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• Machida Zelvia host Gamba Osaka on 2025-08-20 at 11:00 GMT, as part of week 37 of the 2025's J1 League in Machida Gion Stadium.
• Recent managerial H2H between G. Kuroda and Daniel Algaba over 3 matches, record stands at 2-0, with 1 draw.
• With 25 points, Machida Zelvia sit 10th, while Gamba Osaka have 24 points to occupy 12th.
• Machida Zelvia and Gamba Osaka will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
• We expect Machida Zelvia to line up in a predicted 3-at-the-back 3-4-2-1, and Gamba Osaka are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
• The previous match saw K. Tani lead Machida Zelvia with a 8.2 TheyScored rating, and J. Ichimori top-rating for Gamba Osaka at 7.3.
• Conflicting outcomes: Machida Zelvia triumphed 3-0 over Cerezo Osaka, while Gamba Osaka went down 0-1 to Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
• Form edge goes to Machida Zelvia (5-0-0) against a faltering Gamba Osaka (1-1-3) from their past 5 matches.
• Machida Zelvia have clearly got the edge H2H: in 4 meetings, they've beaten Gamba Osaka 2 times, with 1 draw and only 1 loss.
• With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (6-1-6 vs 3-4-7) and scoring roughly 1.38-1.42 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.

Predictions

Summary

Match Info

20/08/2025 10:00

Machida Gion Stadium

N/A

J1 League

Team Kits

Events

17'	Na Sang-Ho G. Shoji	1 - 0
HT 1 - 0
46'	S. Fujio
56'			Welton K. Okunuki
59'	Oh Se-Hun S. Fujio
59'	K. Sento Na Sang-Ho
61'		1 - 1	D. Hummet Welton
75'			R. Meshino Juan Alano
78'	K. Hayashi	2 - 1
79'	N. Lavi H. Mae
81'			K. Kurokawa S. Fukuoka
82'			R. Mito T. Suzuki
90'	T. Nishimura (PEN)	3 - 1
90+5'	H. Shimoda Y. Nakayama
90+5'	T. Numata T. Nishimura

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H2H

Standings