Match Report
The table read 6th (Machida Zelvia, 60 pts) against 10th (Cerezo Osaka, 52 pts), 8 points apart. Machida Zelvia had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Machida Zelvia 1.37 scored and 1 conceded per game, Cerezo Osaka 1.58 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.2.
Nine consecutive wins preceded this game for Machida Zelvia, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Machida Zelvia, 7/15 for Cerezo Osaka.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Machida Zelvia 3, draws 2, Cerezo Osaka 0, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Only 20% of these meetings ended in a home win. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 80% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match was played at Machida Athletic Stadium in Tokyo (capacity 10,328). On the scoreboard, Machida Zelvia led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-0.
Goal scorers
Machida Zelvia: Sang-ho Na (21'), Kotaro Hayashi (42'), Se-hun Oh (78')