Machida Zelvia Ventforet Kofu betting prediction

The away team is currently in the 18^th position of the league, with 42 points won, after 9 wins, 15 draws and 16 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Tochigi, by (0‑1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Fagiano Okayama, by (1‑2). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 11 goals scored and 16 conceded; against 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 24 goals scored and 21 conceded. In their last match, for the Emperor Cup, they got a home tie against Sanfrecce Hiroshima by (5‑4), after a penalty shootout. In the last 10 away league matches Ventforet has a record of 1 win, 3 draws and 6 losses, so they have won 6 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (8 out of 20 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 40 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 23 times and have only turned the score around in 3.

The visitors are coming from a 1-1 draw at home against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, with a goal scored by Kazuki Mitsuhira, in a King's Cup clash where they were crowned champions on penalties. Earlier, they lost to Fagiano by 1-2 at home, with a goal scored by Hidehiro Sugai, in a J2 League match. Occupying the 18th position, they have a poor campaign, but not too far off, free from relegation. Midfielder Koya Hayashida and midfielder Iwana Kobayashi are injured and will be absent for the match.

Confirmed Lineup: Kohei Kawata, Yuzuki Yamato, Fumitaka Kitatani, Renato, Riku Nozawa, Hideyuki Nozawa, Nagi Matsumoto, Shusuke Yonehara, Igor Sartori, Riku Iijima, Willian Lira.
Coach: Y. Shinoda.