Shimizu S-Pulse vs JEF United Ichihara Chiba, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026-27

Shimizu S-Pulse

2 – 1

Full Time

JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Sat 19 Sep 2026 · 08:30 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 30' Matheus Indio

Kai Matsuzaki 47' 1–1

Se-hun Oh 71' 2–1

Hidehiro Sugai 79' Y

Tomoya Fujii 81' Y

Yutaka Yoshida 81' Y

Takayuki Yoshida 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Shimizu S-Pulse vs JEF United Ichihara Chiba — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.

Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/27)
JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi

5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 8.8 goals/game

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	Tōkyō 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

Shimizu S-Pulse 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	H	2–1	W
12 Sep	Avispa Fukuoka	H	1–0	W
06 Sep	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–3	L
02 Sep	FC Tokyo	H	1–1	D
29 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	H	0–1	L
22 Aug	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	0–1	L

JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	1–2	L
13 Sep	Tōkyō Verdy	A	1–1	D
06 Sep	Gamba Osaka	H	2–0	W
02 Sep	Fagiano Okayama FC	H	1–2	L
29 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	A	2–4	L
21 Aug	FC Tokyo	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

Shimizu S-Pulse		JEF United Ichihara Chiba
#7	Position	#20
24	Points	12
18	Played	18
8 / 0 / 10	W / D / L	3 / 0 / 15
40	Scored	29
42	Conceded	46
-2	GD	-17
1.33	PPG	0.67
44%	Win %	17%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)

100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

8% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

25% Clean Sheets
JEF United Ichihara Chiba this season

Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts). JEF United Ichihara Chiba are 20th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/4

61-75

4/5

76+

1/7

■ 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+

2/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse

Se-hun Oh	2 G
Koya Kitagawa	1 G

JEF United Ichihara Chiba

Kazuki Tanaka

3 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at IAI Stadium Nihondaira as Shimizu S-Pulse face off against JEF United Ichihara Chiba in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Shimizu S-Pulse has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Shimizu S-Pulse needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' JEF United Ichihara Chiba are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Yoshiyuki Kobayashi might look to freshen things up shortly.
30' Matheus Indio makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and JEF United Ichihara Chiba are in front.
35' 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.
40' JEF United Ichihara Chiba come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
47' What a moment for Kai Matsuzaki! That strike on 47 puts his side firmly in control.
52' Shimizu S-Pulse currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
57' The travelling JEF United Ichihara Chiba supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
62' Takayuki Mae is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Shimizu S-Pulse so far.
63' Kenta Inoue makes way for Tomoya Fujii at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Shimizu S-Pulse.
64' The JEF United Ichihara Chiba bench stirs into life. Naohiro Sugiyama is withdrawn and Makoto Himeno gets his opportunity.
69' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
71' What a strike from Se-hun Oh! The score is 2-1.
76' Shimizu S-Pulse make a change. Kai Matsuzaki trudges off to be replaced by Taiki Hirato on 76 minutes.
77' Another change for JEF United Ichihara Chiba made on 77 minute. Yusuke Kobayashi leaves to be changed by Taishi Taguchi.
79' The referee has no hesitation. Hidehiro Sugai is booked for Shimizu S-Pulse — card on 79.
81' It’s a booking for Shimizu S-Pulse player. Tomoya Fujii gets a card.
86' Another substitution for JEF United Ichihara Chiba to replace Masaru Hidaka by Takayuki Mae on 86 minute.
90' The Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes a substitution. Se-hun Oh departs to be replaced by Kosuke Kinoshita.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

28
Yutaka Yoshida
3
Yuji Takahashi
1
Yuya Oki
49
Koya Kitagawa ↑ 63'
19
Kosuke Kinoshita ↑ 90'
18
Taiki Hirato ↑ 76'
81
Kazuki Kozuka
50
Tomoya Fujii ↑ 63'
2
Dieguinho ↑ 76'

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

JEF United Ichihara Chiba Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Ryota Suzuki
41
Takuya Yasui
4
Taishi Taguchi ↑ 77'
9
Hiroto Goya ↑ 77'
45
Leonardo Rocha
42
Zain Issaka ↑ 77'
15
Takayuki Mae ↑ 86'
2
Boniface Uduka
37
Makoto Himeno ↑ 64'

Coach Yoshiyuki Kobayashi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kai Matsuzaki	1
Se-hun Oh	1
Matheus Indio	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.42 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

Expected Goals

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

1.31 JEF United Ichihara Chiba xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Shimizu S-Pulse59% Draw21% JEF United Ichihara Chiba20%

Actual: Shimizu S-Pulse win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw

80%

Draw or JEF United Ichihara Chiba

41%

Shimizu S-Pulse or JEF United Ichihara Chiba

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse45% Draw37% JEF United Ichihara Chiba18%

Actual: JEF United Ichihara Chiba win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

8.4%

2 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

5.6%

1 – 0

5.5%

1 – 2

4.9%

3 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

4.3%

0 – 0

3.6%

4 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap	Shimizu S-Pulse covers	Push	JEF United Ichihara Chiba covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	18%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	21%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

JEF United Ichihara Chiba keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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

Shimizu S-Pulse vs JEF United Ichihara Chiba, J. League 2026-27 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

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

JEF United Ichihara Chiba Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Shimizu S-Pulse 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 — Shimizu S-Pulse

Clean Sheet