Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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 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
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 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
0% Clean Sheets
JEF United Ichihara Chiba this season
100% 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)

FC Machida Zelvia
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ 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' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both JEF United Ichihara Chiba and FC Machida Zelvia are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 7' Sang-ho Na does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Machida Zelvia surge ahead!
  • 12' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both JEF United Ichihara Chiba and FC Machida Zelvia are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 17' Takashi Kawano, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 22' Daihachi Okamura has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 27' Ryota Kuboniwa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 36' Sang-ho Na doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 41' JEF United Ichihara Chiba have won 12 goals from 18 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 46' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 56' Futa Tokumura needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
  • 65' A moment of madness from Makoto Himeno on 65 minutes earns him a card. JEF United Ichihara Chiba will be frustrated.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ibrahim Dresevic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Machida Zelvia.
  • 80' FC Machida Zelvia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' JEF United Ichihara Chiba currently sit 19 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • JEF United Ichihara Chiba will have plenty to reflect on. FC Machida Zelvia were simply the better side today.

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