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Preview
- Matchweek 3 of the 2026 J1 League brings Tokyo Verdy against Machida Zelvia on 2026-02-21 (kick-off 05:00 GMT).
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Jofuku Hiroshi and G. Kuroda.
- In the table Tokyo Verdy are 1st (6 pts) and Machida Zelvia sit 3rd with 5 pts.
- Tokyo Verdy and Machida Zelvia will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
- Our model projects Tokyo Verdy in a 3-defender setup (3-4-2-1), with Machida Zelvia anticipated to match that in 3-4-2-1.
- Last time out, Y. Fukuda registered the best mark for Tokyo Verdy - 7.9 - and G. Shōji did likewise for Machida Zelvia with an 8.2 score.
- Tokyo Verdy came off a win (2-1 vs Kashiwa Reysol) and Machida Zelvia also triumphed (3-2 vs Chengdu Rongcheng).
- Tokyo Verdy's form is 2-0-3 recently, but Machida Zelvia are on a roll with 3-1-1 in their last 5 matches.
- Machida Zelvia lead this rivalry - 11 wins from 23 matches versus Tokyo Verdy (who've won just 6 games), alongside 6 draws.
- A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Tokyo Verdy's 1-0-0 home form and Machida Zelvia's 1-0-0 away record.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Verdy
Machida
Events
| 12' | |||
HT 0 - 0 | |||
| 46' | |||
| 67' | |||
| 69' | 0 - 1 | ||
| 74' | Erik | ||
| 77' | |||
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| 79' | |||
| 80' | 0 - 2 | ||
| 83' | Goal confirmed | Yuta Nakayama-VAR | |
| 86' | |||
| 89' | 1 - 2 | ||
| 90+2' | |||
| 90+3' | |||
| 90+3' | |||
| 90+5' | 2 - 2 | ||
Stats
Lineups
Standings
Verdy is going head to head with Machida on 21/2/2026 05:00 GMT for the Japan J1 League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Verdy v Machida H2H statistics!