew D 3 4 13
12 7 2 Lost L 3 10 15
52 31 14 Scored S 1 13 34
37 20 7 Conceded C 8 27 46
86% 89% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 89% 81%
62% 63% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 72% 68%
41% 53% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 44% 41%
27% 37% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 17% 16%
16% 16% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
46% 42% 50% BTTS BTTS 17% 39% 38%
35% 42% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 28% 38%
32% 26% 17% Failed to Score F T 83% 44% 43%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.8 0.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.3 1.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.9 11.5 13 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 7.2 8.3
4.5 4.6 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.2 3
31% 36% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 8% 32% 31%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Machida Zelvia has the fewest scored goals in the second half (16) in J2-League
  • Machida Zelvia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Machida Zelvia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Montedio Yamagata have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Montedio Yamagata have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Machida Zelvia have scored 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 Tokushima Vortis 37 23 8 6 62 30 18 9 6 3 28 10 19 14 2 3 34 20 32 77
2 Avispa Fukuoka 37 22 7 8 43 26 18 10 3 5 21 14 19 12 4 3 22 12 17 73
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 37 20 10 7 58 35 18 12 3 3 32 13 19 8 7 4 26 22 23 70
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 37 17 8 12 52 41 19 10 4 5 26 19 18 7 4 7 26 22 11 59
5 Ventforet Kofu 36 14 16 6 45 36 19 10 7 2 25 16 17 4 9 4 20 20 9 58
6 Albirex Niigata 37 14 14 9 50 44 19 6 7 6 24 26 18 8 7 3 26 18 6 56
7 Júbilo Iwata 37 13 15 9 50 40 19 9 6 4 33 19 18 4 9 5 17 21 10 54
8 Montedio Yamagata 37 14 11 12 52 37 19 9 3 7 31 20 18 5 8 5 21 17 15 53
9 Tokyo Verdy 37 13 13 11 46 42 18 6 7 5 22 17 19 7 6 6 24 25 4 52
10 Kyoto Sanga 37 14 10 13 43 40 18 11 3 4 30 18 19 3 7 9 13 22 3 52
11 Tochigi 37 14 10 13 34 32 18 6 6 6 17 14 19 8 4 7 17 18 2 52
12 Mito Hollyhock 37 13 10 14 64 58 18 5 6 7 28 29 19 8 4 7 36 29 6 49
13 Omiya Ardija 37 12 10 15 34 44 18 6 7 5 15 17 19 6 3 10 19 27 -10 46
14 JEF United 37 13 6 18 43 48 19 4 4 11 19 30 18 9 2 7 24 18 -5 45
15 Fagiano Okayama 37 11 12 14 35 43 20 8 5 7 24 23 17 3 7 7 11 20 -8 45
16 Matsumoto Yamaga 37 10 14 13 37 49 18 5 7 6 18 24 19 5 7 7 19 25 -12 44
17 Ryūkyū 37 12 7 18 49 57 17 6 5 6 27 22 20 6 2 12 22 35 -8 43
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 37 11 10 16 50 60 20 6 6 8 26 30 17 5 4 8 24 30 -10 43
19 Machida Zelvia 37 9 13 15 34 46 19 5 9 5 21 19 18 4 4 10 13 27 -12 40
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 37 11 3 23 32 59 19 4 1 14 14 36 18 7 2 9 18 23 -27 36
21 Ehime 36 8 9 19 35 52 18 3 4 11 14 27 18 5 5 8 21 25 -17 33
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 37 7 6 24 37 66 17 5 2 10 19 28 20 2 4 14 18 38 -29 27

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 Tokushima Vortis 37 23 8 6 62 30 18 9 6 3 28 10 19 14 2 3 34 20 32 77
2 Avispa Fukuoka 37 22 7 8 43 26 18 10 3 5 21 14 19 12 4 3 22 12 17 73
3 V-Varen Nagasaki 37 20 10 7 58 35 18 12 3 3 32 13 19 8 7 4 26 22 23 70
4 Giravanz Kitakyushu 37 17 8 12 52 41 19 10 4 5 26 19 18 7 4 7 26 22 11 59
5 Ventforet Kofu 36 14 16 6 45 36 19 10 7 2 25 16 17 4 9 4 20 20 9 58
6 Albirex Niigata 37 14 14 9 50 44 19 6 7 6 24 26 18 8 7 3 26 18 6 56
7 Júbilo Iwata 37 13 15 9 50 40 19 9 6 4 33 19 18 4 9 5 17 21 10 54
8 Montedio Yamagata 37 14 11 12 52 37 19 9 3 7 31 20 18 5 8 5 21 17 15 53
9 Tokyo Verdy 37 13 13 11 46 42 18 6 7 5 22 17 19 7 6 6 24 25 4 52
10 Kyoto Sanga 37 14 10 13 43 40 18 11 3 4 30 18 19 3 7 9 13 22 3 52
11 Tochigi 37 14 10 13 34 32 18 6 6 6 17 14 19 8 4 7 17 18 2 52
12 Mito Hollyhock 37 13 10 14 64 58 18 5 6 7 28 29 19 8 4 7 36 29 6 49
13 Omiya Ardija 37 12 10 15 34 44 18 6 7 5 15 17 19 6 3 10 19 27 -10 46
14 JEF United 37 13 6 18 43 48 19 4 4 11 19 30 18 9 2 7 24 18 -5 45
15 Fagiano Okayama 37 11 12 14 35 43 20 8 5 7 24 23 17 3 7 7 11 20 -8 45
16 Matsumoto Yamaga 37 10 14 13 37 49 18 5 7 6 18 24 19 5 7 7 19 25 -12 44
17 Ryūkyū 37 12 7 18 49 57 17 6 5 6 27 22 20 6 2 12 22 35 -8 43
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 37 11 10 16 50 60 20 6 6 8 26 30 17 5 4 8 24 30 -10 43
19 Machida Zelvia 37 9 13 15 34 46 19 5 9 5 21 19 18 4 4 10 13 27 -12 40
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 37 11 3 23 32 59 19 4 1 14 14 36 18 7 2 9 18 23 -27 36
21 Ehime 36 8 9 19 35 52 18 3 4 11 14 27 18 5 5 8 21 25 -17 33
22 Renofa Yamaguchi 37 7 6 24 37 66 17 5 2 10 19 28 20 2 4 14 18 38 -29 27

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