GolVolt — Machida Zelvia vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

What's at stake

Sanfrecce Hiroshima: a match for the title

16%after a loss 33%after a win

Title chances: 16% after a defeat, 33% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Player in form

Akito Suzuki: 4 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG1.80

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 1.8).

Last time

Last meeting, 4 October 2025: Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Machida Zelvia 2:1

WWWW

Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won the last 4 meetings.

What's at stake

Machida Zelvia: a match for the title

15%after a loss 29%after a win

Title chances: 15% after a defeat, 29% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Streak

Machida Zelvia unbeaten in 4 matches

WWWD

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 3 wins and 1 draw. Last defeat: 20 September, 2:4 against Kashiwa Reysol.

Table

2 points apart in the table

4.Machida Zelvia27 pts 2.Sanfrecce Hiroshima29 pts

Machida Zelvia: place 4, 27 pts · Sanfrecce Hiroshima: place 2, 29 pts.

Players to watch

J1 League, this season.

Yuki Soma

Machida Zelvia · forward

3goals 4assists 7.35avg rating

Last match, Vissel Kobe: rating 6.9.

Akito Suzuki

Sanfrecce Hiroshima · forward

10goals 4assists 7.56avg rating

Last match, Mito Hollyhock: 1 goal, rating 7.3.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Machida Zelvia at home and Sanfrecce Hiroshima away, as in this match.

Machida Zelvia

at home · 10

5W3D2L1.6scored per match1.0conceded per match

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

away · 10

6W1D3L1.6scored per match1.3conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 4 Oct 2025 · J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2:1 Machida Zelvia Kim 88' · Arslan 90+5' (k) · Soma 50'. Sanfrecce Hiroshima: 4 wins in a row in this fixture.

0wins

0 draws2.8 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 4

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Machida Zelvia (3-4-2-1, last: Vissel Kobe) · Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1, last: Mito Hollyhock).

Official around 05:00, Sun 8 Nov

KTTani TOOuwejan DOOkamura GSShoji TAAkimoto NLLavi HMMae HMMochizuki YSSoma TNNishimura KOOgawa KOOsako JKKim HAAraki SNNakano SHHigashi YNNakajima HKKawabe NAArai ASSuzuki SKKobayashi SAAyukawa

Machida ZelviaSanfrecce Hiroshima

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

What this match changes in the season

Title chance after each result.

today after a defeat after a draw after a win

Machida Zelvia today 22%

after a defeat: 15%
after a draw: 21%
after a win: 29%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima today 23%

after a defeat: 16%
after a draw: 21%
after a win: 33%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima: 17 percentage points of title chance between a win and a defeat.

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. How we count

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

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