Machida Zelvia vs Shimizu S-Pulse, 2025 Japanese J1 League

· Japanese J.League

Machida Zelvia

14': Ryuho Kikuchi
75': Yuki Soma (P)
90'+4': Takaya Numata

FT
3 - 0

Shimizu S-Pulse

About

Machida Zelvia are hosting Shimizu S-Pulse at Machida Gion Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

14': Ryuho Kikuchi (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 14'
29': Henry Mochizuki (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 29'
45': Ibrahim Dresevic (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 45'
60': Yudai Shimamoto (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 60'
70': Oh Se-Hun (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 70'
70': Tanque (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 70'
70': Kanta Chiba (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 70'
75': Yuki Soma (Machida Zelvia) Penalty - Scored at 75'
79': Motoki Nishihara (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 79'
79': Hikaru Nakahara (Shimizu S-Pulse) Substitution at 79'
85': Na Sang-Ho (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 85'
85': Takaya Numata (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 85'
90': Ryohei Shirasaki (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 90'
90'+4': Takaya Numata (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 94'

Statistics

SHI		ZEL
6	Fouls	14
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	2
3	Saves	2
63.6	Possession	36.4
12	SHOTS	16
2	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
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
3	Blocked Shots	5
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Machida Gion Stadium
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 11,779

Japanese J1 League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Kashima Antlers	18	+20	45
2	FC Tokyo	18	+12	37
3	Machida Zelvia	18	+4	37
4	Kawasaki Frontale	18	-4	28

Full Table

Line-Ups

Machida Zelvia (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Kosei Tani (GK)
4	Ryuho Kikuchi
3	Gen Shoji
50	Daihachi Okamura
18	Hokuto Shimoda
16	Hiroyuki Mae
26	Kotaro Hayashi
6	Henry Mochizuki
9	Shota Fujio
7	Yuki Soma
20	Takuma Nishimura

Machida Zelvia Substitutes:

Takaya Numata, Oh Se-Hun, Keiya Sento, Ryohei Shirasaki, Na Sang-Ho, Yuta Nakayama, Tatsuya Morita, Ibrahim Dresevic, Mitchell Duke.

Shimizu S-Pulse (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Yuya Oki (GK)
66	Jelani Sumiyoshi
25	Mateus Brunetti Valor
4	Sodai Hasukawa
21	Shinya Yajima
36	Zento Uno
7	Capixaba
14	Reon Yamahara
23	Koya Kitagawa
33	Takashi Inui
19	Kai Matsuzaki

Shimizu S-Pulse Substitutes:

Rinsei Ohata, Kanta Chiba, Haruto Hidaka, Yudai Shimamoto, Hikaru Nakahara, Tanque, Motoki Nishihara, Kento Haneda, Togo Umeda.

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