Machida Zelvia vs JEF United Chiba — J2 League 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 126+ matches
Machida Zelvia39%
JEF United Chiba34%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Both teams create about equally
Season form · 126 home / 165 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under56
- Over44
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No50
- Yes50
Close call
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Machida Zelvia ↓
Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
Draw no bet
Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Machida Zelvia at home — creates 1.32, concedes 1.10 · 126 matches
JEF United Chiba away — creates 1.23, concedes 1.21 · 165 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Machida Zelvia attack 1.32 + JEF United Chiba defence 1.21 → ÷2 → 1.27
JEF United Chiba attack 1.23 + Machida Zelvia defence 1.10 → ÷2 → 1.17
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 39%?"
Machida Zelvia at 39% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 39% does not mean "Machida Zelvia will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Probable lineups not yet announced
Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff
Matsumoto Yamaga
Oita Trinita
Yokohama FCMachida Zelvia
Omiya Ardija
Tokyo Verdy
Avispa Fukuoka
Renofa Yamaguchi
Ventforet Kofu
Mito Hollyhock
Tokushima Vortis
Montedio Yamagata
KanazawaJEF United Chiba
Fagiano Okayama
Albirex Niigata
Tochigi SC
Ehime FC
Kyoto Sanga
FC Gifu
Roasso Kumamoto
Kamatamare SanukiIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Machida Zelvia host JEF United Chiba on Sunday, 3 April 2022 at 05:00. The match is part of the J2 League 2018/2019 season.
J2 League: Machida Zelvia 1–1 JEF United Chiba
Machida Zelvia and JEF United Chiba drew 1-1 in J2 League on April 3, 2022.
The match was played at Machida Gion Stadium in Tokyo.