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

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J. League · 2026

Kawasaki Frontale

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JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 06:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 8' Zain Issaka

Marcinho 90' Y

Ten Miyagi 90' Y

Overview

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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)

Match Details

Referee Hiroyuki Kimura

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 2 games · Avg 10.0 goals JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Last 5 meetings

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
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

JEF United Ichihara Chiba

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 history

0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

0% 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

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Todoroki Athletics Stadium. Kawasaki Frontale are looking to make home advantage count against JEF United Ichihara Chiba.
5' Magnificent from Yuki Yamamoto! That is 9 goals in 403 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
8' That looks like a foul for a card for Zain Issaka.
13' Ryota Kuboniwa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
18' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kawasaki Frontale and JEF United Ichihara Chiba are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
23' 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.
28' JEF United Ichihara Chiba come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
33' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
38' Kawasaki Frontale looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Marcinho scoring 1 goals.
43' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
48' Zain Issaka, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
53' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 439 games and scored 556 goals.
56' Asahi Sasaki gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Sota Miura and will look to change the dynamic.
61' With 1 assists to his name this season, Kento Tachibanada is clearly more than just a goal scorer for JEF United Ichihara Chiba.
63' Marcinho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ten Miyagi at the 63 minute mark.
66' Another change for JEF United Ichihara Chiba made on 66 minute. Takumi Tsukui leaves to be changed by Naohiro Sugiyama.
71' It’s high time Yoshiyuki Kobayashi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
76' Sota Miura has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
80' Shunsuke Hayashi gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Yuto Matsunagane and will look to change the dynamic.
83' Another change for JEF United Ichihara Chiba made on 83 minute. Yusuke Kobayashi leaves to be changed by Manato Shinada.
85' What an equalizer from Rikuto Ishio!
89' A stunning finish from Marcinho — that came from absolutely nowhere!
90' Kawasaki Frontale player sees a card in front of him.
90' It is a substitution in JEF United Ichihara Chiba team. Rikuto Ishio is replaced by Masaru Hidaka on 90 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

17
Tatsuya Ito ↓ So Kawahara 63'
49
Svend Brodersen
14
Yasuto Wakizaka
28
Yuichi Maruyama
6
Yuki Yamamoto
8
Kento Tachibanada
24
Ten Miyagi ↓ Marcinho 63'
29
Reon Yamahara
2
Yuto Matsunagane ↓ Shunsuke Hayashi 80'
13
Sota Miura ↓ Asahi Sasaki 56'
91
Lazar Romanic ↓ Erison 80'

Bench

23
Marcinho ↑ 63'
9
Erison ↑ 80'
5
Asahi Sasaki ↑ 56'
19
So Kawahara ↑ 63'
15
Toya Myogan
38
Soma Kanda
1
Louis Thebault-Yamaguchi
32
Shunsuke Hayashi ↑ 80'
34
Ryuki Osa

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

JEF United Ichihara Chiba Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

44
Manato Shinada ↑ 83'
9
Hiroto Goya
14
Naoki Tsubaki ↑ 66'
35
Tomoya Wakahara
18
Naohiro Sugiyama ↑ 66'
67
Masaru Hidaka ↑ 90'
32
Taiki Amagasa
37
Makoto Himeno
33
Yuma Igari ↑ 66'

Coach Yoshiyuki Kobayashi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Rikuto Ishio	1
Marcinho	1
Yuki Yamamoto	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

3.01 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

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

2.14 JEF United Ichihara Chiba xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 87% + Both teams to score 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale57% Draw19% JEF United Ichihara Chiba24%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes83% 0% No17%

Avg goals/match: 5.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale44% Draw32% JEF United Ichihara Chiba24%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 2

5.8%

2 – 1

Actual

3 – 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.

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (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