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Predictions and Tips
The J1 League meeting at Machida GION Stadium on Wednesday will see hosts Machida Zelvia lock horns with Kyoto Sanga.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Machida Zelvia v Kyoto Sanga game (inc. the best betting odds).
📊 Form Guide

Machida Zelvia
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Machida Zelvia will be hoping to bounce back here following a 1-0 J1 League loss in their previous game against Kashima Antlers.
In that game, Machida Zelvia had 43% possession and 10 shots at goal with 4 on target. Kashima Antlers had 10 shots on goal with 3 on target. Kyosuke Tagawa (39') scored for Kashima Antlers.
A common trait of more recent Machida Zelvia games is the number of results with a nil in them.
From their prior sextet of clashes before this one, in as many as 5 of them a bet on "Both Teams to Score" would've been a loser. Previous results aside, it remains to be seen if that pattern will be replicated in this next game.
Analysis of their past results shows that Machida Zelvia:
- are unbeaten in the league by Kyoto Sanga in their last 2 matches.
- are without a home win in the past 3 league matches.
Kyoto Sanga
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Following on from a losing effort in their last game against Cerezo Osaka in J1 League competition, Kyoto Sanga will be hoping to turn things around here.
In that match, Kyoto Sanga had 52% possession and 22 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. For Kyoto Sanga, the scorers were Taichi Hara (12') and Temma Matsuda (14'). Cerezo Osaka had 10 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Lucas Fernandes (18') and Motohiko Nakajima (65') scored for Cerezo Osaka.
The stats don’t lie, and Kyoto Sanga have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 9 goals in total. At the back, Kyoto Sanga have seen their frailties exposed.
↔️ Head to head
Looking at the statistics for their head to head duels dating back to 02/08/2020, there has been little to separate the clubs with Machida Zelvia winning 3 of those games, Kyoto Sanga 3 and 0 being drawn in normal time.
A combined sum of 12 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 8 of them from Machida and 4 for Kyoto. That is an average goals per game value of 2.
The previous league clash featuring these clubs was J1 League match day 37 on 30/11/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Machida Zelvia 1-0 Kyoto Sanga.
In that game, Machida Zelvia had 50% possession and 20 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target.
Kyoto Sanga had 9 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Gakuji Ota (67' Own goal) scored.
The referee was Futoshi Nakamura.
ℹ️ Team News: Machida Zelvia
There’s just a single fitness concern for the Machida Zelvia manager Go Kuroda to contend with from a near full-strength group. Takumi Narasaka (Cruciate ligament injury) is out of contention.
🗞️ Team News: Kyoto Sanga
Out of a mainly healthy squad, there is only the one fitness problem for the Kyoto Sanga manager Kwi-jae Cho to contend with. Sung-yun Gu (Meniscus injury) won’t be playing here.
⚡ Prediction
In our opinion, Kyoto Sanga will have to play well to see themselves scoring against this Machida Zelvia outfit who we think will manage to score & go ahead.
We’ve gone for a very competitive game with a 1-0 victory for Machida Zelvia at full-time.
Little in this one.
Victor Martins, 09:05 07/05/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

🏟️ Team Focus:
Machida Zelvia
Formed: 1989
Stadium: Machida GION Stadium (15,320)
Captain: Gen Shōji
Chairman: Susumu Fujita
Manager: Go Kuroda
Competitions: J1 League position 7, J. League Cup (3rd Round)
🔑 Key Player: Sang-ho Na
Mostly used in the Left Wing position, Sang-ho Na was born in Damyang, Korea Republic. Having played his first senior match for FC Tokyo in the 2019 season, the accomplished Forward has accumulated 2 league goals in this J1 League 2025 campaign to date coming from a total of 11 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 31 | WWWWW |
2 |
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14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 27 | DWDWW |
3 |
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15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 25 | WWWWL |
4 |
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15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 24 | LWWLL |
5 |
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15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 23 | DLWWW |
6 |
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15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 21 | WWWLL |
7 |
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13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 21 | WWWWL |
8 |
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15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 21 | LDDLL |
9 |
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13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20 | LLLLW |
10 |
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14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 20 | LLLWL |
11 |
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15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 20 | DWWLW |
12 |
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15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 19 | DLLWW |
13 |
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15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 19 | LDLLD |
14 |
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12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | DDDLD |
15 |
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14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | -8 | 18 | LLWDL |
16 |
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14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 16 | DDWLW |
17 |
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15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 15 | WLLWD |
18 |
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14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -5 | 12 | DLDWL |
19 |
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14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 12 | DDLLL |
20 |
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12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 8 | DDLLL |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Kyoto Sanga |
Kashima Antlers |
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Cerezo Osaka |
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Shonan Bellmare |
Vissel Kobe |
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Kyoto Sanga |
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Nagoya Grampus |
Machida Zelvia |
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Cerezo Osaka |
Gamba Osaka |
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Yokohama FC |
Albirex Niigata |
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Shonan Bellmare |
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
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Albirex Niigata |
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Tokyo Verdy |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Gamba Osaka |
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Albirex Niigata |
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Kyoto Sanga |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Kashima Antlers |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
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Goals scored | 0.7 |
Goals conceded | 1.3 |
Time first goal scored | 28 |
Time first goal conceded | 39 |
Yellow cards | 2 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.5 |
Biggest victory | 1-0 |
Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
Goals scored | 1.5 |
Goals conceded | 1.5 |
Time first goal scored | 46 |
Time first goal conceded | 40 |
Yellow cards | 2.1 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 5 |
Biggest victory | 4-3 |
Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
Takuma Nishimura | 4 |
Sang-ho Na | 2 |
Daihachi Okamura | 2 |
Keiya Sento | 2 |
Yuki Soma | 2 |
Rafael Elias | 9 |
Masaya Okugawa | 4 |
Taichi Hara | 2 |
Sota Kawasaki | 2 |
Shinnosuke Fukuda | 1 |
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Kashiwa Reysol |
Yokohama FC |
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Fagiano Okayama |
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Yokohama F. Marinos |
Shonan Bellmare |
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Kashima Antlers |
Albirex Niigata |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
Tokyo Verdy |
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Kyoto Sanga |
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Nagoya Grampus |
Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Kyoto Sanga |
Kyoto Sanga |
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Cerezo Osaka |
Tokyo Verdy |
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Kyoto Sanga |
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FC Tokyo |
Kashiwa Reysol |
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Kyoto Sanga |
Kyoto Sanga |
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Gamba Osaka |
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Albirex Niigata |
Avispa Fukuoka |
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Kyoto Sanga |
Nagoya Grampus |
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