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

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)

Match Details

Referee Hiroyuki Kimura

5 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 8.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

2026-04-25 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 (3 games)

100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

8% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

31% 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

5/2

16-30

–/3

31-45

8/5

46-60

5/5

61-75

4/6

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

JEF United Ichihara Chiba

0-15

2/1

16-30

4/2

31-45

3/5

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/3

76+

3/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

Marcinho	8 G	3 A
Yasuto Wakizaka	4 G	4 A
Tatsuya Ito	3 G	3 A
Pedro Romano	3 G
Lazar Romanic	2 G

JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Kazuki Tanaka

3 G

Events

Match Events

0' Kawasaki Frontale have kicked off against JEF United Ichihara Chiba. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Yuki Yamamoto doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
8' Controversy at the stadium! Zain Issaka argues furiously but the card stands.
13' JEF United Ichihara Chiba are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
18' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
23' It’s high time Shigetoshi Hasebe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
28' The energy levels are beginning to show. Yoshiyuki Kobayashi might look to freshen things up shortly.
33' 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.
38' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
43' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kawasaki Frontale must find a spark to ignite this game.
48' It looks surprising Kawasaki Frontale does not make any changes. Ten Miyagi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
53' Kawasaki Frontale currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
56' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Sota Miura is replaced by Asahi Sasaki.
61' JEF United Ichihara Chiba are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
63' The crowd applauds Ten Miyagi as he leaves the pitch. Marcinho steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
66' A change in the JEF United Ichihara Chiba ranks — Takumi Tsukui exits the field as Naohiro Sugiyama enters on 66.
71' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
76' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
80' Kawasaki Frontale ring the changes. Yuto Matsunagane has done his job and it is now time for Shunsuke Hayashi to step up.
83' Time for substitution for JEF United Ichihara Chiba. Yusuke Kobayashi is replaced by Manato Shinada.
85' Against the run of play, Rikuto Ishio has scored! This game has turned on its head.
89' Goal! Marcinho scores his 42 goal in 266 matches.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Marcinho.
90' Fresh legs for JEF United Ichihara Chiba! Masaru Hidaka comes on to replace Rikuto Ishio.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Kawasaki Frontale 2-1 JEF United Ichihara Chiba.

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

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