Machida Zelvia vs Kashiwa Reysol Live Stream, Predictions (May 17)

📊 Form Guide

Machida Zelvia

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Machida Zelvia will play in this match following a 2-2 J1 League tied result against Shimizu S-Pulse.

In that game, Machida Zelvia had 39% possession and 12 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. For Machida Zelvia, the goalscorers were Takuma Nishimura (21') and Kotaro Hayashi (66'). Shimizu S-Pulse had 12 shots at goal with 4 on target. Koya Kitagawa (66') and Douglas Tanque (84') scored for Shimizu S-Pulse.

It’s been all too rare in recent times where Machida Zelvia have shown defensive steel. The reality is that Machida Zelvia have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 8 goals on the way.

Pre-game facts show that Machida Zelvia:

• have not been beaten in the league by Kashiwa Reysol in their last 2 games.
• are without a home win in the past 4 league games. Things will have to change soon.

Kashiwa Reysol

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Kashiwa Reysol go into this clash following a 0-2 J1 League win with the downing of Yokohama F. Marinos in their most recent match.

For 5 of the past 6 clashes featuring Kashiwa Reysol, a comparatively low number of goals have been struck between them and opposing sides. The overall average goals scored per game during that period works out to a meagre 1.83, with the number of goals averaged by Reysol equalling 1.5. That kind of trend won’t necessarily follow through into this match, however.

Going into this encounter, Kashiwa Reysol have not been beaten in their last 8 league matches away from home. Travelling very well.

👥 Head to head

The last league clash featuring the two was J1 League match day 34 on 19/10/2024 and the score finished Kashiwa Reysol 1-1 Machida Zelvia.

In that game, Kashiwa Reysol had 52% possession and 10 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Mao Hosoya (63').

For their opponents, Machida Zelvia got 14 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Hokuto Shimoda (95') scored.

The referee was Koei Koya.

📋 Team News: Machida Zelvia

It doesn’t get much better regarding selection, with just one fitness concern for the Machida Zelvia gaffer Go Kuroda to be concerned about from a near full-strength squad. Takumi Narasaka (Cruciate ligament injury) won’t play.

📰 Team News: Kashiwa Reysol

Due to a mostly available squad, there’s only a single fitness issue for the Kashiwa Reysol manager Ricardo Rodríguez to be concerned about. Daiki Sugioka (Hamstring injury) won’t be playing here.

💡 Prediction

For this match, we think that Kashiwa Reysol should get enough chances to score against this Machida Zelvia team, but that realistically won’t prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We think that it’s going to be a close game with a 2-1 win for Machida Zelvia by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. Should be an interesting one.

📚 ⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?

Checking on the latest odds for this match on the full-time result market, putting your money on Machida Zelvia is best priced at 2.4, going for a draw is 3 & betting on the winning team to be Kashiwa Reysol can get you 3.2. These are the best of the returns being offered at present.

Renata Leite, 12:11 15/05/2025