Japanese J.League

FT Friday, February 20, 2026
Machida Zelvia WWWWL 2
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Tokyo Verdy 1969 LLWWW 2
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ZEL020032
TYKV020042
Tokyo Verdy 1969 win 4-3 on penalties · Tokyo Stadium · 15,956 att.

Team Stats

9
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
2
0
Saves
2
49.3
Possession
50.7
11
SHOTS
8
4
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
328
Accurate Passes
360
426
Passes
446
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
3
15
Crosses
9
0.5
Cross %
0.3
74
Long Balls
63
35
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
8
12
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
4
Interceptions
6
9
Effective Clearances
25
9
Clearances
25

Head to Head

ZEL leads series 3-2

Lineups

TYKV · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Matheus VidottoG
  2. 4Naoki HayashiCD
  3. 6Kazuya MiyaharaCD-L
  4. 15Kaito SuzukiCD-R
  5. 10Koki MoritaCM-L
  6. 16Rei HirakawaCM-R
  7. 23Daiki FukazawaLM
  8. 22Yosuke UchidaRM
  9. 9Itsuki SomenoF
  10. 8Kosuke SaitoCF-L
  11. 7Yuan MatsuhashiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Yuya NagasawaSUB
  2. 11Hiroto YamamiSUB
  3. 40Yuta AraiSUB
  4. 28Joi YamamotoSUB
  5. 5Ryota InoueSUB
  6. 27Ryosuke ShiraiSUB
  7. 13Goki YamadaSUB
  8. 55Taiju YoshidaSUB
  9. 17Tetsuyuki InamiSUB

ZEL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Kosei TaniG
  2. 50Daihachi OkamuraCD
  3. 19Yuta NakayamaCD-L
  4. 5Ibrahim DresevicCD-R
  5. 31Neta LaviCM-L
  6. 23Ryohei ShirasakiCM-R
  7. 26Kotaro HayashiLM
  8. 88Hotaka NakamuraRM
  9. 99Tete YengiF
  10. 7Yuki SomaCF-L
  11. 27ErikCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Asahi MasuyamaSUB
  2. 49Kanji KuwayamaSUB
  3. 20Takuma NishimuraSUB
  4. 18Hokuto ShimodaSUB
  5. 16Hiroyuki MaeSUB
  6. 34Futa TokumuraSUB
  7. 13Tatsuya MoritaSUB
  8. 9Shota FujioSUB
  9. 10Na Sang-HoSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Yuta Arai (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 12'
  2. 45' Ryota Inoue (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 45'
  3. 67' Takuma Nishimura (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 67'
  4. 69' Yuki Soma (Machida Zelvia) Goal - Free-kick at 69'
  5. 74' Erik (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 74'
  6. 77' Hiroto Yamami (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 77'
  7. 77' Ryosuke Shirai (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 77'
  8. 79' Kanji Kuwayama (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 79'
  9. 80' Yuta Nakayama (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 80'
  10. 86' Taiju Yoshida (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 86'
  11. 89' Hiroto Yamami (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Goal at 89'
  12. 90'+2' Futa Tokumura (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 92'
  13. 90'+3' Hokuto Shimoda (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 93'
  14. 90'+3' Hiroyuki Mae (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 93'
  15. 90'+5' Taiju Yoshida (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Goal - Header at 95'
  16. 90'
  17. 98'

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