Ryūkyū vs Machida Zelvia match guide

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sat 30.October
Match begins: 09:30 (UTC)
Venue: Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium (10189 seats)

It's only been six days and nights since Ryūkyū met Matsumoto Yamaga and the score was 2-1. How will it end vs Machida Zelvia?

Insights:
  • Ryūkyū is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Machida Zelvia have the most points (36) away in J2-League

Ryūkyū and Machida Zelvia should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Ryūkyū form and stats

The story so far in the J2-League for Ryūkyū at their home stadium (Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium) is 9 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

Ryūkyū enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Matsumoto Yamaga's place. The match ended 2-1 with Koki Kazama and T. Kanai scoring.

Before that game, the home loss against Ehime with the scoreline 0-1.

The manager Y. Higuchi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Renofa Yamaguchi in only four days.

Ryūkyū are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 17 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Ryūkyū have conceded only 12 goals.

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Machida Zelvia form and stats

Machida Zelvia have an excellent away record in the J2-League so far with 11-3-3 from 17 games. Machida has been amazing away for a time now, winning four in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Giravanz Kitakyushu.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Machida Zelvia goalkeeper Koki Fukui is eager to challenge this, with his 196 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Machida delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Tochigi (placed 14th) in their previous match; a J2-League game.

Prior to that result Machida Zelvia won their away game at Blaublitz Akita. The scoreline was 2-0.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Matsumoto Yamaga in just four days.

Machida Zelvia are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 29 times in 17 away games so far. Machida Zelvia are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 13 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Machida Zelvia - Ryūkyū 3-0 was the outcome when this pair of participants last played each other, some time ago this season. Stats for the preceeding five meetings featuring these two teams are: zero wins for Ryūkyū, two draws and three wins for Machida Zelvia. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

Machida ZelviaS. Ota
S. Ota
8 goals
Machida ZelviaK. Yoshio
K. Yoshio
8 goals
RyūkyūK. Kiyotake
K. Kiyotake
7 goals

Ryūkyū missing players

Machida Zelvia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ryūkyū Machida Zelvia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 6 17 35
16 9 3 Won W 3 11 17
7 3 1 Drew D 2 3 8
12 5 1 Lost L 1 3 10
49 23 5 Scored S 7 29 53
39 12 3 Conceded C 6 13 32
94% 88% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
74% 53% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 71% 69%
51% 35% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 47% 46%
20% 18% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 17%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 9%
49% 29% 20% BTTS BTTS 50% 47% 43%
26% 41% 60% Clean Sheets C S 33% 47% 37%
31% 41% 40% Failed to Score F T 17% 6% 23%
 
5.2 5.5 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.3 4.4
5.8 5.1 7.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.4 3.8
0.8 0.8 0.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 0.7 0.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.8 9.2 7.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 8.9 8.8
3.4 3.4 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.7 3.7
41% 40% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 46% 42%
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Machida Zelvia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Machida Zelvia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Machida Zelvia have the most points (36) away in J2-League
  • Machida Zelvia have the the best goal difference (+16) away in J2-League
  • Machida Zelvia haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Ryūkyū is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  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 35 22 8 5 64 37 18 12 3 3 35 22 17 10 5 2 29 15 27 74
2 Kyoto Sanga 35 21 9 5 54 29 18 11 5 2 33 18 17 10 4 3 21 11 25 72
3 Ventforet Kofu 35 19 9 7 54 31 18 12 5 1 33 13 17 7 4 6 21 18 23 66
4 V-Varen Nagasaki 35 18 8 9 53 38 17 8 6 3 28 18 18 10 2 6 25 20 15 62
5 Albirex Niigata 35 17 10 8 56 34 18 10 4 4 27 11 17 7 6 4 29 23 22 61
6 Montedio Yamagata 35 18 7 10 47 35 17 9 2 6 23 18 18 9 5 4 24 17 12 61
7 Machida Zelvia 35 17 8 10 53 32 18 6 5 7 24 19 17 11 3 3 29 13 21 59
8 Ryūkyū 35 16 7 12 49 39 17 9 3 5 23 12 18 7 4 7 26 27 10 55
9 JEF United 35 14 11 10 38 31 17 6 6 5 18 16 18 8 5 5 20 15 7 53
10 Mito Hollyhock 35 14 8 13 47 38 18 7 4 7 21 17 17 7 4 6 26 21 9 50
11 Fagiano Okayama 35 11 12 12 31 29 17 5 3 9 13 14 18 6 9 3 18 15 2 45
12 Tokyo Verdy 35 12 8 15 48 60 17 8 1 8 26 27 18 4 7 7 22 33 -12 44
13 Blaublitz Akita 35 10 12 13 35 40 17 3 9 5 11 18 18 7 3 8 24 22 -5 42
14 Tochigi 35 8 14 13 31 41 17 3 7 7 16 21 18 5 7 6 15 20 -10 38
15 Omiya Ardija 35 8 13 14 43 45 17 5 5 7 24 22 18 3 8 7 19 23 -2 37
16 Renofa Yamaguchi 35 8 10 17 31 46 18 5 5 8 18 21 17 3 5 9 13 25 -15 34
17 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 35 8 10 17 30 47 17 4 6 7 15 20 18 4 4 10 15 27 -17 34
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 35 8 9 18 33 50 18 4 5 9 16 25 17 4 4 9 17 25 -17 33
19 Ehime 35 7 12 16 34 57 17 1 7 9 17 35 18 6 5 7 17 22 -23 33
20 Giravanz Kitakyushu 35 6 13 16 31 54 18 3 7 8 15 24 17 3 6 8 16 30 -23 31
21 Matsumoto Yamaga 35 7 10 18 28 59 18 5 5 8 19 28 17 2 5 10 9 31 -31 31
22 Sagamihara 35 6 12 17 25 43 18 4 7 7 17 24 17 2 5 10 8 19 -18 30

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 Jubilo Iwata 35 22 8 5 64 37 18 12 3 3 35 22 17 10 5 2 29 15 27 74
2 Kyoto Sanga 35 21 9 5 54 29 18 11 5 2 33 18 17 10 4 3 21 11 25 72
3 Ventforet Kofu 35 19 9 7 54 31 18 12 5 1 33 13 17 7 4 6 21 18 23 66
4 V-Varen Nagasaki 35 18 8 9 53 38 17 8 6 3 28 18 18 10 2 6 25 20 15 62
5 Albirex Niigata 35 17 10 8 56 34 18 10 4 4 27 11 17 7 6 4 29 23 22 61
6 Montedio Yamagata 35 18 7 10 47 35 17 9 2 6 23 18 18 9 5 4 24 17 12 61
7 Machida Zelvia 35 17 8 10 53 32 18 6 5 7 24 19 17 11 3 3 29 13 21 59
8 Ryūkyū 35 16 7 12 49 39 17 9 3 5 23 12 18 7 4 7 26 27 10 55
9 JEF United 35 14 11 10 38 31 17 6 6 5 18 16 18 8 5 5 20 15 7 53
10 Mito Hollyhock 35 14 8 13 47 38 18 7 4 7 21 17 17 7 4 6 26 21 9 50
11 Fagiano Okayama 35 11 12 12 31 29 17 5 3 9 13 14 18 6 9 3 18 15 2 45
12 Tokyo Verdy 35 12 8 15 48 60 17 8 1 8 26 27 18 4 7 7 22 33 -12 44
13 Blaublitz Akita 35 10 12 13 35 40 17 3 9 5 11 18 18 7 3 8 24 22 -5 42
14 Tochigi 35 8 14 13 31 41 17 3 7 7 16 21 18 5 7 6 15 20 -10 38
15 Omiya Ardija 35 8 13 14 43 45 17 5 5 7 24 22 18 3 8 7 19 23 -2 37
16 Renofa Yamaguchi 35 8 10 17 31 46 18 5 5 8 18 21 17 3 5 9 13 25 -15 34
17 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 35 8 10 17 30 47 17 4 6 7 15 20 18 4 4 10 15 27 -17 34
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 35 8 9 18 33 50 18 4 5 9 16 25 17 4 4 9 17 25 -17 33
19 Ehime 35 7 12 16 34 57 17 1 7 9 17 35 18 6 5 7 17 22 -23 33
20 Giravanz Kitakyushu 35 6 13 16 31 54 18 3 7 8 15 24 17 3 6 8 16 30 -23 31
21 Matsumoto Yamaga 35 7 10 18 28 59 18 5 5 8 19 28 17 2 5 10 9 31 -31 31
22 Sagamihara 35 6 12 17 25 43 18 4 7 7 17 24 17 2 5 10 8 19 -18 30

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