Kawasaki Frontale vs JEF United Chiba – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
2:1
25/04/2026 at 02:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • J1 League - Round 12
  • Where to Watch on TV:
chinaChinaK-Ball
japanJapanAbemaTV, DAZN Japan

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
0.800.97
Ball possession
47%53%
Total shots
1016
Shots on target
56
Big chances
21
Corner kicks
53
Passes
81% (353/434)86% (422/488)
Yellow cards
21
Expected goals (xG)
0.800.97
xG on target (xGOT)
1.210.96
Total shots
1016
Shots on target
56
Shots off target
35
Blocked shots
25
Shots inside the box
610
Shots outside the box
46
Hit the woodwork
01
Big chances
21
Corner kicks
53
Touches in opposition box
2625
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
02
Free kicks
138
Passes
81% (353/434)86% (422/488)
Long passes
44% (25/57)51% (21/41)
Passes in final third
72% (124/172)75% (103/137)
Crosses
27% (4/15)26% (5/19)
Expected assists (xA)
0.741.11
Throw ins
1020
Fouls
813
Tackles
100% (13/13)50% (5/10)
Duels won
3635
Clearances
2518
Interceptions
83
Errors leading to shot
00
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper saves
53
xGOT faced
0.961.21
Goals prevented
-0.04-0.79

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (1 - 0)
  • 5', 1 - 0, Yamamoto Y. , Wakizaka Y. (A),
  • 8', Issaka Z. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (1 - 1)
  • 55', Miura S. , Sasaki A. ,
  • 62', Ito T. , Kawahara S. ,
  • 62', Miyagi T. , Marcinho ,
  • 65', Yasui T. , Tsubaki N. ,
  • 65', Issaka Z. , Igari Y. ,
  • 65', Tsukui T. , Sugiyama N. ,
  • 80', Matsunagane Y. , Hayashi S. ,
  • 80', Romanic L. , Erison ,
  • 82', Kobayashi Y. , Shinada M. ,
  • 84', 1 - 1, Ishio R. , Sugiyama N. (A),
  • 89', 2 - 1, Marcinho , Wakizaka Y. (A),
  • 90', Marcinho 🟨,
  • 90', Miyagi T. 🟨,
  • 90+1', Ishio R. , Hidaka M. ,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Kawasaki Frontale
55.1%
Draw
24.1%
JEF United Chiba
20.8%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
53.4% 23.7% 22.9%

Our Initial ML Estimation

48.5% 21.5% 25.2%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Kawasaki Frontale has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.7%)
  • JEF United Chiba has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2.1%)
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Kawasaki Frontale than the current prediction. (-6.6%)
  • Note: The ML model's lower estimate suggests that there may be underlying issues with Kawasaki Frontale that the model has picked up on.
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for JEF United Chiba than the current prediction. (+4.4%)
  • Kawasaki Frontale - JEF United Chiba Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    1.71
    (1.77)
    3.93
    (3.98)
    4.51
    (4.13)
    6%
    (5.8%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 2.75
    What is the prediction for Kawasaki Frontale - JEF United Chiba?
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:
    • O/U 2 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .
  • Users Predictions: Kawasaki Frontale will win (7 of 7 users predict this - 100%).
    Confidence interval (95%): 100%100%.
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • This match features a clash between a mid-table team and the outsider (ranked 5 in the zone Promotion ~ J1 League (Placement Play Offs: 9th place) and 10 in the zone Promotion ~ J1 League (Placement Play Offs: 19th place)).
    • Recent performances by Kawasaki have been up and down (last 5 games: 2 wins).
    • JEF United's performance has dropped in recent matches (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
    • In this match, Kawasaki is the team to beat.
    • There will not play in Kawasaki: Ozeki Y. (Ankle Injury) Sasaki A. (Hamstring Injury) Taniguchi H. (Hamstring Injury)
    • There will not play in JEF United: Mae T. (Yellow Cards) Tanaka K. (Knee Injury) Ueda Y. (Knee Injury)
    • There are questionable in Kawasaki: Yamaichi S. (Illness)
    • In the last 3 head-to-head matches, Kawasaki won 3 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 7:2. (average 2.3:0.7).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Kawasaki won 2 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 6:2. (average 3:1).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Kawasaki Frontale - JEF United Chiba were as follows:
    14.02.2026 JEF United Chiba - Kawasaki Frontale 0:1
    Latest results of JEF United Chiba
    Japan J1 League Table
    2026

    East
    PlWWLLPts
    1Kashima Antlers141012123:1034
    2FC Tokyo14832129:1332
    3Machida13542221:2025
    4Verdy13630420:1624
    5Kawasaki Frontale14521620:2520
    6Urawa Reds14503620:1918
    7Mito14244421:2818
    8Yokohama F. Marinos14501821:2616
    9Kashiwa Reysol143101016:2111
    10Chiba14203913:269


    West
    PlWWLLPts
    1Vissel Kobe13713223:1826
    2Gamba Osaka15453328:2125
    3Nagoya Grampus14623325:2025
    4Cerezo Osaka14441517:1421
    5Sanfrecce Hiroshima14521621:1920
    6Shimizu S-Pulse14424418:1920
    7Okayama14424418:2420
    8Kyoto13431520:1819
    9Avispa Fukuoka15333618:2718
    10V-Varen Nagasaki14501814:2216

          Promotion ~ J1 League (Play Offs: )
          Promotion ~ J1 League (Placement Play Offs: 3rd place)
          Promotion ~ J1 League (Placement Play Offs: 5th place)
          Promotion ~ J1 League (Placement Play Offs: 7th place)
          Promotion ~ J1 League (Placement Play Offs: 9th place)