The story
Pre-matchMachida Zelvia sit 1st in J-League, Kashiwa Reysol 3rd. Machida Zelvia are unbeaten in their last 7; Kashiwa Reysol are 5 wins in their last 7.
Recent form
Machida ZelviaDWWDW
DYokohama F. Marinos1–1Sat 12 Sept
WNagoya Grampus1–3Sun 6 Sept
WKawasaki Frontale2–1Wed 2 Sept
DMito Hollyhock1–1Sat 29 Aug
WUrawa Reds3–1Sun 23 Aug
11 pts from last 5
Kashiwa ReysolWLLWW
WKyoto Sanga2–3Fri 11 Sept
LYokohama F. Marinos0–2Sun 6 Sept
LCerezo Osaka2–0Wed 2 Sept
WShimizu S-Pulse0–1Sat 29 Aug
WV-Varen Nagasaki4–2Fri 21 Aug
9 pts from last 5
Head-to-head
MAC 1Draws 01 KAR
Kashiwa Reysol0 – 1Machida Zelvia
Machida Zelvia3 – 0Kashiwa Reysol
League table
J-League| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1▲2 | Machida Zelvia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +13 | 17 | WDWWD |
| 2▲3 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +6 | 16 | LWWWW |
| 3▲1 | Kashiwa Reysol | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 15 | WWLLW |
| 4▲2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +13 | 14 | DDWLW |
| 5▲2 | FC Tokyo | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 14 | WWDWW |
| 5– | Vissel Kobe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6▲3 | Fagiano Okayama | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 13 | DLWWW |
| 7▼1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +4 | 12 | DWLWW |
| 8▼1 | Kashima Antlers | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 12 | WWLLL |
| 9▼1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 11 | WLDWD |
| 9– | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9– | Machida Zelvia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10▼1 | Cerezo Osaka | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 10 | WLWDL |
| 11▼1 | Mito Hollyhock | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 9 | WDWDL |
| 12▼1 | Urawa Reds | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 9 | LWWWL |
| 13▲4 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 7 | LLDLW |
| 14▲4 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 7 | LLDLW |
| 15▼1 | Gamba Osaka | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 6 | LDDLL |
| 16▼1 | Nagoya Grampus | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 6 | WWLLL |
| 17▼1 | Kyoto Sanga | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 5 | LWDLL |
| 18▼1 | Avispa Fukuoka | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 4 | LLLDL |
| 19▲1 | Tokyo Verdy | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -6 | 4 | DLLDD |
| 20▼1 | JEF United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 4 | LLLWD |
Match analysis
Machida Zelvia host Kashiwa Reysol in J-League 8 at on Sun 20 Sept (05:00). Team news, predicted lineups and live stats will appear here as kick-off approaches.

