JEF United vs Imabari: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

JEF United played against Imabari in J2 League (Japan). The game was played on November 29, 2025. Final score: 5:0.

Recent form

JEF United has 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 2.20 points per game. Imabari has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss, with 1.20 points per game.

Scoring records

JEF United scores 1.38 goals per game and allows 0.92. Imabari scores 1.24 and allows 1.11. Games in this league average 2.45 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 43% of JEF United's games and 54% of Imabari's. The Over 2.5 rates are 38% and 41%, compared with league averages of 51% for BTTS and 45% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Imabari has the higher season xG average, 1.55 to 1.51 per game. JEF United takes 12.7 shots per game, while Imabari takes 13.5.

First-half and second-half trends

JEF United leads at halftime in 22% of its games and scores 0.76 goals per game after halftime. Imabari leads at halftime in 24% and scores 0.73 after halftime.

When the teams score

JEF United's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (12 goals). For Imabari, it is minutes 46-60 (11 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

J2 League games average 2.45 goals. Both teams score in 51% of games, and 45% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Stats by half

2 : 0
First half
3 : 0
Second half

Game stats

43Possession (%)57
JEF UnitedImabari
17Shots11
JEF UnitedImabari
6Shots on target2
JEF UnitedImabari
1.88xG1.13
JEF UnitedImabari
4Corners5
JEF UnitedImabari
55Dangerous attacks41
JEF UnitedImabari
9Fouls15
JEF UnitedImabari
0Cards2
JEF UnitedImabari

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

JEF UnitedImabari
1.38Goals scored / game1.24
JEF UnitedImabari
0.92Goals allowed / game1.11
JEF UnitedImabari
49%Average possession49%
JEF UnitedImabari
4.41Shots on target / game4.57
JEF UnitedImabari

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.73Shots per game13.54
JEF UnitedImabari
4.41Shots on target4.57
JEF UnitedImabari
10.8%Shot conversion9.2%
JEF UnitedImabari
49%Possession49%
JEF UnitedImabari
1.51xG for1.55
JEF UnitedImabari
1.49xG against1.25
JEF UnitedImabari

Shooting quality

JEF United: BalancedImabari: Balanced
JEF UnitedImabari
Accuracy (shots on target)35%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.27

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

JEF United is 83% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / game - JEF United · 1.2 pts / game - Imabari

JEF United
WDWDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
51% W24% D24% L
Season (W-D-L)
19-9-9
1.78 pts / game · goal difference +17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-5-4
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WDLWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.83Opponent xG: 1.05BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Imabari
DDWLD
Season result split
35% W38% D27% L
Season (W-D-L)
13-14-10
1.43 pts / game · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
9-5-4
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LWLDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.88Opponent xG: 1.33BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

JEF United is 11% better for: goals scored per game.

1.38 goals / game - JEF United · 1.24 goals / game - Imabari

JEF United is 21% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.92 goals / game - JEF United · 1.11 goals / game - Imabari

JEF United scoring profile: strong

JEF United scores in 70% of games (26 of 37 meczów), while Imabari keeps a clean sheet in 27% (10 of 37 meczów).

Imabari scoring profile: strong

Imabari scores in 65% of games (24 of 37 meczów), while JEF United keeps a clean sheet in 38% (14 of 37 meczów).

51Goals scored (season)46
JEF UnitedImabari
34Goals conceded (season)41
JEF UnitedImabari
2.3Average goals per game2.35
JEF UnitedImabari
8Goals scored (last 5)7
JEF UnitedImabari
3Goals conceded (last 5)7
JEF UnitedImabari

How often they score at least...

70%1 goal65%
JEF UnitedImabari
38%2 goals35%
JEF UnitedImabari
19%3 goals19%
JEF UnitedImabari
5%4 goals5%
JEF UnitedImabari

How often they concede at least...

62%1 goal73%
JEF UnitedImabari
27%2 goals30%
JEF UnitedImabari
3%3 goals5%
JEF UnitedImabari
0%4 goals3%
JEF UnitedImabari

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

51%
League average

Goal patterns

30%BTTS at half-time11%
JEF UnitedImabari
8%BTTS in both halves0%
JEF UnitedImabari
30%Scored in both halves16%
JEF UnitedImabari

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS41%
JEF UnitedImabari
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
JEF UnitedImabari
40%BTTS - last 5100%
JEF UnitedImabari

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

68%Min. 1 goal before half-time59%
JEF UnitedImabari
32%Min. 2 goals before half-time27%
JEF UnitedImabari
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
JEF UnitedImabari

2nd half

68%Min. 1 goal after half-time73%
JEF UnitedImabari
24%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
JEF UnitedImabari
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time19%
JEF UnitedImabari

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

JEF United - half-time state
22% leading57% draw22% trailing
Imabari - half-time state
24% leading46% draw30% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.22Points per game (1st half)1.19
JEF UnitedImabari
0.62Goals scored (1st half)0.51
JEF UnitedImabari
0.59Goals conceded (1st half)0.46
JEF UnitedImabari
1.22Average goals (1st half)0.97
JEF UnitedImabari
49%Clean sheet before half-time62%
JEF UnitedImabari
54%No goal before half-time68%
JEF UnitedImabari

After half-time (2nd half)

1.68Points per game (2nd half)1.27
JEF UnitedImabari
0.76Goals scored (2nd half)0.73
JEF UnitedImabari
0.32Goals conceded (2nd half)0.65
JEF UnitedImabari
1.08Average goals (2nd half)1.38
JEF UnitedImabari
68%Clean sheet after half-time51%
JEF UnitedImabari
46%No goal after half-time51%
JEF UnitedImabari

JEF United - second-half results

41% W46% D14% L
45
Half-time points
23
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
62
Second-half points
+16
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding232%

Leads at halftime in 22% of games and wins 51%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.3

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Imabari - second-half results

30% W38% D32% L
44
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
47
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.19
PPG before half-time
Lead holding146%

Leads at halftime in 24% of games and wins 35%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

JEF United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.80
Goals scored / game0.61.0
Goals allowed / game0.40.2
Average goals per game1.01.2
1 goal60%40%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+1+4
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Imabari - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.20
Goals scored / game0.60.8
Goals allowed / game0.60.8
Average goals per game1.21.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

JEF United
ScoredConceded
5
8
0-15
12
3
16-30
6
11
31-45
12
2
46-60
7
4
61-75
9
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (12 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Imabari
ScoredConceded
5
5
0-15
5
5
16-30
9
7
31-45
11
8
46-60
6
6
61-75
10
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (11 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.33
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
49%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-57%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

JEF United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.44
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.57
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
110%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
77%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.42
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Imabari

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.30
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.17
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.31
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
104%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.23
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (J2 League).

Teams vs league

JEF UnitedLigaImabari
Average goals per game 2.302.45 2.35
Both teams scored 43%51% 54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 38%45% 41%
Clean sheets 38%29% 27%
Goal before half-time 68%68% 59%
Goal after half-time 68%74% 73%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.45
Average goals per game
51%
Both teams scored
45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.26
Home goals / game
1.19
Away goals / game
+6%
Home attack advantage
+6%
Home defensive advantage
+3%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. JEF UnitedGoalDaisuke SuzukiAssist: Taishi Taguchi
  2. ImabariSubstitutionOn: Rio OmoriOff: Danilo Cardoso Novais da Silva
  3. ImabariSubstitutionOn: Yumeki YokoyamaOff: Vinicius Diniz Dall Antonia
  4. JEF UnitedSubstitutionOn: Naohiro SugiyamaOff: Naoki Tsubaki
  5. ImabariGoalRio Omori
  6. ImabariYellow cardYuki Kajiura
  7. ImabariSubstitutionOn: Patrick Verhon Pertel PereiraOff: Hikaru Arai
  8. ImabariYellow cardTakatora Kondo
  9. JEF UnitedSubstitutionOn: Yusuke KobayashiOff: Luiz Eduardo Fleuri Pacheco
  10. JEF UnitedSubstitutionOn: Koki YonekuraOff: Daichi Ishikawa

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Record from JEF United's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against Imabari. Games average 1.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

FC Imabari
0 : 1
JEF United Ichihara Chiba

FAQ

What was the result of JEF United vs Imabari?

The J2 League match finished JEF United 5:0 Imabari. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before JEF United vs Imabari?

JEF United score 1.38 goals per game on average and Imabari 1.24. The J2 League average is 2.45 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 45% of games. Both teams score in 43% of JEF United's matches and 54% of Imabari's.

What form are JEF United and Imabari in?

Over the last 5 games JEF United have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Imabari 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for JEF United vs Imabari?

The statistical background for JEF United vs Imabari — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.