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Machida Zelvia v Nagoya Grampus Eight : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 30th Nov, 05:00 BST, Machida Athletic Stadium, Tokyo

Go Kuroda and Kenta Hasegawa pit their wits in the J-League on Sunday morning, as Machida Zelvia face Nagoya Grampus Eight at the Machida Athletic Stadium. Analysing both sides' last 20 J-League matches, as well as baseline data within the competition and the betting market, to generate our percentage predictions. All the stats, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside the best odds.


Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

This match should deliver some entertainment, but don't count on a record-breaker. Under 3.5 goals is the prediction, meaning there will be no more than 3 goals scored during 90 mins. The best odds are below, followed by relevant form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Machida are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 53% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.66.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Machida
53%
4/6
2%
-
Draw
26%
27/10
12%
-
Nagoya
21%
15/4-
Machida 1-0
15%
5/1-
Draw 1-1
12%
6/1
8%
-
Machida 2-0
11%
13/2-
Draw 0-0
10%
15/2-
Machida 2-1
9%
15/2-
Nagoya 1-0
8%
10/1-
Machida 3-0
5%
12/1-
Nagoya 2-1
5%
14/1
12%
-
Machida 3-1
4%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
4%
18/1
12%
-
Nagoya 2-0
3%
22/1-
Machida 4-0
2%
28/1-
Machida 3-2
2%
33/1
17%
-
Machida 4-1
2%
33/1-
Nagoya 3-1
1%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
40%
23/20-
Under 2.5 Goals
60%
4/6-
Home 1st Goal
54%
4/7-
Away 1st Goal
39%
7/4-
No 1st Goal
7%
15/2-
BTTS - Yes
43%
21/20
3%
-
BTTS - No
57%
7/10
3%
-
BTTS - Home Win
19%
10/3-
BTTS - Draw
16%
9/2
10%
-
BTTS - Away Win
8%
9/1-
Home/draw
79%
2/11-
Away/draw
47%
11/10
2%
-
Home/away
74%
2/7
3%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
4/11-
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
2/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
3/1
7%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
2/9
2%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
8/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
1/14-
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
18/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/50-
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/16
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
9/1
18%
-
Home DNB
71%
2/7-
Away DNB
39%
5/2-
Machida win to nil
34%
13/8-
Nagoya win to nil
13%
6/1
13%
-
Machida / Machida
30%
7/4-
Machida / Nagoya
2%
40/1-
Machida / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Machida
19%
7/2-
Draw / Nagoya
8%
9/1
5%
-
Draw / Draw
17%
4/1-
Nagoya / Machida
4%
22/1-
Nagoya / Nagoya
10%
15/2
6%
-
Nagoya / Draw
5%
16/1-
Win / draw / win J-League table

Machida have played 36 matches so far this season and lay in 7th place in the J-League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 25 games against teams below in the table, having won 13, drawn 7 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 12 clean sheets and have failed to score in 8 fixtures. Machida have outscored their opponents by 49 goals to 42 goals.

Home League Performance

Machida have played 18 games at home winning 8, drawing 3 and losing 7 games. They have scored 23 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and conceded 17 goals at home.

Nagoya are in 17th position in the J-League on 40 points having played 36 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

10 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 28 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 16 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

30 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 15 games, drawn 8 and won 7. Nagoya have conceded 47 goals, scored 31, failed to score in 9 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Machida
Nagoya
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kashima3621782570 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-4A
l
 
1-0A
2
Kashiwa36191252369 
w
 
3-0F
Dec 6
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
3
Vissel Kobe3618991563 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
4
Kyoto Sanga36171181962 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
5
Hiroshima36188101662 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-2F
6
Kawasaki36151291557 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
5-3A
l
 
3-4A
l
 
4-0A
7
Machida36169111357 
-
-
l
 
1-2A
Nov 30
8
Gamba Osaka3616614-454 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
9
Urawa Reds36141111153 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1A
10
Cerezo36141012752 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
11
Tokyo3613914-748 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-1A
12
Avispa36111213-445 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2F
Dec 6
d
 
1-1F
13
Shimizu36111114-844 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-3F
14
Tokyo Verdy36111015-1443 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
15
Fagiano3611916-942 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
16
Yokohama FM3611718-240 
l
 
0-3A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
17
Nagoya36101016-1140 
Nov 30
w
 
1-2F
-
-
18
Yokohama368820-1932 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
19
Shonan367821-2729 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1A
20
Albirex3641121-2923 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-4F
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
Afc Champions League
Afc Champions League Qualifiers
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Machida 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
Nagoya 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Goal Statistics

Machida Zelvia's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday morning, not least because Nagoya Grampus Eight have conceded in each of their last 5 J-League games. A PG of 1.5 for G. Kuroda's side suggests that run should continue.

Machida 7th Nagoya 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
0.8
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
44%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 80% probability of Nagoya scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Machida’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-15
Nagoya have scored 15% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2025/2025 season
Machida
PG (predicted goals)
Nagoya
1.5
0.8
Attack rating
9%
better
MAC
NAG
view stats
Games scored26
26
Failed to score10
10
Scored first22
16
Goals scored49
42
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.2
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for14
13
Avg. XG for1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
28%
better
MAC
NAG
view stats
Games conceded22
29
Clean sheets14
7
Conceded first11
17
Goals conceded36
53
Avg. goals conceded1
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded7
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
17%
Avg. XG against1
1.2
KickOff rating
+28%

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

Machida J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
369106
G Shoji Y SomaY SomaH Mae
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Shoji  DEF3621
3
-
K Tani GLK35
-
H Shimoda MID3411
3
-
S Na FWD3363
4
-
S Fujio FWD3322
4
-
H Mae MID322
6
-
Y Soma FWD32910
6
-
K Hayashi DEF3141
3
-
I Dresevic DEF311
4
-
D Okamura DEF3042
4
-
Y Nakayama  DEF3013
-
H. Mochizuki DEF3011
1
-
S Oh FWD2921
5
-
T Nishimura FWD2874
3
-
K Sento MID251
-
M Duke FWD232
1
-
K. Kuwayama FWD2011
1
-
R Shirasaki MID19
1
-
T Numata FWD121
2
-
R Kikuchi DEF92
-
A Masuyama MID5
1
-
N Lavi MID4
-
H Nakamura  DEF3
-
T Morita GLK1
-
Nagoya J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
36956
S Inagaki S Inagaki S Inagaki Y Sato
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Inagaki  MID3695
3
-
R Izumi MID354
2
-
T Morishima MID3415
5
-
K Nagai FWD3422
4
-
K Shiihashi MID2821
2
-
Y Yamagishi FWD2835
3
1
T Hara DEF273
2
-
Y Nogami DEF271
3
-
K Nakayama MID262
2
-
Y Sato DEF255
6
-
K Mikuni DEF25
1
-
Y Asano MID251
1
-
Mateus FWD2552
3
-
S Tokumoto DEF242
-
A Kawazura DEF191
1
-
T Kikuchi MID1812
-
A. Pisano GLK15
1
-
T Uchida MID152
-
Y Takeda GLK14
1
-
K Junker FWD141
2
1
Y Kimura FWD121
-
S. Mori DEF1011
1
-
H Fujii DEF91
1
-
G. Kato MID8
-
D Schmidt GLK7
-
M Ono MID7
1
-
R Yamanaka DEF4
-
S. Sugiura MID4
-