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Vissel Kobe v Machida Zelvia : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 24th Oct, 07:00 BST, NOEVIR Stadium Kobe, Kobe

Home advantage is often beneficial in the J-League, and Michael Skibbe’s Vissel Kobe will have the luxury of it on Saturday morning. Go Kuroda’s Machida Zelvia are their visitors to the NOEVIR Stadium Kobe. We have custom-designed stats for the biggest betting markets, from both teams to score to double chance, including form and historical head-to-head data. Predictions are calculated from these, and the odds come straight from leading bookmakers.

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

KickOff's predictive algorithm suggests there's a 81% probability of Vissel Kobe and Machida serving up at least 2 goals in this J-League clash. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are central to that calculation , and it seems the bookmakers are predicting the same. This over 1.5 goals tip is available with best odds of 1.36.

An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 49% chance of Machida coming away with a win.

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

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Vissel Kobe 27%	13/10	-
Draw 23%	9/4 2%	-
Machida 50%	2/1	-
Draw 1-1 11%	5/1	-
Machida 2-1 10%	10/1	-
Machida 1-0 8%	7/1 6%	-
Machida 2-0 8%	12/1 13%	-
Vissel Kobe 2-1 7%	9/1	-
Draw 2-2 6%	14/1	-
Vissel Kobe 1-0 6%	13/2	-
Machida 3-1 6%	25/1	-
Draw 0-0 5%	15/2	-
Machida 3-0 5%	28/1 15%	-
Vissel Kobe 2-0 4%	10/1	-
Machida 3-2 4%	33/1 17%	-
Vissel Kobe 3-1 3%	20/1	-
Machida 4-1 3%	50/1	-
Vissel Kobe 3-2 3%	33/1	-
Over 2.5 Goals 59%	23/20	-
Under 2.5 Goals 41%	4/6	-
Home 1st Goal 45%	10/11	-
Away 1st Goal 53%	11/10 5%	-
No 1st Goal 3%	15/2	-
BTTS - Yes 60%	19/20	-
BTTS - No 40%	4/5	-
BTTS - Home Win 15%	9/2	-
BTTS - Draw 18%	7/2	-
BTTS - Away Win 26%	11/2	-
Home/draw 50%	4/11	-
Away/draw 73%	4/7	-
Home/away 77%	1/3 2%	-
Over 1.5 Goals 81%	4/11	-
Under 1.5 Goals 19%	2/1	-
Over 3.5 Goals 37%	3/1	-
Under 3.5 Goals 64%	2/9	-
Over 4.5 Goals 19%	8/1	-
Under 4.5 Goals 81%	1/14	-
Over 5.5 Goals 9%	18/1	-
Under 5.5 Goals 91%	1/50	-
Over 0.5 Goals 95%	1/14	-
Under 0.5 Goals 5%	15/2	-
Home DNB 43%	8/11 4%	-
Away DNB 66%	1/1 5%	-
Vissel Kobe win to nil 12%	3/1 7%	-
Machida win to nil 24%	7/2 10%	-
Vissel Kobe / Vissel Kobe 21%	3/1	-
Vissel Kobe / Machida 3%	28/1	-
Vissel Kobe / Draw 6%	14/1	-
Draw / Vissel Kobe 14%	5/1 9%	-
Draw / Machida 13%	11/2	-
Draw / Draw 18%	15/4	-
Machida / Vissel Kobe 3%	28/1	-
Machida / Machida 18%	15/4 5%	-
Machida / Draw 6%	14/1	-

Win / draw / win J-League table

Vissel Kobe have played 10 matches so far this season and lay in 3rd place in the J-League league table. Vissel Kobe are unbeaten at home after 4 games and have kept 1 clean sheet in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 0 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. They have been outscored by their opponents by 22 goals to 17 goals.

Home League Performance

Vissel Kobe have played 4 games at home winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored 8 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 4 goals at home.

Machida are in 5th position in the J-League on 20 points having played 9 matches so far this season. Machida are unbeaten away after 5 games and have kept 2 clean sheets in those matches.

Away League Performance

zero of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 3 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 14 goals in total and found the back of the net in every game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

2 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 games, drawn 0 and won 1. Machida have conceded 5 goals, scored 7, scored in every game and have kept no clean sheets.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Vissel Kobe Machida
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Machida	11	8	2	1	20	26	Oct 24	Apr 10	-	-
2	Avispa	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	w 0-1F	w 3-0F	Apr 17
3	Cerezo	0	0	0	0	0	0	w 1-0F	Feb 20	Jun 6	Dec 12
4	Tokyo	11	7	3	1	13	24	d 2-2A	May 29	-	w 1-5A
5	Fagiano	0	0	0	0	0	0	Mar 6	w 0-3F	Dec 6	May 22
6	Gamba Osaka	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	w 0-1F	Nov 1	Dec 19
7	Kashiwa	11	7	1	3	5	22	-	l 4-2A	l 2-4F	May 9
8	Kyoto Sanga	0	0	0	0	0	0	Jun 6	-	-	w 0-1F
9	Kashima	11	6	2	3	5	20	w 2-1F	-	-	-
10	Nagoya	0	0	0	0	0	0	Oct 31	Mar 20	Mar 13	w 1-3F
11	Kawasaki	11	5	4	2	6	19	Feb 13	l 2-1A	w 2-1A	Feb 27
12	Hiroshima	0	0	0	0	0	0	Apr 3	Dec 6	Nov 8	Apr 24
13	Urawa Reds	11	6	0	5	-3	18	Nov 8	May 9	w 3-1F	Apr 29
14	Shimizu	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	Dec 12	Mar 6	w 0-5F
15	Yokohama FM	11	4	5	2	4	17	Dec 19	l 1-0A	d 1-1A	Feb 20
16	V-V Nagasaki	0	0	0	0	0	0	w 3-1F	Apr 17	Nov 21	May 29
17	Vissel Kobe	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	Apr 10	Oct 24
18	Mito	11	2	3	6	-4	9	Nov 20	Feb 27	Mar 20	d 1-1A
19	JEF United	11	1	3	7	-12	6	Nov 28	May 22	Feb 13	w 0-4F
20	Tokyo Verdy	11	0	5	6	-14	5	May 15	w 0-2F	Nov 29	Apr 3

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Win / draw / win form

Vissel Kobe have won 3 consecutive home league games

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

9 / 20

Clean sheets

11 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Vissel Kobe	2 - 1	Kashima
Vissel Kobe	3 - 1	V-V Nagasaki
Vissel Kobe	1 - 0	Cerezo
Vissel Kobe	2 - 2	Tokyo
Vissel Kobe	2 - 2	Chengdu Rongcheng
Vissel Kobe	0 - 0	Tokyo
Vissel Kobe	1 - 0	Ulsan
Vissel Kobe	0 - 0	Kashima
Vissel Kobe	1 - 0	Melbourne City
Vissel Kobe	2 - 1	Shimizu
Vissel Kobe	4 - 0	Tokyo Verdy
Vissel Kobe	0 - 0	Kashiwa
Vissel Kobe	1 - 0	Yokohama FM
Vissel Kobe	0 - 1	Yokohama
Vissel Kobe	4 - 0	Shonan
Vissel Kobe	1 - 0	Hiroshima
Vissel Kobe	2 - 1	Nagoya
Vissel Kobe	3 - 2	Gamba Osaka
Vissel Kobe	1 - 3	Cerezo
Vissel Kobe	2 - 0	Fagiano

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

11 / 20

Clean sheets

9 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Vissel Kobe	1 - 2	Kawasaki
A	Vissel Kobe	3 - 0	Fagiano
A	Vissel Kobe	2 - 4	Kashiwa
A	Vissel Kobe	1 - 0	Gamba Osaka
H	Vissel Kobe	2 - 1	Kashima
H	Vissel Kobe	3 - 1	V-V Nagasaki
A	Vissel Kobe	2 - 0	Tokyo Verdy
H	Vissel Kobe	1 - 0	Cerezo
A	Vissel Kobe	0 - 1	Yokohama FM
H	Vissel Kobe	2 - 2	Tokyo
A	Vissel Kobe	1 - 0	Avispa
H	Vissel Kobe	2 - 2	Chengdu Rongcheng
A	Vissel Kobe	0 - 2	Kyoto Sanga
H	Vissel Kobe	0 - 0	Tokyo
A	Vissel Kobe	2 - 0	Shanghai
A	Vissel Kobe	1 - 1	Gamba Osaka
H	Vissel Kobe	1 - 0	Ulsan
A	Vissel Kobe	2 - 2	Albirex
A	Vissel Kobe	3 - 4	Gangwon
H	Vissel Kobe	0 - 0	Kashima

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

11 / 20

Clean sheets

9 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shimizu	0 - 5	Machida
Kyoto Sanga	0 - 1	Machida
Nagoya	1 - 3	Machida
Mito	1 - 1	Machida
JEF United	0 - 4	Machida
Tokyo	1 - 5	Machida
Kashiwa	1 - 0	Machida
Gangwon	1 - 3	Machida
Urawa Reds	0 - 0	Machida
Shanghai SIPG	0 - 2	Machida
Hiroshima	2 - 1	Machida
Johor Darul Ta'zim	0 - 0	Machida
Kyoto Sanga	1 - 1	Machida
Kawasaki	5 - 3	Machida
Yokohama FM	0 - 0	Machida
Tokyo Verdy	0 - 1	Machida
Albirex	0 - 4	Machida
Shonan	1 - 2	Machida
Fagiano	2 - 2	Machida
Shimizu	2 - 2	Machida

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Machida	5 - 0	Shimizu
H	Machida	3 - 0	Avispa
A	Machida	1 - 0	Kyoto Sanga
H	Machida	2 - 4	Kashiwa
H	Machida	1 - 1	Yokohama FM
A	Machida	3 - 1	Nagoya
H	Machida	2 - 1	Kawasaki
A	Machida	1 - 1	Mito
H	Machida	3 - 1	Urawa Reds
A	Machida	4 - 0	JEF United
A	Machida	5 - 1	Tokyo
H	Machida	3 - 1	Ulsan
A	Machida	0 - 1	Kashiwa
H	Machida	3 - 1	Nagoya
A	Machida	3 - 1	Gangwon
H	Machida	0 - 1	Tokyo
H	Machida	1 - 2	Melbourne City
A	Machida	0 - 0	Urawa Reds
A	Machida	2 - 0	Shanghai SIPG
H	Machida	0 - 0	Avispa

Goal Statistics

Machida Zelvia have been steady in front of goal of late, finding the net in 11 consecutive J-League games. Their PG of 1.8 against Vissel Kobe on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

	Vissel Kobe 10th	Machida 1st
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.3 goals	1.8 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 28% 1 36% 2 23% 3 10% 4+ There is a 64% probability that Vissel Kobe will score no more than 1 goal	0 17% 1 30% 2 27% 3 16% 4+ 11% There is a 83% probability that Machida will score 1 or more goals

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	+15 Vissel Kobe have scored 15% more goals at home than predicted	+49 Machida have scored 49% more goals when away than predicted
	1.6 average goals scored	2.0 average goals scored
	0.7 conceded	0.9 conceded

Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2026/2027 season

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Games scored	10		11
Failed to score	1		0
Scored first	7		7
Goals scored	18		30
Avg. goals scored	1.6		2.7
Avg. shots per game	10		11
Avg. shots per goal	6		4
Conversion rate for	17		25
Avg. XG for	1.6		1.8
KickOff rating		+32%

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MAC

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Games conceded	6		7
Clean sheets	5		4
Conceded first	4		4
Goals conceded	11		10
Avg. goals conceded	1		0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded	10		9
Avg. shots/goal conceded	10		10
Conversion rate against	10%		10%
Avg. XG against	1.2		1.2
KickOff rating		+2%

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

Vissel Kobe J-League squad statistics 2026/2027

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
11	6	2	2
Thuler	Y Osako	Diego	Y Goke

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
Thuler DEF	11	1	1	1 -
Diego DEF	11	1	2	-
K Nagato DEF	11	2	1	-
Y Ideguchi MID	11			1 -
R Komatsu FWD	11	2		1 -
T Yamakawa DEF	10	1	1	-
G Sakai DEF	9			-
Y Goke MID	9	2		2 -
Y Osako FWD	9	6		-
S Gonda GLK	8			-
I Takahashi DEF	8	1		-
Y Muto FWD	8	1	1	1 -
Y. Iwamoto MID	7			-
M Hidaka MID	7			-
N Iino DEF	6		2	-
Y Kuwasaki MID	6			-
J Patric FWD	5		1	-
Erik FWD	5	1	1	-
D Maekawa GLK	3			-
Caetano DEF	2			-
K. Hamasaki MID	2			-
H Ide MID	2			-
T Iwanami DEF	1			-
K Watanabe MID	1			1 -

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
6	8	2	4
Y Osako	R Komatsu	Diego	K Nagato

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
Y Osako FWD	6	8		1
K Nagato DEF	2	3	1	4
R Komatsu FWD	2	8
Y Goke MID	2	3
Thuler DEF	1	1	1	2
Diego DEF	1	1	2	2
T Yamakawa DEF	1	4	1
I Takahashi DEF	1	3
Y Muto FWD	1	4	1	3
Erik FWD	1	5	1	1
Y Ideguchi MID		3
G Sakai DEF		1
Y. Iwamoto MID		1		1
M Hidaka MID		2
N Iino DEF		2	2	1
Y Kuwasaki MID		1
J Patric FWD		1	1	1
Caetano DEF				1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
572	28	69
Thuler	Y Ideguchi	Y Osako

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
Thuler DEF	572	14	54
T Yamakawa DEF	479	10	58
Diego DEF	429	13	67
Y Ideguchi MID	386	28	40
G Sakai DEF	363	17	28
S Gonda GLK	347	1	8
I Takahashi DEF	265	12	49
Y Osako FWD	237	5	69
K Nagato DEF	232	6	26
Y Muto FWD	208	8	43
Y Kuwasaki MID	126	12	19
D Maekawa GLK	124		4
Y Goke MID	97	10	36
N Iino DEF	97	6	11
Y. Iwamoto MID	93	6	13
M Hidaka MID	91	5	15
Erik FWD	88	11	23
R Komatsu FWD	79	3	59
T Iwanami DEF	66	2	6
J Patric FWD	42	3	13
Caetano DEF	38		1
H Ide MID	15		3
K. Hamasaki MID	13	1	3
K Watanabe MID	2		2

Machida J-League squad statistics 2026/2027

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
11	5	4	3
K Tani	T Nishimura	Y Soma	T Akimoto

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
K Tani GLK	11			-
G Shoji DEF	11		1	1 -
H Mae MID	11	1	1	-
T Nishimura FWD	11	5		-
Y Soma FWD	11	3	4	-
H Nakamura DEF	10	2	1	1 -
D Okamura DEF	10	1	1	2 -
T Akimoto DEF	10	2	2	2 1
T Yengi FWD	10	3	1	1 -
H. Mochizuki DEF	9	2	2	-
H Shimoda MID	8			1
N Lavi MID	8	2		-
R Shirasaki MID	8	1		1 -
K Ogawa FWD	8	4		1 -
M Duke FWD	8	1	2	-
I Dresevic DEF	6			-
Y Matsuo MID	6	1		-
T Ouwejan DEF	4			-
R Kikuchi DEF	3			-
K Sento MID	3			-
F. Tokumura MID	2			-
M Kim DEF	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
5	12	4	7
T Nishimura	K Ogawa	Y Soma	Y Soma

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
T Nishimura FWD	5	9
K Ogawa FWD	4	12
Y Soma FWD	3	8	4	7
T Yengi FWD	3	9	1	1
H Nakamura DEF	2	3	1	3
T Akimoto DEF	2	5	2	3
H. Mochizuki DEF	2	3	2	3
N Lavi MID	2	3
H Mae MID	1	1	1	2
D Okamura DEF	1	3	1	1
R Shirasaki MID	1	3
M Duke FWD	1	3	2
Y Matsuo MID	1	1		1
G Shoji DEF		2	1	3
H Shimoda MID				4
R Kikuchi DEF		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
541	18	53
H Mae	G Shoji	T Akimoto

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
H Mae MID	541	15	31
G Shoji DEF	524	18	37
D Okamura DEF	483	13	39
K Tani GLK	401	1	6
N Lavi MID	389	13	24
Y Soma FWD	355	1	29
T Akimoto DEF	349	15	53
T Ouwejan DEF	232	3	8
H Nakamura DEF	205	12	41
H. Mochizuki DEF	205	11	43
R Shirasaki MID	173	4	12
T Nishimura FWD	141	3	25
T Yengi FWD	138	5	48
I Dresevic DEF	115	1	6
R Kikuchi DEF	109	5	21
H Shimoda MID	101	1	5
K Ogawa FWD	100	5	39
K Sento MID	84	2	2
M Duke FWD	81	1	24
Y Matsuo MID	34		7
M Kim DEF	30	1	1
F. Tokumura MID	10