Thursday , 1 October 2026

Tokyo Verdy vs FC Machida Zelvia, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026
Tokyo Verdy
6 – 5
4 – 3 pen
Full Time
FC Machida Zelvia
Sat 21 Feb 2026 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Tokyo Verdy vs FC Machida Zelvia — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 10.7 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

2
4
Tokyo Verdy 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals FC Machida Zelvia
Last 5 meetings
2026-02-21 Tokyo Verdy 6–5 FC Machida Zelvia 2025-07-20 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia 2025-02-26 FC Machida Zelvia 0–1 Tokyo Verdy 2024-07-14 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia 2024-05-19 FC Machida Zelvia 5–0 Tokyo Verdy

Recent Form

Tokyo Verdy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Feb FC Machida Zelvia H 6–5 W
15 Feb Kashiwa Reysol A 2–1 W
08 Feb FC Mito Holly Hock H 3–1 W
06 Dec Gamba Osaka A 1–4 L
30 Nov Kashima Antlers H 0–1 L
08 Nov Avispa Fukuoka H 0–0 D
FC Machida Zelvia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Feb Tokyo Verdy A 5–6 L
14 Feb FC Mito Holly Hock H 2–2 D
06 Feb Yokohama F.Marinos A 3–2 W
06 Dec Kashiwa Reysol A 0–1 L
30 Nov Nagoya Grampus H 3–1 W
09 Nov FC Tokyo H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Tokyo Verdy FC Machida Zelvia
#15 Position #13
28 Points 37
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 13 / 0 / 5
29 Scored 42
32 Conceded 33
-3 GD +9
1.56 PPG 2.06
56% Win % 72%

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this season
14% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this season

Tokyo Verdy are 15th (28 pts). FC Machida Zelvia are 13th (37 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Tokyo Verdy
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/1
■ 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)

Tokyo Verdy
Naoki Hayashi 2 G
Shuhei Mizoguchi 1 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' The ball is rolling at . Tokyo Verdy are looking to make home advantage count against FC Machida Zelvia.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 6-5.

Lineups

Tokyo Verdy Lineups

FC Machida Zelvia Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Shota Fujio 3
Erik 1
Kai Shibato 1
Kosuke Saito 1
Ryuho Kikuchi 1
Kazuya Miyahara 1

Head to Head

2026-02-21 Tokyo Verdy 6–5 FC Machida Zelvia 2025-07-20 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia 2025-02-26 FC Machida Zelvia 0–1 Tokyo Verdy 2024-07-14 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia 2024-05-19 FC Machida Zelvia 5–0 Tokyo Verdy

Tokyo Verdy Form

2026-02-21 Tokyo Verdy 6–5 FC Machida Zelvia W 2026-02-15 Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Tokyo Verdy W 2026-02-08 Tokyo Verdy 3–1 FC Mito Holly Hock W 2025-12-06 Gamba Osaka 4–1 Tokyo Verdy L 2025-11-30 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 Kashima Antlers L 2025-11-08 Tokyo Verdy 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka D

FC Machida Zelvia Form

2026-02-21 Tokyo Verdy 6–5 FC Machida Zelvia L 2026-02-14 FC Machida Zelvia 2–2 FC Mito Holly Hock D 2026-02-06 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–3 FC Machida Zelvia W 2025-12-06 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 FC Machida Zelvia L 2025-11-30 FC Machida Zelvia 3–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2025-11-09 FC Machida Zelvia 0–1 FC Tokyo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.08 Tokyo Verdy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.24 FC Machida Zelvia xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Tokyo Verdy or FC Machida Zelvia 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Tokyo Verdy41% Draw22% FC Machida Zelvia37%
Actual: Tokyo Verdy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

Tokyo Verdy or Draw
63%
Draw or FC Machida Zelvia
59%
Tokyo Verdy or FC Machida Zelvia
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Tokyo Verdy30% Draw36% FC Machida Zelvia34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–5 not predicted
6 – 5
Actual
1 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 3
5.1%
1 – 3
5%
3 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 3
3.6%
0 – 2
3.5%
2 – 0
3%
2 – 4
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Tokyo Verdy

Handicap Tokyo Verdy covers Push FC Machida Zelvia covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 11% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 16% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 17% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 13% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
FC Machida Zelvia keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.