Kawasaki Frontale vs JEF United Ichihara Chiba, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Kawasaki Frontale vs JEF United Ichihara Chiba — J. League at Todoroki Athletics Stadium.
- Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
- JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
11 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 3.5 goals/gameStandings
# 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 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 11 Kashima Antlers 18 45 12 FC Tokyo 18 37 13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 15 Tokyo 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr JEF United Ichihara Chiba H 2–1 W 18 Apr Yokohama F.Marinos A 2–1 W 12 Apr Kashima Antlers H 0–2 L 05 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds H 3–2 W 28 Mar FC Machida Zelvia A 0–1 L 22 Mar Yokohama F.Marinos H 0–5 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 04 Apr Tokyo Verdy H 3–2 W 22 Mar Kashima Antlers A 1–2 L 18 Mar FC Tokyo H 1–2 L Season Stats
Kawasaki Frontale JEF United Ichihara Chiba #14 Position #20 28 Points 12 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 15 38 Scored 29 40 Conceded 46 -2 GD -17 1.56 PPG 0.67 56% Win % 17% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season6% Clean Sheets
JEF United Ichihara Chiba this seasonKawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts). JEF United Ichihara Chiba are 20th (12 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Kawasaki Frontale0-152/116-30–/–31-45–/346-601/461-751/376+7/2■ Scored ■ ConcededJEF United Ichihara Chiba0-151/216-302/–31-452/646-60–/461-752/376+5/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Kawasaki Frontale gets underway.
- 5' What a strike from Yuki Yamamoto! The score is 1-0.
- 8' JEF United Ichihara Chiba player sees a card in front of him.
- 13' 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.
- 18' Manato Shinada has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 23' 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.
- 28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 33' The travelling JEF United Ichihara Chiba supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 38' It looks surprising Kawasaki Frontale does not make any changes. Carlinhos has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 43' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 48' Naohiro Sugiyama needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 53' 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.
- 56' Another substitution for Kawasaki Frontale to replace Sota Miura by Asahi Sasaki on 56 minute.
- 61' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Kawasaki Frontale winning 100% of all matches.
- 63' Another substitution for Kawasaki Frontale to replace Ten Miyagi by Marcinho on 63 minute.
- 66' The whistle greets Takumi Tsukui as he departs to be replaced by Naohiro Sugiyama.
- 71' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 76' It’s high time Yoshiyuki Kobayashi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 80' Shunsuke Hayashi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yuto Matsunagane on 80 minute.
- 83' The whistle greets Yusuke Kobayashi as he departs to be replaced by Manato Shinada.
- 85' GOAL! Rikuto Ishio scores on 85. Assisted by Naohiro Sugiyama
- 89' GOAL! Marcinho scores on 89. Assisted by Yasuto Wakizaka
- 90' Marcinho is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- 90' Masaru Hidaka has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rikuto Ishio on 90 minute.
- The final score is 2-1.
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Lineups
Kawasaki Frontale Lineups
Starting XI
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17
Tatsuya Ito ↓ So Kawahara 63'
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- 14
- 28
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24
Ten Miyagi ↓ Marcinho 63'
- 29
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13
Sota Miura ↓ Asahi Sasaki 56'
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91
Lazar Romanic ↓ Erison 80'
Bench
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23
Marcinho ↑ 63'
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9
Erison ↑ 80'
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5
Asahi Sasaki ↑ 56'
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19
So Kawahara ↑ 63'
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- 38
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32
Shunsuke Hayashi ↑ 80'
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Coach Shigetoshi HasebeJEF United Ichihara Chiba Lineups
Starting XI
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Takuya Yasui ↓ Naoki Tsubaki 66'
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42
Zain Issaka ↓ Yuma Igari 66'
- 28
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Rikuto Ishio ↓ Masaru Hidaka 90'
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Bench
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44
Manato Shinada ↑ 83'
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14
Naoki Tsubaki ↑ 66'
- 35
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18
Naohiro Sugiyama ↑ 66'
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67
Masaru Hidaka ↑ 90'
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Yuma Igari ↑ 66'
Coach Yoshiyuki Kobayashi -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Marcinho 1 Yuki Yamamoto 1 Rikuto Ishio 1 Head to Head
Kawasaki Frontale Form
2026-04-25 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 JEF United Ichihara Chiba W 2026-04-18 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2026-04-12 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Kashima Antlers L 2026-04-05 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2026-03-28 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2026-03-22 Kawasaki Frontale 0–5 Yokohama F.Marinos LJEF United Ichihara Chiba Form
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 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 -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 43.01 Kawasaki Frontale xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.14 JEF United Ichihara Chiba xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 87% + Both teams to score 83%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Kawasaki Frontale winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 5.15Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 99% 1% ± 1.5 96% 4% ± 2.5 87% 13% ± 3.5 74% 26% ± 4.5 57% 43% Double Chance
Kawasaki Frontale or Draw 76%Draw or JEF United Ichihara Chiba 43%Kawasaki Frontale or JEF United Ichihara Chiba 81%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 2 5.9%3 – 2 5.8%2 – 1 Actual3 – 1 5.6%1 – 1 4.4%4 – 2 4.4%2 – 3 4.2%4 – 1 4.1%3 – 3 4.1%1 – 2 4.1%4 – 3 3.1%1 – 3 2.9%Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale
Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push JEF United Ichihara Chiba covers -2.5 22% — 78% -2 22% 15% 63% -1.5 37% — 63% -1 37% 18% 45% -0.5 55% — 45% +0.5 73% — 27% +1 73% 13% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 8% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet 13% ✓JEF United Ichihara Chiba keeps clean sheet 6% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.