FC Tōkyō vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FC Tōkyō vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.
- FC Tōkyō 18 games · 37 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 Tōkyō | 18 | 37 |
| 13 | FC Machida Zelvia | 18 | 37 |
| 14 | Kawasaki Frontale | 18 | 28 |
| 15 | Tōkyō 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar | Kawasaki Frontale | H | 0–3 | L |
| 15 Mar | Avispa Fukuoka | A | 0–1 | L |
| 08 Mar | Shonan Bellmare | H | 0–0 | D |
| 01 Mar | Kashima Antlers | A | 0–2 | L |
| 26 Feb | Nagoya Grampus | H | 3–1 | W |
| 22 Feb | FC Machida Zelvia | H | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar | FC Tōkyō | A | 3–0 | W |
| 16 Mar | Fagiano Okayama FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 01 Mar | Kyōto Sanga FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 26 Feb | Avispa Fukuoka | A | 2–1 | W |
| 22 Feb | Kashiwa Reysol | A | 1–1 | D |
| 15 Feb | Nagoya Grampus | H | 4–0 | W |
Season Stats
| FC Tōkyō | Kawasaki Frontale | |
|---|---|---|
| #12 | Position | #14 |
| 37 | Points | 28 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 13 / 0 / 5 | W / D / L | 10 / 0 / 8 |
| 55 | Scored | 38 |
| 42 | Conceded | 40 |
| +13 | GD | -2 |
| 2.06 | PPG | 1.56 |
| 72% | Win % | 56% |
Key Stats
38%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
H2H (26 games)
54%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
85%
Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season
FC Tōkyō this season
8%
Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
Kawasaki Frontale this season
FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts). Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Tōkyō
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
7/1
46-60
8/1
61-75
10/–
76+
7/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
5/2
16-30
–/3
31-45
8/5
46-60
5/5
61-75
4/6
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Tōkyō
| Motoki Nagakura | 8 G | 3 A |
| Marcelo Ryan | 5 G | 2 A |
| Dani Gomez | 5 G | |
| Soma Anzai | 5 G | |
| Teruhito Nakagawa | 4 G | 2 A |
Kawasaki Frontale
| Marcinho | 8 G | 3 A |
| Yasuto Wakizaka | 4 G | 4 A |
| Tatsuya Ito | 3 G | 3 A |
| Pedro Romano | 3 G | |
| Lazar Romanic | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' That's the starting whistle at Ajinomoto Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Tōkyō and Kawasaki Frontale.
- 5' Louis Thebault-Yamaguchi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 451 appearances.
- 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Rikizo Matsuhashi might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' Kawasaki Frontale are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 35' Kawasaki Frontale come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 40' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 45' Akihiro Ienaga is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kawasaki Frontale so far.
- 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Tōkyō and Kawasaki Frontale are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 55' Brilliant from the forward! Shin Yamada makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 55.
- 60' With 2 assists to his name this season, Erison is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Tōkyō.
- 65' Kota Tawaratsumida makes way for Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Tokyo.
- 70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Tōkyō and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 71' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tatsuya Ito is hanging Marcinho on the field on 71 minute.
- 73' Tatsuya Ito adds to his 3 season tally! Kawasaki Frontale lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
- 77' Another substitution for Kawasaki Frontale to replace Shin Yamada by Erison on 77 minute.
- 78' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Ryota Oshima exits the field as Kento Tachibanada enters on 78.
- 83' Assisted by Yasuto Wakizaka with the perfectly-timed delivery and Erison makes no mistake. 0-3!
- 85' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Kanta Doi is replaced by Leon Nozawa on 85 minute.
- 86' A change in the FC Tokyo ranks — Teruhito Nakagawa exits the field as Kyota Tokiwa enters on 86.
- 87' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 87 minute. Akihiro Ienaga leaves to be changed by Yusuke Segawa.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for FC Tōkyō and Kawasaki Frontale (для сухой ничьи).
Lineups
FC Tōkyō Lineups
Starting XI
- 47
- 18
- 99
- 39
- 8
- 30
- 41
- 33
- 32
- 7
- 16
Bench
- 10
- 4
- 13
- 35
- 11
- 44
- 36
- 28
- 27
Coach
Rikizo Matsuhashi
Kawasaki Frontale Lineups
Starting XI
-
41
Akihiro Ienaga ↓ Yusuke Segawa 87'
- 14
- 35
-
23
Marcinho ↓ Tatsuya Ito 71'
-
6
Yuki Yamamoto ↓ So Kawahara 87'
- 5
-
20
Shin Yamada ↓ Erison 77'
- 2
- 10
- 13
- 98
Bench
- 4
-
17
Tatsuya Ito ↑ 71'
-
18
Yusuke Segawa ↑ 87'
- 31
-
8
Kento Tachibanada ↑ 78'
- 24
-
9
Erison ↑ 77'
-
19
So Kawahara ↑ 87'
- 1
Coach
Shigetoshi Hasebe
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Leandro Damiao | 4 |
| Shin Yamada | 4 |
| Akihiro Ienaga | 3 |
| Tatsuya Hasegawa | 3 |
| Adailton | 3 |
| Yasuto Wakizaka | 2 |
| Marcinho | 2 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 2 |
Head to Head
FC Tōkyō Form
Kawasaki Frontale Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.03
FC Tōkyō xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.01
Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for:
FC Tōkyō or Kawasaki Frontale 77% + Over 2.5 goals 76%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Kawasaki Frontale win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 4.04
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 2.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 3.5 | 57% |
|
43% |
| ± 4.5 | 38% |
|
62% |
Double Chance
FC Tōkyō or Draw
59%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
64%
FC Tōkyō or Kawasaki Frontale
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✗ 0–3 not predicted0 – 3Actual
1 – 1
8%
2 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
7%
3 – 1
4.8%
3 – 2
4.7%
2 – 3
4.7%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
3.7%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 3
3.2%
1 – 0
3.1%
Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō
| Handicap | FC Tōkyō covers | Push | Kawasaki Frontale covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -2 | 10% | 12% | 78% |
| -1.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -1 | 22% | 17% | 61% |
| -0.5 | 39% | — | 61% |
| +0.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +1 | 61% | 17% | 22% |
| +1.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +2 | 78% | 12% | 10% |
| +2.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
Clean Sheet
FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
14%
✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
14%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

