JEF United vs Imabari: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

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

Current form

JEF United: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Imabari: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

JEF United scores 1.38 and concedes 0.92 goals per match. Imabari scores 1.24 and concedes 1.11. League average: 2.45 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: JEF United 43%, Imabari 54%. Over 2.5: JEF United 38%, Imabari 41%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 45%.

xG, shots and style

Imabari has higher xG: 1.55 vs 1.51. JEF United: 12.7 shots per match, Imabari: 13.5.

Match halves

JEF United: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.76. Imabari: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.73.

Goals by minute

JEF United: 16-30 (12 goals). Imabari: 46-60 (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

J2 League: 2.45 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 45%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-0. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

2 : 0
1st half
3 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

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-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.38Goals scored / match1.24
JEF UnitedImabari
0.92Goals conceded / match1.11
JEF UnitedImabari
49%Average possession49%
JEF UnitedImabari
4.41Shots on target / match4.57
JEF UnitedImabari

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.73Shots per match13.54
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

JEF United
WDWDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
51% W24% D24% L
Season (W-D-L)
19-9-9
1.78 pts / match · goal difference +17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-5-4
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WDLWD
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
9-5-4
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LWLDL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

JEF United is 21% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

JEF United scoring profile: strong

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

Imabari scoring profile: strong

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

51Goals scored (season)46
JEF UnitedImabari
34Goals conceded (season)41
JEF UnitedImabari
2.3Average goals in match2.35
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, 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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in 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

Match 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 22% of matches and wins 51%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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 half-time in 24% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

JEF United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.80
Goals scored / match0.61.0
Goals conceded / match0.40.2
Average goals in match1.01.2
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.20
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.21.6
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.33
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.57
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
110%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
77%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
104%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
51%
Both teams scored
45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.26
Home goals / match
1.19
Away goals / match
+6%
Home attack advantage
+6%
Home defence 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

Previous meeting: JEF United 1 - 0 - 0 Imabari. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

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.