Matsumoto Yamaga vs Machida Zelvia Prediction & Betting Tips

The J2 League tie at Matsumotodaira Park Stadium Alwin on Wednesday will see hosts Matsumoto Yamaga facing opposition in the form of Machida Zelvia.

Our Matsumoto Yamaga v Machida Zelvia predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below - as well as the best betting odds.

📊 Form Guide

Matsumoto Yamaga DDLDWL

Matsumoto Yamaga will be looking to improve on their last outing here after a 1-0 J2 League defeat last time out to Ōmiya Ardija.

Akira Toshima (68') was the scorer for Ōmiya Ardija.

Under three goals per game were seen in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Matsumoto Yamaga have been participants. Regarding the goal attribution in this period, their opponents scored an aggregate of 5 while Matsumoto managed a tally of 5.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Matsumoto Yamaga:

• have not won against Machida Zelvia in their previous 2 league matches.
• have not been beaten in their last 3 home league matches.

Machida Zelvia DDWDLW

Machida Zelvia will go into this encounter following on from a 2-0 J2 League win as they beat Tochigi S.C. in their most recent fixture.

The only scorer from Machida Zelvia was Itsuki Oda (45').

Naoki Soma's Machida Zelvia have managed to stick the ball in the net a total of 7 times throughout their previous six matches. The number of goals that they have conceded during the equivalent period adds up to 8.

Ahead of this meeting, Machida Zelvia remain undefeated by Matsumoto Yamaga when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league matches.

↔️ Head to head

A look at their most recent head-to-head meetings stretching back to 22/05/2016 tells us that Matsumoto Yamaga have won 2 of these & Machida Zelvia 3, with the tally of drawn matches being 1.

13 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 6 of them for Matsumoto and 7 coming from Machida. That is an average goals per game value of 2.17.

The last league game between these sides was J2 League match day 29 on 18/08/2018 and the score finished Matsumoto Yamaga 0-1 Machida Zelvia.

The match was refereed by Yuki Noda.

🗞️ Team News: Matsumoto Yamaga

Yuya Hashiuchi (Hamstring Injury) and Masaya Yoshida (Torn Meniscus) won’t be playing for Matsumoto boss Yasuharu Sorimachi.

ℹ️ Team News: Machida Zelvia

Machida manager Naoki Soma has multiple availability issues to deal with. Ryu Joseph Hashimura (Herniated Disc) and Chung-geun Jeong (Fractured Foot) can’t be considered.

💡 Prediction

We feel that over the course of the game, Machida Zelvia will need things to go their way to score goals against this Matsumoto Yamaga team who will likely emerge victorious.

That’s why our selection here is for a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 1-0 advantage for Matsumoto Yamaga at full-time.

Hoping for a good game.

Lucas Pereira, 23:05 24/07/2020