Fagiano Okayama host JEF United Chiba in the Emperor Cup. Okayama have had a fairly solid campaign in J1 League this year, while Chiba have found consistency much harder to come by.
The two sides only faced each other in the league a few weeks ago, so this cup tie arrives with a very recent head-to-head memory attached. That result sits alongside their broader form as something worth weighing up.
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League form heading into the cup
Okayama have won eight of their last twenty matches, with three draws and nine defeats mixed in. Their goals have been fairly balanced too, 28 scored against 31 conceded over that run.
Fagiano Okayama: 20 completed matches; JEF United Chiba: 20 completed matches.
Fagiano Okayama
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 45% 9 / 20
- Scored
- 28
- Conceded
- 31
- Difference
- -3
JEF United Chiba
- Win
- 20% 4 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 60% 12 / 20
- Scored
- 23
- Conceded
- 33
- Difference
- -10
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emperor Cup | Fagiano Okayama | Beluga Rosso Iwami | 26.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | FC Schalke 04 | Fagiano Okayama | 25.07.2026 | 3-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Werder Bremen | Fagiano Okayama | 22.07.2026 | 2-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | FC Kharkiv | Fagiano Okayama | 21.07.2026 | 1-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | SC Paderborn 07 | Fagiano Okayama | 17.07.2026 | 3-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | SV Wehen | Fagiano Okayama | 14.07.2026 | 2-0 |
| J1 League | Urawa | Fagiano Okayama | 06.06.2026 | 0-2 |
| J1 League | Fagiano Okayama | Urawa | 31.05.2026 | 1-1 |
| J1 League | Fagiano Okayama | Cerezo Osaka | 24.05.2026 | 2-3 |
| J1 League | Fagiano Okayama | Shimizu S-pulse | 17.05.2026 | 2-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J-League Cup | Kamatamare Sanuki | JEF United Chiba | 09.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Emperor Cup | JEF United Chiba | Azul Claro Numazu | 26.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | JEF United Chiba | Kashiwa Reysol | 01.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| J1 League | JEF United Chiba | Avispa Fukuoka | 06.06.2026 | 1-2 |
| J1 League | Avispa Fukuoka | JEF United Chiba | 30.05.2026 | 2-2 |
| J1 League | Kashiwa Reysol | JEF United Chiba | 23.05.2026 | 4-2 |
| J1 League | JEF United Chiba | Kashima | 17.05.2026 | 0-2 |
| J1 League | JEF United Chiba | Machida Zelvia | 10.05.2026 | 0-2 |
| J1 League | FC Tokyo | JEF United Chiba | 06.05.2026 | 0-3 |
| J1 League | Urawa | JEF United Chiba | 02.05.2026 | 2-0 |
Chiba's numbers are tougher reading. Just four wins from twenty games, twelve defeats, and a goal difference well in the red at 23 for and 33 against. That's a side that's struggled to score and hasn't tightened things up defensively either.
Okayama go into this with the better recent record, even if neither side has been flying.
Comparative Team Statistics: Fagiano Okayama vs JEF United Chiba
A head-to-head with a very recent chapter
These two met in J1 League as recently as early September, and Chiba won 2-1 away at Okayama. That result is barely a month old, so it's fresh in both camps' minds heading into this cup tie.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J1 League | JEF United Chiba | Fagiano Okayama | 02.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| J2 League | Fagiano Okayama | JEF United Chiba | 10.08.2024 | 0-0 |
| J2 League | JEF United Chiba | Fagiano Okayama | 01.06.2024 | 2-1 |
| J2 League | Fagiano Okayama | JEF United Chiba | 01.10.2023 | 0-5 |
| J2 League | JEF United Chiba | Fagiano Okayama | 25.03.2023 | 1-1 |
| J2 League | Fagiano Okayama | JEF United Chiba | 30.07.2022 | 1-1 |
| J2 League | JEF United Chiba | Fagiano Okayama | 08.05.2022 | 1-0 |
| J2 League | Fagiano Okayama | JEF United Chiba | 05.12.2021 | 1-3 |
| J2 League | JEF United Chiba | Fagiano Okayama | 09.05.2021 | 4-2 |
| J2 League | Fagiano Okayama | JEF United Chiba | 01.11.2020 | 3-2 |
Go back further and the head-to-head is a mixed bag stretching across J2 League, J1 League and earlier Emperor Cup meetings going back to 2016. Neither side has dominated the fixture over the years, with wins, draws and some lopsided scorelines on both sides of the ledger.
A cup tie, not a league match
This is the Emperor Cup, a straight knockout, so the context is different from their league meetings. A one-off game can throw up a different pattern to what either side's league form suggests.
Chiba's away form hasn't been kind to them generally, yet they did leave Okayama with a win at the start of September. Okayama will fancy using home advantage to put that right, especially with their own home form having produced plenty of goals over the last twenty matches.
Cup football can flatten out league form gaps, so caution matters here.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Moser | Germany | 26 | Goalkeeper | 196 | 88 |
| Lucao | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a | |
| K. Shirai | Japan | 32 | Midfielder | 166 | 65 |
| N. Browne | Japan | 25 | Midfielder | 188 | 75 |
| J. Nishikawa | Japan | 24 | Midfielder | 180 cm | 70 kg |
| T. Yamane | Japan | 27 | Midfielder | 167 | 67 |
| I. Fujita | Japan | 35 | Midfielder | 170 | 67 |
| M. Matsumoto | Japan | 31 | Midfielder | 175 | 69 |
| Y. Tatsuta | Japan | 28 | Defender | 191 | 83 |
| R. Takeuchi | Japan | 35 | Midfielder | 173 | 67 |
| G. Kawanami | Japan | 35 | Goalkeeper | 192 | 89 |
| R. Sueyoshi | Japan | 30 | Midfielder | 166 | 62 |
| K. Ichimi | Japan | 28 | Attacker | 182 | 81 |
| D. Tagami | Japan | 33 | Defender | 180 | 78 |
| A. Esaka | Japan | 34 | Attacker | 175 | 67 |
| K. Abe | Japan | 27 | Defender | 183 | 75 |
| Y. Kamiya | Japan | 29 | Midfielder | 176 | 67 |
| Y. Suzuki | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a | |
| K. Kawano | Japan | 23 | Attacker | 176 cm | 73 kg |
| Léo Gaúcho | Brazil | 30 | Attacker | 184 cm | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Shinada | Japan | 27 | Midfielder | 180 cm | 71 kg |
| N. Tsubaki | Japan | 26 | Midfielder | 172 cm | 60 kg |
| D. Suzuki | Japan | 36 | Defender | 182 cm | 73 kg |
| T. Yasui | Japan | 27 | Midfielder | 172 cm | 66 kg |
| T. Taguchi | Japan | 35 | Midfielder | 176 cm | 71 kg |
| K. Yonekura | Japan | 38 | Defender | 177 cm | 71 kg |
| I. Takahashi | Japan | 28 | Defender | 180 cm | 71 kg |
| T. Wakahara | Japan | 26 | Goalkeeper | 185 cm | 88 kg |
| Y. Kobayashi | Japan | 31 | Midfielder | 172 cm | 63 kg |
| H. Goya | Japan | 32 | Attacker | 177 cm | 68 kg |
| R. Suzuki | Japan | 32 | Goalkeeper | 192 cm | 92 kg |
| K. Toriumi | Japan | 31 | Defender | 182 cm | 71 kg |
| D. Ishikawa | Japan | 30 | Attacker | 178 cm | 73 kg |
| T. Mae | Japan | 33 | Midfielder | 171 cm | 69 kg |
| Carlinhos Júnior | Brazil | 32 | Attacker | 174 cm | 71 kg |
| Dudu | Brazil | 29 | Midfielder | 170 cm | 67 kg |
| T. Kawano | Japan | 30 | Defender | 186 cm | 85 kg |
| Z. Issaka | Japan | 29 | Midfielder | 174 cm | 75 kg |
| Matheus Índio | Brazil | 27 | Midfielder | 182 | 76 |
| Erison | Brazil | 27 | Forward | 180 | 84 |
With no market on offer here, this is one to watch rather than back blind. Okayama's overall form gives them a shade of confidence at home, but Chiba's recent head-to-head win keeps things honest.
We'd rather see how both sides approach this cup tie before committing to anything.
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