Fagiano Okayama FC vs FC Machida Zelvia, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Fagiano Okayama FC vs FC Machida Zelvia — J. League at City Light Stadium.
- Fagiano Okayama FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
- FC Machida Zelvia 18 games · 37 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 May FC Machida Zelvia H 2–2 D 18 May Albirex Niigata H 2–1 W 10 May Kashiwa Reysol A 0–2 L 06 May Nagoya Grampus A 0–0 D 03 May Vissel Kobe A 0–2 L 29 Apr Tokyo Verdy H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 May Fagiano Okayama FC A 2–2 D 17 May Kashiwa Reysol H 3–0 W 11 May Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–2 D 07 May Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–2 L 03 May Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L 29 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–1 W Season Stats
Fagiano Okayama FC FC Machida Zelvia #6 Position #13 26 Points 37 18 Played 18 8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 13 / 0 / 5 41 Scored 42 46 Conceded 33 -5 GD +9 1.44 PPG 2.06 44% Win % 72% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Fagiano Okayama FC this season44% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this seasonFagiano Okayama FC are 6th (26 pts). FC Machida Zelvia are 13th (37 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Fagiano Okayama FC0-151/216-302/231-452/446-601/261-754/376+5/3■ Scored ■ ConcededFC Machida Zelvia0-152/–16-301/–31-452/146-603/161-752/176+–/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Fagiano Okayama FC and FC Machida Zelvia has kicked off!
- 5' Fagiano Okayama FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 10' It’s high time Go Kuroda made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hiroyuki Mae, as he is very good at scoring at City Light Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 20' The travelling FC Machida Zelvia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Machida Zelvia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 26' Goal! Kazunari Ichimi scores his 12 goal in 382 matches.
- 31' 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.
- 36' Daichi Tagami has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Machida Zelvia that had 88 games and scored 108 goals.
- 46' FC Machida Zelvia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Takaya Numata is hanging Shota Fujio on the field on 46 minute.
- 51' It looks surprising FC Machida Zelvia does not make any changes. Takaya Kimura has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 55' What a strike from Takaya Kimura! The score is 2-0.
- 60' Fagiano Okayama FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 62' Fagiano Okayama FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lucao is hanging Kazunari Ichimi on the field on 62 minute.
- 63' The supporters are chanting for Hokuto Shimoda. He replaces Keiya Sento on 63 minute.
- 68' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 72' Another substitution for Fagiano Okayama FC to replace Ataru Esaka by Masaya Matsumoto on 72 minute.
- 76' GOAL! Yuki Soma scores on 76. Assisted by Takuma Nishimura
- 81' What a strike from Mitchell Duke! The score is 2-2.
- 84' Noah Browne has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryunosuke Sato on 84 minute.
- 89' Fagiano Okayama FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
- 90' It is a substitution in FC Machida Zelvia team. Takuma Nishimura is replaced by Kanji Kuwayama on 90 minute.
- The final score is 2-2.
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Lineups
Fagiano Okayama FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 43
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22
Kazunari Ichimi ↓ Lucao 62'
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8
Ataru Esaka ↓ Masaya Matsumoto 72'
- 24
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39
Ryunosuke Sato ↓ Noah Browne 84'
- 50
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27
Takaya Kimura ↓ Hiroto Iwabuchi 72'
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14
Ryo Tabei ↓ Ryo Takeuchi 84'
Bench
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7
Ryo Takeuchi ↑ 84'
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28
Masaya Matsumoto ↑ 72'
- 33
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99
Lucao ↑ 62'
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45
Noah Browne ↑ 84'
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19
Hiroto Iwabuchi ↑ 72'
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- 21
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FC Machida Zelvia Lineups
Starting XI
- 20
- 1
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8
Keiya Sento ↓ Hokuto Shimoda 63'
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9
Shota Fujio ↓ Takaya Numata 46'
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- 50
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10
Sang-ho Na ↓ Yuki Soma 63'
- 26
- 6
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90
Se-hun Oh ↓ Mitchell Duke 62'
Bench
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18
Hokuto Shimoda ↑ 63'
- 23
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7
Yuki Soma ↑ 63'
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15
Mitchell Duke ↑ 62'
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49
Kanji Kuwayama ↑ 90'
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22
Takaya Numata ↑ 46'
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Coach Go Kuroda -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Yuki Soma 1 Mitchell Duke 1 Kazunari Ichimi 1 Takaya Kimura 1 Gen Shoji 1 Head to Head
Fagiano Okayama FC Form
2025-05-25 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–2 FC Machida Zelvia D 2025-05-18 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–1 Albirex Niigata W 2025-05-10 Kashiwa Reysol 2–0 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2025-05-06 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Fagiano Okayama FC D 2025-05-03 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2025-04-29 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–1 Tokyo Verdy LFC Machida Zelvia Form
2025-05-25 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–2 FC Machida Zelvia D 2025-05-17 FC Machida Zelvia 3–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2025-05-11 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 FC Machida Zelvia D 2025-05-07 FC Machida Zelvia 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2025-05-03 Kashima Antlers 1–0 FC Machida Zelvia L 2025-04-29 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 42.02 Fagiano Okayama FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.2 FC Machida Zelvia xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Fagiano Okayama FC or FC Machida Zelvia 77%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.22Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 92% 8% ± 2.5 78% 22% ± 3.5 60% 40% ± 4.5 41% 59% Double Chance
Fagiano Okayama FC or Draw 61%Draw or FC Machida Zelvia 62%Fagiano Okayama FC or FC Machida Zelvia 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Fagiano Okayama FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 7.3%1 – 2 7%2 – 2 Actual2 – 1 6.5%1 – 3 5.1%2 – 3 5.1%3 – 2 4.7%3 – 1 4.3%0 – 2 3.7%3 – 3 3.4%2 – 0 3.1%0 – 1 2.9%Asian Handicap — Fagiano Okayama FC
Handicap Fagiano Okayama FC covers Push FC Machida Zelvia covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 11% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 16% 64% -0.5 36% — 64% +0.5 57% — 43% +1 57% 17% 25% +1.5 75% — 25% +2 75% 13% 12% +2.5 88% — 12% Clean Sheet
Fagiano Okayama FC keeps clean sheet 12% ✓FC Machida Zelvia keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.