Machida Zelvia vs Kashiwa Reysol Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Machida Zelvia

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Machida Zelvia will be hoping for a better result following a 2-0 J1 League loss in their previous game against Júbilo Iwata.

In that match, Machida Zelvia had 59% possession and 22 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. For their opponents, Jubilo Iwata got 7 shots at goal with 5 on target. Ko Matsubara (46') and Ryo Germain (70') scored for Júbilo Iwata.

It’s been all too rare in recent games that Machida Zelvia have shown defensive steel. The facts show that Machida Zelvia have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 8 goals in the process. We will have to find out whether or not that trend will end up being sustained into this next match.

Heading into this fixture, Machida Zelvia are without a win at home for the past 2 matches in the league.

Kashiwa Reysol

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In their last game, Kashiwa Reysol drew 1-1 in the J1 League tie with Sagan Tosu.

In that match, Kashiwa Reysol had 49% possession and 19 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Kashiwa Reysol was Takuya Shimamura (40'). On the other side, Sagan Tosu had 3 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. Marcelo Ryan (14') scored for Sagan Tosu.

In 5 of the previous 6 games involving Kashiwa Reysol, a comparatively low number of goals have been hit between them and opposing teams. The overall average goals scored per game during that period is a paltry 2.17, with the number of goals averaged by Reysol equalling 1.33.

Their prior results show that Kashiwa Reysol:

• haven't been defeated in their previous 6 league matches away from home.
• have not won away from home in their last 2 league games.

👥 Head to head

The previous league fixture between these clubs was J2 League match day 41 on 16/11/2019 which finished with the scoreline of Machida Zelvia 0-3 Kashiwa Reysol.

The referee was Hajime Matsuo.

📋 Team News: Machida Zelvia

The Machida Zelvia boss Go Kuroda has a full complement, with no fitness concerns at all ahead of this match thanks to a completely injury-free group ready to go.

In our view, Machida Zelvia could go for a 4-4-2 formation for this one and select Kosei Tani, Junya Suzuki, Ibrahim Dresevic, Gen Shoji, Kotaro Hayashi, Shunta Araki, Kai Shibato, Keiya Sento, Kazuki Fujimoto, Se-Hun Oh and Sang-Ho Na.

🗞️ Team News: Kashiwa Reysol

Kashiwa Reysol manager Masami Ihara has multiple availability issues to deal with. Hidetaka Maie (Cruciate ligament surgery) and Tomoki Takamine (Knee medial ligament tear) won’t be making appearances.

It’s our belief that Kashiwa Reysol seem likely to play in a 4-4-2 lineup by sending out Kenta Matsumoto, Naoki Kawaguchi, Yugo Tatsuta, Taiyo Koga, Diego, Yuto Yamada, Takumi Tsuchiya, Eiji Shirai, Matheus Savio, Tomoya Koyamatsu and Kosuke Kinoshita.

💡 Prediction

When taking all factors into account, Kashiwa Reysol will surely be able to find the back of the net against this Machida Zelvia lineup, but that possibly won’t be as many as the goals that they could concede.

We can see a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 advantage for Machida Zelvia at full-time. It’s a very tough call.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 05:09 03/05/2024