Saturday , 14 November 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)

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

3
Urawa Red Diamonds 3 games · Avg 3.0 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

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
31% 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
5/3
31-45
4/6
46-60
1/2
61-75
4/7
76+
5/6
■ 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)

Urawa Red Diamonds
Matheus Savio 5 G 1 A
Minamino Harumi 4 G
Takuro Kaneko 3 G 6 A
Hiiro Komori 1 G
JEF United Ichihara Chiba
Kazuki Tanaka 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Urawa Red Diamonds is hosting JEF United Ichihara Chiba for another epic battle.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' The 28-year-old Naohiro Sugiyama has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' The travelling JEF United Ichihara Chiba supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 24' A moment of madness from Hiroto Goya on 24 minutes earns him a card. JEF United Ichihara Chiba will be frustrated.
  • 29' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 34' Both keepers have barely been tested. Urawa Red Diamonds and JEF United Ichihara Chiba are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
  • 41' Against the run of play, Kenta Nemoto has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 42' The referee shows JEF United Ichihara Chiba player a card on 42.
  • 45' The referee shows JEF United Ichihara Chiba player a card on 45.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 64' Against the run of play, Hiiro Komori has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 69' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 74' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 79' Tomoya Wakahara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 84' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 84.
  • 89' With 0 assists to his name this season, Hiroto Goya is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • With this win, Urawa Red Diamonds is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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 2
Hiiro Komori 1
Takuro Kaneko 1
Shuta Sasa 1
Takumi Tsukui 1
Boniface Uduka 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.