JEF United Ichihara Chiba vs Tokyo Verdy, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
JEF United Ichihara Chiba vs Tokyo Verdy — J. League at Fukuda Denshi Arena.
- JEF United Ichihara Chiba 14 games · 9 pts (2026/26)
- Tokyo Verdy 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ryo Tanimoto
- Assistant 1 Kota Watanabe
- Assistant 2 Kenji Wakamiya (Japan)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 14 34 2 FC Tokyo 14 32 3 Vissel Kobe 13 26 4 Gamba Osaka 15 25 5 Nagoya Grampus 14 25 6 FC Machida Zelvia 13 25 7 Tokyo Verdy 13 24 8 Cerezo Osaka FC 14 21 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 14 20 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 14 20 11 Kawasaki Frontale 14 20 12 Fagiano Okayama FC 14 20 13 Kyoto Sanga FC 13 19 14 Urawa Red Diamonds 14 18 15 FC Mito Holly Hock 14 18 16 Avispa Fukuoka 15 18 17 Yokohama F.Marinos 14 16 18 V-Varen Nagasaki 14 16 19 Kashiwa Reysol 14 11 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 14 9 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Apr Tokyo Verdy H 3–2 W 22 Mar Kashima Antlers A 1–2 L 18 Mar FC Tokyo H 1–2 L 14 Mar Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–2 L 07 Mar Kashiwa Reysol H 2–1 W 27 Feb FC Machida Zelvia A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Apr JEF United Ichihara Chiba A 2–3 L 22 Mar FC Tokyo H 4–2 W 18 Mar Kawasaki Frontale H 0–2 L 14 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–0 W 07 Mar Kashima Antlers A 0–2 L 28 Feb Yokohama F.Marinos A 2–3 L Season Stats
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Tokyo Verdy #20 Position #7 9 Points 24 14 Played 13 2 / 0 / 12 W / D / L 9 / 0 / 4 24 Scored 25 38 Conceded 19 -14 GD +6 0.64 PPG 1.85 14% Win % 69% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
JEF United Ichihara Chiba this season23% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this seasonJEF United Ichihara Chiba are 20th (9 pts). Tokyo Verdy are 7th (24 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. JEF United Ichihara Chiba is hosting Tokyo Verdy for another epic battle.
- 5' JEF United Ichihara Chiba is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tomoya Wakahara made 139 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' 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.
- 19' JEF United Ichihara Chiba is taking the lead after the goal scored by Hiroto Goya on 19.
- 24' 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.
- 29' It’s high time Yoshiyuki Kobayashi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 34' Tokyo Verdy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
- 39' Tokyo Verdy looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Yuya Fukuda scoring 1 goals.
- 40' Goal! Hiroto Goya scores his 14 goal in 382 matches.
- 44' The referee calls foul for Takumi Tsukui. He receives a card.
- 46' What a strike from Yuya Fukuda! The score is 2-1.
- 46' Time for substitution for Tokyo Verdy. Daiki Fukazawa is replaced by Taiju Yoshida.
- 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 56' The travelling Tokyo Verdy supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 61' Daichi Ishikawa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 62' Goal! Taiju Yoshida scores his 2 goal in 89 matches.
- 65' The supporters are chanting for Kosuke Saito. He replaces Yuan Matsuhashi on 65 minute.
- 70' Another change for JEF United Ichihara Chiba made on 70 minute. Hiroto Goya leaves to be changed by Makoto Himeno.
- 71' Masaru Hidaka has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takuya Yasui on 71 minute.
- 73' The supporters are chanting for Hiroto Yamami. He replaces Yuya Fukuda on 73 minute.
- 75' That looks like a foul for a card for Riku Matsuda.
- 78' Another substitution for Tokyo Verdy to replace Rei Hirakawa by Issei Kumatoriya on 78 minute.
- 82' JEF United Ichihara Chiba manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Naohiro Sugiyama is hanging Zain Issaka on the field on 82 minute.
- 83' JEF United Ichihara Chiba manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuma Igari is hanging Yusuke Kobayashi on the field on 83 minute.
- 85' Goal! Masaru Hidaka scores his 1 goal in 13 matches.
- 87' Another change for JEF United Ichihara Chiba made on 87 minute. Takumi Tsukui leaves to be changed by Takuro Iwai.
- 89' Takayuki Mae is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Takashi Kawano.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.
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JEF United Ichihara Chiba
4-4-2Starting XI- 35
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Takuya Yasui ↓ Masaru Hidaka 71'
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5
Yusuke Kobayashi ↓ Yuma Igari 83'
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42
Zain Issaka ↓ Naohiro Sugiyama 82'
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8
Takumi Tsukui ↓ Takuro Iwai 87'
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9
Hiroto Goya ↓ Makoto Himeno 70'
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Bench- 19
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67
Masaru Hidaka ↑ 71'
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37
Makoto Himeno ↑ 70'
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33
Yuma Igari ↑ 83'
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27
Takuro Iwai ↑ 87'
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18
Naohiro Sugiyama ↑ 82'
Coach Yoshiyuki KobayashiTokyo Verdy
3-4-2-1Starting XI-
16
Rei Hirakawa ↓ Issei Kumatoriya 78'
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14
Yuya Fukuda ↓ Hiroto Yamami 73'
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- 10
- 9
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7
Yuan Matsuhashi ↓ Kosuke Saito 65'
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23
Daiki Fukazawa ↓ Taiju Yoshida 46'
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22
Yosuke Uchida ↓ Yuta Arai 46'
Bench- 31
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8
Kosuke Saito ↑ 65'
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11
Hiroto Yamami ↑ 73'
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- 27
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40
Yuta Arai ↑ 46'
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25
Issei Kumatoriya ↑ 78'
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55
Taiju Yoshida ↑ 46'
Coach Hiroshi Jofuku -
Head to Head
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Form
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 Tokyo L 2026-03-14 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba L 2026-03-07 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 2–1 Kashiwa Reysol W 2026-02-27 FC Machida Zelvia 2–1 JEF United Ichihara Chiba L