JEF United Chiba vs V-varen Nagasaki Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form across both sides

Looking at the last 20 matches each side have played across various competitions, Nagasaki have won eight, drawn two and lost ten, scoring 24 and conceding 30. Chiba's equivalent sample reads four wins, four draws and twelve losses, with 23 scored and 33 conceded.

JEF United Chiba: 20 completed matches; V-varen Nagasaki: 20 completed matches.

JEF United Chiba

20 matches

Win

20% 4 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

60% 12 / 20

Scored

23

Conceded

33

Difference

-10

V-varen Nagasaki

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

24

Conceded

30

Difference

-6

Neither record is anything to shout about, but Nagasaki's numbers are clearly the healthier of the two. Chiba have leaked goals fairly consistently across that stretch, which lines up with their difficult recent run.

Nagasaki's broader sample looks sturdier, even if it's far from convincing.

Comparative Team Statistics: JEF United Chiba vs V-varen Nagasaki

A history that leans one way

These two have met plenty of times going back to 2015, almost entirely in the J2 League. Across those 20 recorded meetings, Nagasaki have won ten, Chiba six, with four draws in between.

The last two head-to-heads both went Nagasaki's way too, including a 2-0 win at Chiba just last season. It's worth remembering most of this history comes from a different division, so it says more about the rivalry than about current J1 form.

Where they stand this season

In the current J1 League campaign, Nagasaki sit 15th with eight points from eight games, having won twice and drawn twice. Chiba are down in 20th with just four points from the same number of matches, with only one win to their name.

This is only a snapshot of the two teams rather than the full division picture, but the gap in points and position is plain enough. Chiba have had a tougher time of it domestically than their visitors this term.

Players to watch

Thiago Santana leads the scoring for Nagasaki with three goals in eight appearances. K. Tanaka has matched that tally for Chiba but in fewer games, netting three in five, a decent return if he's involved again.

JEF United Chiba:

Best scorers:

K. Tanaka - 3

Penalty cards:

Erison x 4

T. Tsukui x 2

V-varen Nagasaki:

Best scorers:

Thiago Santana - 3

On the discipline side, Chiba's Erison has picked up four yellow cards in six matches and T. Tsukui two in eight, though there's no equivalent card data available for Nagasaki here to compare against.