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Machida Zelvia v Avispa Fukuoka : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 18th Oct, 08:00 BST, Machida Athletic Stadium, Tokyo

Home advantage is often beneficial in the J-League, and Go Kuroda’s Machida Zelvia will have the joy of it on Sunday morning. Shinya Tsukahara’s Avispa Fukuoka are their visitors to the Machida Athletic Stadium. For every J-League preview, KickOff explores the stats for seventeen major betting markets. Key stats, including head-to-head results, are then given alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Machida
50%
--
Draw
27%
--
Avispa
23%
--
Machida 1-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Machida 2-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Machida 2-1
9%
--
Avispa 1-0
9%
--
Avispa 2-1
6%
--
Machida 3-0
5%
--
Machida 3-1
4%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Avispa 2-0
4%
--
Machida 3-2
2%
--
Machida 4-0
2%
--
Avispa 3-1
2%
--
Machida 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
--
Home 1st Goal
53%
--
Away 1st Goal
41%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
45%
--
BTTS - No
55%
--
BTTS - Home Win
19%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
9%
--
Home/draw
77%
--
Away/draw
50%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
--
Home DNB
69%
--
Away DNB
42%
--
Machida win to nil
31%
--
Avispa win to nil
14%
--
Win / draw / win J-League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Machida
Avispa
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Avispa000000 
Oct 18
Apr 17
-
-
2
JEF United000000 
Feb 13
w
 
0-4F
Mar 20
Nov 1
3
Kashima000000 
-
-
May 22
l
 
3-2A
4
Cerezo000000 
Jun 6
Dec 12
w
 
3-0F
Apr 9
5
Kashiwa000000 
l
 
2-4F
May 9
Mar 6
Dec 6
6
Fagiano000000 
Dec 6
May 22
Oct 10
Jun 6
7
Kawasaki000000 
w
 
2-1A
Feb 27
May 29
Nov 21
8
Gamba Osaka000000 
Nov 1
Dec 19
Oct 21
Feb 27
9
Machida000000 
-
-
Apr 17
Oct 18
10
Kyoto Sanga000000 
-
Oct 10
May 9
l
 
2-1A
11
Nagoya000000 
Mar 13
w
 
1-3F
Feb 20
Nov 29
12
Mito000000 
Mar 20
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
May 3
13
Tokyo000000 
-
w
 
1-5A
Dec 13
Apr 3
14
Hiroshima000000 
Nov 8
Apr 24
l
 
0-1A
Mar 10
15
Tokyo Verdy000000 
Nov 29
Apr 3
Apr 29
Oct 24
16
Shimizu000000 
Mar 6
Oct 21
Dec 19
l
 
1-0A
17
Urawa Reds000000 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 29
l
 
2-3A
May 15
18
V-V Nagasaki000000 
Nov 21
May 29
Nov 7
Feb 13
19
Vissel Kobe000000 
Apr 10
Oct 24
l
 
0-1A
-
20
Yokohama FM000000 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 20
Nov 25
Mar 13
Final Series
Play Offs
Win / draw / win form
4
Avispa have lost 4 consecutive away league games
Machida 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
Avispa 1ST
20 league games
Away
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Machida have drawn with Avispa in 3 consecutive home league meetings
3
Machida have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive home league meetings with Avispa
4
Avispa have kept a clean sheet in 4 consecutive away league meetings with Machida
League games at Machida since 2018
Machida
Avispa
Goals: Scored
2
3
Games: Scored
1 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
4 / 5
MAC
1
D
3
AVI
1
League games at Avispa since 2018
Avispa
Machida
Goals: Scored
6
10
Games: Scored
3 / 5
5 / 5
Clean sheets
0 / 5
2 / 5
MAC
2
D
2
AVI
1
Goal Statistics

Machida Zelvia have been reliable in front of goal of late, finding the net in 9 consecutive J-League matches. Their PG of 1.5 against Avispa Fukuoka on Sunday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Machida 5th Avispa 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Machida will score 1 or more goals
0
41%
1
37%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Avispa scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+21
Machida have scored 21% more goals at home than predicted
-26
Avispa have scored 26% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2026/2027 season
Machida
PG (predicted goals)
Avispa
1.5
0.9
Attack rating
52%
better
MAC
AVI
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Games scored8
5
Failed to score0
3
Scored first4
2
Goals scored21
9
Avg. goals scored2.6
1.1
Avg. shots per game11
10
Avg. shots per goal4
9
Conversion rate for24
11
Avg. XG for1.8
1
KickOff rating
+52%
Defence rating
13%
better
MAC
AVI
view stats
Games conceded7
7
Clean sheets1
1
Conceded first4
6
Goals conceded10
12
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
6
Conversion rate against13%
16%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.6
KickOff rating
+13%

Machida v Avispa J-League lLine ups will show here when available.

Machida J-League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8333
K TaniY SomaY SomaT Akimoto
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Tani GLK8
-
H Nakamura  DEF821
1
-
G Shoji  DEF8
-
H Mae MID81
-
T Yengi FWD821
-
T Nishimura FWD82
-
Y Soma FWD833
-
T Akimoto DEF71
2
1
D Okamura DEF711
1
-
H Shimoda MID7
1
H. Mochizuki DEF611
-
R Shirasaki MID61
1
-
Y Matsuo MID61
-
N Lavi MID51
-
K Ogawa FWD53
1
-
M Duke FWD512
-
I Dresevic DEF4
-
R Kikuchi DEF3
-
T Ouwejan DEF1
-
M Kim DEF1
-
K Sento MID1
-
F. Tokumura MID1
-
Avispa J-League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8323
M ShigemiS MorookaD FukazawaT Miki
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y. Hashimoto DEF8
1
-
M Shigemi MID8
1
-
T Miki MID81
2
1
S Morooka MID831
1
-
K Shiihashi MID8
-
S Nago MID8
-
Y Maejima DEF7
1
-
Y Tsujioka DEF71
1
-
Popó FWD71
-
D Fukazawa DEF62
-
T. Oka DEF6
-
Kokoro Maeda MID6
3
-
K Fujimoto FWD51
1
-
T Nagaishi GLK4
-
M Tashiro DEF4
-
S. Usui FWD41
-
D Miya DEF3
1
-
K Fujita GLK2
-
Y Obata GLK2
-
K Mikuni DEF2
-
T Kamijima DEF2
1
K. Yamawaki DEF2
1
-
S. Brown Abdel Hanan FWD2
-
M Yuzawa DEF1
-
Y Kitajima MID1
-
H Akino MID1
-
O Romeu MID1
-
K Okuno MID1
-
S. Takemoto MID1
-
S. Sato FWD1
-
I Maeda FWD1
-