The fifth round of the Japanese second tier will see Tokyo Verdy welcome Machida Zelvia. Both teams opened the 2022 campaign in a great manner, being in fourth and second-placed right now. Verdy and Machida have the same goal ratio in the first four matches, six scored and two conceded. So far, the hosts have played only one game here, defeating Tochigi 3-0. Contrary to Verdy, Machida played just one game away from home, finding a 2-1 win over Kanazawa.

The hosts are on an eight-game undefeated run, last losing back in November last year vs. V-Varen Nagasaki. The home team avoided the defeat in three of its previous five home meetings vs. Machida, as both teams won twice, and shared points once in the last five. The guests are also in phenomenal shape, unbeaten since October 2021 when they lost 1-0 to Chiba. We have a solid clash ahead of us, considering both teams are in nice form. The away side has no absent players for the upcoming game, while the hosts only miss Toyofumi Sakano, who is yet to play a game for his new team.

Verdy is one of the most popular clubs in Tokyo, winning the most titles out of any Japanese team throughout history. Tokyo Verdy has won two J.League titles, five Emperor's Cups, six J.League Cups, and an Asian Club Championship title. Manager Takafumi Hori is chasing promotion to the top-flight this year, and is currently doing a decent job.

FC Machida Zelvia has a great experienced manager in Ranko Popovic, who is doing flawlessly well with this squad. Finishing fifth-placed in 2021, the guests are chasing the top-two this season, which would give the club its first-ever season in the Japanese top-tier.

I can see a draw here as the most probable outcome, but will give a slight advantage for the hosts. However, I cannot see the visitors winning on this ground. Good luck!

日乙第五轮将看到东京绿茵迎战町田泽维。两支球队都以出色的方式开启了 2022 年的比赛，目前分别位居第四和第二位。维尔迪和町田在前四场比赛中的进球比相同，进6球失2球。到目前为止，东道主在主场只踢了一场比赛，以3-0击败栃木。绿茵相反，町田在客场仅打了一场比赛，以 2-1 击败金泽。

主队在八场比赛中保持不败，上一次输球是去年11 月对阵 V-Varen Nagasaki。在之前的五场主场对阵町田的比赛中避免了三场失利，两支球队都赢了两次，并且在过去的五场比赛中打平一次。客队的状态也非常出色，自 2021 年 10 月以 1-0 负于千叶以来一直保持不败。考虑到两支球队的状态都不错，之前又有一场激烈的交锋。即将到来的比赛，客队没有新增的缺席，而主队只缺少了坂野丰文，他还没有为新球队出场过一场比赛。

东京绿茵是东京最受欢迎的球队之一，在历史上所有日本球队中赢得最多冠军。曾经赢得了两个日职冠军、五个天皇杯、六个 联赛杯和一个亚冠冠军。主教练堀孝文今年正在争取升级到顶级联赛，目前做得不错。町田有一位经验丰富的教练 Ranko Popovic，他在这支球队中表现得非常出色。在 2021 年排名第五，客人们正在追逐本赛季的前两名，这将使俱乐部在日本顶级联赛中首次亮相。

我认为平局是最有可能的结果，主队有一点优势。但是，我不认为客队可以获胜。祝好运！