Japanese J.League

JEF United Ichihara-Chiba vs Machida Zelvia, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Regular Season

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JEF United Ichihara-Chiba
    FT
    0 - 4
    Machida Zelvia
    • 17': Yuta Nakayama
    • 34': Tete Yengi
    • 70': Takuma Nishimura
    • 82': Hotaka Nakamura

    About

    JEF United Ichihara-Chiba are hosting Machida Zelvia at Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

    Match Timeline

    • 17': Yuta Nakayama (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 17'
    • 34': Tete Yengi (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 34'
    • 45'+3': Takumi Tsukui (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Yellow Card at 45'+3'
    • 56': Daniel Hall (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Yellow Card at 56'
    • 63': Takuma Nishimura (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 63'
    • 65': Daichi Ishikawa (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 65'
    • 65': Ken Yamura (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 65'
    • 70': Takuma Nishimura (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 70'
    • 71': Takayuki Mae (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 71'
    • 71': Kazuki Tanaka (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 71'
    • 81': Hokuto Shimoda (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 81'
    • 82': Shota Fujio (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 82'
    • 82': Hotaka Nakamura (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 82'
    • 83': Leonardo Rocha (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 83'
    • 87': Erison (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Yellow Card at 87'
    • 88': Futa Tokumura (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 88'
    • 88': Henry Mochizuki (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 88'

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 16
    0 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    8 Corner Kicks 2
    2 Saves 1
    48.1 Possession 51.9
    18 SHOTS 9
    5 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    317 Accurate Passes 363
    390 Passes 432
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    4 Blocked Shots 1
    6 Effective Tackles 11
    15 Tackles 17
    0.4 Tackle % 0.6
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    19 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: Japanese J.League

    Venue: Fukuda Denshi Arena
    Location: Chiba, Japan

    Japanese J1 League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Machida Zelvia 3 +10 9
    2 Kashiwa Reysol 3 +5 9
    3 Kashima Antlers 3 +3 9
    4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 +6 7
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    JEF JEF United Ichihara-Chiba (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    19 José Suárez (GK)
    66 Daniel Hall Yellow Card
    28 Takashi Kawano
    24 Koji Toriumi
    25 Indio
    4 Taishi Taguchi
    8 Takumi Tsukui Yellow Card
    22 Takahiro Ilda
    99 Erison Yellow Card
    30 Takumi Matsumura
    37 Makoto Himeno
    JEF United Ichihara-Chiba Substitutes:
    Daichi Ishikawa, Takuya Yasui, Ken Yamura, Ryota Suzuki, Koki Yonekura, Rikuto Ishio, Kazuki Tanaka, Takayuki Mae, Leonardo Rocha.

    ZEL Machida Zelvia (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Kosei Tani (GK)
    50 Daihachi Okamura
    19 Yuta Nakayama
    3 Gen Shoji
    31 Neta Lavi
    16 Hiroyuki Mae
    33 Takahiro Akimoto
    88 Hotaka Nakamura
    99 Tete Yengi
    7 Yuki Soma
    15 Mitchell Duke
    Machida Zelvia Substitutes:
    Tatsuya Morita, Takuma Nishimura, Futa Tokumura, Henry Mochizuki, Ibrahim Dresevic, Hokuto Shimoda, Keiya Sento, Ryohei Shirasaki, Shota Fujio.

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