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Vissel Kobe vs Machida Zelvia prediction and preview

24 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Over 1.5 GoalsOdds 1.36Market probability 68%

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Vissel Kobe host Machida Zelvia in the J1 League (Japan) on 24 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Over 1.5 Goals — more than 1.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.36, which the bookmaker market rated at about 68% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Going into the match, Vissel Kobe had won 8, drawn 0 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches, scoring 19 and conceding 9. Machida Zelvia had won 7, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 10, with 20 scored and 7 conceded.

Both teams scored in 5 of Vissel Kobe's last 10 and 4 of Machida Zelvia's last 10; 6 and 5 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Vissel Kobe averaged 1.73 goals scored and 0.93 conceded across 15 matches; away from home Machida Zelvia averaged 2.15 scored and 0.69 conceded across 13.

Our team-strength model expects about 0.86 goals from Vissel Kobe and 1.35 from Machida Zelvia. From that it rates a home win at 23%, a draw at 31% and an away win at 47%, against 40%, 29% and 31% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 66%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Vissel Kobe (green) and Machida Zelvia (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form47% – 53%
Attack43% – 57%
Defence42% – 58%
Head-to-head50% – 50%
Goals40% – 60%
Overall strength40% – 59%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
Vissel KobeLWWLW1.900.9050%60%
Machida ZelviaWWWWD2.000.7040%50%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals71%1.33
Double Chance 1X69%1.36
Over 1.5 Goals68%1.36
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals66%1.44
Under 2.5 Goals56%1.67
BTTS No50%1.80
Over 8.5 Corners50%1.83
Over 2.5 Goals44%2.15

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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