Thursday , 1 October 2026

FC Machida Zelvia vs Tokyo Verdy, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026
FC Machida Zelvia
1 – 0
4 – 2 pen
Full Time
Tokyo Verdy
Wed 13 May 2026 · 10:00 UTC Machida GION Stadium 7,624 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 63' Yosuke Uchida

Overview

Match Preview

FC Machida Zelvia vs Tokyo Verdy — J. League at Machida GION Stadium.

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 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tokyo 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tokyo 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

4
2
FC Machida Zelvia 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals Tokyo Verdy
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-13 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Tokyo Verdy 2026-02-21 Tokyo Verdy 6–5 FC Machida Zelvia 2025-07-20 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia 2025-02-26 FC Machida Zelvia 0–1 Tokyo Verdy 2024-07-14 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia

Recent Form

FC Machida Zelvia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May Tokyo Verdy H 1–0 W
10 May JEF United Ichihara Chiba A 2–0 W
06 May Yokohama F.Marinos H 2–0 W
03 May Kashima Antlers A 1–1 D
29 Apr FC Mito Holly Hock A 4–5 L
11 Apr Kashiwa Reysol H 1–0 W
Tokyo Verdy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May FC Machida Zelvia A 0–1 L
10 May FC Tokyo A 1–2 L
06 May Kawasaki Frontale A 0–1 L
03 May Kashiwa Reysol H 1–0 W
29 Apr Kashima Antlers H 2–1 W
18 Apr JEF United Ichihara Chiba H 1–0 W

Season Stats

FC Machida Zelvia Tokyo Verdy
#13 Position #15
37 Points 28
18 Played 18
13 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
42 Scored 29
33 Conceded 32
+9 GD -3
2.06 PPG 1.56
72% Win % 56%

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this season
29% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this season

FC Machida Zelvia are 13th (37 pts). Tokyo Verdy are 15th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Machida Zelvia
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
1/4
61-75
4/1
76+
5/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Tokyo Verdy
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Machida Zelvia
Yuki Soma 3 G 3 A
Koki Ogawa 3 G
Hotaka Nakamura 2 G 1 A
Tete Yengi 2 G 1 A
Takuma Nishimura 2 G
Tokyo Verdy
Naoki Hayashi 2 G
Shuhei Mizoguchi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. FC Machida Zelvia host Tokyo Verdy — let the battle begin!
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' Hiroyuki Mae has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' FC Machida Zelvia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Rei Hirakawa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Machida Zelvia so far.
  • 35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Hiroshi Jofuku might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yosuke Uchida is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Tokyo Verdy.
  • 45' Tokyo Verdy come into this ranked 8 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Tokyo Verdy team. Issei Kumatoriya is replaced by Yuya Fukuda on 46 minute.
  • 51' Tokyo Verdy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' Tokyo Verdy have won 85 goals from 102 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Tokyo Verdy that had 102 games and scored 85 goals.
  • 63' A moment of madness from Yosuke Uchida on 63 minutes earns him a card. Tokyo Verdy will be frustrated.
  • 66' Yuta Arai gets the nod from Tokyo Verdy. He replaces Yuan Matsuhashi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kaito Suzuki made 278 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 76' Shota Fujio is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tete Yengi at the 76 minute mark.
  • 77' The Tokyo Verdy manager makes a substitution. Yosuke Uchida departs to be replaced by Ryota Inoue.
  • 82' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 86' FC Machida Zelvia make a change. Ryohei Shirasaki trudges off to be replaced by Hokuto Shimoda on 86 minutes.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Tokyo Verdy! Rei Hirakawa comes on to replace Koki Morita.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FC Machida Zelvia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Go Kuroda

Tokyo Verdy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Shota Fujio 3
Ryuho Kikuchi 1
Kazuya Miyahara 1
Erik 1
Kai Shibato 1
Kosuke Saito 1

Head to Head

2026-05-13 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Tokyo Verdy 2026-02-21 Tokyo Verdy 6–5 FC Machida Zelvia 2025-07-20 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia 2025-02-26 FC Machida Zelvia 0–1 Tokyo Verdy 2024-07-14 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia

FC Machida Zelvia Form

2026-05-13 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Tokyo Verdy W 2026-05-10 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 0–2 FC Machida Zelvia W 2026-05-06 FC Machida Zelvia 2–0 Yokohama F.Marinos W 2026-05-03 Kashima Antlers 1–1 FC Machida Zelvia D 2026-04-29 FC Mito Holly Hock 5–4 FC Machida Zelvia L 2026-04-11 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W

Tokyo Verdy Form

2026-05-13 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Tokyo Verdy L 2026-05-10 FC Tokyo 2–1 Tokyo Verdy L 2026-05-06 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Tokyo Verdy L 2026-05-03 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2026-04-29 Tokyo Verdy 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2026-04-18 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.84 FC Machida Zelvia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Tokyo Verdy xG
I would bet for: FC Machida Zelvia to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Machida Zelvia57% Draw24% Tokyo Verdy19%
Actual: FC Machida Zelvia win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

FC Machida Zelvia or Draw
81%
Draw or Tokyo Verdy
43%
FC Machida Zelvia or Tokyo Verdy
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Machida Zelvia40% Draw44% Tokyo Verdy16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.7%
3 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5.1%
0 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 2
3%
0 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Machida Zelvia

Handicap FC Machida Zelvia covers Push Tokyo Verdy covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 23% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Machida Zelvia keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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