Fagiano Okayama vs Machida Zelvia Live Stream, Predictions (May 25)

📏 Form Guide

Fagiano Okayama

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Fagiano Okayama will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 2-1 J1 League triumph over Albirex Niigata.

In that game, Fagiano Okayama managed 44% possession and 21 attempts at goal with 6 on target. For Fagiano Okayama, the goalscorers were Ataru Esaka (10') and Kazunari Ichimi (58'). For their opponents, Albirex Niigata had 7 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Motoki Hasegawa (15') was the scorer for Albirex Niigata.

Fagiano Okayama haven’t made the most of their chances in recent times. Their ‘goals for’ figure stands at just 3 versus opposing sides over the course of their last six matches. In those games, Fagiano Okayama have also seen the number of goals scored against them total 7. That kind of trend won’t necessarily be sustained into this match, of course.

Going into this encounter, Fagiano Okayama have not beaten Machida Zelvia in their previous 2 matches in the league.

Machida Zelvia

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Machida Zelvia come into this meeting following on from a 3-0 J1 League win with the eclipse of Kashiwa Reysol in their last match.

In that match, Machida Zelvia managed 35% possession and 13 shots on goal with 3 on target. For Machida Zelvia, the goals were scored by Kotaro Hayashi (4') and Sang-ho Na (45'). On the other side, Kashiwa Reysol had 8 shots at goal with 2 on target. Taiyo Koga (15' Own goal) was the scorer for Kashiwa Reysol.

The stats tell the story, and Machida Zelvia have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 7 goals in all. Defensively, Machida Zelvia have seen their frailties exposed.

Heading into this contest, Machida Zelvia haven’t won away from home in the past 2 league matches.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their most recent head to head clashes going back to 05/05/2021 tells us that Fagiano Okayama have won 1 of them & Machida Zelvia 3, with the tally of drawn matches being 2.

A total of 17 goals were scored between them in these games, with 7 of them from Okayama and 10 created by Machida. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.83.

The previous league match between these sides was J2 League match day 29 on 05/08/2023 when the final score was Fagiano Okayama 1-3 Machida Zelvia.

The referee was Hiroki Kasahara.

📋 Team News: Machida Zelvia

Out of a mainly healthy squad, there is just the one fitness problem for the Machida Zelvia gaffer Go Kuroda to be concerned with. Takumi Narasaka (Cruciate ligament injury) misses out for this game.

💡 Prediction

When taking everything into account, Fagiano Okayama could find themselves struggling to get anything against this Machida Zelvia team who we think will just have the edge.

Our tip is therefore for a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 win for Machida Zelvia after 90 minutes.

We’re expecting it to be that close.

📖 ⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?

Checking the latest betting odds for this match in the 90 minute result market, a win for Fagiano Okayama can be had for 4.1, a bet on a draw is 2.9 and betting on a victory for Machida Zelvia will get you 2.1. These are the most competitive prices offered at this very moment.

Peter Guest, 08:05 21/05/2025