JEF United Ichihara-Chiba vs V-Varen Nagasaki, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 5': Thiago Santana (V-Varen Nagasaki) Own Goal at 5'
- 13': Thiago Santana (V-Varen Nagasaki) Yellow Card at 13'
- 45': Kenshin Yasuda (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 45'
- 53': Erison (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Yellow Card at 53'
- 56': Koki Yonekura (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 56'
- 61': Takuma Ominami (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 61'
- 65': Yusei Egawa (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 65'
- 69': Zain Issaka (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 69'
- 69': Hiroto Goya (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 69'
- 74': Jonathan Júnior (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 74'
- 79': Yusuke Kobayashi (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 79'
- 79': Kazuki Tanaka (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 79'
- 86': Tenmu Matsumoto (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 86'
- 90'+2': Daisuke Suzuki (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 90'+2'
- 90'+2': Luiz Eduardo Fleuri Pacheco (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Yellow Card at 90'+2'
- 90'+5': Kenshin Yasuda (V-Varen Nagasaki) Goal at 90'+5'
Statistics
 VVN |
JEF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 59.4 | Possession | 40.6 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 429 | Accurate Passes | 241 |
| 521 | Passes | 342 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 13 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 26 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Venue: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Location: Chiba, Japan
Japanese J1 League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashiwa Reysol | 9 | +7 | 21 |
| 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 9 | +16 | 20 |
| 3 | Machida Zelvia | 9 | +12 | 20 |
| 4 | FC Tokyo | 9 | +9 | 20 |
Line-Ups
JEF United Ichihara-Chiba (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 19 | José Suárez (GK) |
| 2 | Boniface Nduka |
| 28 | Takashi Kawano |
| 67 | Masaru Hidaka |
| 39 | Rikuto Ishio |
| 41 | Takuya Yasui |
| 6 | Luiz Eduardo Fleuri Pacheco  |
| 8 | Takumi Tsukui |
| 18 | Naohiro Sugiyama |
| 29 | Ken Yamura |
| 99 | Erison |
V-Varen Nagasaki (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Masaaki Goto (GK) |
| 29 | Ikki Arai |
| 31 | Kanta Doi |
| 50 | Ryosuke Shindo |
| 24 | Riku Yamada |
| 5 | Hotaru Yamaguchi |
| 23 | Shunya Yoneda |
| 88 | Asahi Masuyama |
| 9 | Thiago Santana |
| 41 | Motoki Hasegawa |
| 10 | Matheus Jesus |
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