JEF United Ichihara Chiba vs FC Machida Zelvia, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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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 (2026/26)
- FC Machida Zelvia 18 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Yoshimi Yamashita
- Assistant 1 Yukitaka Kumagai (Japan)
- Assistant 2 Daisuke Hatakeyama (Japan)
6 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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 May FC Machida Zelvia H 0–2 L 06 May FC Tokyo A 3–0 W 02 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–2 L 29 Apr Yokohama F.Marinos H 2–3 L 25 Apr Kawasaki Frontale A 1–2 L 18 Apr Tokyo Verdy A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 05 Apr FC Tokyo A 0–0 D 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
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history6% Clean Sheets
JEF United Ichihara Chiba this season44% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this seasonJEF United Ichihara Chiba are 20th (12 pts). FC Machida Zelvia are 13th (37 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
JEF United Ichihara Chiba0-151/216-302/–31-452/646-60–/461-752/376+5/4■ Scored ■ ConcededFC Machida Zelvia0-152/–16-301/–31-452/146-603/161-752/176+–/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Fukuda Denshi Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FC Machida Zelvia winning 100% of all matches.
- 7' FC Machida Zelvia is taking the lead after the goal scored by Sang-ho Na on 7.
- 12' 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.
- 17' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 22' The travelling FC Machida Zelvia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 27' JEF United Ichihara Chiba is showing some good football. However, JEF United Ichihara Chiba are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 32' It looks like no one’s ball. JEF United Ichihara Chiba is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 36' GOAL! Sang-ho Na scores on 36. Assisted by Tete Yengi
- 41' It looks surprising JEF United Ichihara Chiba does not make any changes. Erik has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 46' 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.
- 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 56' JEF United Ichihara Chiba 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.
- 61' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Issei Takahashi suffering a number of foals already.
- 65' JEF United Ichihara Chiba receives a card for a hard tackle on 65.
- 70' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryota Kuboniwa, as he is very good at scoring at Fukuda Denshi Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 80' JEF United Ichihara Chiba is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 90' FC Machida Zelvia looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Sang-ho Na scoring 2 goals.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for JEF United Ichihara Chiba.
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Lineups
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 41
- 19
- 8
- 10
- 42
- 15
- 6
- 67
- 28
- 3
- 2
Bench
- 44
- 11
- 4
- 9
- 35
- 7
- 18
- 37
- 33
Coach Yoshiyuki KobayashiFC Machida Zelvia Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 27
- 18
- 1
- 3
- 5
- 88
- 16
- 50
- 10
- 99
- 34
Bench
- 11
- 23
- 2
- 13
- 8
- 9
- 26
- 24
- 49
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Sang-ho Na 2 Head to Head
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Form
2026-05-10 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 0–2 FC Machida Zelvia L 2026-05-06 FC Tokyo 0–3 JEF United Ichihara Chiba W 2026-05-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba L 2026-04-29 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 2–3 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2026-04-25 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 JEF United Ichihara Chiba L 2026-04-18 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba LFC Machida Zelvia Form
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 2026-04-05 FC Tokyo 0–0 FC Machida Zelvia D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.23 JEF United Ichihara Chiba xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.39 FC Machida Zelvia xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 64%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Machida Zelvia winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.62Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 87% 13% ± 2.5 69% 31% ± 3.5 48% 52% ± 4.5 30% 70% Double Chance
JEF United Ichihara Chiba or Draw 44%Draw or FC Machida Zelvia 79%JEF United Ichihara Chiba or FC Machida Zelvia 78%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Machida Zelvia win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 2 9.1%1 – 1 8.7%0 – 2 Actual1 – 3 7.2%0 – 1 6%0 – 3 6%2 – 2 5.5%2 – 1 4.7%2 – 3 4.4%1 – 4 4.3%0 – 0 4%0 – 4 3.6%Asian Handicap — JEF United Ichihara Chiba
Handicap JEF United Ichihara Chiba covers Push FC Machida Zelvia covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 5% 93% -1.5 7% — 93% -1 7% 10% 82% -0.5 18% — 82% +0.5 38% — 62% +1 38% 21% 41% +1.5 59% — 41% +2 59% 18% 23% +2.5 77% — 23% Clean Sheet
JEF United Ichihara Chiba keeps clean sheet 10% ✓FC Machida Zelvia keeps clean sheet 30% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.