Saturday , 22 August 2026

JEF United Ichihara Chiba vs Yokohama F·Marinos, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026
JEF United Ichihara Chiba
2 – 3
Full Time
Yokohama F·Marinos
Wed 29 Apr 2026 · 05:00 UTC Fukuda Denshi Arena 16,168 HT 45' · FT 45'
Carlinhos pen 18' 1–0
1–1 48' Kaina Tanimura
1–2 58' Kaina Tanimura
1–3 63' Taisei Inoue
Hiroto Goya 90+8' 2–3

Overview

Match Preview

JEF United Ichihara Chiba vs Yokohama F·Marinos — J. League at Fukuda Denshi Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Koji Takasaki (Japan)
  • Assistant 1 Tomoyuki Umeda (Japan)
  • Assistant 2 Tatsuya Fujisawa

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Vissel Kobe 18 35
2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30
5 Gamba Osaka 18 28
6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24
8 Kyōto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tōkyō 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tōkyō Verdy 18 28
16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25
17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20
18 Yokohama F·Marinos 18 20
19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18
20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12

Head-to-Head

2
JEF United Ichihara Chiba 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Yokohama F·Marinos
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-29 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 2–3 Yokohama F·Marinos 2026-03-14 Yokohama F·Marinos 2–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Recent Form

JEF United Ichihara Chiba
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
04 Apr Tōkyō Verdy H 3–2 W
22 Mar Kashima Antlers A 1–2 L
Yokohama F·Marinos
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Apr JEF United Ichihara Chiba A 3–2 W
25 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 3–2 W
18 Apr Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L
11 Apr FC Tōkyō H 1–3 L
05 Apr Kashiwa Reysol A 0–3 L
22 Mar Kawasaki Frontale A 5–0 W

Season Stats

JEF United Ichihara Chiba Yokohama F·Marinos
#20 Position #18
12 Points 20
18 Played 18
3 / 0 / 15 W / D / L 6 / 0 / 12
29 Scored 31
46 Conceded 35
-17 GD -4
0.67 PPG 1.11
17% Win % 33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
JEF United Ichihara Chiba this season
100% Clean Sheets
Yokohama F·Marinos this season

JEF United Ichihara Chiba are 20th (12 pts). Yokohama F·Marinos are 18th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Yokohama F·Marinos
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

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 Yokohama F.Marinos for another epic battle.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Aruto Higuchi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for JEF United Ichihara Chiba.
  • 10' Takumi Tsukui is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Yokohama F.Marinos tonight.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 18' What a strike from Carlinhos! The score is 1-0.
  • 23' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 28' Yokohama F.Marinos are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 33' Jun Amano has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 38' Ryota Kuboniwa, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Masaru Hidaka made 19 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 48' Brilliant from the ! Kaina Tanimura makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 48.
  • 53' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Yokohama F.Marinos that had 303 games and scored 557 goals.
  • 58' Kaina Tanimura is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 61' A change in the JEF United Ichihara Chiba ranks — Daichi Ishikawa exits the field as Hiroto Goya enters on 61.
  • 63' The Japan Taisei Inoue breaks the deadlock on 63 minutes. 1-3!
  • 68' JEF United Ichihara Chiba is showing some good football. However, JEF United Ichihara Chiba are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 73' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 74' Yusuke Kobayashi makes way for Manato Shinada at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from JEF United Ichihara Chiba.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Kota Watanabe as he leaves the pitch. Thomas Deng steps in for Yokohama F.Marinos.
  • 80' JEF United Ichihara Chiba make a change. Zain Issaka trudges off to be replaced by Kazuki Tanaka on 80 minutes.
  • 85' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 86' Another substitution for Yokohama F.Marinos to replace Kaina Tanimura by Din David on 86 minute.
  • 90' Yokohama F.Marinos ring the changes. Taisei Inoue has done his job and it is now time for Kanta Sekitomi to step up.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

JEF United Ichihara Chiba Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yoshiyuki Kobayashi

Yokohama F·Marinos Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hideo Oshima

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kaina Tanimura 2
Hiroto Goya 1
Carlinhos 1
Taisei Inoue 1

Head to Head

2026-04-29 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 2–3 Yokohama F·Marinos 2026-03-14 Yokohama F·Marinos 2–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba

JEF United Ichihara Chiba Form

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 Tōkyō Verdy 1–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba L 2026-04-11 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 0–1 FC Mito Holly Hock L 2026-04-04 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 3–2 Tōkyō Verdy W 2026-03-22 Kashima Antlers 2–1 JEF United Ichihara Chiba L

Yokohama F·Marinos Form

2026-04-29 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 2–3 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2026-04-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2026-04-18 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2026-04-11 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–3 FC Tōkyō L 2026-04-05 Kashiwa Reysol 3–0 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2026-03-22 Kawasaki Frontale 0–5 Yokohama F·Marinos W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.59 JEF United Ichihara Chiba xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.26 Yokohama F·Marinos xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
JEF United Ichihara Chiba28% Draw24% Yokohama F·Marinos48%
Actual: Yokohama F·Marinos win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.85
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

JEF United Ichihara Chiba or Draw
51%
Draw or Yokohama F·Marinos
72%
JEF United Ichihara Chiba or Yokohama F·Marinos
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
JEF United Ichihara Chiba23% Draw38% Yokohama F·Marinos39%
Actual: JEF United Ichihara Chiba win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 3
6.2%
2 – 1
6%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 1
4.4%
0 – 3
4%
1 – 4
3.5%
3 – 2
3.5%
0 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Handicap JEF United Ichihara Chiba covers Push Yokohama F·Marinos covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 14% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 20% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 15% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

JEF United Ichihara Chiba keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Yokohama F·Marinos keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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