Thursday , 2 July 2026

Avispa Fukuoka vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Avispa Fukuoka
1 – 2
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Wed 26 Feb 2025 · 10:00 UTC Best Denki Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Kota Takai
Y 33' Kento Tachibanada
Y 78' Marcinho
Tomoya Ando 82' Y
Kazuki Fujimoto 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Avispa Fukuoka vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Best Denki Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Vissel Kobe 18 35
2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30
5 Gamba Osaka 18 28
6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24
8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tōkyō 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28
16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25
17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20
18 Yokohama F·Marinos 18 20
19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18
20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12

Head-to-Head

2
1
7
Avispa Fukuoka 10 games · Avg 3.8 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-26 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-12-08 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka 2024-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-10-20 Kawasaki Frontale 4–2 Avispa Fukuoka 2023-04-29 Avispa Fukuoka 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Avispa Fukuoka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Feb Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L
22 Feb Gamba Osaka A 1–2 L
15 Feb Kashiwa Reysol H 0–1 L
08 Dec Kawasaki Frontale A 1–3 L
30 Nov Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–0 W
09 Nov Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–1 L
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Feb Avispa Fukuoka A 2–1 W
22 Feb Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D
15 Feb Nagoya Grampus H 4–0 W
08 Dec Avispa Fukuoka H 3–1 W
30 Nov Tokyo Verdy A 5–4 W
22 Nov Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Avispa Fukuoka Kawasaki Frontale
#10 Position #14
21 Points 28
18 Played 18
7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
49 Scored 38
59 Conceded 40
-10 GD -2
1.17 PPG 1.56
39% Win % 56%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season
11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Avispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts). Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Avispa Fukuoka
0-15
1/3
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
4/2
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/3
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Avispa Fukuoka to score. At the same time, Kawasaki Frontale does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Avispa Fukuoka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Avispa Fukuoka seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' What a strike from Nassim Ben Khalifa! The score is 1-0.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 24' Kota Takai is having his name booked by the referee on 24.
  • 29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sota Miura made 439 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 33' It’s gonna be a card for Kento Tachibanada.
  • 38' Avispa Fukuoka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
  • 42' What a strike from Akihiro Ienaga! The score is 1-1.
  • 46' Another substitution for Avispa Fukuoka to replace Nassim Ben Khalifa by Yuto Iwasaki on 46 minute.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 57' Kazuya Konno is replacing Takeshi Kanamori for the Avispa Fukuoka side.
  • 58' So Kawahara has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kento Tachibanada on 58 minute.
  • 63' Louis Thebault-Yamaguchi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 68' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kawasaki Frontale needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 69' Erison has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shin Yamada on 69 minute.
  • 74' The whistle greets Takaaki Shichi as he departs to be replaced by Kazuki Fujimoto.
  • 78' The referee shows Kawasaki Frontale player a card on 78.
  • 80' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 80 minute. Marcinho leaves to be changed by Ten Miyagi.
  • 82' Tomoya Ando is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
  • 85' What a strike from Erison! The score is 1-2.
  • 87' The whistle greets Masato Yuzawa as he departs to be replaced by Shahab Zahedi Tabar.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Kazuki Fujimoto. He receives a card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcinho 4
Akihiro Ienaga 4
Daiya Tono 3
Yuya Yamagishi 2
Shintaro Nago 2
Taisei Miyashiro 2
Kazuya Konno 2
Yu Kobayashi 2

Head to Head

2025-02-26 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-12-08 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka 2024-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-10-20 Kawasaki Frontale 4–2 Avispa Fukuoka 2023-04-29 Avispa Fukuoka 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2025-02-26 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-02-22 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2025-02-15 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol L 2024-12-08 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2024-11-30 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2024-11-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka L

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2025-02-26 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-02-22 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-02-15 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2024-12-08 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2024-11-30 Tokyo Verdy 4–5 Kawasaki Frontale W 2024-11-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.2 Avispa Fukuoka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.57 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Avispa Fukuoka31% Draw21% Kawasaki Frontale48%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes81% 0% No19%
Avg goals/match: 4.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 84%
16%
± 3.5 69%
31%
± 4.5 51%
49%

Double Chance

Avispa Fukuoka or Draw
52%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
69%
Avispa Fukuoka or Kawasaki Frontale
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Avispa Fukuoka29% Draw34% Kawasaki Frontale37%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 3
5.5%
1 – 1
5.5%
2 – 1
5.3%
1 – 3
5.1%
3 – 2
4.7%
3 – 3
4.1%
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 4
3.6%
1 – 4
3.3%
0 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Avispa Fukuoka

Handicap Avispa Fukuoka covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 10% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 15% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 17% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 14% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet
8% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.