FC Machida Zelvia vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Machida Zelvia vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Machida GION Stadium.
- FC Machida Zelvia 18 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
- Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Aug Vissel Kobe H 2–0 W 20 Jul Tokyo Verdy A 1–0 W 05 Jul Shimizu S-Pulse H 3–0 W 29 Jun Albirex Niigata A 4–0 W 21 Jun Kashima Antlers H 2–1 W 14 Jun Shonan Bellmare A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Aug FC Machida Zelvia A 0–2 L 20 Jul Fagiano Okayama FC A 2–1 W 05 Jul Shonan Bellmare H 4–0 W 02 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W 28 Jun Avispa Fukuoka A 0–0 D 21 Jun Kawasaki Frontale A 2–1 W Season Stats
FC Machida Zelvia Vissel Kobe #13 Position #1 37 Points 35 18 Played 18 13 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 7 42 Scored 41 33 Conceded 37 +9 GD +4 2.06 PPG 1.94 72% Win % 61% Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history44% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this season33% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this seasonFC Machida Zelvia are 13th (37 pts). Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Machida Zelvia0-152/–16-301/–31-452/146-603/161-752/176+–/3■ Scored ■ ConcededVissel Kobe0-15–/–16-303/431-453/446-60–/261-754/176+3/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Machida GION Stadium will turn into a battlefield for FC Machida Zelvia and Vissel Kobe.
- 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 6' What a strike from Yuta Nakayama! The score is 1-0.
- 11' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vissel Kobe that had 421 games and scored 438 goals.
- 16' 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.
- 21' 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.
- 26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
- 31' It’s high time Go Kuroda made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 36' GOAL! Yuki Soma scores on 36. Assisted by Daihachi Okamura
- 41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Nanasei Iino. He replaces Koya Yuruki on 46 minute.
- 51' The travelling Vissel Kobe supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vissel Kobe needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 59' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuya Osako is hanging Yuya Kuwasaki on the field on 59 minute.
- 64' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hiroki Mochizuki made 88 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 65' That looks like a foul for a card for Daihachi Okamura.
- 68' It is a substitution in FC Machida Zelvia team. Shota Fujio is replaced by Mitchell Duke on 68 minute.
- 71' The supporters are chanting for Jean Patric. He replaces Rikuto Hirose on 71 minute.
- 76' Shota Fujio needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 81' Vissel Kobe is showing some good football. However, Vissel Kobe are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 83' Yuki Honda is replacing Katsuya Nagato for the Vissel Kobe side.
- 87' Time for substitution for FC Machida Zelvia. Yuki Soma is replaced by Takaya Numata.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Takaya Numata.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Ibrahim Dresevic. He replaces Ryuho Kikuchi on 90 minute.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Machida Zelvia players.
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Lineups
FC Machida Zelvia Lineups
Starting XI
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- 19
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7
Yuki Soma ↓ Takaya Numata 87'
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9
Shota Fujio ↓ Mitchell Duke 68'
- 16
- 50
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10
Sang-ho Na ↓ Keiya Sento 68'
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26
Kotaro Hayashi ↓ Hokuto Shimoda 87'
- 6
Bench
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18
Hokuto Shimoda ↑ 87'
- 11
- 23
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5
Ibrahim Dresevic ↑ 90'
- 13
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8
Keiya Sento ↑ 68'
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15
Mitchell Duke ↑ 68'
- 90
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22
Takaya Numata ↑ 87'
Coach Go KurodaVissel Kobe Lineups
Starting XI
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- 7
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41
Katsuya Nagato ↓ Yuki Honda 83'
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- 1
- 13
- 9
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23
Rikuto Hirose ↓ Jean Patric 71'
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14
Koya Yuruki ↓ Nanasei Iino 46'
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25
Yuya Kuwasaki ↓ Yuya Osako 59'
Bench
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10
Yuya Osako ↑ 59'
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- 18
- 31
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26
Jean Patric ↑ 71'
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2
Nanasei Iino ↑ 46'
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15
Yuki Honda ↑ 83'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Yuta Nakayama 1 Yuki Soma 1 Yoshinori Muto 1 Kakeru Yamauchi 1 Ibrahim Dresevic 1 Daihachi Okamura 1 Head to Head
FC Machida Zelvia Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.98 FC Machida Zelvia xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.26 Vissel Kobe xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 62%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Machida Zelvia winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.24Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 83% 17% ± 2.5 62% 38% ± 3.5 40% 60% ± 4.5 23% 77% Double Chance
FC Machida Zelvia or Draw 77%Draw or Vissel Kobe 47%FC Machida Zelvia or Vissel Kobe 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Machida Zelvia win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.7%2 – 1 9.3%2 – 0 Actual1 – 0 7.2%3 – 1 6.1%1 – 2 5.9%2 – 2 5.8%0 – 0 5.5%3 – 0 4.9%0 – 1 4.2%3 – 2 3.9%0 – 2 3.1%Asian Handicap — FC Machida Zelvia
Handicap FC Machida Zelvia covers Push Vissel Kobe covers -2.5 15% — 85% -2 15% 16% 69% -1.5 31% — 69% -1 31% 21% 47% -0.5 53% — 47% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 13% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
FC Machida Zelvia keeps clean sheet 29% ✗Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.