Kawasaki Frontale vs JEF United Ichihara Chiba, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026-27

Kawasaki Frontale

4 – 2

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JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Sat 29 Aug 2026 · 10:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Derik Lacerda 10' 1–0

1–1 26' Kazuki Tanaka

Tatsuya Ito 37' 2–1

2–2 38' Kazuki Tanaka

Marcinho 42' 3–2

Yasuto Wakizaka 45+3' 4–2

Tatsuya Ito 13' Y

Y 24' Masaru Hidaka

Y 33' Erison

Y 58' Matheus Indio

Rin Homma 87' Y

Y 90' Hinata Kida

Overview

Match Preview

Kawasaki Frontale vs JEF United Ichihara Chiba — J. League at Todoroki Athletics Stadium.

Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

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	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

Kawasaki Frontale 3 games · Avg 8.7 goals JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-29 Kawasaki Frontale 4–2 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 2026-04-25 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 2026-02-15 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 8–9 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	H	4–2	W
22 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–1	D
15 Aug	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	2–2	D
24 May	FC Mito Holly Hock	A	3–1	W
17 May	FC Machida Zelvia	H	6–5	W
10 May	Kashiwa Reysol	A	0–1	L

JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	A	2–4	L
21 Aug	FC Tokyo	A	0–2	L
15 Aug	FC Machida Zelvia	H	0–4	L
23 May	Kashiwa Reysol	A	2–4	L
17 May	Kashima Antlers	H	0–2	L
10 May	FC Machida Zelvia	H	0–2	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 (3 games)

100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

13% Clean Sheets
JEF United Ichihara Chiba this season

Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts). JEF United Ichihara Chiba are 20th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

3/1

16-30

–/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

1/4

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

JEF United Ichihara Chiba

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

2/5

46-60

2/1

61-75

–/3

76+

–/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

Marcinho	6 G	1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka	3 G	3 A
Tatsuya Ito	2 G	1 A
Lazar Romanic	2 G

JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Thiago Santana	4 G
Kazuki Tanaka	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Kawasaki Frontale welcome JEF United Ichihara Chiba for this crunch clash at Todoroki Athletics Stadium.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Kawasaki Frontale winning 100% of all matches.
6' The supporters are chanting for Derik Lacerda. He replaces Lazar Romanic on 6 minute.
10' Kawasaki Frontale is taking the lead after the goal scored by Derik Lacerda on 10.
13' Tatsuya Ito picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
18' It’s high time Yoshiyuki Kobayashi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
23' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Shigetoshi Hasebe will be considering his options from the bench.
24' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Masaru Hidaka.
26' A stunning finish from Kazuki Tanaka — that came from absolutely nowhere!
31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
33' The referee shows JEF United Ichihara Chiba player a card on 33.
37' Tatsuya Ito makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Kawasaki Frontale are in front.
38' GOAL! Kazuki Tanaka scores on 38. Assisted by Daichi Ishikawa
42' Marcinho adds to his 6 season tally! Kawasaki Frontale lead 3-2 — and this changes everything.
47' With 0 assists to his name this season, Svend Brodersen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for JEF United Ichihara Chiba.
48' Yasuto Wakizaka is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
53' Lazar Romanic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
57' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 57 minute. Marcinho leaves to be changed by Sota Miura.
58' Poor challenge from Matheus Indio. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
63' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
64' JEF United Ichihara Chiba manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Naoki Tsubaki is hanging Kazuki Tanaka on the field on 64 minute.
69' The energy levels are beginning to show. Shigetoshi Hasebe might look to freshen things up shortly.
74' Daichi Ishikawa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 25 appearances.
79' Another change for JEF United Ichihara Chiba made on 79 minute. Erison leaves to be changed by Leonardo Rocha.
83' The crowd applauds Reon Yamahara as he leaves the pitch. So Kawahara steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
87' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Rin Homma on 87 minutes.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Hinata Kida.
JEF United Ichihara Chiba will have plenty to reflect on. Kawasaki Frontale were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

JEF United Ichihara Chiba Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Ryota Suzuki
11
Koki Yonekura
14
Naoki Tsubaki ↑ 64'
45
Leonardo Rocha ↑ 79'
55
Hinata Kida ↑ 64'
18
Naohiro Sugiyama ↑ 79'
29
Ken Yamura
3
Ryota Kuboniwa
39
Rikuto Ishio ↑ 79'

Coach Yoshiyuki Kobayashi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marcinho	2
Kazuki Tanaka	2
Yuki Yamamoto	1
Rikuto Ishio	1
Tatsuya Ito	1
Yasuto Wakizaka	1
Derik Lacerda	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

3.57 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.17 JEF United Ichihara Chiba xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 91% + Both teams to score 85%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale64% Draw16% JEF United Ichihara Chiba20%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes85% 0% No15%

Avg goals/match: 5.74

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	97%	3%
± 2.5	91%	9%
± 3.5	80%	20%
± 4.5	65%	35%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

81%

Draw or JEF United Ichihara Chiba

36%

Kawasaki Frontale or JEF United Ichihara Chiba

84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale50% Draw29% JEF United Ichihara Chiba21%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 2

5.6%

3 – 1

5.4%

4 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

4.9%

4 – 1

4.7%

2 – 1

4.7%

3 – 3

4.1%

4 – 3

3.6%

5 – 2

3.6%

2 – 3

3.5%

5 – 1

3.4%

1 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	JEF United Ichihara Chiba covers
-2.5	29%	—	71%
-2	29%	16%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	17%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	10%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	6%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

JEF United Ichihara Chiba keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

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

Kawasaki Frontale vs JEF United Ichihara Chiba, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

JEF United Ichihara Chiba Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

JEF United Ichihara Chiba Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Clean Sheet