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Yokohama F. Marinos will host Machida Zelvia at the Nissan Stadium on Saturday in another round of the 2024 J1 League campaign. The home side have endured a difficult run of results in the league of late and now sit 13th in the table with just 20 points from 15 matches.
They were beaten 3-2 by Kashima Antlers in their last league outing, heading into the break a goal up following an early Anderson Lopes strike before their opponents turned the game on its head in the second half.
Machida Zelvia, meanwhile, are enjoying a brilliant debut campaign in the Japanese top flight this season. They, however, suffered a 3-1 home defeat to Albirex Niigata last time out in the league and perhaps deserved more from the game but were guilty of wasteful finishing, particularly in the second half.
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The visitors sit atop the J League standings with 35 points from 17 matches and will be looking to add to that tally when they play on Saturday.
Yokohama F. Marinos vs Machida Zelvia Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Saturday's game will mark just the second meeting between Yokohama FM and Machida.
- The two sides faced off for the first-ever time in a cup clash last July which the visitors won 4-1.
- Machida Z are without a clean sheet in their last five games across all competitions.
- Only one of the Marinos' five league defeats this season has come on home turf.
- Zelvia are the joint-second highest-scoring side in the Japanese top flight this season with a goal tally of 28.
Yokohama F. Marinos vs Machida Zelvia Prediction
Yokohama FM have won two of their last three games after winning just one of their previous seven. They are undefeated on home turf since early March and will fancy their chances of a positive result this weekend.
Machida Z, meanwhile, are on a run of back-to-back winless outings after winning five of their six games prior. They are, however, undefeated in their last four away matches and should pick up a point here.
Prediction: Yokohama FM 2-2 Machida Zelvia
Yokohama F. Marinos vs Machida Zelvia Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Draw
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Seven of the hosts' last eight matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in each of the visitors' last five matches)
