Saturday , 22 August 2026

FC Machida Zelvia vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026
FC Machida Zelvia
0 – 3
Full Time
FC Tōkyō
Wed 1 Apr 2026 · 10:00 UTC Machida GION Stadium 5,851 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 32' Keita Endo
0–2 64' Kein Sato
0–3 77' Kein Sato pen
Gen Shoji 23' Y
Y 56' Kento Hashimoto

Overview

Match Preview

FC Machida Zelvia vs FC Tōkyō — J. League at Machida GION Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Koji Takasaki (Japan)
  • Assistant 1 Takumi Takagi
  • Assistant 2 Makoto Bozono (Japan)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Vissel Kobe 18 35
2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30
5 Gamba Osaka 18 28
6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24
8 Kyōto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tōkyō 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tōkyō Verdy 18 28
16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25
17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20
18 Yokohama F·Marinos 18 20
19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18
20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12

Head-to-Head

3
1
2
FC Machida Zelvia 6 games · Avg 1.8 goals FC Tōkyō
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-01 FC Machida Zelvia 0–3 FC Tōkyō 2025-11-09 FC Machida Zelvia 0–1 FC Tōkyō 2025-02-22 FC Tōkyō 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia 2024-11-09 FC Machida Zelvia 3–0 FC Tōkyō 2024-04-21 FC Tōkyō 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia

Recent Form

FC Machida Zelvia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr FC Tōkyō H 0–3 L
28 Mar Kawasaki Frontale H 1–0 W
22 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds A 2–1 W
18 Mar Kashima Antlers H 0–3 L
14 Mar Kashiwa Reysol A 1–0 W
27 Feb JEF United Ichihara Chiba H 2–1 W
FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr FC Machida Zelvia A 3–0 W
22 Mar Tōkyō Verdy A 2–4 L
18 Mar JEF United Ichihara Chiba A 2–1 W
14 Mar FC Mito Holly Hock A 1–1 D
07 Mar Yokohama F·Marinos H 3–0 W
28 Feb Kashiwa Reysol H 0–2 L

Season Stats

FC Machida Zelvia FC Tōkyō
#13 Position #12
37 Points 37
18 Played 18
13 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 13 / 0 / 5
42 Scored 55
33 Conceded 42
+9 GD +13
2.06 PPG 2.06
72% Win % 72%

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this season
50% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season

FC Machida Zelvia are 13th (37 pts). FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Machida Zelvia
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Tōkyō
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Machida GION Stadium will turn into a battlefield for FC Machida Zelvia and FC Tōkyō.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' The travelling FC Tōkyō supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Machida Zelvia in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past FC Tōkyō's compact 4-4-2.
  • 23' Gen Shoji picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 28' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 32' What composure from Keita Endo! The Japan international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 37' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Tōkyō needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 42' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 46' FC Machida Zelvia make a change. Hiroki Mochizuki trudges off to be replaced by Neta Lavi on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Kento Hashimoto has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 143 appearances.
  • 56' Kento Hashimoto catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 56.
  • 61' Time for substitution for FC Tokyo. Teruhito Nakagawa is replaced by Marcelo Ryan.
  • 64' Goal! Kein Sato scores his 12 goal in 414 matches.
  • 69' A quiet spell here at Machida GION Stadium. FC Machida Zelvia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Kanji Kuwayama. He replaces Kotaro Hayashi on 71 minute.
  • 76' Sei Muroya is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Tōkyō so far.
  • 77' Kein Sato doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 79' A tactical swap from FC Tokyo — Devine Otani on, Fuki Yamada off on 79 minutes.
  • 84' FC Tōkyō come into this ranked 4 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 87' The whistle greets Kein Sato as he departs to be replaced by Yuta Sugawara.
  • 90' A change in the FC Machida Zelvia ranks — Hotaka Nakamura exits the field as Asahi Masuyama enters on 90.
  • FC Tōkyō celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

FC Machida Zelvia Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Go Kuroda

FC Tōkyō Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kein Sato 2
Se-hun Oh 2
Keita Endo 1
Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa 1
Sang-ho Na 1
Ryohei Shirasaki 1
Yuki Soma 1
Takuma Nishimura 1

Head to Head

2026-04-01 FC Machida Zelvia 0–3 FC Tōkyō 2025-11-09 FC Machida Zelvia 0–1 FC Tōkyō 2025-02-22 FC Tōkyō 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia 2024-11-09 FC Machida Zelvia 3–0 FC Tōkyō 2024-04-21 FC Tōkyō 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia

FC Machida Zelvia Form

2026-04-01 FC Machida Zelvia 0–3 FC Tōkyō L 2026-03-28 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2026-03-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia W 2026-03-18 FC Machida Zelvia 0–3 Kashima Antlers L 2026-03-14 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia W 2026-02-27 FC Machida Zelvia 2–1 JEF United Ichihara Chiba W

FC Tōkyō Form

2026-04-01 FC Machida Zelvia 0–3 FC Tōkyō W 2026-03-22 Tōkyō Verdy 4–2 FC Tōkyō L 2026-03-18 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 1–2 FC Tōkyō W 2026-03-14 FC Mito Holly Hock 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2026-03-07 FC Tōkyō 3–0 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2026-02-28 FC Tōkyō 0–2 Kashiwa Reysol L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.02 FC Machida Zelvia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.06 FC Tōkyō xG
I would bet for: FC Machida Zelvia or FC Tōkyō 76% + Over 2.5 goals 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Machida Zelvia39% Draw24% FC Tōkyō37%
Actual: FC Tōkyō win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

FC Machida Zelvia or Draw
63%
Draw or FC Tōkyō
61%
FC Machida Zelvia or FC Tōkyō
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Machida Zelvia31% Draw38% FC Tōkyō31%
Actual: FC Tōkyō win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 3
4.8%
3 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
3.7%
2 – 0
3.6%
3 – 3
3.3%
0 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Machida Zelvia

Handicap FC Machida Zelvia covers Push FC Tōkyō covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 11% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 17% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 17% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 12% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

FC Machida Zelvia keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
14% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.