Wednesday , 30 September 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)
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 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

3
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
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 Tōkyō 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

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' It’s Showtime! The match between JEF United Ichihara Chiba and FC Machida Zelvia is underway.
  • 5' 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 Takayuki Mae suffering a number of foals already.
  • 7' Sang-ho Na does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Machida Zelvia surge ahead!
  • 12' Supporters expect more eagerness from Takashi Kawano, as he is very good at scoring at Fukuda Denshi Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 17' Dudu Pacheco has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 22' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 22 minutes.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 36' Assisted by Tete Yengi with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sang-ho Na makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 41' FC Machida Zelvia 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.
  • 46' 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.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His JEF United Ichihara Chiba side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' The travelling FC Machida Zelvia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 61' JEF United Ichihara Chiba are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Machida Zelvia backline.
  • 65' The referee has no hesitation. Makoto Himeno is booked for JEF United Ichihara Chiba — card on 65.
  • 70' It is a cagey affair so far. JEF United Ichihara Chiba in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past FC Machida Zelvia's compact 3-4-2-1.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' FC Machida Zelvia are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 85' JEF United Ichihara Chiba have won 19 goals from 25 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' Takumi Tsukui needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Yellow cards this season.
  • 0-2 the final result. JEF United Ichihara Chiba will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Takuma Nishimura 1
Yuta Nakayama 1
Hotaka Nakamura 1
Tete Yengi 1

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 Tōkyō 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.