Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

J. League · 2026
JEF United Ichihara Chiba
0 – 2
Full Time
FC Machida Zelvia
Sun 10 May 2026 · 08:00 UTC Fukuda Denshi Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 7' Sang-ho Na
0–2 36' Sang-ho Na
Makoto Himeno 65' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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 total

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 Tōkyō 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

2
JEF United Ichihara Chiba 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals FC Machida Zelvia
Last 5 meetings
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
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
FC Machida Zelvia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Tōkyō 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 history
6% Clean Sheets
JEF United Ichihara Chiba this season
44% 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
1/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/6
46-60
–/4
61-75
2/3
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Machida Zelvia
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/1
76+
–/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' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 7' Goal! Sang-ho Na scores his 12 goal in 10 matches.
  • 12' 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 Jose Suarez suffering a number of foals already.
  • 17' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Machida Zelvia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' It’s high time Go Kuroda made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
  • 36' GOAL! Sang-ho Na scores on 36. Assisted by Tete Yengi
  • 41' JEF United Ichihara Chiba started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
  • 46' 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.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hotaka Nakamura made 437 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' It looks surprising JEF United Ichihara Chiba does not make any changes. Takayuki Mae has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 65' That looks like a foul for a card for Makoto Himeno.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. JEF United Ichihara Chiba needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Machida Zelvia that had 94 games and scored 116 goals.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dudu Pacheco, as he is very good at scoring at Fukuda Denshi Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • Another three points for FC Machida Zelvia.

Lineups

JEF United Ichihara Chiba Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yoshiyuki Kobayashi

FC Machida Zelvia Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Go Kuroda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sang-ho Na 2

Head to Head

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

JEF United Ichihara Chiba Form

2026-05-10 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 0–2 FC Machida Zelvia L 2026-05-06 FC Tōkyō 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 L

FC 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 Tōkyō 0–0 FC Machida Zelvia D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.23 JEF United Ichihara Chiba xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.39 FC Machida Zelvia xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
JEF United Ichihara Chiba21% Draw22% FC Machida Zelvia57%
Actual: FC Machida Zelvia win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
JEF United Ichihara Chiba16% Draw38% FC Machida Zelvia46%
Actual: FC Machida Zelvia win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
9.1%
1 – 1
8.7%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 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.