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Matida Zelvia — Hiroshima: forecast for the Japanese Championship match
As part of the first round of the Japanese J-League, Machida Zelvia and Hiroshima will play on February 16. The teams finished last season in the top three. The hosts took the third position, and the guests won silver medals. Which of the rivals will be able to start 2025 with a victory? The answer is in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Machida Zelvia
JapanCurrent form
"Matida Zelvia" surprised many people last season. Despite its status as a newcomer to the top division, the team immediately began to fight for the championship and for a long time led the J-League 1 standings. As a result, the hosts still lost to the more experienced Kobe and Hiroshima, but they still managed to win bronze medals in their debut season, which can be considered a great result. The Machida team was ahead of Gamba Osaka only in terms of additional indicators. In January, the club played only one friendly match, in which they beat the modest Vanraure (2:0) from the third league.
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with the squad before the first round match.
Interesting betting trends
- The team has won three of the last four matches.
- None of the last five matches of the hosts ended in a draw.
Approximate composition: Tanya - Dresevich, Zhang, Shoji - Shimoda - Hayashi, Soma, Shirasaki, Mochizuki -O, Eric
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
JapanCurrent form
Hiroshima started the current season a little earlier than the opponent. First, the team managed to defeat the reigning champion, Kobe (2-0), in the match for the Japanese Super Cup. After that, the team managed to beat Vietnamese Nam Din (3:0) in the Champions League 2, securing a solid lead before the second leg. Prior to that, the guests performed well in friendly matches, beating Bulgarian CSKA 1948 (4:3) and Polish Cracovia (2:1), as well as drawing with Jablonets (1:1). In the upcoming season, the team from Hiroshima will try to compete for the championship again.
Disqualifications and injuries
The guests have no problems with the line-up before the first round.
Interesting betting trends
- The team has won four in a row
- Last year, Hiroshima beat Matida Zelvia in both matches.
Approximate line–up: Osako – Nakano, Araki, Sasaki - Araki, Matsumoto, Kawabe, Higashi – Kato, Paciencia, Arslan.
Trends
The bet is an accurate score of 0:2
The last face-to-face match ended with the following score
10.00Bet At least one team won't score
Stavka has played in three of the last four matches of the hosts
1.92The bid is the number 2 in the final bill
This pattern has worked in the last two face-to-face matches.
2.30Tip and bets
The hosts achieved impressive results last year, but it is still unclear whether they will be able to repeat their success in the new season. At the same time, the guests have been occupying high places for several years in a row and do not plan to drop out of the top three. The Hiroshima club won both matches against Matida Zelvia, and for sure they will be able to start the new season with a victory. We will bet on the success of the guests in this confrontation.
Our forecast is the victory of "Hiroshima" in 2.15
Bet on the total
The guests have played two matches in the new season and have not missed a single one so far. It is clear that the team from Hiroshima wants to extend the dry series and this option is not excluded. In two face-to-face matches with Matida Zelvia, the team conceded only one goal, and now they will surely be able to play reliably in defense. Most likely, there won't be more than two goals in this match.
Our forecast is a total of less than 2.5 goals in 1.77
The first half bet
We do not expect that the opponents will move forward with great strength immediately after the kickoff. It will obviously take time to take a closer look at each other. In this scenario, a draw is likely based on the results of the first half.
Our forecast is a draw in the first half at 2.20
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