The J2 League match at Toyama Stadium on Saturday sees hosts Kataller Toyama take to the field against JEF United Chiba.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Kataller Toyama v JEF United Chiba, scroll down - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
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Kataller Toyama
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Kataller Toyama will be hoping to bounce back here following the 3-1 J2 League defeat in their last game at the hands of Iwaki.
The only scorer from Kataller Toyama was Tsubasa Yoshihira (88'). Yuto Yamashita (43'), Yusuke Onishi (51') and Kaina Tanimura (86') scored for Iwaki.
It’s been a rare occasion in recent games where Kataller Toyama have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The reality is that Kataller Toyama have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 games, letting in 11 goals during that time.
Going into this game, the form guide shows that Kataller Toyama:
- are winless against JEF United Chiba in their previous 5 league games.
- are without a home win in the past 8 league matches. Something needs to change.
JEF United Chiba
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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to Júbilo Iwata in J2 League action, JEF United Chiba will be aiming to make amends here.
Jordy Croux (24') was the scorer for Júbilo Iwata.
It is worth noting that JEF United Chiba have struggled for goals in their past six encounters, recording the disappointing return of only 4. In those fixtures, JEF Utd have also seen the overall goal aggregate against them equal 5. That aside, we will just have to wait and see if such a trend shall be sustained here in this match.
Going into this game, the form guide shows that JEF United Chiba:
- have not been beaten by Kataller Toyama when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league games.
- are without an away win for the past 2 league games.
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Head to head
A look at their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 12/05/2013 shows that Kataller Toyama have won 1 of these & JEF United Chiba 4, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.
21 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 9 from Kataller and 12 created by JEF Utd. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.5.
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Team News: Kataller Toyama
Looking at personnel, there is just one fitness concern for the Kataller Toyama gaffer Ryo Adachi to be concerned about from an otherwise fully-primed group. Arata Yoshida (Hamstring injury) misses out.
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Prediction
Kataller Toyama will surely be able to get a goal against this JEF United Chiba lineup, but a single goal is unlikely to be enough to prevent defeat.
We’re therefore expecting a narrow 1-2 advantage for JEF United Chiba at the end of this one. We’ll have to see what happens.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Looking at the bookies’ prices in the 90 min. result market, a victory for Kataller Toyama is best priced at 3.9, a bet on the draw is 3.5 and selecting the winner to be JEF United Chiba gets 1.9. They’re the most competitive returns on offer as of now.
Lucas Pereira,
06:05 24/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Kataller Toyama
Formed: 2007
Stadium: Toyama Stadium (18,588)
Captain: Riki Matsuda
Chairman: Susumu Kuwa
Manager: Ryo Adachi
Competitions: J2 League position 19
🔑 Star Player: Riki Matsuda
Usually deployed in the Left Wing position, Riki Matsuda was born in Osaka, Japan. Having played his first senior match for Cerezo Osaka in the 2021 season, the gifted Forward has scored a sum of 2 league goals in the J2 League 2025 season so far coming from a total of 20 appearances.