J2-League prediction and preview: Omiya Ardija modest favorites to beat Machida Zelvia

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Date: Sat 07.September
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya (15300 seats)

The league table in J2-League tells a story about these teams so far, with Omiya Ardija leading Machida Zelvia by 21 points. Match preview to follow:

It's no vacation for neither Omiya Ardija 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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Omiya Ardija form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya as Omiya Ardija, who have the most points (32) at home in J2-League, have scored 28 goals to get 32 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the J2-League are 9-5-1 (wins-draws-losses). The Omiya Ardija fans aren't used to losing here at NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya and will expect new points from this game. Omiya Ardija has played 14 games in a row here without a defeat.

The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Machida Zelvia in the J2-League last time out and are looking for a win here. Heartbreak before that as Omiya Ardija lost 0-1 at Ventforet Kofu's place.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Omiya Ardija handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W3-D1-L2.

The Omiya Ardija fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 28 goals in 15 league matches. From these home matches, Omiya Ardija have conceded only 14 goals.

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Machida Zelvia form and stats

5-4-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Machida Zelvia in their J2-League matches away.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Omiya Ardija (placed 4th) in their previous outing. The J2-League match ended in a draw 1-1. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting JEF United.

We have checked recent matches where Machida Zelvia have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those twelve games were W1-D5-L6.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Machida Zelvia have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Omiya Ardija - Machida Zelvia 1-1. Last four meetings between the teams: Omiya Ardija won 2, Machida Zelvia won 1 and 1 draw. 1 game with over 2,5 goals, 3 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Juanma
10 goals
F. Romero
8 goals
R. Simovic
6 goals

Omiya Ardija missing players

Machida Zelvia missing players

Omiya Ardija Machida Zelvia
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
31 15 6 Played 3 16 31
14 9 4 Won 0 5 7
11 5 1 Drew 1 4 11
6 1 1 Lost 2 7 13
42 28 14 Scored 1 14 30
30 14 6 Conceded 5 21 47
81% 80% 83% Over 0.5 100% 94% 97%
58% 73% 67% Over 1.5 67% 62% 71%
42% 60% 67% Over 2.5 33% 38% 42%
23% 27% 33% Over 3.5 0% 6% 19%
16% 20% 33% Over 4.5 0% 6% 10%
52% 67% 50% BTTS 33% 38% 45%
42% 33% 50% Clean Sheets 0% 25% 19%
26% 20% 17% Failed To Score 67% 44% 39%
 
5.1 5.3 6.8 Corners For (avg) 6 7.2 6.5
3.4 3.1 3 Corners Against (avg) 8 5.8 5.5
0.9 0.5 0.8 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.3 1.4 1.2
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • Omiya Ardija have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

Omiya Ardija
All Emperor Cup J2-League Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
14-08-19 EC Vissel Kobe 4 - 0 Omiya Ardija
18-08-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 2 - 1 JEF United
25-08-19 J2 Ehime 5 - 1 Omiya Ardija
31-08-19 J2 Ventforet Kofu 1 - 0 Omiya Ardija
07-09-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 1 - 1 Machida Zelvia
15-09-19 J2 Yokohama 09:00 Omiya Ardija
22-09-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 10:00 Tokyo Verdy
28-09-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 10:00 V-Varen Nagasaki
06-10-19 J2 Mito Hollyhock 05:00 Omiya Ardija
12-10-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 05:00 Avispa Fukuoka
Machida Zelvia
All Emperor Cup J2-League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
10-08-19 J2 Machida Zelvia 2 - 3 Zweigen Kanazawa
17-08-19 J2 Tochigi 0 - 0 Machida Zelvia
25-08-19 J2 Fagiano Okayama 0 - 3 Machida Zelvia
01-09-19 J2 Machida Zelvia 1 - 1 JEF United
07-09-19 J2 Omiya Ardija 1 - 1 Machida Zelvia
14-09-19 J2 Kyoto Sanga 10:00 Machida Zelvia
22-09-19 J2 Machida Zelvia 07:00 Yokohama
29-09-19 J2 Machida Zelvia 07:00 Ryūkyū
05-10-19 J2 V-Varen Nagasaki 09:00 Machida Zelvia
13-10-19 J2 Machida Zelvia 06:00 Kagoshima United

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Kashiwa Reysol 31 18 8 5 50 24 15 9 4 2 27 11 16 9 4 3 23 13 26 62
2 Yokohama 31 16 7 8 53 33 15 8 3 4 31 19 16 8 4 4 22 14 20 55
3 Montedio Yamagata 31 15 9 7 38 24 16 9 3 4 18 9 15 6 6 3 20 15 14 54
4 Omiya Ardija 31 14 11 6 42 30 15 9 5 1 28 14 16 5 6 5 14 16 12 53
5 Kyoto Sanga 30 14 10 6 45 32 16 8 6 2 25 15 14 6 4 4 20 17 13 52
6 Mito Hollyhock 30 13 12 5 38 21 14 6 6 2 21 11 16 7 6 3 17 10 17 51
7 Ventforet Kofu 31 14 7 10 47 31 15 7 2 6 18 14 16 7 5 4 29 17 16 49
8 Zweigen Kanazawa 30 11 13 6 40 27 15 5 8 2 19 12 15 6 5 4 21 15 13 46
9 Tokushima Vortis 30 13 7 10 42 36 15 8 4 3 26 16 15 5 3 7 16 20 6 46
10 V-Varen Nagasaki 31 14 4 13 45 41 16 7 2 7 20 23 15 7 2 6 25 18 4 46
11 Fagiano Okayama 30 13 7 10 36 39 15 7 4 4 17 19 15 6 3 6 19 20 -3 46
12 Albirex Niigata 31 11 8 12 49 43 15 7 1 7 23 19 16 4 7 5 26 24 6 41
13 Tokyo Verdy 30 10 11 9 39 42 16 6 7 3 24 22 14 4 4 6 15 20 -3 41
14 Ehime 30 10 5 15 36 41 16 6 3 7 18 17 14 4 2 8 18 24 -5 35
15 Ryūkyū 31 9 7 15 42 60 17 8 4 5 27 25 14 1 3 10 15 35 -18 34
16 Renofa Yamaguchi 30 9 6 15 42 52 15 4 3 8 21 26 15 5 3 7 21 26 -10 33
17 Machida Zelvia 31 7 11 13 30 47 15 2 7 6 16 26 16 5 4 7 14 21 -17 32
18 JEF United 31 7 10 14 36 49 14 4 3 7 20 27 17 3 7 7 16 22 -13 31
19 Avispa Fukuoka 31 8 7 16 31 45 15 2 4 9 11 22 16 6 3 7 20 23 -14 31
20 Kagoshima United 30 9 3 18 36 54 15 7 0 8 21 23 15 2 3 10 15 31 -18 30
21 Tochigi 31 4 13 14 22 42 15 2 7 6 9 16 16 2 6 8 13 26 -20 25
22 Gifu 30 6 6 18 27 53 16 3 5 8 14 26 14 3 1 10 13 27 -26 24

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