Machida Zelvia vs Yokohama F. Marinos Live Stream, Predictions (May 31)

📊 Form Guide

Machida Zelvia

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Machida Zelvia prepare for this match coming off the back of a 2-2 J1 League tied result versus Fagiano Okayama.

In that game, Machida Zelvia managed 57% possession and 10 shots at goal with 3 on target. For Machida Zelvia, the goals were scored by Yuki Soma (76') and Mitchell Duke (81'). Fagiano Okayama had 9 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Kazunari Ichimi (26') and Takaya Kimura (55') scored for Fagiano Okayama.

It has not been often in recent times that Machida Zelvia have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The facts show that Machida Zelvia have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 8 goals in the process.

Yokohama F. Marinos

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Yokohama F. Marinos go into this meeting after a 3-1 J1 League win as they beat Kashima Antlers in their previous game.

In that game, Yokohama F. Marinos had 27% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 4 on target. For Yokohama F. Marinos, goals were scored by Katsuya Nagato (4') and Yan Matheus (13', 27'). At the other end, Kashima Antlers got 17 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Léo Ceará (36') was the scorer for Kashima Antlers.

The stats tell the story, and Yokohama F. Marinos have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 13 goals in all. At the back, Yokohama F. Marinos can certainly do much better. Having said that, we will just have to wait and see whether such a trend shall persist in this upcoming game or not.

Going into this one, Yokohama F. Marinos are without a win away from home in their last 7 matches in the league.

↔️ Head to head

The last league meeting featuring these clubs was J1 League match day 24 on 20/07/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Machida Zelvia 1-2 Yokohama F. Marinos.

On that day, Machida Zelvia managed 41% possession and 10 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer was Mitchell Duke (85').

At the other end, Yokohama F. Marinos got 8 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Anderson Lopes (33') and Jun Amano (43') scored.

The referee was Takafumi Mikuriya.

📰 Team News: Machida Zelvia

Regarding absentees, there’s just the sole fitness concern for the Machida Zelvia manager Go Kuroda to be concerned about from a near full-strength group of players. Takumi Narasaka (Cruciate ligament injury) is sidelined.

📋 Team News: Yokohama F. Marinos

Yokohama F. Marinos manager Patrick Kisnorbo has multiple availability issues to deal with. Jeison Quiñónes (unknown injury), Reno Noguchi (Hamstring injury) and Takuto Kimura (Cruciate ligament injury) are those who can’t be considered.

💡 Prediction

We believe that Machida Zelvia will most probably create the chances to score more than once when they meet Yokohama F. Marinos, who could well struggle to get a goal of their own.

Our selection here is for a comfortable 2-0 winning score for Machida Zelvia at the end of this one.

📚 ⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?

Regarding the latest bookmaker odds in the win-draw-win market, a victory for Machida Zelvia can be had for 1.8, a bet on a drawn result is 4 & taking a punt on a victory for Yokohama F. Marinos can be had at 3.9. Those are the most competitive bets being offered at present.

Victor Martins, 18:02 27/05/2025