JEF United Ichihara Chiba vs FC Machida Zelvia, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026-27

JEF United Ichihara Chiba

0 – 4

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FC Machida Zelvia

Sat 15 Aug 2026 · 10:00 UTC Fukuda Denshi Arena 16,884 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 17' Yuta Nakayama

0–2 34' Tete Yengi

0–3 70' Takuma Nishimura

0–4 82' Hotaka Nakamura

Takumi Tsukui 45' Y

Daniel Hall 56' Y

Erison 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

JEF United Ichihara Chiba vs FC Machida Zelvia — J. League at Fukuda Denshi Arena.

JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
FC Machida Zelvia 18 games · 37 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Koei Koya

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

JEF United Ichihara Chiba 3 games · Avg 3.0 goals FC Machida Zelvia

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-15 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 0–4 FC Machida Zelvia 2026-05-10 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 0–2 FC Machida Zelvia 2026-02-27 FC Machida Zelvia 2–1 JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Recent Form

JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	FC Machida Zelvia	H	0–4	L
23 May	Kashiwa Reysol	A	2–4	L
17 May	Kashima Antlers	H	0–2	L
10 May	FC Machida Zelvia	H	0–2	L
06 May	FC Tōkyō	A	3–0	W
02 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–2	L

FC Machida Zelvia

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	A	4–0	W
22 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–0	W
17 May	Kawasaki Frontale	A	5–6	L
13 May	Tōkyō Verdy	H	1–0	W
10 May	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	A	2–0	W
06 May	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

JEF United Ichihara Chiba		FC Machida Zelvia
#20	Position	#13
12	Points	37
18	Played	18
3 / 0 / 15	W / D / L	13 / 0 / 5
29	Scored	42
46	Conceded	33
-17	GD	+9
0.67	PPG	2.06
17%	Win %	72%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
JEF United Ichihara Chiba this season

14% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this season

JEF United Ichihara Chiba are 20th (12 pts). FC Machida Zelvia are 13th (37 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

JEF United Ichihara Chiba

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

2/5

46-60

2/1

61-75

–/3

76+

–/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Kazuki Tanaka

3 G

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

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Fukuda Denshi Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between JEF United Ichihara Chiba and FC Machida Zelvia.
5' JEF United Ichihara Chiba started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' FC Machida Zelvia has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
17' GOAL! Yuta Nakayama scores on 17.
22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
27' Over 27 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
32' FC Machida Zelvia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
34' Tete Yengi does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Machida Zelvia surge ahead!
39' JEF United Ichihara Chiba are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
44' JEF United Ichihara Chiba currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
45' A moment of madness from Takumi Tsukui on 45 minutes earns him a card. JEF United Ichihara Chiba will be frustrated.
50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His JEF United Ichihara Chiba side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
56' The referee calls foul for Daniel Hall. He receives a card.
61' Takahiro Iida has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
63' Another change for FC Machida Zelvia made on 63 minute. Mitch Duke leaves to be changed by Takuma Nishimura.
65' Another substitution for JEF United Ichihara Chiba to replace Takumi Matsumura by Daichi Ishikawa on 65 minute.
70' What a moment for Takuma Nishimura! That strike on 70 puts his side firmly in control.
71' The crowd applauds Taishi Taguchi as he leaves the pitch. Takayuki Mae steps in for JEF United Ichihara Chiba.
76' Hotaka Nakamura has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 7 cards already picked up this season.
81' Neta Lavi makes way for Hokuto Shimoda at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Machida Zelvia.
82' A goal from the Japan international Hotaka Nakamura! He fires home on 82 to make it 0-4!
82' FC Machida Zelvia make a change. Tete Yengi trudges off to be replaced by Shota Fujio on 82 minutes.
83' Matheus Indio makes way for Leonardo Rocha at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from JEF United Ichihara Chiba.
87' That looks like a foul for a card for Erison.
88' FC Machida Zelvia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Futa Tokumura is hanging Yuki Soma on the field on 88 minute.
0-4 the final result. JEF United Ichihara Chiba will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

JEF United Ichihara Chiba Lineups

Starting XI

22
Takahiro Iida ↓ Kazuki Tanaka 71'
4
Taishi Taguchi ↓ Takayuki Mae 71'
8
Takumi Tsukui
66
Daniel Hall
24
Koji Toriumi
99
Erison
25
Matheus Indio ↓ Leonardo Rocha 83'
28
Takashi Kawano
37
Makoto Himeno ↓ Ken Yamura 65'
30
Takumi Matsumura ↓ Daichi Ishikawa 65'
19
Jose Aurelio Suarez

Bench

23
Ryota Suzuki
11
Koki Yonekura
41
Takuya Yasui
45
Leonardo Rocha ↑ 83'
15
Takayuki Mae ↑ 71'
7
Kazuki Tanaka ↑ 71'
29
Ken Yamura ↑ 65'
39
Rikuto Ishio
20
Daichi Ishikawa ↑ 65'

Coach Yoshiyuki Kobayashi

FC Machida Zelvia Lineups

Starting XI

1
Kosei Tani
3
Gen Shoji
15
Mitch Duke ↓ Takuma Nishimura 63'
19
Yuta Nakayama
7
Yuki Soma ↓ Futa Tokumura 88'
31
Neta Lavi ↓ Hokuto Shimoda 81'
88
Hotaka Nakamura ↓ Hiroki Mochizuki 88'
33
Takahiro Akimoto
16
Hiroyuki Mae
50
Daihachi Okamura
99
Tete Yengi ↓ Shota Fujio 82'

Bench

Coach Go Kuroda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sang-ho Na	2
Yuta Nakayama	1
Hotaka Nakamura	1
Tete Yengi	1
Takuma Nishimura	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.16 JEF United Ichihara Chiba xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.92 FC Machida Zelvia xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + FC Machida Zelvia to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

JEF United Ichihara Chiba16% Draw18% FC Machida Zelvia66%

Actual: FC Machida Zelvia win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes64% 0% No36%

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

JEF United Ichihara Chiba or Draw

34%

Draw or FC Machida Zelvia

84%

JEF United Ichihara Chiba or FC Machida Zelvia

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

JEF United Ichihara Chiba13% Draw33% FC Machida Zelvia54%

Actual: FC Machida Zelvia win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

8.2%

1 – 3

7.9%

0 – 2

7.4%

0 – 3

1 – 1

6.5%

1 – 4

5.7%

0 – 4

Actual

0 – 1

4.9%

2 – 2

4.7%

2 – 3

4.5%

1 – 5

3.4%

2 – 4

3.4%

Asian Handicap — JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Handicap	JEF United Ichihara Chiba covers	Push	FC Machida Zelvia covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	7%	88%
-0.5	12%	—	88%
+0.5	28%	—	72%
+1	28%	19%	52%
+1.5	48%	—	52%
+2	48%	20%	33%
+2.5	67%	—	33%

Clean Sheet

JEF United Ichihara Chiba keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

FC Machida Zelvia keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

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

JEF United Ichihara Chiba vs FC Machida Zelvia, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

JEF United Ichihara Chiba Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Machida Zelvia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

JEF United Ichihara Chiba Form

FC Machida Zelvia Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Clean Sheet