Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Tokyo vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
FC Tokyo
2 – 1
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Fri 12 May 2023 · 10:30 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium 56,705 HT 45' · FT 45'
Shuhei Tokumoto 12' 1–0
Shuto Abe 25' 2–0
2–1 39' Taisei Miyashiro
Teruhito Nakagawa 32' Y
Ryoma Watanabe 34' Y
Y 45' Joao Schmidt
R 52' Yasuto Wakizaka
Y 90' Shintaro Kurumaya
Y 90' Takuma Ominami

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Yuichi Nishimura
  • Assistant 1 Isao Nishihashi
  • Assistant 2 Koji Morikawa

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

6
4
16
FC Tokyo 26 games · Avg 2.6 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-12 FC Tokyo 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-11-05 FC Tokyo 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-02-18 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 FC Tokyo 2021-10-02 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 FC Tokyo 2021-04-11 FC Tokyo 2–4 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

FC Tokyo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May Kawasaki Frontale H 2–1 W
06 May Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 1–5 L
03 May Avispa Fukuoka A 0–1 L
29 Apr Albirex Niigata H 2–1 W
22 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–1 W
15 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–2 L
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May FC Tokyo A 1–2 L
07 May Sagan Tosu FC H 1–0 W
03 May Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–0 W
29 Apr Avispa Fukuoka A 3–1 W
23 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D
15 Apr Nagoya Grampus H 1–2 L

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
71% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this season
14% 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
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/3
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Tokyo
Motoki Nagakura 5 G 2 A
Marcelo Ryan 3 G 2 A
Soma Anzai 3 G
Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 6 G 1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 2 G 3 A
Tatsuya Ito 2 G 1 A
Lazar Romanic 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Tōkyō and Kawasaki Frontale has kicked off!
  • 5' FC Tōkyō is showing some good football. However, FC Tōkyō are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 12' What composure from Shuhei Tokumoto! The Japan international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 17' FC Tōkyō 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.
  • 22' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' GOAL! Shuto Abe scores on 25.
  • 30' FC Tōkyō are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kawasaki Frontale backline.
  • 32' Teruhito Nakagawa is having his name booked by the referee on 32.
  • 34' FC Tokyo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 34.
  • 39' Against the run of play, Taisei Miyashiro has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 44' Teruhito Nakagawa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Joao Schmidt. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 52' The referee calls foul for Yasuto Wakizaka. He receives a Red card.
  • 57' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 59' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Tatsuki Seko is replaced by Ryota Ohshima on 59 minute.
  • 60' Another change for FC Tokyo made on 60 minute. Diego Oliveira leaves to be changed by Adailton.
  • 65' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kento Tachibanada, as he is very good at scoring at Ajinomoto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 73' Another substitution for FC Tokyo to replace Ryoma Watanabe by Koki Tsukagawa on 73 minute.
  • 75' Yu Kobayashi is replacing Taisei Miyashiro for the Kawasaki Frontale side.
  • 80' Over 80 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 82' Shin Yamada is replacing Joao Schmidt for the Kawasaki Frontale side.
  • 87' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Tōkyō side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 88' Time for substitution for FC Tokyo. Teruhito Nakagawa is replaced by Kashif Bangunagande.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Takuma Ominami is replaced by Kazuya Yamamura.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Shintaro Kurumaya. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Full Time. FC Tōkyō beats Kawasaki Frontale

Lineups

FC Tokyo Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Albert Puig

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-05-12 FC Tokyo 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-11-05 FC Tokyo 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-02-18 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 FC Tokyo 2021-10-02 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 FC Tokyo 2021-04-11 FC Tokyo 2–4 Kawasaki Frontale

FC Tokyo Form

2023-05-12 FC Tokyo 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-05-06 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 5–1 FC Tokyo L 2023-05-03 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 FC Tokyo L 2023-04-29 FC Tokyo 2–1 Albirex Niigata W 2023-04-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tokyo W 2023-04-15 FC Tokyo 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2023-05-12 FC Tokyo 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2023-05-07 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2023-05-03 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-04-29 Avispa Fukuoka 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-04-23 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2023-04-15 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Nagoya Grampus L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.5 FC Tokyo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.93 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Tokyo48% Draw22% Kawasaki Frontale30%
Actual: FC Tokyo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 63%
37%
± 4.5 45%
55%

Double Chance

FC Tokyo or Draw
70%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
52%
FC Tokyo or Kawasaki Frontale
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Tokyo39% Draw35% Kawasaki Frontale26%
Actual: FC Tokyo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 1
6.5%
3 – 1
5.8%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 2
5.5%
2 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
3.9%
4 – 1
3.6%
3 – 3
3.5%
1 – 3
3.5%
4 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Tokyo

Handicap FC Tokyo covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 15% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 18% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 14% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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