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Preview
- 2026-03-18 at 10:00 GMT marks a key week 7 encounter between JEF United and Tokyo in 2026's J1 League.
- With the data available to us, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi and R. Matsuhashi have not met as managers before.
- With 5 points, JEF United sit 9th, while Tokyo have 12 points to occupy 2nd.
- JEF United and Tokyo will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
- Our forecast has JEF United in a 4-man backline (4-4-2), with Tokyo set to counter in 4-4-2.
- In their last outing, JEF United's highest-rated performer was Makoto Himeno (7.2), while Tokyo's standout was R. Omori (7.9).
- Mixed emotions: JEF United lost 0-2 against Yokohama F. Marinos, but Tokyo salvaged a 1-1 draw against Mito Hollyhock.
- Momentum favors Tokyo (2-2-1) after JEF United managed only 1-2-2 from 5 matches.
- JEF United have clearly got the edge H2H: in 15 meetings, they've beaten Tokyo 8 times, with 2 draws and only 5 losses.
- We're forecasting a stalemate, 1-1, as JEF United's 0.67 goals/game at home balance out Tokyo's 1.25 away scoring.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Chiba
FC Tokyo
Events
| 30' | Penalty confirmed | Kyota Tokiwa-VAR | |
| 31' | 0 - 1 | ||
HT 0 - 1 | |||
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| 48' | H. Goya | ||
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| 78' | 1 - 1 | ||
| 80' | 1 - 2 | ||
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| 90+1' | S. Muroya | ||
Stats
Lineups
Standings
Chiba is going head to head with FC Tokyo on 18/3/2026 10:00 GMT for the Japan J1 League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Chiba v FC Tokyo H2H statistics!