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Predictions and Tips
The J1 League clash at Denka Big Swan Stadium on Sunday sees home side Albirex Niigata up against opponents in Machida Zelvia.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Albirex Niigata v Machida Zelvia game - plus the latest betting odds.
📏 Form Guide

Albirex Niigata
LWLWLL
Albirex Niigata will be hoping to bounce back here after the 3-1 J1 League loss in their previous game against Kawasaki Frontale.
In that game, Albirex Niigata had 65% possession and 14 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Albirex Niigata was Jin Okumura (90'). At the other end, Kawasaki Frontale got 10 shots on goal with 4 on target. Yasuto Wakizaka (12'), Soma Kanda (35') and Yuto Ozeki (90') scored for Kawasaki Frontale.
It’s been seldom in recent games that Albirex Niigata have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The reality is that Albirex Niigata have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 12 goals on the way. That kind of pattern won’t necessarily be continued into this match, though.
Their previous form shows that Albirex Niigata:
- are winless against Machida Zelvia in their last 2 league games.
- are undefeated in their last 3 league matches at home.
Machida Zelvia
WDDLWW
Machida Zelvia head into the encounter following a 2-1 J1 League win to defeat Kashima Antlers in their previous game.
In that match, Machida Zelvia had 34% possession and 13 shots at goal with 6 on target. For Machida Zelvia, the goalscorers were Yuki Soma (6') and Daihachi Okamura (34'). Kashima Antlers had 11 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Yuma Suzuki (85') scored for Kashima Antlers.
The stats tell the story, and Machida Zelvia have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 8 goals in total. At the back, Machida Zelvia seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly.
Taking a look at their past results, Machida Zelvia:
- are winless against Albirex Niigata in games played away from home for the previous 2 matches in the league.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 3 away league matches.
🤜🤛 Head to head
A review of their past head to head meetings going back to 23/10/2022 shows that Albirex Niigata have won 3 of them and Machida Zelvia 2, with the number of drawn results being 1.
A sum of 15 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 10 of them for Albirex and 5 netted by Machida. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.5.
The previous league clash featuring the two was J1 League match day 6 on 15/03/2025 when it finished Machida Zelvia 1-0 Albirex Niigata.
On that occasion, Machida Zelvia managed 45% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Their only player to score was Takuma Nishimura (25').
On the other side, Albirex Niigata had 5 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target.
The referee was Koji Takasaki.
📰 Team News: Machida Zelvia
Thanks to a mainly healthy group of players, there’s only the lone fitness problem for the Machida Zelvia boss Go Kuroda to be concerned with. Takumi Narasaka (Cruciate ligament injury) misses out for this game.
⚡ Prediction
Albirex Niigata might need a bit of good fortune to breach the defence of this Machida Zelvia outfit who we think will score at least once to gain the upper hand.
We’re going for a narrow 0-1 advantage for Machida Zelvia at full-time.
Will be interesting to see how this one goes.
Andre Moura, 08:01 29/06/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

🏟️ Team Focus:
Albirex Niigata
Formed: 1955
Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium (41,684)
Captain: Yuto Horigome
Chairman: Yukio Nakano
Manager: Daisuke Kimori
Competitions: J1 League position 18
🔑 Key Man: Ken Yamura
Generally taking up the Striker position, Ken Yamura was born in Tokyo, Japan. After making a first senior appearance for Albirex Niigata in the 2022 season, the accomplished Forward has got 4 league goals in the J1 League 2025 season so far coming from a total of 18 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 41 | LWDLL |
2 |
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22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 41 | DLWDW |
3 |
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22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 38 | WLWDW |
4 |
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21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 37 | LWWWD |
5 |
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21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 36 | WLDWL |
6 |
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21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 35 | DWWLW |
7 |
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21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 34 | WDLDW |
8 |
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22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 33 | WDWDW |
9 |
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21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 31 | WDLWW |
10 |
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22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 30 | DDLWW |
11 |
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22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 30 | LDWWD |
12 |
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22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 28 | DLDWL |
13 |
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22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 27 | WWLDW |
14 |
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22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 27 | WLDDL |
15 |
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22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 26 | LDLWW |
16 |
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21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 24 | LWDLL |
17 |
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21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | -10 | 23 | LLDLD |
18 |
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21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -10 | 19 | WLWLL |
19 |
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22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -13 | 19 | DLLLL |
20 |
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22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -13 | 15 | WLLLD |
Kyoto Sanga |
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Machida Zelvia |
Kawasaki Frontale |
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Albirex Niigata |
Avispa Fukuoka |
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Albirex Niigata |
Albirex Niigata |
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Yokohama F. Marinos |
Nagoya Grampus |
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Albirex Niigata |
Machida Zelvia |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
Albirex Niigata |
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Machida Zelvia |
Machida Zelvia |
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Kashima Antlers |
Shonan Bellmare |
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Machida Zelvia |
Machida Zelvia |
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Yokohama F. Marinos |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Machida Zelvia |
Albirex Niigata |
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Yokohama F. Marinos |
Albirex Niigata |
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Shonan Bellmare |
Albirex Niigata |
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
Albirex Niigata |
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FC Tokyo |
Albirex Niigata |
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Kyoto Sanga |
Albirex Niigata |
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Yokohama FC |
Shonan Bellmare |
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Machida Zelvia |
Fagiano Okayama |
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Machida Zelvia |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Machida Zelvia |
Kashima Antlers |
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Machida Zelvia |
Cerezo Osaka |
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Machida Zelvia |
Vissel Kobe |
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Machida Zelvia |
Goals scored | 1.4 |
Goals conceded | 1.5 |
Time first goal scored | 43 |
Time first goal conceded | 40 |
Yellow cards | 0.8 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.8 |
Biggest victory | 2-1 |
Biggest defeat | 3-2 |
Goals scored | 1.5 |
Goals conceded | 1 |
Time first goal scored | 43 |
Time first goal conceded | 49 |
Yellow cards | 1.4 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.5 |
Biggest victory | 2-0 |
Biggest defeat | 1-0 |
Motoki Hasegawa | 6 |
Ken Yamura | 4 |
Yota Komi | 3 |
Jin Okumura | 3 |
Danilo Gomes | 2 |
Takuma Nishimura | 6 |
Yuki Soma | 6 |
Sang-ho Na | 4 |
Daihachi Okamura | 3 |
Shota Fujio | 2 |
Kyoto Sanga |
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Albirex Niigata |
Albirex Niigata |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Cerezo Osaka |
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Albirex Niigata |
Albirex Niigata |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
Albirex Niigata |
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Kashima Antlers |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Albirex Niigata |
Albirex Niigata |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
Yokohama FC |
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Albirex Niigata |
Albirex Niigata |
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Nagoya Grampus |
Gamba Osaka |
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Albirex Niigata |
Machida Zelvia |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
Tokyo Verdy |
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Machida Zelvia |
Machida Zelvia |
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Vissel Kobe |
Machida Zelvia |
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Cerezo Osaka |
Machida Zelvia |
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Gamba Osaka |
Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Machida Zelvia |
Kawasaki Frontale |
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Machida Zelvia |
Machida Zelvia |
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Yokohama FC |
Kyoto Sanga |
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Machida Zelvia |
Machida Zelvia |
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Fagiano Okayama |
