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Predictions and Tips
The J2 League match at Asics Satoyama Stadium on Sunday sees home side FC Imabari playing against opponents JEF United Chiba.
Our tips, poll and stats for FC Imabari v JEF United Chiba can all be found here (plus the best game odds).
📏 Form Guide

FC Imabari
LDWDDW
FC Imabari will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 0-1 J2 League success against Roasso Kumamoto.
The only name on the scoresheet from FC Imabari was Takatora Kondo (36').
Keiji Kuraishi's FC Imabari have managed to score a sum total of 9 times in their past six outings. The corresponding number of goals that have been scored against them in those same fixtures stands at 8.
Their previous form shows that FC Imabari:
- haven't been defeated in their previous 6 league matches at home.
- are without a home win in the past 2 league games.
JEF United Chiba
WWWDDL
Since a loss in their previous game against Ōmiya Ardija in J2 League action, JEF United Chiba and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
For JEF United Chiba, the scorers were Daichi Ishikawa (23') and Koji Toriumi (53' Own goal). Yuta Toyokawa (5') was the scorer for Ōmiya Ardija.
Yoshiyuki Kobayashi's JEF United Chiba have found the back of the net 9 times in the course of their most recent sextet of matches. The aggregate of goals that they have conceded during those same clashes equals 6.
🗞️ Team News: FC Imabari
Yuki Kajiura (Broken ankle) and Wataru Noguchi (Cruciate ligament injury) aren’t available for FC Imabari boss Keiji Kuraishi.
📋 Team News: JEF United Chiba
Owing to an otherwise healthy group, there is just the sole fitness issue for the JEF United Chiba gaffer Yoshiyuki Kobayashi to be concerned with. Tomoya Wakahara (Meniscus injury) won’t be in action.
💭 Prediction
Our assessment is that JEF United Chiba and FC Imabari may both struggle to make a breakthrough here.
A scoreless draw looks like a real possibility, but we’ll see what happens. That is why we are leaning toward a tight encounter, finishing with a 0-0 draw at the end of the match.
Victor Martins, 04:11 11/05/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

🏟️ Team Focus:
FC Imabari
Formed: 1976
Stadium: Asics Satoyama Stadium (5,316)
Captain: Yuta Mikado
Chairman: Masafumi Yano
Manager: Keiji Kuraishi
Competitions: J2 League position 4
🔑 Key Man: Marcus Índio
Customarily deployed in the Striker position, Marcus Índio was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Having made his senior debut playing for Figueirense in the 2016 season, the dangerous Forward has struck 7 league goals in the J2 League 2025 campaign so far in 14 appearances.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 32 | WWDDL |
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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14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 25 | DWDDW |
5 |
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14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | WDDWW |
6 |
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14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 | LWWWL |
7 |
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15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 22 | LLLDW |
8 |
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14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | LWWWL |
9 |
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14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 21 | DWLDW |
10 |
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14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | DLDDW |
11 |
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15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | -8 | 19 | WLDWL |
12 |
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14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | LLDLW |
13 |
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14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 16 | LWDLL |
14 |
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15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 16 | LLWLL |
15 |
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14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 16 | DDLLW |
16 |
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14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 14 | LLDDL |
17 |
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15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -8 | 14 | WWWDD |
18 |
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14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -12 | 13 | WLLDL |
19 |
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14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 11 | DLWLL |
20 |
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14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -10 | 9 | WDLDD |
FC Imabari |
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JEF United Chiba |
Roasso Kumamoto |
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FC Imabari |
FC Imabari |
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Júbilo Iwata |
Mito Hollyhock |
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FC Imabari |
Renofa Yamaguchi |
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FC Imabari |
FC Imabari |
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Ōmiya Ardija |
FC Imabari |
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JEF United Chiba |
JEF United Chiba |
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Ōmiya Ardija |
Sagan Tosu |
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JEF United Chiba |
Roasso Kumamoto |
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JEF United Chiba |
JEF United Chiba |
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AFC Blaublitz Akita |
JEF United Chiba |
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Oita Trinita |
FC Imabari |
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Júbilo Iwata |
FC Imabari |
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Ōmiya Ardija |
FC Imabari |
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V-Varen Nagasaki |
FC Imabari |
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Montedio Yamagata |
FC Imabari |
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Kataller Toyama |
FC Imabari |
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Fujieda MYFC |
Sagan Tosu |
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JEF United Chiba |
Roasso Kumamoto |
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JEF United Chiba |
Fujieda MYFC |
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JEF United Chiba |
Júbilo Iwata |
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JEF United Chiba |
Ventforet Kofu |
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JEF United Chiba |
Consadole Sapporo |
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JEF United Chiba |
Goals scored | 1.3 |
Goals conceded | 1 |
Time first goal scored | 39 |
Time first goal conceded | 28 |
Yellow cards | 1.7 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.4 |
Biggest victory | 4-1 |
Biggest defeat | 1-0 |
Goals scored | 1.6 |
Goals conceded | 0.9 |
Time first goal scored | 26 |
Time first goal conceded | 18 |
Yellow cards | 1.7 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 5 |
Biggest victory | 3-1 |
Biggest defeat | 1-0 |
Marcus Índio | 7 |
Wesley da Silva | 3 |
Yumeki Yokoyama | 3 |
Vinícius Diniz | 2 |
Takatora Kondo | 2 |
Daichi Ishikawa | 6 |
Carlinhos Júnior | 5 |
Naoki Tsubaki | 3 |
Akiyuki Yokoyama | 3 |
Eduardo | 2 |
Ventforet Kofu |
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FC Imabari |
FC Imabari |
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Tokushima Vortis |
FC Imabari |
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Oita Trinita |
Consadole Sapporo |
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FC Imabari |
FC Imabari |
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Mito Hollyhock |
Fujieda MYFC |
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FC Imabari |
FC Imabari |
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Ventforet Kofu |
FC Imabari |
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Ehime FC |
Oita Trinita |
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FC Imabari |
FC Imabari |
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Roasso Kumamoto |
JEF United Chiba |
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Vegalta Sendai |
V-Varen Nagasaki |
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JEF United Chiba |
JEF United Chiba |
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Renofa Yamaguchi |
Tokushima Vortis |
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JEF United Chiba |
JEF United Chiba |
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Júbilo Iwata |
Kataller Toyama |
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JEF United Chiba |
JEF United Chiba |
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Sagan Tosu |
Montedio Yamagata |
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JEF United Chiba |
JEF United Chiba |
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Iwaki |
Ōmiya Ardija |
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JEF United Chiba |
