JEF United Ichihara Chiba vs Tokyo Verdy, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
JEF United Ichihara Chiba vs Tokyo Verdy — J. League at Fukuda Denshi Arena.
- JEF United Ichihara Chiba 16 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
- Tokyo Verdy 17 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ryo Tanimoto
- Assistant 1 Kota Watanabe
- Assistant 2 Kenji Wakamiya (Japan)
8 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.4 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 16 39 2 FC Tokyo 17 35 3 FC Machida Zelvia 16 33 4 Nagoya Grampus 16 31 5 Vissel Kobe 16 31 6 Tokyo Verdy 17 28 7 Gamba Osaka 17 25 8 Cerezo Osaka FC 16 25 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 24 10 Urawa Red Diamonds 17 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 17 18 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 17 17 19 Kashiwa Reysol 17 14 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 16 12 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Apr Tokyo Verdy H 3–2 W 22 Mar Kashima Antlers A 1–2 L 18 Mar FC Tokyo H 1–2 L 14 Mar Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–2 L 07 Mar Kashiwa Reysol H 2–1 W 27 Feb FC Machida Zelvia A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Apr JEF United Ichihara Chiba A 2–3 L 22 Mar FC Tokyo H 4–2 W 18 Mar Kawasaki Frontale H 0–2 L 14 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–0 W 07 Mar Kashima Antlers A 0–2 L 28 Feb Yokohama F.Marinos A 2–3 L Season Stats
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Tokyo Verdy #20 Position #6 12 Points 28 16 Played 17 3 / 0 / 13 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 7 27 Scored 29 40 Conceded 26 -13 GD +3 0.75 PPG 1.65 19% Win % 59% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history6% Clean Sheets
JEF United Ichihara Chiba this season24% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this seasonJEF United Ichihara Chiba are 20th (12 pts). Tokyo Verdy are 6th (28 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
JEF United Ichihara Chiba0-151/216-302/–31-451/346-60–/461-752/376+4/1■ Scored ■ ConcededTokyo Verdy0-15–/–16-301/231-452/246-603/161-752/176+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. JEF United Ichihara Chiba is hosting Tokyo Verdy for another epic battle.
- 5' JEF United Ichihara Chiba is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tomoya Wakahara made 139 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' 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.
- 19' JEF United Ichihara Chiba is taking the lead after the goal scored by Hiroto Goya on 19.
- 24' 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.
- 29' It’s high time Yoshiyuki Kobayashi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 34' Tokyo Verdy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
- 39' Tokyo Verdy looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Yuya Fukuda scoring 1 goals.
- 40' Goal! Hiroto Goya scores his 14 goal in 382 matches.
- 44' The referee calls foul for Takumi Tsukui. He receives a card.
- 46' What a strike from Yuya Fukuda! The score is 2-1.
- 46' Time for substitution for Tokyo Verdy. Daiki Fukazawa is replaced by Taiju Yoshida.
- 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 56' The travelling Tokyo Verdy supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 61' Daichi Ishikawa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 62' Goal! Taiju Yoshida scores his 2 goal in 89 matches.
- 65' The supporters are chanting for Kosuke Saito. He replaces Yuan Matsuhashi on 65 minute.
- 70' Another change for JEF United Ichihara Chiba made on 70 minute. Hiroto Goya leaves to be changed by Makoto Himeno.
- 71' Masaru Hidaka has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takuya Yasui on 71 minute.
- 73' The supporters are chanting for Hiroto Yamami. He replaces Yuya Fukuda on 73 minute.
- 75' That looks like a foul for a card for Riku Matsuda.
- 78' Another substitution for Tokyo Verdy to replace Rei Hirakawa by Issei Kumatoriya on 78 minute.
- 82' JEF United Ichihara Chiba manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Naohiro Sugiyama is hanging Zain Issaka on the field on 82 minute.
- 83' JEF United Ichihara Chiba manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuma Igari is hanging Yusuke Kobayashi on the field on 83 minute.
- 85' Goal! Masaru Hidaka scores his 1 goal in 13 matches.
- 87' Another change for JEF United Ichihara Chiba made on 87 minute. Takumi Tsukui leaves to be changed by Takuro Iwai.
- 89' Takayuki Mae is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Takashi Kawano.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.
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JEF United Ichihara Chiba Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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- 15
- 28
- 24
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41
Takuya Yasui ↓ Masaru Hidaka 71'
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5
Yusuke Kobayashi ↓ Yuma Igari 83'
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42
Zain Issaka ↓ Naohiro Sugiyama 82'
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8
Takumi Tsukui ↓ Takuro Iwai 87'
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9
Hiroto Goya ↓ Makoto Himeno 70'
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Bench
- 19
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67
Masaru Hidaka ↑ 71'
- 39
- 13
- 32
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37
Makoto Himeno ↑ 70'
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33
Yuma Igari ↑ 83'
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27
Takuro Iwai ↑ 87'
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18
Naohiro Sugiyama ↑ 82'
Coach Yoshiyuki KobayashiTokyo Verdy Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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16
Rei Hirakawa ↓ Issei Kumatoriya 78'
- 36
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14
Yuya Fukuda ↓ Hiroto Yamami 73'
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- 10
- 9
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7
Yuan Matsuhashi ↓ Kosuke Saito 65'
- 21
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23
Daiki Fukazawa ↓ Taiju Yoshida 46'
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22
Yosuke Uchida ↓ Yuta Arai 46'
Bench
- 31
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8
Kosuke Saito ↑ 65'
- 4
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11
Hiroto Yamami ↑ 73'
- 28
- 27
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40
Yuta Arai ↑ 46'
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25
Issei Kumatoriya ↑ 78'
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55
Taiju Yoshida ↑ 46'
Coach Hiroshi Jofuku -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Hiroto Goya 2 Taiju Yoshida 1 Masaru Hidaka 1 Shimon Teranuma 1 Yuya Fukuda 1 Head to Head
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Form
2026-04-04 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 3–2 Tokyo Verdy W 2026-03-22 Kashima Antlers 2–1 JEF United Ichihara Chiba L 2026-03-18 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 1–2 FC Tokyo L 2026-03-14 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba L 2026-03-07 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 2–1 Kashiwa Reysol W 2026-02-27 FC Machida Zelvia 2–1 JEF United Ichihara Chiba L -
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.07 JEF United Ichihara Chiba xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.87 Tokyo Verdy xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 73%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: JEF United Ichihara Chiba winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.94Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 90% 10% ± 2.5 74% 26% ± 3.5 55% 45% ± 4.5 36% 64% Double Chance
JEF United Ichihara Chiba or Draw 68%Draw or Tokyo Verdy 54%JEF United Ichihara Chiba or Tokyo Verdy 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: JEF United Ichihara Chiba win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 8.3%2 – 1 7.6%2 – 2 6.9%1 – 2 6.9%3 – 1 5.2%3 – 2 Actual2 – 3 4.3%2 – 0 4.3%1 – 3 4.2%1 – 0 3.6%0 – 2 3.5%0 – 1 3.2%Asian Handicap — JEF United Ichihara Chiba
Handicap JEF United Ichihara Chiba covers Push Tokyo Verdy covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 13% 75% -1.5 25% — 75% -1 25% 18% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 65% — 35% +1 65% 16% 19% +1.5 81% — 19% +2 81% 11% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
JEF United Ichihara Chiba keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.