Thursday , 2 July 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs JEF United Ichihara Chiba, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026
Urawa Red Diamonds
2 – 0
Full Time
JEF United Ichihara Chiba
Sat 2 May 2026 · 07:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 41,561 HT 45' · FT 45'
Kenta Nemoto 41' 1–0
Hiiro Komori 64' 2–0
Y 24' Hiroto Goya
Y 42' Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
Y 45' Takuya Yasui

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs JEF United Ichihara Chiba — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.

Match Details

  • Referee Yusuke Ohashi (Japan)
  • Assistant 1 Takumi Takagi
  • Assistant 2 Kenji Wakamiya (Japan)
8 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.1 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 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

2
Urawa Red Diamonds 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals JEF United Ichihara Chiba
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 2026-02-07 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May JEF United Ichihara Chiba H 2–0 W
29 Apr Kawasaki Frontale H 2–0 W
25 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–3 L
18 Apr Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
12 Apr Tokyo Verdy H 2–3 L
05 Apr Kawasaki Frontale A 2–3 L
JEF United Ichihara Chiba
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–2 L
29 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–3 L
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

Season Stats

Urawa Red Diamonds JEF United Ichihara Chiba
#16 Position #20
25 Points 12
18 Played 18
7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 15
37 Scored 29
37 Conceded 46
+0 GD -17
1.39 PPG 0.67
39% Win % 17%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
6% Clean Sheets
JEF United Ichihara Chiba this season

Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). JEF United Ichihara Chiba are 20th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/2
76+
2/6
■ 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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Urawa Red Diamonds and JEF United Ichihara Chiba has kicked off!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Manato Shinada, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Urawa Red Diamonds winning 100% of all matches.
  • 24' JEF United Ichihara Chiba receives a card for a hard tackle on 24.
  • 29' It looks like no one’s ball. JEF United Ichihara Chiba is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Urawa Red Diamonds needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 39' The travelling JEF United Ichihara Chiba supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 41' GOAL! Kenta Nemoto scores on 41. Assisted by Matheus Savio
  • 42' JEF United Ichihara Chiba player sees a card in front of him.
  • 45' Takuya Yasui is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' Takashi Kawano has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Urawa Red Diamonds looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Hiiro Komori scoring 1 goals.
  • 64' GOAL! Hiiro Komori scores on 64.
  • 69' It looks surprising JEF United Ichihara Chiba does not make any changes. Hiroki Abe has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 74' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 439 games and scored 403 goals.
  • 79' Urawa Red Diamonds 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.
  • 84' 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 Ryota Kuboniwa suffering a number of foals already.
  • 89' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
  • The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tatsuya Tanaka

JEF United Ichihara Chiba Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yoshiyuki Kobayashi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kenta Nemoto 1
Hiiro Komori 1

Head to Head

2026-05-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 2026-02-07 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2026-05-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba W 2026-04-29 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2026-04-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2026-04-18 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2026-04-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Tokyo Verdy L 2026-04-05 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L

JEF United Ichihara Chiba Form

2026-05-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba L 2026-04-29 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 2–3 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2026-04-25 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 JEF United Ichihara Chiba L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.39 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 JEF United Ichihara Chiba xG
I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds65% Draw20% JEF United Ichihara Chiba15%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
85%
Draw or JEF United Ichihara Chiba
35%
Urawa Red Diamonds or JEF United Ichihara Chiba
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds49% Draw38% JEF United Ichihara Chiba13%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 1
8.8%
1 – 0
7.9%
3 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
7.4%
0 – 0
4.9%
4 – 0
4.5%
2 – 2
4.5%
4 – 1
4.4%
1 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push JEF United Ichihara Chiba covers
-2.5 26% — 74%
-2 26% 20% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 22% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
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.