Kawasaki Frontale vs JEF United Ichihara Chiba, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Kawasaki Frontale vs JEF United Ichihara Chiba — J. League at Todoroki Athletics Stadium.
- Kawasaki Frontale 16 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
- JEF United Ichihara Chiba 16 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
10 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 3.6 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 16 39 2 FC Tokyo 17 37 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 Urawa Red Diamonds 17 25 10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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 17 18 18 Kashiwa Reysol 17 17 19 Yokohama F.Marinos 17 17 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 16 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 #12 Position #20 23 Points 12 16 Played 16 8 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 13 30 Scored 27 35 Conceded 40 -5 GD -13 1.44 PPG 0.75 50% Win % 19% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history13% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season6% Clean Sheets
JEF United Ichihara Chiba this seasonKawasaki Frontale are 12th (23 pts). JEF United Ichihara Chiba are 20th (12 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Kawasaki Frontale0-152/116-30–/–31-45–/246-60–/461-751/376+4/1■ Scored ■ ConcededJEF United Ichihara Chiba0-151/216-302/–31-451/346-60–/461-752/376+4/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
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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Kawasaki Frontale Lineups
Starting XI
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17
Tatsuya Ito ↓ So Kawahara 63'
- 49
- 14
- 28
- 6
- 8
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24
Ten Miyagi ↓ Marcinho 63'
- 29
- 2
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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'
- 15
- 38
- 1
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32
Shunsuke Hayashi ↑ 80'
- 34
Coach Shigetoshi HasebeJEF United Ichihara Chiba Lineups
Starting XI
- 19
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39
Rikuto Ishio ↓ Masaru Hidaka 90'
- 28
- 3
- 2
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41
Takuya Yasui ↓ Naoki Tsubaki 66'
- 5
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42
Zain Issaka ↓ Yuma Igari 66'
- 8
- 10
- 20
Bench
- 35
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67
Masaru Hidaka ↑ 90'
- 32
- 37
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33
Yuma Igari ↑ 66'
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44
Manato Shinada ↑ 83'
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18
Naohiro Sugiyama ↑ 66'
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14
Naoki Tsubaki ↑ 66'
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Coach Yoshiyuki Kobayashi -
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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 -
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.81 Kawasaki Frontale xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.15 JEF United Ichihara Chiba xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 86% + Both teams to score 82%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Kawasaki Frontale winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.96Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 99% 1% ± 1.5 96% 4% ± 2.5 86% 14% ± 3.5 71% 29% ± 4.5 54% 46% Double Chance
Kawasaki Frontale or Draw 74%Draw or JEF United Ichihara Chiba 45%Kawasaki Frontale or JEF United Ichihara Chiba 81%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 2 6.2%2 – 1 Actual3 – 2 5.7%3 – 1 5.4%1 – 1 4.9%1 – 2 4.6%2 – 3 4.4%3 – 3 4.1%4 – 2 4%4 – 1 3.8%1 – 3 3.3%2 – 0 3%Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale
Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push JEF United Ichihara Chiba covers -2.5 19% — 81% -2 19% 15% 66% -1.5 34% — 66% -1 34% 18% 49% -0.5 51% — 49% +0.5 70% — 30% +1 70% 14% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 9% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet 12% ✓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.