Machida Zelvia vs Avispa Fukuoka, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Regular Season

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Machida Zelvia

22': Tete Yengi
73': Hiroyuki Mae
76': Henry Mochizuki

FT
3 - 0

Avispa Fukuoka

About

Machida Zelvia are hosting Avispa Fukuoka at Machida Gion Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Commentary

22': Tete Yengi (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 22'
45': Yuji Kitajima (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 45'
54': Daihachi Okamura (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 54'
60': Gen Shoji (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 60'
65': Takuma Nishimura (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 65'
68': Kokoro Maeda (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 68'
68': Yu Hashimoto (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 68'
73': Hiroyuki Mae (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 73'
76': Henry Mochizuki (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 76'
77': Mitchell Duke (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 77'
77': Ryohei Shirasaki (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 77'
79': Shohei Takemoto (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 79'
86': Sani Brown (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 86'
86': Keiya Sento (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 86'
86': Ibrahim Dresevic (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 86'

Statistics

AVF		ZEL
9	Fouls	15
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	2
4	Saves	1
47.8	Possession	52.2
9	SHOTS	8
1	ON GOAL	7
0.1	On Target %	0.9
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
330	Accurate Passes	394
429	Passes	478
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	0
10	Effective Tackles	8
16	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
15	Clearances	37

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Machida Gion Stadium
Location: Tokyo, Japan

Japanese J1 League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	10	+19	23
2	Machida Zelvia	10	+15	23
3	FC Tokyo	10	+13	23
4	Vissel Kobe	10	+8	22

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Machida Zelvia (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Kosei Tani (GK)
50	Daihachi Okamura
2	Thomas Ouwejan
3	Gen Shoji
31	Neta Lavi
16	Hiroyuki Mae
33	Takahiro Akimoto
6	Henry Mochizuki
99	Tete Yengi
7	Yuki Soma
9	Koki Ogawa

Machida Zelvia Substitutes:

Futa Tokumura, Ryohei Shirasaki, Ibrahim Dresevic, Aki Koch, Mitchell Duke, Keiya Sento, Tatsuya Morita, Takuma Nishimura.

Avispa Fukuoka (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
24	Yuma Obata (GK)
37	Masaya Tashiro
15	Yuma Tsujioka
16	Teppei Oka
11	Tomoya Miki
34	Keiya Shiihashi
29	Yota Maejima
2	Masato Yuzawa
9	Werik
13	Shu Morooka
6	Masato Shigemi

Avispa Fukuoka Substitutes:

Yu Hashimoto, Takumi Nagaishi, Yuji Kitajima, Kokoro Maeda, Kaoru Yamawaki, Sani Brown, Daiki Miya, Shohei Takemoto, Kenedeiebusu Mikuni.

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