Preview

• Machida Zelvia welcome Shimizu S-Pulse on 2025-07-05 at 10:00 GMT in week 31 of the 2025 J1 League at Machida Gion Stadium.
• In the past 3 games, G. Kuroda recorded 1 victory against T. Akiba, who recorded 1 victory, with 1 draw.
• A view of the standings shows Machida Zelvia in 10th spot with 25 points and Shimizu S-Pulse in 9th on 25 points.
• No absentees for either Machida Zelvia or Shimizu S-Pulse.
• We expect Machida Zelvia to line up in a predicted 3-at-the-back 3-4-2-1, and Shimizu S-Pulse are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
• The previous match saw Y. Soma lead Machida Zelvia with a 9.9 TheyScored rating, and Y. Oki top-rating for Shimizu S-Pulse at 6.5.
• Machida Zelvia won 4-0 against Albirex Niigata, while Shimizu S-Pulse lost their fixture 0-2 vs Kashiwa Reysol.
• Form edge goes to Machida Zelvia (4-0-1) against a faltering Shimizu S-Pulse (1-2-2) from their past 5 matches.
• Shimizu S-Pulse hold the upper hand H2H: of 5 meetings, they've triumphed 3 times, conceded 1 time and shared 1 draw.
• A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Machida Zelvia's 3-1-6 home form and Shimizu S-Pulse's 3-2-6 away record.

Predictions

Summary

Match Info

05/07/2025 09:00

Machida Gion Stadium

N/A

J1 League

Team Kits

Events

14'	R. Kikuchi	1 - 0
29'	H. Mochizuki
HT 1 - 0
46'	I. Dresevic R. Kikuchi
60'			Y. Shimamoto S. Yajima
69'	Oh Se-Hun S. Fujio
69'			Douglas Tanque T. Inui
69'			K. Chiba K. Kitagawa
74'	VAR - Se-hun Oh	Penalty confirmed
75'	Y. Soma (PEN)	2 - 0
79'			M. Nishihara Capixaba
79'			H. Nakahara K. Matsuzaki
85'	T. Numata T. Nishimura
85'	Na Sang-Ho Y. Soma
90'	R. Shirasaki H. Shimoda
90+4'	Na Sang-Ho T. Numata	3 - 0

Stats

Lineups

MachidaShimizu

Machida 3-4-2-1 G. Kuroda

7.2

Kosei Tani

7.3

Daihachi Okamura

7

Ibrahim Drešević

6.6

Gen Shoji

7

Henry Heroki Mochizuki

7.3

Hiroyuki Mae

?

Ryohei Shirasaki

7.2

Kotaro Hayashi

7.7

Takaya Numata

7

Sang-Ho Na

6.3

Se-hun Oh

Substitute Players

4

Ryuho Kikuchi

18

Hokuto Shimoda

20

Takuma Nishimura

7

Yuki Soma

9

Shota Fujio

8

Keiya Sento

19

Yuta Nakayama

15

Mitchell Duke

13

Tatsuya Morita

Shimizu 3-4-2-1 T. Akiba

6

Yuya Oki

6.7

Shinya Yajima

6.9

Capixaba

7.2

Sodai Hasukawa

6.7

Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi

6.6

Mateus Brunetti

6.7

Reon Yamahara

6.9

Zento Uno

6.2

Hikaru Nakahara

6.6

Douglas Tanque

6.7

Kanta Chiba

Substitute Players

19

Kai Matsuzaki

33

Takashi Inui

23

Koya Kitagawa

39

Haruto Hidaka

55

Motoki Nishihara

37

Rinsei Ohata

47

Yudai Shimamoto

41

Kento Haneda

16

Togo Umeda

H2H

Standings

TotalHomeAway

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS	Recent Form
1	Kashima Antlers	19	13	1	5	29	15	14	40	W L W W W
2	Kyoto Sanga	20	10	4	6	30	22	8	34	W L W D W
3	Urawa Reds	21	9	7	5	26	20	6	34	W D L D W
4	Kashiwa Reysol	19	9	7	3	22	17	5	34	L D L W W
5	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	18	10	2	6	20	14	6	32	L W W W W
6	Vissel Kobe	18	9	3	6	23	19	4	30	W L W W L
7	Kawasaki Frontale	18	7	8	3	30	19	11	29	W D D W W
8	Cerezo Osaka	20	8	5	7	30	26	4	29	W D W L W
9	Shimizu S-Pulse	19	7	4	8	26	26	0	25	L W L D L
10	Machida Zelvia	19	7	4	8	22	23	-1	25	L D W D L
11	Fagiano Okayama	19	6	6	7	16	17	-1	24	D D W L D
12	Gamba Osaka	19	7	3	9	23	27	-4	24	L D L L W
13	Tokyo Verdy	19	6	6	7	13	18	-5	24	D W L L W
14	Nagoya Grampus	19	6	5	8	24	26	-2	23	W W D D D
15	Avispa Fukuoka	19	6	5	8	15	19	-4	23	D L D L L
16	Shonan Bellmare	19	6	4	9	14	23	-9	22	D L L W L
17	Yokohama	19	5	4	10	13	20	-7	19	L D W L W
18	Tokyo	18	5	4	9	17	26	-9	19	L L L W W
19	Albirex Niigata	18	3	7	8	19	27	-8	16	L W L D L
20	Yokohama F. Marinos	18	3	5	10	18	26	-8	14	W W L L L

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