Albert
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7d
My Prediction
Machida Zelvia by 2If you squint really hard and have a well-stacked imagination, you might be able to see this upcoming match between Machida Zelvia and Yokohama F. Marinos as the showdown of the century. Well, until our next game at least. No offense, Yokohama fans, but your team's recent record looks as inviting as a left-over sushi. Only two wins, with a total haul of 10 losses and 5 games where both sides couldn't be bothered to clinch the win.
Machida, on the other hand, have the numbers on their side, with 7 wins, 4 games ending in what I like to call "oh, whatever," and 7 losses. No fat lady singing, but the curtain is certainly rising on a surprise performance, methinks.
As for the guys between the sticks, let's give a little love to Yokohama's Hiroki Ilkura, rating at 6.62 and racking up 14 saves. Not bad, lad. Looking over to Machida's side, we have Kosei Tani at 6.77, a little shy on the saves side with 9, but nothing to lose sleep over.
Can the goalkeepers make a difference though? It boils down to the arrow-slingers. Let's meet the knights of the round ball for Yokohama: Yan Matheus and Katsuya Nagato, acting like they've got magnets in their boots with their 79.3% and 72.5% accurate pass rate respectively.
Machida's soldiers are no slouches, either: Yuki Soma strutting around with a 7.67 rating, not to mention the likes of Se-hun Oh and Daihachi Okamura.
Peering into the crystal ball of past matchups between these titans, it's pretty much a stalemate with both sides claiming a win each in 2024.
Alright, enough with the romanticism. Based on the cold, hard facts and my penchant for dry humor, I got a prediction for you sports fans out there.
Albert’s Prediction: Machida Zelvia by 2