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

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J. League · 2026

JEF United Ichihara Chiba

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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

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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 Yoshimi Yamashita
Assistant 1 Yukitaka Kumagai (Japan)
Assistant 2 Daisuke Hatakeyama (Japan)

3 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 1.7 goals/game

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

JEF United Ichihara Chiba 3 games · Avg 3.0 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

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

FC Machida Zelvia

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

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

31% Clean Sheets
JEF United Ichihara Chiba this season

54% 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

2/1

16-30

4/2

31-45

3/5

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/3

76+

3/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Machida Zelvia

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

5/1

46-60

2/4

61-75

6/1

76+

9/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Kazuki Tanaka

3 G

FC Machida Zelvia

Takuma Nishimura	5 G
Koki Ogawa	4 G
Yuki Soma	3 G	4 A
Tete Yengi	3 G	1 A
Hiroki Mochizuki	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. JEF United Ichihara Chiba host FC Machida Zelvia — let the battle begin!
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
7' Sang-ho Na puts FC Machida Zelvia on the lead.
12' FC Machida Zelvia has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
17' With 0 assists to his name this season, Zain Issaka is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Machida Zelvia.
22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Masaru Hidaka, as he is very good at scoring at Fukuda Denshi Arena with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
27' Dudu Pacheco needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
32' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
36' The South Korea forward Sang-ho Na breaks the deadlock on 36 minutes. 0-2!
41' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
46' 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 Futa Tokumura suffering a number of foals already.
51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Machida Zelvia that had 106 games and scored 141 goals.
56' Japan international Hotaka Nakamura has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
61' The home supporters are growing impatient. JEF United Ichihara Chiba must find a spark to ignite this game.
65' Makoto Himeno picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
70' FC Machida Zelvia have won 141 goals from 106 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
75' 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.
80' 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.
85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
90' Both keepers have barely been tested. JEF United Ichihara Chiba and FC Machida Zelvia are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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

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

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

0 – 3

2 – 2

5.5%

2 – 1

4.7%

2 – 3

4.4%

1 – 4

4.3%

0 – 0

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.

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