Kashima vs JEF United Chiba

2 - 1
🕒 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 06:00 Europe/London 📍 Kashima Soccer Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Hiroki Kasahara 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 8
Regular Season Table
Kashima 1 · JEF United Chiba 20
Referee Stats
9 matches · 2.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.00
Reds avg 0.11
Penalties avg 1.00
Over 4.5 cards 22%
Home wins 33%
Draws 33%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Kashima outshot their opponent (18-10).
  • Kashima controlled possession (66%).
  • Kashima had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Kashima (Home stats)

Games / Record

10
W-D-L: 9-1-0

Goals For / Against

16 / 2
Avg: 1.60 / 0.20

Points

28
Avg: 2.80

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

0
JEF United Chiba (Away stats)

Games / Record

10
W-D-L: 1-2-7

Goals For / Against

11 / 18
Avg: 1.10 / 1.80

Points

5
Avg: 0.50

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this J1 League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.80
PPG
0.50
1.60
GF
1.10
0.20
GA
1.80
22%
O2.5
56%
22%
BTTS
56%
56%
Score 1st
11%

League-position context

Kashima rank1st
JEF United Chiba rank20th
Kashima points43
JEF United Chiba points12
Kashima: #1 · 43 pts · GD +20
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.
JEF United Chiba: #20 · 12 pts · GD -13
21 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts from safety.
31-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Kashima last 5 home

W W D W W
Points13/15
Weighted index87
Goals8-2
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

JEF United Chiba last 5 away

L W L L L
Points3/15
Weighted index27
Goals6-9
Record1-0-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Kashima trend breakdown

Over 2.522%
BTTS22%
BTTS + O2.511%
1H Over 0.533%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 56% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

JEF United Chiba trend breakdown

Over 2.556%
BTTS56%
BTTS + O2.544%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Kashima score at home100%
Kashima clean sheet at home78%
JEF United Chiba score away67%
JEF United Chiba clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Kashima score first56%
Kashima win after scoring first80%
JEF United Chiba score first11%
JEF United Chiba win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Kashima 0% · JEF United Chiba 0%
Avg first goal minute: Kashima 54.4' · JEF United Chiba 6.0'

Vs league average

Kashima score at home1.60 vs 1.36
Kashima concede at home0.20 vs 1.26
JEF United Chiba score away1.10 vs 1.26
JEF United Chiba concede away1.80 vs 1.36
Kashima score 18% above league average, while JEF United Chiba score 12% below league average.
Defensive side: Kashima are 84% below league average at home, and JEF United Chiba are 32% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals2.50
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Kashima goal timing (home)

1H scored: 13% 2H scored: 88% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
46-60 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
16-30 0
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 1
61-75 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
76-90+ 0

JEF United Chiba goal timing (away)

1H scored: 14% 2H scored: 86% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 3
61-75 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
16-30 0
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
46-60 1
16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
2
Total Shots
18
10
Shots off Goal
8
5
Blocked Shots
6
3
Shots Inside Box
13
5
Shots Outside Box
5
5
Ball Possession
66%
34%
Corner Kicks
10
4
Fouls
8
14
Offsides
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
2
Total Passes
650
324
Passes Accurate
574
259
Passes %
88%
80%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
3
4'
4' Goal · 1-0
Élber
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Araki
35'
35' I. Sekigawa
56'
56' Dudu
1st substitution · For: T. Yasui
64'
64' Y. Kobayashi
65'
65' Y. Higuchi
1st substitution · For: G. Shibasaki
65'
65' R. Araki
2nd substitution · For: K. Tagawa
70'
70' Goal · 1-1
Z. Issaka
Normal Goal
79'
79' K. Misao
3rd substitution · For: K. Chinen
79'
79' Léo Ceará
4th substitution · For: Y. Matsumura
79'
79' T. Tsukui
2nd substitution · For: M. Himeno
84'
84' Goal · 2-1
N. Ueda
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Chinen
88'
88' Y. Kobayashi
3rd substitution · For: T. Amagasa

Kashima vs JEF United Chiba 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Kashima beat JEF United Chiba 2-1 on Sunday, 22 March 2026 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Hiroki Kasahara. It was played at Kashima Soccer Stadium.

First half: Kashima took an early lead at 4' when Élber scored, with the assist credited to R. Araki, making the score 1-0. I. Sekigawa received a yellow card for Kashima at 35'.

Second half: JEF United Chiba made their 1st substitution at 56', with Dudu replacing T. Yasui. Y. Kobayashi received a yellow card for JEF United Chiba at 64'. Kashima made their 1st substitution at 65', with Y. Higuchi replacing G. Shibasaki. Kashima made their 2nd substitution at 65', with R. Araki replacing K. Tagawa. JEF United Chiba leveled the score at 70' when Z. Issaka scored, making the score 1-1. Kashima made their 3rd substitution at 79', with K. Misao replacing K. Chinen. Kashima made their 4th substitution at 79', with Léo Ceará replacing Y. Matsumura. JEF United Chiba made their 2nd substitution at 79', with T. Tsukui replacing M. Himeno. Kashima took the lead at 84' when N. Ueda scored, with the assist credited to K. Chinen, making the score 2-1. JEF United Chiba made their 3rd substitution at 88', with Y. Kobayashi replacing T. Amagasa.

Kashima used 4 substitutions while JEF United Chiba used 3 substitutions. Kashima got 1 yellow card, while JEF United Chiba got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Kashima outshot their opponent (18-10).
  • Kashima controlled possession (66%).
  • Kashima had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

Kashima vs JEF United Chiba Head-to-Head History by Season