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Predictions and Tips
Vegalta Sendai make the trip to Fukuda Denshi Arena on Saturday for the J2 League meeting with home side JEF United Chiba.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for JEF United Chiba v Vegalta Sendai can be seen below (inc. the best betting odds).
📏 Form Guide

JEF United Chiba
WWDDLW
JEF United Chiba, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 0-1 J2 League victory over FC Imabari.
Hikaru Arai (86' Own goal) scored for FC Imabari.
Their more recent scorelines show that it has been a great time for the JEF United Chiba defence. JEF United Chiba have given the opposition little, resulting in the total number of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper over the course of their previous 6 games standing at 4.
Coming into this contest, JEF United Chiba are unbeaten in the league by Vegalta Sendai in their previous 3 games.
Vegalta Sendai
WDWWWL
After being defeated in their last game at the hands of Ōmiya Ardija in J2 League competition, Vegalta Sendai and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
Fabián González (16'), Yuta Toyokawa (31') and Teppei Yachida (76') scored for Ōmiya Ardija.
The stats tell the story, and Vegalta Sendai have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 7 goals in all. In defence, Vegalta Sendai certainly have room for improvement. We will have to find out whether or not that trend will be continued on in this game.
👥 Head to head
An examination of their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 05/06/2022 shows us that JEF United Chiba have won 5 of them & Vegalta Sendai 1, with the number of draws standing at 0.
A total of 19 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 14 of them from JEF Utd and 5 being from Vegalta. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.17.
The previous league game featuring these sides was J2 League match day 28 on 25/08/2024 which finished with the scoreline of JEF United Chiba 4-2 Vegalta Sendai.
The match was refereed by Yoshimi Yamashita.
ℹ️ Team News: JEF United Chiba
It’s a low absenteeism rate, with just a single fitness concern for the JEF United Chiba gaffer Yoshiyuki Kobayashi to contend with due to a largely intact set of players. Tomoya Wakahara (Meniscus injury) won’t play.
📋 Team News: Vegalta Sendai
Thanks to a largely available group, there’s just the one fitness worry for the Vegalta Sendai manager Yoshiro Moriyama to contend with. Keito Arita (Hamstring injury) misses out for this game.
🔮 Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that Vegalta Sendai will need to apply a lot of pressure to find the net against this JEF United Chiba outfit who we think will likely end up scoring and staying ahead.
That’s why we have predicted a very competitive game with a 1-0 win for JEF United Chiba when the full-time whistle blows.
Let’s see how this one goes.
Andre Moura, 04:12 17/05/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

⚽️ Team Focus:
JEF United Chiba
Formed: 1946
Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena (19,470)
Captain: Daisuke Suzuki
Chairman: Ryo Shimada
Manager: Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
Competitions: J2 League position 1
⭐ Key Player: Daichi Ishikawa
Regularly played in the Striker position, Daichi Ishikawa was born in Ibaraki, Japan. Having made his senior debut playing for Roasso Kumamoto in the 2023 season, the goalscoring Forward has contributed 6 league goals in the J2 League 2025 season so far in 14 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 35 | WDDLW |
2 |
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15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 30 | WLDWW |
3 |
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15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 28 | DWWWL |
4 |
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16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 26 | WDDWL |
5 |
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15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 26 | DDWWW |
6 |
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15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 25 | WWWLW |
7 |
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15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 24 | LLDWW |
8 |
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15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | WWWLD |
9 |
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15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 22 | WLDWD |
10 |
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15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | LDDWD |
11 |
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16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 18 | DLLWD |
12 |
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15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | LDLWD |
13 |
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15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 17 | WDLLD |
14 |
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15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 17 | LDWLD |
15 |
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15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 15 | LDDLD |
16 |
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15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 15 | LWLLL |
17 |
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15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -7 | 15 | WWDDD |
18 |
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15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -13 | 13 | LLDLL |
19 |
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15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 11 | LWLLL |
20 |
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15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -10 | 10 | DLDDD |
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Renofa Yamaguchi |
V-Varen Nagasaki |
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Vegalta Sendai |
FC Imabari |
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Ōmiya Ardija |
Sagan Tosu |
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JEF United Chiba |
Vegalta Sendai |
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Consadole Sapporo |
Iwaki |
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Vegalta Sendai |
JEF United Chiba |
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Vegalta Sendai |
Ōmiya Ardija |
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Vegalta Sendai |
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Fujieda MYFC |
Vegalta Sendai |
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Renofa Yamaguchi |
JEF United Chiba |
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Ōmiya Ardija |
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AFC Blaublitz Akita |
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Oita Trinita |
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Mito Hollyhock |
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Ehime FC |
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Montedio Yamagata |
Ōmiya Ardija |
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Vegalta Sendai |
Ventforet Kofu |
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Vegalta Sendai |
Roasso Kumamoto |
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Vegalta Sendai |
Kataller Toyama |
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Vegalta Sendai |
Mito Hollyhock |
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Vegalta Sendai |
Tokushima Vortis |
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Vegalta Sendai |
Goals scored | 2.4 |
Goals conceded | 1 |
Time first goal scored | 26 |
Time first goal conceded | 33 |
Yellow cards | 1 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.6 |
Biggest victory | 5-1 |
Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
Goals scored | 1 |
Goals conceded | 1 |
Time first goal scored | 48 |
Time first goal conceded | 46 |
Yellow cards | 1 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.9 |
Biggest victory | 2-1 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Daichi Ishikawa | 6 |
Carlinhos Júnior | 5 |
Naoki Tsubaki | 3 |
Akiyuki Yokoyama | 3 |
Eduardo | 2 |
Yuta Goke | 4 |
Ko Miyazaki | 3 |
Shunta Araki | 2 |
Eron | 2 |
George Onaiwu | 2 |
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Renofa Yamaguchi |
Tokushima Vortis |
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Júbilo Iwata |
Kataller Toyama |
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JEF United Chiba |
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Sagan Tosu |
Montedio Yamagata |
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JEF United Chiba |
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Iwaki |
Ōmiya Ardija |
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JEF United Chiba |
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Tokushima Vortis |
Vegalta Sendai |
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JEF United Chiba |
Vegalta Sendai |
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Consadole Sapporo |
Montedio Yamagata |
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Vegalta Sendai |
Vegalta Sendai |
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Ventforet Kofu |
Júbilo Iwata |
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Vegalta Sendai |
Vegalta Sendai |
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Kataller Toyama |
Fujieda MYFC |
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Vegalta Sendai |
V-Varen Nagasaki |
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Vegalta Sendai |
Vegalta Sendai |
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Tokushima Vortis |
Renofa Yamaguchi |
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