Thursday , 2 July 2026

Tokyo Verdy vs JEF United Ichihara Chiba, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026
Tokyo Verdy
1 – 0
Full Time
JEF United Ichihara Chiba
Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 06:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium 18,239 HT 45' · FT 45'
Shimon Teranuma 51' 1–0
Y 44' Ryota Kuboniwa
Y 48' Takayuki Mae

Overview

Match Preview

Tokyo Verdy vs JEF United Ichihara Chiba — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Koichiro Fukushima
  • Assistant 1 Masahiro Horikoshi
  • Assistant 2 Toshiyuki Tanaka
12 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 4.9 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 Tōkyō 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

1
1
Tokyo Verdy 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals JEF United Ichihara Chiba
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-18 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 2026-04-04 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 3–2 Tokyo Verdy

Recent Form

Tokyo Verdy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr JEF United Ichihara Chiba H 1–0 W
12 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 3–2 W
04 Apr JEF United Ichihara Chiba A 2–3 L
22 Mar FC Tōkyō H 4–2 W
18 Mar Kawasaki Frontale H 0–2 L
14 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–0 W
JEF United Ichihara Chiba
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Tōkyō H 1–2 L
14 Mar Yokohama F·Marinos A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Tokyo Verdy JEF United Ichihara Chiba
#15 Position #20
28 Points 12
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 15
29 Scored 29
32 Conceded 46
-3 GD -17
1.56 PPG 0.67
56% Win % 17%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this season
6% Clean Sheets
JEF United Ichihara Chiba this season

Tokyo Verdy are 15th (28 pts). JEF United Ichihara Chiba are 20th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Tokyo Verdy
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/3
61-75
2/1
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
JEF United Ichihara Chiba
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/6
46-60
–/4
61-75
2/3
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Tokyo Verdy to score. At the same time, JEF United Ichihara Chiba does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It looks surprising JEF United Ichihara Chiba does not make any changes. Daiki Fukazawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Takayuki Mae suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Tokyo Verdy is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' It’s high time Hiroshi Jofuku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 35' The travelling JEF United Ichihara Chiba supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' JEF United Ichihara Chiba is showing some good football. However, JEF United Ichihara Chiba are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 44' It’s a booking for JEF United Ichihara Chiba player. Ryota Kuboniwa gets a card.
  • 48' That looks like a foul for a card for Takayuki Mae.
  • 51' Shimon Teranuma puts Tokyo Verdy on the lead.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' Rei Hirakawa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 62' Naohiro Sugiyama has so much to prove this time. He replaces Zain Issaka on 62 minute.
  • 67' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' Yuan Matsuhashi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Issei Kumatoriya on 70 minute.
  • 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with JEF United Ichihara Chiba winning 50% of all matches.
  • 81' The JEF United Ichihara Chiba manager makes a substitution. Daichi Ishikawa departs to be replaced by Naoki Tsubaki.
  • 86' JEF United Ichihara Chiba started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
  • 87' The whistle greets Shimon Teranuma as he departs to be replaced by Ryosuke Shirai.
  • Another three points for Tokyo Verdy.

Lineups

Tokyo Verdy Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

JEF United Ichihara Chiba Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yoshiyuki Kobayashi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hiroto Goya 2
Yuya Fukuda 1
Taiju Yoshida 1
Masaru Hidaka 1
Shimon Teranuma 1

Head to Head

2026-04-18 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 2026-04-04 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 3–2 Tokyo Verdy

Tokyo Verdy Form

2026-04-18 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba W 2026-04-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Tokyo Verdy W 2026-04-04 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 3–2 Tokyo Verdy L 2026-03-22 Tokyo Verdy 4–2 FC Tōkyō W 2026-03-18 Tokyo Verdy 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2026-03-14 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W

JEF United Ichihara Chiba Form

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 Tōkyō L 2026-03-14 Yokohama F·Marinos 2–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.88 Tokyo Verdy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 JEF United Ichihara Chiba xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Tokyo Verdy55% Draw24% JEF United Ichihara Chiba21%
Actual: Tokyo Verdy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Tokyo Verdy or Draw
79%
Draw or JEF United Ichihara Chiba
45%
Tokyo Verdy or JEF United Ichihara Chiba
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Tokyo Verdy39% Draw43% JEF United Ichihara Chiba18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.7%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
6.7%
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.3%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Tokyo Verdy

Handicap Tokyo Verdy covers Push JEF United Ichihara Chiba covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 22% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
JEF United Ichihara Chiba keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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