In week 42 of the 2025 J1 League, Kyoto Sanga face Machida Zelvia on 2025-09-23 (kick-off 11:00 GMT) at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera.
Looking back over 4 duels, G. Kuroda has 3 wins versus Cho Kwi-Jae, who has 1 win, with no draws.
With 34 points, Kyoto Sanga sit 2nd, while Machida Zelvia have 25 points to occupy 10th.
There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Kyoto Sanga or Machida Zelvia.
Our forecast has Kyoto Sanga in a 4-man backline (4-3-3), with Machida Zelvia set to counter in 3-4-2-1.
The previous match saw Barreto lead Kyoto Sanga with a 7.2 TheyScored rating, and H. Mochizuki top-rating for Machida Zelvia at 7.6.
Mixed emotions: Kyoto Sanga lost 0-1 against Shimizu S-Pulse, but Machida Zelvia salvaged a 1-1 draw against Seoul.
Kyoto Sanga look strong (3-1-1) over the last 5 matches, whereas Machida Zelvia have 1-3-1 in the same span.
Kyoto Sanga have clearly got the edge H2H: in 18 meetings, they've beaten Machida Zelvia 9 times, with 3 draws and only 6 losses.
Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Machida Zelvia to win 2-1, despite Kyoto Sanga's 8-3-3 home form - Machida Zelvia's strong 8-4-3 record away with 1.47 goals/game does the trick.
Kyoto is going head to head with Machida on 23/9/2025 10:00 GMT at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera for the Japan J1 League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Kyoto v Machida H2H statistics!