Urawa Red Diamonds vs JEF United Ichihara Chiba, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Urawa Red Diamonds vs JEF United Ichihara Chiba — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.
- Urawa Red Diamonds 14 games · 18 pts (2026/26)
- JEF United Ichihara Chiba 14 games · 9 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Yusuke Ohashi (Japan)
- Assistant 1 Takumi Takagi
- 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 #14 Position #20 18 Points 9 14 Played 14 5 / 0 / 9 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 12 23 Scored 24 25 Conceded 38 -2 GD -14 1.29 PPG 0.64 36% Win % 14% Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history36% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season0% Clean Sheets
JEF United Ichihara Chiba this seasonUrawa Red Diamonds are 14th (18 pts). JEF United Ichihara Chiba are 20th (9 pts).
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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' The travelling JEF United Ichihara Chiba supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' It’s high time Tatsuya Tanaka made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Shusaku Nishikawa, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 20' Takashi Kawano has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 24' The referee shows JEF United Ichihara Chiba player a card on 24.
- 29' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yoichi Naganuma made 314 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 39' It looks surprising JEF United Ichihara Chiba does not make any changes. Hiroki Abe has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 41' Goal! Kenta Nemoto scores his 3 goal in 417 matches.
- 42' Yoshiyuki Kobayashi was booked on 42.
- 45' Takuya Yasui is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
- 50' 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.
- 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Urawa Red Diamonds is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 60' 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.
- 64' GOAL! Hiiro Komori scores on 64.
- 69' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 74' 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 Hiroto Goya suffering a number of foals already.
- 79' JEF United Ichihara Chiba 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' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 89' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Urawa Red Diamonds and JEF United Ichihara Chiba (для сухой ничьи).
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Urawa Red Diamonds
4-4-2Starting XI- 8
- 7
- 1
- 4
- 77
- 2
- 88
- 25
- 5
- 36
- 37
Bench- 11
- 10
- 14
- 45
- 3
- 16
- 39
- 41
- 17
Coach Tatsuya TanakaJEF United Ichihara Chiba
4-4-2Starting XI- 35
- 39
- 28
- 3
- 2
- 37
- 44
- 41
- 18
- 9
- 10
Bench- 23
- 67
- 15
- 6
- 33
- 27
- 14
- 11
- 7
Coach Yoshiyuki Kobayashi -
Head to Head
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 LJEF 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