Machida Zelvia vs Mito Hollyhock

Machida Zelvia

Preview

11:00

Mito Hollyhock

3/20/2027

J1 League · Round 27Machida GION Stadium

Big match

59%

Machida Zelvia

model favours

59%22%19%

Mito Hollyhock score first in only 5% of matches

brightest fact of this match

1–0

likely score

53%

over 2.5 goals

52%

both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 5+ matches

Machida Zelvia59%

×Draw22%

Mito Hollyhock19%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side

Model

49.7%

Always home

44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Machida ZelviaExpected goals in this matchMito Hollyhock

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

1.86

0.95

Machida Zelvia

1.86

Mito Hollyhock

0.95

Machida Zelvia creates 96% more chances

Season form · 5 home / 5 away

2.16

creates per match

0.77

1.14

allows per match

1.56

creates per match

Machida Zelvia

2.16

Mito Hollyhock

0.77

allows per match

Machida Zelvia

1.14

Mito Hollyhock

1.56

-0.36scores less than expected

finishing

-0.17scores less than expected

finishing

Machida Zelvia-0.36scores less

Mito Hollyhock-0.17scores less

Total goals

Over53
Under47

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes52
No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Machida Zelvia ↓

Mito Hollyhock →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–06%

0–16%

0–23%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–011%

1–111%

1–25%

1–32%

1–40%

2

2–010%

2–110%

2–25%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–06%

3–16%

3–23%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–03%

4–13%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

94%6%1.5

77%23%2.5

53%47%3.5

31%69%4.5

15%85%

Double chance

Machida Zelvia or draw

81%

Machida Zelvia or Mito Hollyhock

78%

Draw or Mito Hollyhock

41%

Winning margin

Machida Zelvia wins by 2+

34%

Mito Hollyhock wins by 2+

6%

Team goals

Machida Zelvia 1+ goals

84%

Machida Zelvia 2+ goals

55%

Machida Zelvia 3+ goals

28%

Mito Hollyhock 1+ goals

61%

Mito Hollyhock 2+ goals

25%

Mito Hollyhock 3+ goals

7%

Draw no bet

Machida Zelvia (draw refunded)

76%

Mito Hollyhock (draw refunded)

24%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

41%

Both score & under 3

11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Machida Zelvia at home — creates 2.16, concedes 1.14 · 5 matches

Mito Hollyhock away — creates 0.77, concedes 1.56 · 5 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Machida Zelvia attack 2.16 + Mito Hollyhock defence 1.56 → ÷2 → 1.86

Mito Hollyhock attack 0.77 + Machida Zelvia defence 1.14 → ÷2 → 0.95

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 59%?"

Machida Zelvia scores more

59%

level

22%

Mito Hollyhock scores more

19%

Machida Zelvia at 59% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 59% does not mean "Machida Zelvia will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Match Insights

Machida Zelvia are unbeaten in 9 straight
Mito Hollyhock win just 0% of their away games
70% of Machida Zelvia’s matches stay under 2.5 goals
35% of Machida Zelvia’s goals come after the 75th minute

Based on historical data — not a prediction.

Style Matchup

Contrasting styles

Machida Zelvia

Defensively solid

Mito Hollyhock

Balanced

45%Possession54%

78%Pass accuracy81%

12.9Shots11.1

1.63xGBiggest gap0.83

Machida ZelviaMito Hollyhock

Head-to-head

10 previous meetings

3

Machida Zelvia

4

Draws

3

Mito Hollyhock

Avg goals: 2.9BTTS: 50%

2–22–21–13–02–3

Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.

Form

Zelvia

DDWDD

Hollyhock

LLLLL

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff