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

Iwagin Stadium, Morioka

Sunday morning at the Iwagin Stadium, and it’s a J-League clash between Shimizu S-Pulse and Machida Zelvia. Tadahiro Akiba and Go Kuroda will be doing all they can to ensure victory. We have predictions, tips, and odds and head-to-head stats across the biggest markets, so there really is only one place to get ready for this J-League clash.

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Shimizu S-Pulse's next match is v Vissel Kobe at 06:00 on Sunday 25th May
Machida Zelvia's next match is v Fagiano at 05:00 on Sunday 25th May
The last Japanese J-League meeting between Shimizu and Machida was on Sunday 11th May 2025
Japanese J-League
May 11th 2025
Shimizu 2
2 Machida
 
K. Kitagawa 66'21' T. Nishimura
D. da Silva Souza 84'66' K. Hayashi
 
SHI
MAC
Shots On
4
6
Shots Off
4
5
Corners
2
3
Possession
61%
39%
Fouls
8
17
 
ShimizuMachida
 
Y. Oki
K. Kitazume (L. Yamahara 74')
S. Hasukawa
S. Takagi
M. Bueno Batista
M. Kai (S. Yajima 68')
Z. Uno (H. Nakahara 78')
K. Haneda (S. Jeranireshōn 46')
T. Inui
J. da Vitória Fernandes
K. Kitagawafootball icon (D. da Silva Souza 78')
K. Tani
G. Shōji
I. Drešević
H. Mochizuki
D. Okamura
football iconK. Hayashi
(H. Shimoda 82') K. Sento
H. Mae
(T. Numata 82') football iconT. Nishimura
(S. Fujio 59') S. Na
(M. Duke 59') S. Oh

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Shimizu are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 39% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.70.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Shimizu
34%
3.10
15%
-
Draw
28%
3.25
4%
-
Machida
38%
2.30
8%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
6.50-
Machida 1-0
12%
6.00
20%
-
Shimizu 1-0
11%
7.00
7%
-
Draw 0-0
10%
7.00
18%
-
Machida 2-1
8%
10.00-
Shimizu 2-1
7%
12.00
20%
-
Machida 2-0
7%
9.50
21%
-
Shimizu 2-0
6%
15.00
25%
-
Draw 2-2
4%
21.00
24%
-
Machida 3-1
3%
23.00
10%
-
Machida 3-0
3%
21.00
19%
-
Shimizu 3-1
3%
34.00
48%
-
Shimizu 3-0
2%
34.00
17%
-
Machida 3-2
2%
41.00
21%
-
Shimizu 3-2
2%
41.00
21%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
41%
2.60
18%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
1.48
10%
-
Home 1st Goal
46%
2.40
9%
-
Away 1st Goal
48%
1.80
2%
-
No 1st Goal
6%
7.00
18%
-
BTTS - Yes
47%
2.20
13%
-
BTTS - No
53%
1.62
10%
-
BTTS - Home Win
13%
8.00
33%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
5.00
5%
-
BTTS - Away Win
15%
6.00
9%
-
Home/draw
62%
1.57
5%
-
Away/draw
66%
1.36
6%
-
Home/away
72%
1.33
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
1.50
10%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
2.50
17%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
5.50
38%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
1.14
7%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
13.00
44%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1.04
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
26.00
37%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1.01
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1.10
3%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
7.00
18%
-
Home DNB
53%
2.20
15%
-
Away DNB
58%
1.62
10%
-
Shimizu win to nil
20%
4.50
4%
-
Machida win to nil
23%
3.40
15%
-
Shimizu / Shimizu
15%
5.50
22%
-
Shimizu / Machida
3%
29.00-
Shimizu / Draw
6%
15.00-
Draw / Shimizu
12%
7.00
17%
-
Draw / Machida
15%
5.50
8%
-
Draw / Draw
19%
4.33
9%
-
Machida / Shimizu
2%
34.00
17%
-
Machida / Machida
22%
3.75
13%
-
Machida / Draw
6%
15.00-
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Win / draw / win J-League table

Shimizu have played 15 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 10 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 2 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Shimizu have outscored their opponents by 19 goals to 15 goals.

Home League Performance

Shimizu have played 7 games at home winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 11 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 8 goals at home.

Machida are in 10th position in the J-League on 20 points having played 15 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 6 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 10 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Machida have conceded 10 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Shimizu
Machida
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kashima1712141537 
Aug 31
l
 
1-0A
Jun 21
l
 
1-0A
2
Kashiwa17962733 
Jun 28
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
Dec 6
3
Kyoto Sanga18945631 
l
 
1-2A
Sep 20
l
 
1-2F
Sep 23
4
Urawa Reds17854629 
Sep 23
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-2A
Oct 25
5
Hiroshima16925429 
d
 
1-1F
Aug 10
l
 
1-2F
Oct 4
6
Kawasaki156631024 
d
 
1-1F
Oct 18
d
 
2-2A
Aug 31
7
Machida Away17737224 
d
 
2-2A
Jul 5
-
-
8
Vissel Kobe15735224 
May 25
Sep 27
Aug 10
l
 
1-0A
9
Gamba Osaka17728-323 
Jun 15
l
 
1-0A
Aug 20
w
 
0-1F
10
Shimizu Home17647122 
-
-
Jul 5
d
 
2-2F
11
Cerezo17647022 
Nov 8
Jun 1
Aug 16
w
 
1-2F
12
Fagiano17647-122 
Dec 6
d
 
1-1F
Sep 27
May 25
13
Avispa17647-222 
w
 
3-1F
Aug 23
Oct 18
d
 
2-2F
14
Shonan17638-821 
w
 
3-0F
Nov 30
l
 
0-1A
Jun 14
15
Tokyo Verdy17557-620 
Oct 25
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
Jul 20
16
Tokyo16547-319 
Oct 4
w
 
0-2F
Nov 9
w
 
0-1F
17
Yokohama17539-618 
Jul 20
l
 
2-0A
Sep 13
w
 
0-2F
18
Nagoya17458-617 
l
 
0-3A
Jun 21
Nov 30
w
 
1-2F
19
Albirex16277-613 
w
 
2-0F
Sep 13
w
 
1-0F
Jun 29
20
Yokohama FM15159-128 
Aug 16
w
 
2-3A
May 31
Aug 23
Afc Champions League
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Shimizu 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shimizu0 - 3Nagoya
Shimizu3 - 1Avispa
Shimizu1 - 1Kawasaki
Shimizu3 - 0Shonan
Shimizu1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
Shimizu1 - 1Hiroshima
Shimizu2 - 0Albirex
Shimizu1 - 0Roasso
Shimizu1 - 0Iwaki
Shimizu1 - 2Montedio
Shimizu1 - 1Yokohama
Shimizu4 - 1Renofa
Shimizu1 - 1V-V Nagasaki
Shimizu3 - 0Ventforet
Shimizu4 - 0TK Gunma
Shimizu2 - 0JEF United
Shimizu3 - 1Fagiano
Shimizu1 - 0Fujieda MYFC
Shimizu2 - 1Mito
Shimizu4 - 0Kagoshima
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AShimizu0 - 1Kashiwa
HShimizu0 - 3Nagoya
AShimizu2 - 0Tokyo
HShimizu3 - 1Avispa
AShimizu3 - 2Yokohama FM
HShimizu1 - 1Kawasaki
AShimizu0 - 2Yokohama
AShimizu1 - 2Urawa Reds
HShimizu3 - 0Shonan
HShimizu1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
AShimizu0 - 1Gamba Osaka
AShimizu1 - 1Fagiano
HShimizu1 - 1Hiroshima
HShimizu2 - 0Albirex
AShimizu1 - 0Tokyo Verdy
HShimizu1 - 0Roasso
HShimizu1 - 0Iwaki
AShimizu1 - 0Tochigi
HShimizu1 - 2Montedio
AShimizu2 - 2Mito
Machida 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Kashima1 - 0Machida
Cerezo1 - 2Machida
Vissel Kobe1 - 0Machida
Gamba Osaka0 - 1Machida
Avispa2 - 2Machida
Yokohama0 - 2Machida
Nagoya1 - 2Machida
Tokyo0 - 1Machida
Kashima3 - 1Machida
Sagan Tosu2 - 1Machida
Kashiwa1 - 1Machida
Hiroshima2 - 0Machida
Avispa0 - 3Machida
Albirex0 - 0Machida
Cerezo0 - 0Machida
Tokyo Verdy0 - 1Machida
Gamba Osaka1 - 3Machida
Vissel Kobe0 - 0Machida
Yokohama FM1 - 3Machida
Urawa Reds1 - 2Machida
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HMachida1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
AMachida0 - 1Kashima
AMachida2 - 1Cerezo
HMachida0 - 1Shonan
AMachida0 - 1Vissel Kobe
HMachida0 - 2Urawa Reds
HMachida2 - 2Kawasaki
AMachida1 - 0Gamba Osaka
AMachida2 - 2Avispa
HMachida1 - 0Albirex
AMachida2 - 0Yokohama
AMachida2 - 1Nagoya
HMachida0 - 1Tokyo Verdy
AMachida1 - 0Tokyo
HMachida1 - 2Hiroshima
AMachida1 - 3Kashima
HMachida1 - 0Kyoto Sanga
HMachida3 - 0Tokyo
AMachida1 - 2Sagan Tosu
AMachida1 - 1Kashiwa
Goal Statistics
Shimizu 10th Machida 6th
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1.1
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Shimizu will score no more than 1 goal
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Machida will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+17
Shimizu have scored 17% more goals at home than predicted
+1
Machida’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.0
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2025/2025 season
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Shimizu
PG (predicted goals)
Machida
1.1
1.2
Attack rating
13%
better
SHI
MAC
view stats
Games scored11
10
Failed to score4
5
Scored first8
9
Goals scored19
15
Avg. goals scored1.3
1
Avg. shots per game7
9
Avg. shots per goal6
9
Conversion rate for18
11
Avg. XG for1.1
1.3
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
SHI
MAC
1%
better
view stats
Games conceded11
11
Clean sheets4
4
Conceded first7
6
Goals conceded17
16
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
18%
Avg. XG against1.2
0.8
KickOff rating
+1%

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

Shimizu J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17723
Y OkiK KitagawaS TakagiK Kitagawa
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Oki GLK17
1
-
K Haneda DEF5
-
S Hasukawa DEF12
-
S Takagi DEF132
1
-
K Kitazume MID141
1
1
Z Uno MID161
2
-
M Bueno MID1712
2
-
Capixaba MID1212
1
-
K Matsuzaki FWD1441
1
-
T Inui FWD172
-
K Kitagawa FWD177
3
-
Subs
Y. Inokoshi GLK
-
R Yamahara  DEF10
-
J Sumiyoshi DEF121
-
H Nakahara MID151
-
M Yumiba MID61
1
-
S Yajima MID10
-
Y. Shimamoto MID5
-
M. Nishihara MID10
-
D Tanque FWD71
-
Machida J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17515
K TaniT NishimuraD OkamuraS Oh
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Tani GLK17
-
I Dresevic DEF171
3
-
D Okamura DEF1721
2
-
G Shoji  DEF17
2
-
H. Mochizuki MID111
-
K Sento MID121
-
H Mae MID141
2
-
K Hayashi MID142
3
-
T Nishimura FWD135
2
-
S Na FWD1431
3
-
S Oh FWD171
5
-
Subs
T Morita GLK
-
D Takahashi MID1
-
H Shimoda MID15
2
-
B Vásquez MID
-
S Fujio FWD151
2
-
M Duke FWD10
-
T Numata FWD3
-
Y Nakashima FWD
-
K. Kuwayama FWD1211
1
-