Nagoya Grampus make the trip to Machida GION Stadium on Saturday for the J1 League game with home team Machida Zelvia.
View all of the Machida Zelvia v Nagoya Grampus predictions, poll and stats below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
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Machida Zelvia
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Machida Zelvia, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 1-3 J1 League triumph against Gamba Osaka.
In that match, Machida Zelvia managed 47% possession and 12 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. For Machida Zelvia, goals were scored by Mitchell Duke (45'), Shota Fujio (61') and Keiya Sento (69'). Gamba Osaka had 9 shots on goal with 3 on target. Welton Felipe (9') scored for Gamba Osaka.
Go Kuroda's Machida Zelvia have hit the back of the net 11 times over their preceding six outings. The tally of goals that they have conceded in those same fixtures is 5.
Coming into this fixture, Machida Zelvia haven’t won at home in the past 2 league matches.
Nagoya Grampus
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Since being defeated in their last game at the hands of Cerezo Osaka in J1 League competition, Nagoya Grampus will be hoping to turn things around here.
In that match, Nagoya Grampus had 60% possession and 11 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer for Nagoya Grampus was Tojiro Kubo (76'). Cerezo Osaka had 10 shots on goal with 3 on target. Léo Ceará (26') and Lucas Fernandes (65') scored for Cerezo Osaka.
In 5 of the prior six clashes involving Nagoya Grampus, a comparatively low number of goals have been scored between them and their opponents. The overall average number of goals per game in that period comes out as a mere 1.67, with the average goals for N. Grampus being 0.67.
Coming into this contest, Nagoya Grampus are without an away win for the past 3 league games.
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Head to head
The last league contest between these clubs was J1 League match day 2 on 02/03/2024 when it ended Nagoya Grampus 0-1 Machida Zelvia.
That time, Nagoya Grampus managed 56% possession and 5 attempts on goal with 1 on target.
For their opponents, Machida Zelvia had 14 attempts on goal with 1 on target. Shota Fujio (21') was the scorer.
The referee was Yoshiro Imamura.
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Team News: Machida Zelvia
Mitchell Duke (Hamstring injury), Sang-ho Na (Ankle ligament tear), Min-kyu Jang (Broken collarbone) and Takuya Yasui (Broken tibia) won’t be able to feature for Machida Zelvia boss Go Kuroda. Junya Suzuki cannot play in this game through suspension.
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Team News: Nagoya Grampus
Nagoya Grampus boss Kenta Hasegawa has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Ryuji Izumi (Hamstring injury), Akinari Kawazura (Hamstring injury), Masahito Ono (Cruciate ligament injury) and Kasper Junker (Hamstring injury) can’t be considered. Kennedy Egbus Mikuni will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.
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Prediction
Here is a game where Nagoya Grampus will have to work hard as a team to see themselves scoring against this Machida Zelvia lineup who we think might well score at least once to put them ahead.
We therefore think that it’s going to be a 1-0 advantage for Machida Zelvia at full-time.
A close call.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Turning to the betting odds on the 90 min. result market, staking on Machida Zelvia is available for 1.91, backing the game finishing all-square is 3.25 and betting on a victory for Nagoya Grampus will get you 4. These are the best of the bets offered at the current time.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura,
18:01 04/07/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Machida Zelvia
Formed: 1989
Stadium: Machida GION Stadium (15,320)
Captain: Gen Shōji
Chairman: Takehisa Otomo
Manager: Go Kuroda
Competitions: J1 League position 1, J. League Cup (Quarter-finals)
⭐ Star Player: Mitchell Duke
Generally playing in the Striker position, Mitchell Duke was born in Liverpool, Australia. Having made a first senior appearance for Central Coast Mariners in the 2010 - 2011 season, the accomplished Forward has struck 3 league goals in the J1 League 2024 season so far from a total of 16 appearances.