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Machida Zelvia v Shimizu S-Pulse : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 5th Jul, 10:00 BST, Machida Stadium, Tokyo

The J-League is the focus for both Machida Zelvia and Shimizu S-Pulse on Saturday morning, as bosses Go Kuroda and Tadahiro Akiba battle it out at the Machida Stadium. All stats, including each side's 20 game form and head to head (H2H) records, will change as you click through each of the 17 major markets using the tabs below. The best odds and, of course, our algorithmic predictions will too.


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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
38%
--
Draw
27%
--
Shimizu
35%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
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Machida 1-0
11%
--
Shimizu 1-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Machida 2-1
8%
--
Shimizu 2-1
8%
--
Machida 2-0
7%
--
Shimizu 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Machida 3-1
3%
--
Shimizu 3-1
3%
--
Machida 3-0
3%
--
Shimizu 3-0
2%
--
Machida 3-2
2%
--
Shimizu 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
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Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
50%
--
BTTS - No
50%
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BTTS - Home Win
16%
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BTTS - Draw
19%
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BTTS - Away Win
15%
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Home/draw
65%
--
Away/draw
62%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
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Over 4.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
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Under 0.5 Goals
9%
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Home DNB
57%
--
Away DNB
54%
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Machida win to nil
22%
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Shimizu win to nil
20%
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Win / draw / win J-League table

Machida have played 21 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the J-League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 3 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 27 goals to 26 goals.

Home League Performance

Machida have played 10 games at home winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 6 games. They have scored 10 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 14 goals at home.

Shimizu are in 12th position in the J-League on 27 points having played 21 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 15 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 11 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 4 and won 2. Shimizu have conceded 18 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Machida
Shimizu
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kashima2113261341 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
Aug 31
l
 
1-0A
2
Kashiwa211083838 
w
 
3-0F
Dec 6
Jun 28
l
 
1-0A
3
Hiroshima2011361036 
l
 
1-2F
Oct 4
d
 
1-1F
Aug 10
4
Vissel Kobe201136636 
Aug 10
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-2F
Sep 27
5
Kyoto Sanga211056835 
l
 
1-2F
Sep 23
l
 
1-2A
Sep 20
6
Urawa Reds21975634 
l
 
0-2A
Oct 25
Sep 23
l
 
2-1A
7
Cerezo22967533 
Aug 16
w
 
1-2F
Nov 8
l
 
4-2F
8
Kawasaki208841132 
d
 
2-2A
Aug 31
d
 
1-1F
Oct 18
9
Machida21948131 
-
-
d
 
2-2A
Jul 5
10
Avispa21858-229 
Oct 18
d
 
2-2F
w
 
3-1F
Aug 23
11
Gamba Osaka21849-228 
Aug 20
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
12
Shimizu21768027 
Jul 5
d
 
2-2F
-
-
13
Fagiano21768-127 
Sep 27
d
 
2-2A
Dec 6
d
 
1-1F
14
Nagoya21669-324 
Nov 30
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-3A
d
 
1-1A
15
Tokyo Verdy21669-924 
l
 
0-1A
Jul 20
Oct 25
w
 
0-1F
16
Shonan206410-1022 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
3-0F
Nov 30
17
Tokyo205510-1120 
Nov 9
w
 
0-1F
Oct 4
w
 
0-2F
18
Albirex20479-819 
w
 
1-0F
Jun 29
w
 
2-0F
Sep 13
19
Yokohama215412-1219 
Sep 13
w
 
0-2F
Jul 20
l
 
2-0A
20
Yokohama FM203512-1014 
l
 
0-3A
Aug 23
Aug 16
w
 
2-3A
Afc Champions League
Afc Champions League Qualifiers
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Machida 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Shimizu 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
27
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 10th Shimizu 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Machida will score no more than 1 goal
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Shimizu will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-19
Machida have scored 19% fewer goals at home than predicted
+2
Shimizu’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2025/2025 season
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Machida
PG (predicted goals)
Shimizu
1.3
1.2
Attack rating
0%
better
MAC
SHI
view stats
Games scored15
15
Failed to score6
6
Scored first13
10
Goals scored26
27
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.3
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
16
Avg. XG for1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
1%
better
MAC
SHI
view stats
Games conceded16
16
Clean sheets5
5
Conceded first8
10
Goals conceded25
27
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded6
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against19%
14%
Avg. XG against0.9
1.3
KickOff rating
+1%

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

Machida J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21565
K TaniT NishimuraY SomaS Oh
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Tani GLK21
-
G Shoji  DEF21
2
-
D Okamura DEF2131
2
-
I Dresevic DEF191
3
-
H Shimoda MID191
2
-
S Fujio FWD191
3
-
S Oh FWD191
5
-
K Hayashi DEF1821
3
-
H Mae MID181
3
-
Y Soma FWD1846
4
-
S Na FWD1841
3
-
T Nishimura FWD1752
2
-
Y Nakayama  DEF163
-
R Shirasaki MID16
1
-
K Sento MID161
-
H. Mochizuki DEF151
-
K. Kuwayama FWD1411
1
-
M Duke FWD141
-
T Numata FWD5
-
R Kikuchi DEF3
-
D Takahashi MID1
-
Shimizu J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21833
Y OkiK KitagawaK MatsuzakiM Bueno
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Oki GLK21
2
-
M Bueno MID2112
3
-
K Kitagawa FWD218
3
-
T Inui FWD2121
-
Z Uno MID201
3
-
H Nakahara MID1812
-
K Matsuzaki MID1843
2
-
J Sumiyoshi DEF161
-
Capixaba FWD1612
1
-
S Hasukawa DEF15
-
Y Takahashi DEF15
3
-
S Takagi DEF1522
1
-
K Kitazume DEF151
1
1
R Yamahara  DEF141
-
S Yajima MID14
-
M. Nishihara MID11
-
Y Yoshida DEF9
-
K Kozuka MID9
-
A Ahmedov FWD9
1
-
M Yumiba MID81
1
-
D Tanque FWD71
-
Y. Shimamoto MID5
-
K Haneda MID5
-
K Miyamoto MID4
-
S Kotake MID1
-
R. Gunji FWD11
-