Saturday , 22 August 2026

FC Tōkyō vs JEF United Ichihara Chiba, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026
Wed 6 May 2026 · 06:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium 29,953 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 6' Carlinhos
0–2 73' Makoto Himeno
0–3 79' Masaru Hidaka
Rio Omori 18' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Tōkyō vs JEF United Ichihara ChibaJ. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Daichi Shiino (Japan)
  • Assistant 1 Kota Watanabe
  • Assistant 2 Ryo Nakazawa

Head-to-Head

2
1
FC Tōkyō 3 games · Avg 2.7 goals JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 May JEF United Ichihara Chiba H 0–3 L
02 May Kawasaki Frontale H 2–0 W
29 Apr Kashiwa Reysol A 3–1 W
24 Apr FC Mito Holly Hock H 5–2 W
11 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos A 3–1 W
05 Apr FC Machida Zelvia H 0–0 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 May FC Tōkyō A 3–0 W
02 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–2 L
29 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–3 L
25 Apr Kawasaki Frontale A 1–2 L
18 Apr Tōkyō Verdy A 0–1 L
11 Apr FC Mito Holly Hock H 0–1 L

Season Stats

FC Tōkyō JEF United Ichihara Chiba
#12 Position #20
37 Points 12
18 Played 18
13 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 15
55 Scored 29
42 Conceded 46
+13 GD -17
2.06 PPG 0.67
72% Win % 17%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season
0% Clean Sheets
JEF United Ichihara Chiba this season

FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts). JEF United Ichihara Chiba are 20th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tōkyō
0-15
/
16-30
/
31-45
1/1
46-60
/
61-75
2/
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Ajinomoto Stadium. FC Tōkyō are looking to make home advantage count against JEF United Ichihara Chiba.
  • 5' FC Tōkyō is showing some good football. However, FC Tōkyō are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 6' Carlinhos puts JEF United Ichihara Chiba on the lead.
  • 11' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 16' Supporters expect more eagerness from Takumi Tsukui, as he is very good at scoring at Ajinomoto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 18' It’s gonna be a card for Rio Omori.
  • 23' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 28' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Yoshiyuki Kobayashi will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 33' Ryunosuke Sato is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Tōkyō tonight.
  • 38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering JEF United Ichihara Chiba that had 19 games and scored 12 goals.
  • 43' The travelling JEF United Ichihara Chiba supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 48' JEF United Ichihara Chiba started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 48.
  • 51' Masaru Hidaka picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 56' FC Tōkyō currently sit 2 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 66' Ryota Kuboniwa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 71' Japan international Masaru Hidaka has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 73' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Makoto Himeno makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 78' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 79' The Japan Masaru Hidaka breaks the deadlock on 79 minutes. 0-3!
  • 84' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. JEF United Ichihara Chiba needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 89' JEF United Ichihara Chiba seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • JEF United Ichihara Chiba celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.72 FC Tōkyō xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 JEF United Ichihara Chiba xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Tōkyō56% Draw21% JEF United Ichihara Chiba23%
Actual: JEF United Ichihara Chiba win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

FC Tōkyō or Draw
77%
Draw or JEF United Ichihara Chiba
44%
FC Tōkyō or JEF United Ichihara Chiba
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Tōkyō45% Draw35% JEF United Ichihara Chiba20%
Actual: JEF United Ichihara Chiba win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
7.6%
3 – 1
6.7%
1 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.1%
3 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
4.3%
4 – 2
3.8%
2 – 3
3.4%
1 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō

Handicap FC Tōkyō covers Push JEF United Ichihara Chiba covers
-2.5 23% 77%
-2 23% 17% 60%
-1.5 40% 60%
-1 40% 19% 41%
-0.5 59% 41%
+0.5 78% 22%
+1 78% 12% 11%
+1.5 89% 11%
+2 89% 6% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
20%
JEF United Ichihara Chiba keeps clean sheet
7%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.