FC Mito Holly Hock vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FC Mito Holly Hock vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Best Denki Stadium.
- FC Mito Holly Hock 18 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
- Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
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 | Kyōto Sanga FC | 18 | 23 |
| 9 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 18 | 21 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 18 | 21 |
| 11 | Kashima Antlers | 18 | 45 |
| 12 | FC Tokyo | 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep | Kawasaki Frontale | H | 0–1 | L |
| 05 Sep | Avispa Fukuoka | A | 1–1 | D |
| 02 Sep | Kashima Antlers | H | 4–2 | W |
| 29 Aug | FC Machida Zelvia | H | 1–1 | D |
| 22 Aug | Kyōto Sanga FC | A | 3–1 | W |
| 15 Aug | Gamba Osaka | H | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep | FC Mito Holly Hock | A | 1–0 | W |
| 06 Sep | Shimizu S-Pulse | H | 3–1 | W |
| 02 Sep | FC Machida Zelvia | A | 1–2 | L |
| 29 Aug | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | H | 4–2 | W |
| 22 Aug | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | A | 1–1 | D |
| 15 Aug | Kyōto Sanga FC | H | 2–2 | D |
Season Stats
| FC Mito Holly Hock | Kawasaki Frontale | |
|---|---|---|
| #19 | Position | #14 |
| 18 | Points | 28 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 6 / 0 / 12 | W / D / L | 10 / 0 / 8 |
| 35 | Scored | 38 |
| 50 | Conceded | 40 |
| -15 | GD | -2 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 1.56 |
| 33% | Win % | 56% |
Key Stats
67%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
H2H (3 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
FC Mito Holly Hock this season
FC Mito Holly Hock this season
10%
Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
Kawasaki Frontale this season
FC Mito Holly Hock are 19th (18 pts). Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Mito Holly Hock
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
3/4
61-75
1/3
76+
1/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
4/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
6/3
46-60
4/3
61-75
4/5
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Mito Holly Hock
| Arata Watanabe | 5 G |
| Yasuki Kimoto | 2 G |
| Chihiro Kato | 2 G |
| Kotaro Uchino | 1 G |
| Yoshiki Torikai | 1 G |
Kawasaki Frontale
| Marcinho | 7 G | 2 A |
| Yasuto Wakizaka | 4 G | 3 A |
| Tatsuya Ito | 3 G | 2 A |
| Lazar Romanic | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at Best Denki Stadium. FC Mito Holly Hock are looking to make home advantage count against Kawasaki Frontale.
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Mito Holly Hock is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 15' Japan international Takumi Mase has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 20' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Mito Holly Hock in their trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact .
- 25' Kawasaki Frontale looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Marcinho scoring 1 goals.
- 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 35' A quiet spell here at Best Denki Stadium. FC Mito Holly Hock seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 40' Kento Tachibanada is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Mito Holly Hock so far.
- 45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Mito Holly Hock side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Daisuke Kimori might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 59' Yu Funabashi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Koshi Osaki on 59 minute.
- 59' Marcinho is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 6 goals this season for the .
- 64' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Mito Holly Hock and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 69' With 2 assists to his name this season, Yoshiki Torikai is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kawasaki Frontale.
- 71' Fresh legs for FC Mito Holly Hock! Chihiro Kato comes on to replace Kotaro Uchino.
- 72' Time for substitution for FC Mito Holly Hock. Kaito Taniguchi is replaced by Hayata Yamamoto.
- 76' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Tatsuya Ito is replaced by Kazuya Konno on 76 minute.
- 80' It’s gonna be a card for Filip Uremovic.
- 83' Marcinho makes way for Asahi Sasaki at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kawasaki Frontale.
- 87' Kawasaki Frontale player sees a card in front of him.
- 88' A moment of madness from Taishi Semba on 88 minutes earns him a card. FC Mito Holly Hock will be frustrated.
- 90' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Pedro Romano is replaced by So Kawahara.
- Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
FC Mito Holly Hock Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
-
10
Arata Watanabe ↓ Ryo Nemoto 83'
- 34
- 19
- 22
- 17
- 7
-
3
Koshi Osaki ↓ Yu Funabashi 59'
- 25
-
18
Kotaro Uchino ↓ Chihiro Kato 71'
-
11
Yoshiki Torikai ↓ Jin Okumura 72'
Bench
- 27
-
9
Ryo Nemoto ↑ 83'
-
8
Chihiro Kato ↑ 71'
-
20
Yu Funabashi ↑ 59'
- 4
-
30
Jin Okumura ↑ 72'
- 38
-
39
Hayata Yamamoto ↑ 72'
- 16
Coach
Daisuke Kimori
Kawasaki Frontale Lineups
Starting XI
-
17
Tatsuya Ito ↓ Kazuya Konno 76'
- 49
- 14
-
23
Marcinho ↓ Asahi Sasaki 83'
- 6
- 8
- 29
- 13
- 3
-
20
Kyosuke Mochiyama ↓ Yuto Ozeki 83'
-
4
Pedro Romano ↓ So Kawahara 90'
Bench
-
22
Filip Uremovic ↑ 76'
-
18
Kazuya Konno ↑ 76'
-
5
Asahi Sasaki ↑ 83'
-
19
So Kawahara ↑ 90'
-
16
Yuto Ozeki ↑ 83'
- 93
- 25
- 34
- 1
Coach
Shigetoshi Hasebe
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Kyosuke Mochiyama | 3 |
| Patryck Ferreira | 1 |
| Marcinho | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Mito Holly Hock Form
2026-09-12
FC Mito Holly Hock
0–1
Kawasaki Frontale
L
2026-09-05
Avispa Fukuoka
1–1
FC Mito Holly Hock
D
2026-09-02
FC Mito Holly Hock
4–2
Kashima Antlers
W
2026-08-29
FC Mito Holly Hock
1–1
FC Machida Zelvia
D
2026-08-22
Kyōto Sanga FC
1–3
FC Mito Holly Hock
W
2026-08-15
FC Mito Holly Hock
1–1
Gamba Osaka
D
Kawasaki Frontale Form
2026-09-12
FC Mito Holly Hock
0–1
Kawasaki Frontale
W
2026-09-06
Kawasaki Frontale
3–1
Shimizu S-Pulse
W
2026-09-02
FC Machida Zelvia
2–1
Kawasaki Frontale
L
2026-08-29
Kawasaki Frontale
4–2
JEF United Ichihara Chiba
W
2026-08-22
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1–1
Kawasaki Frontale
D
2026-08-15
Kawasaki Frontale
2–2
Kyōto Sanga FC
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.85
FC Mito Holly Hock xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.32
Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 75%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Kawasaki Frontale win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 4.17
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 2.5 | 77% |
|
23% |
| ± 3.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 4.5 | 40% |
|
60% |
Double Chance
FC Mito Holly Hock or Draw
54%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
69%
FC Mito Holly Hock or Kawasaki Frontale
77%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 2
7.5%
1 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6%
1 – 3
5.7%
2 – 3
5.2%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.7%
1 – 4
3.3%
3 – 3
3.3%
0 – 1
Actual
Asian Handicap — FC Mito Holly Hock
| Handicap | FC Mito Holly Hock covers | Push | Kawasaki Frontale covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -2 | 7% | 9% | 84% |
| -1.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -1 | 16% | 15% | 69% |
| -0.5 | 31% | — | 69% |
| +0.5 | 52% | — | 48% |
| +1 | 52% | 19% | 30% |
| +1.5 | 70% | — | 30% |
| +2 | 70% | 14% | 15% |
| +2.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
Clean Sheet
FC Mito Holly Hock keeps clean sheet
11%
✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
17%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

