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JEF United Chiba vs Tochigi S.C. Live Stream, Predictions
Tochigi S.C. will be visiting Fukuda Denshi Arena on Sunday for the J2 League fixture with hosts JEF United Chiba.
All JEF United Chiba v Tochigi S.C. game predictions, stats and user poll are shown below - plus the latest match odds.
📊 Form Guide
JEF United Chiba
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JEF United Chiba will be looking for a repeat result of a 1-0 J2 League victory vs Shimizu S-Pulse.
The only player to score from JEF United Chiba was Koki Yonekura (87').
Their more recent scorelines really do illustrate the point that much solidity has been shown by the JEF United Chiba backline. JEF United Chiba have been miserly, with the total number of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper during their previous six clashes standing at 4.
Coming into this meeting, JEF United Chiba have not emerged victorious against Tochigi S.C. in their previous 2 league matches.
Tochigi S.C.
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After being defeated in their last game at the hands of Tokyo Verdy in J2 League action, Tochigi S.C. and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
Tetsuyuki Inami (64') and Toyofumi Sakano (86') scored for Tokyo Verdy.
Throughout their 6 previous matches, Yu Tokisaki's Tochigi S.C. have fired home 8 times - yielding them a goals scored per game average of 1.33.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Tochigi S.C.:
- remain undefeated by JEF United Chiba when they have played them away from home in the previous 5 league games. An impressive run.
- are without an away win for the past 9 league games. It's not a good run at all.
👥 Head to head
Looking at their most recent head to head meetings stretching back to 11/07/2020 shows us that JEF United Chiba have won 1 of these games & Tochigi S.C. 4, with the tally of drawn games being 1.
A combined sum of 7 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 2 for JEF Utd and 5 belonging to Tochigi. That is an average goals per game value of 1.17.
The last league meeting between the two was J2 League match day 26 on 10/07/2022 when it finished JEF United Chiba 0-1 Tochigi S.C.
The referee was Hirozaku Otsubo.
📋 Team News: JEF United Chiba
The JEF United Chiba manager Yoshiyuki Kobayashi will be thankful to have no fitness worries at all ahead of this game thanks to a fully injury-free group to pick from.
ℹ️ Team News: Tochigi S.C.
Due to a completely healthy group to pick from, the Tochigi S.C. boss Yu Tokisaki has zero fitness worries to speak of before this clash.
🔮 Prediction
We think that Tochigi S.C. will have their work cut out to see themselves scoring against this JEF United Chiba side who we reckon should score one, at least.
Our tip is therefore for a good tussle with a 1-0 win for JEF United Chiba after 90 minutes.
Looking forward to watching this one unfold.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura, 11:31 17/05/2023

⚽️ Team Focus:
JEF United Chiba
Formed: 1946
Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena (19,470)
Captain: Daisuke Suzuki
Chairman: Kou Morimoto
Manager: Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
Competitions: J2 League position 15
⭐ Star Player: Keita Buwanika
Usually used in the Striker position, Keita Buwanika was born in Tokyo, Jamaica. After having made a senior debut playing for JEF United Chiba in the 2022 season, the gifted Forward has scored 2 league goals in this J2 League 2023 season so far from a total of 10 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 36 | WWDWW |
2 |
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16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 29 | WDWLW |
3 |
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16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 29 | LWWDL |
4 |
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16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 27 | WWLLD |
5 |
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16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 27 | WLWLW |
6 |
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16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 26 | LDWWW |
7 |
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16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 26 | LWLLW |
8 |
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16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 25 | WDWWL |
9 |
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16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 25 | LDWWL |
10 |
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16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 23 | WWDDD |
11 |
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16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 23 | WDLWW |
12 |
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16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | LWWDL |
13 |
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16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 20 | WDLWW |
14 |
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16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 20 | DLLLL |
15 |
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16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | -5 | 19 | DLLWL |
16 |
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16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | -5 | 17 | WDWDW |
17 |
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16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -14 | 17 | LLWDL |
18 |
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16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | -3 | 16 | DLWLW |
19 |
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16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 16 | LWLDL |
20 |
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16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -16 | 15 | DDLDL |
21 |
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16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -16 | 14 | LLLLW |
22 |
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16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -9 | 13 | LLLDL |
JEF United Chiba |
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Machida Zelvia |
Vegalta Sendai |
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Tochigi S.C. |
JEF United Chiba |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
Ventforet Kofu |
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JEF United Chiba |
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Júbilo Iwata |
Fujieda MYFC |
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Tochigi S.C. |
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Fagiano Okayama |
JEF United Chiba |
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Tokyo Verdy |
Mito Hollyhock |
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Tochigi S.C. |
AFC Blaublitz Akita |
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Tochigi S.C. |
JEF United Chiba |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
JEF United Chiba |
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Júbilo Iwata |
JEF United Chiba |
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Ōmiya Ardija |
JEF United Chiba |
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Tokyo Verdy |
JEF United Chiba |
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Tokushima Vortis |
JEF United Chiba |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Mito Hollyhock |
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Tochigi S.C. |
AFC Blaublitz Akita |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Ventforet Kofu |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Renofa Yamaguchi |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Júbilo Iwata |
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Goals scored | 1.1 |
Goals conceded | 1.1 |
Time first goal scored | 45 |
Time first goal conceded | 42 |
Yellow cards | 1.5 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 3.9 |
Biggest victory | 1-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
Goals scored | 0.5 |
Goals conceded | 1.5 |
Time first goal scored | 39 |
Time first goal conceded | 58 |
Yellow cards | 1.6 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.9 |
Biggest victory | null |
Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
Hiiro Komori | 6 |
Keita Buwanika | 2 |
Daisuke Suzuki | 2 |
Naoki Tsubaki | 2 |
Koki Yonekura | 2 |
Hayato Fukushima | 3 |
Ryo Nemoto | 3 |
Kenta Fukumori | 2 |
Toshiki Mori | 2 |
Kisho Yano | 2 |
Mito Hollyhock |
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Iwaki |
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Oita Trinita |
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Ventforet Kofu |
Ōmiya Ardija |
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Zweigen Kanazawa |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
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JEF United Chiba |
Machida Zelvia |
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Renofa Yamaguchi |
Tokushima Vortis |
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Tokushima Vortis |
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Machida Zelvia |
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Renofa Yamaguchi |
Zweigen Kanazawa |
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Tochigi S.C. |
Iwaki |
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Vegalta Sendai |
Ōmiya Ardija |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Ventforet Kofu |
Thespa Kusatsu |
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