FC Tokyo vs JEF United Ichihara Chiba, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
FC Tokyo vs JEF United Ichihara Chiba — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.
- FC Tokyo 16 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
- JEF United Ichihara Chiba 16 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Daichi Shiino (Japan)
- Assistant 1 Kota Watanabe
- Assistant 2 Ryo Nakazawa
6 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 6.5 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 16 39 2 FC Tokyo 16 35 3 FC Machida Zelvia 16 33 4 Nagoya Grampus 16 31 5 Vissel Kobe 16 31 6 Gamba Osaka 17 25 7 Cerezo Osaka FC 16 25 8 Tokyo Verdy 16 25 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 24 10 Urawa Red Diamonds 16 24 11 Shimizu S-Pulse 16 24 12 Kawasaki Frontale 16 23 13 Fagiano Okayama FC 16 23 14 Avispa Fukuoka 17 21 15 Kyoto Sanga FC 16 20 16 V-Varen Nagasaki 16 19 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 16 18 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 16 17 19 Kashiwa Reysol 16 14 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 16 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 May FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo Verdy A 0–1 L 11 Apr FC Mito Holly Hock H 0–1 L Season Stats
FC Tokyo JEF United Ichihara Chiba #2 Position #20 35 Points 12 16 Played 16 12 / 0 / 4 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 13 45 Scored 27 32 Conceded 40 +13 GD -13 2.19 PPG 0.75 75% Win % 19% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this season6% Clean Sheets
JEF United Ichihara Chiba this seasonFC Tokyo are 2nd (35 pts). JEF United Ichihara Chiba are 20th (12 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Tokyo0-15–/116-30–/231-458/–46-602/–61-754/476+3/1■ Scored ■ ConcededJEF United Ichihara Chiba0-151/216-302/–31-451/346-60–/461-752/376+4/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Tokyo to score. At the same time, JEF United Ichihara Chiba does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. JEF United Ichihara Chiba is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 6' Carlinhos puts JEF United Ichihara Chiba on the lead.
- 11' FC Tokyo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 16' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Tokyo that had 434 games and scored 394 goals.
- 18' It’s gonna be a card for Rio Omori.
- 23' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with JEF United Ichihara Chiba winning 50% of all matches.
- 28' FC Tokyo 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.
- 33' JEF United Ichihara Chiba looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Carlinhos scoring 1 goals.
- 38' It’s high time Yoshiyuki Kobayashi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 43' Takumi Tsukui has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 48' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 51' That looks like a foul for a card for Masaru Hidaka.
- 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 61' FC Tokyo is showing some good football. However, FC Tokyo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 66' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Tokyo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 71' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryota Kuboniwa made 15 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 73' What a strike from Makoto Himeno! The score is 0-2.
- 78' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Takashi Kawano suffering a number of foals already.
- 79' Goal! Masaru Hidaka scores his 2 goal in 15 matches.
- 84' Takahiro Ko needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 7 Yellow cards this season.
- 89' 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.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Tokyo.
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FC Tokyo Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2
- 18
- 22
- 8
- 9
- 15
- 81
- 42
- 23
- 17
- 16
Bench
- 5
- 3
- 10
- 39
- 28
- 71
- 26
- 27
- 1
Coach Rikizo MatsuhashiJEF United Ichihara Chiba Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 19
- 67
- 28
- 3
- 15
- 2
- 5
- 42
- 8
- 10
- 20
Bench
- 35
- 6
- 37
- 44
- 18
- 41
- 11
- 9
- 7
Coach Yoshiyuki Kobayashi -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Carlinhos 1 Masaru Hidaka 1 Makoto Himeno 1 Head to Head
FC Tokyo Form
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Form
2026-05-06 FC Tokyo 0–3 JEF United Ichihara Chiba W 2026-05-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba L 2026-04-29 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 2–3 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2026-04-25 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 JEF United Ichihara Chiba L 2026-04-18 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba L 2026-04-11 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 0–1 FC Mito Holly Hock L -
Prediction accuracy1 / 42.51 FC Tokyo xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.57 JEF United Ichihara Chiba xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 72%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: JEF United Ichihara Chiba winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 4.08Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 91% 9% ± 2.5 76% 24% ± 3.5 57% 43% ± 4.5 38% 62% Double Chance
FC Tokyo or Draw 76%Draw or JEF United Ichihara Chiba 45%FC Tokyo or JEF United Ichihara Chiba 79%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: JEF United Ichihara Chiba win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 0–3 not predicted0 – 3Actual2 – 1 8.2%1 – 1 7.5%3 – 1 6.7%2 – 2 6.3%2 – 0 5.5%3 – 2 5.2%1 – 2 5.1%3 – 0 4.4%4 – 1 4.2%1 – 0 3.9%4 – 2 3.3%2 – 3 3.3%Asian Handicap — FC Tokyo
Handicap FC Tokyo covers Push JEF United Ichihara Chiba covers -2.5 21% — 79% -2 21% 17% 63% -1.5 37% — 63% -1 37% 20% 43% -0.5 57% — 43% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 12% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 7% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet 22% ✓JEF United Ichihara Chiba keeps clean sheet 9% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.