FC Tokyo vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

FC Tokyo

2 – 4

Full Time

Kawasaki Frontale

Sun 11 Apr 2021 · 05:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+7'

Keigo Higashi 74' Y

Overview

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FC Tokyo vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

FC Tokyo 18 games · 37 pts (2026/27)
Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Futoshi Nakamura
Referee Koichiro Fukushima
Referee Masahiro Horikoshi
Referee Yuki Tsukakoshi
Referee Tetsuro Yoshida

3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

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 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

FC Tokyo 26 games · Avg 2.6 goals Kawasaki Frontale

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-11 FC Tokyo 2–4 Kawasaki Frontale 2020-10-31 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 FC Tokyo 2020-07-08 FC Tokyo 0–4 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-07-14 FC Tokyo 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-02-23 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 FC Tokyo

Recent Form

FC Tokyo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Apr	Kawasaki Frontale	H	2–4	L
07 Apr	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	2–1	W
03 Apr	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–0	D
21 Mar	Vegalta Sendai	H	2–1	W
17 Mar	Shonan Bellmare	H	3–2	W
14 Mar	Ōita FC Trinita	A	1–1	D

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Apr	FC Tokyo	A	4–2	W
07 Apr	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–0	W
03 Apr	Ōita FC Trinita	H	2–0	W
21 Mar	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	5–0	W
17 Mar	Vissel Kobe	A	1–1	D
13 Mar	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

FC Tokyo		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)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

85% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this season

8% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

FC Tokyo are 12th (37 pts). Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tokyo

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 Tokyo

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Tokyo and Kawasaki Frontale get this one started.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Kenta Hasegawa might look to freshen things up shortly.
8' Akihiro Ienaga doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
13' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Tokyo must find a spark to ignite this game.
17' Against the run of play, Akihiro Ienaga has scored! This game has turned on its head.
22' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jesiel is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Tokyo.
23' The deadlock is broken! Kaoru Mitoma gets on the scoresheet on 23 minutes.
28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Tokyo and Kawasaki Frontale are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
33' 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.
38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shogo Taniguchi made 452 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
43' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Tokyo and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' Time for substitution for FC Tokyo. Shuto Abe is replaced by Adailton.
51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
56' Daiya Tono is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Tokyo so far.
59' The deadlock is broken! Adailton gets on the scoresheet on 59 minutes.
61' A stunning finish from Kaoru Mitoma — that came from absolutely nowhere!
63' The FC Tokyo manager makes a substitution. Kensuke Nagai departs to be replaced by Kyosuke Tagawa.
64' The crowd applauds Hirotaka Mita as he leaves the pitch. Yojiro Takahagi steps in for FC Tokyo.
69' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
70' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Daiya Tono is replaced by Yasuto Wakizaka.
74' The referee calls foul for Keigo Higashi. He receives a Yellow card.
75' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Leandro Damiao makes it 1-5.
79' Fresh legs for FC Tokyo! Arthur comes on to replace Keigo Higashi.
84' Takuya Uchida does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Tokyo surge ahead!
84' The crowd applauds Kaoru Mitoma as he leaves the pitch. Tatsuya Hasegawa steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
85' Yu Kobayashi is replacing Leandro Damiao for the Kawasaki Frontale side.
90' The crowd applauds Ao Tanaka as he leaves the pitch. Kento Tachibanada steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Kawasaki Frontale take all three points.

Lineups

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 85'
21
Shunsuke Ando
2
Kyohei Noborizato
16
Tatsuya Hasegawa ↑ 84'
8
Yasuto Wakizaka ↑ 70'
20
Kei Chinen ↑ 84'
22
Kento Tachibanada ↑ 90'

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Leandro Damiao	4
Shin Yamada	4
Akihiro Ienaga	3
Tatsuya Hasegawa	3
Adailton	3
Kaoru Mitoma	2
Yasuto Wakizaka	2
Marcinho	2

Head to Head

FC Tokyo Form

2021-04-11 FC Tokyo 2–4 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-04-07 FC Tokyo 2–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2021-04-03 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 FC Tokyo D 2021-03-21 FC Tokyo 2–1 Vegalta Sendai W 2021-03-17 FC Tokyo 3–2 Shonan Bellmare W 2021-03-14 Ōita FC Trinita 1–1 FC Tokyo D

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2021-04-11 FC Tokyo 2–4 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-04-07 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2021-04-03 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Ōita FC Trinita W 2021-03-21 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–5 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-03-17 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2021-03-13 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.45 FC Tokyo xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.52 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 86% + Both teams to score 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Tokyo36% Draw21% Kawasaki Frontale43%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes83% 0% No17%

Avg goals/match: 4.97

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	96%	4%
± 2.5	86%	14%
± 3.5	72%	28%
± 4.5	54%	46%

Double Chance

FC Tokyo or Draw

58%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

64%

FC Tokyo or Kawasaki Frontale

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Tokyo32% Draw34% Kawasaki Frontale34%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 2

5.4%

2 – 3

5.3%

2 – 1

5.3%

3 – 2

5.2%

1 – 1

1 – 3

4.5%

3 – 3

4.3%

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 4

Actual

4 – 2

3.2%

1 – 4

2.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Tokyo

Handicap	FC Tokyo covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	11%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	16%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	16%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	12%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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