Saturday , 15 August 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
0% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this season
0% 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
1/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Tōkyō launch into their encounter with Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 5' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Miki Yamane has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 12' What a strike from Shuhei Tokumoto! The score is 0-1.
  • 17' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 22' FC Tōkyō looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Leon Nozawa scoring 1 goals.
  • 25' Shuto Abe adds to his 0 season tally! FC Tokyo lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 30' FC Tōkyō are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Kawasaki Frontale's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 32' FC Tokyo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 34' The referee has no hesitation. Ryoma Watanabe is booked for FC Tokyo — Yellow card on 34.
  • 39' Brilliant from the ! Taisei Miyashiro makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 39.
  • 44' The 34-year-old Jakub Slowik has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' Kawasaki Frontale receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 50' Japan international Yu Kobayashi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 52' Yasuto Wakizaka catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 52.
  • 57' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 59' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Tatsuki Seko exits the field as Ryota Ohshima enters on 59.
  • 60' A change in the FC Tokyo ranks — Diego Oliveira exits the field as Adailton enters on 60.
  • 65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Tōkyō needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 70' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 73' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Ryoma Watanabe is replaced by Koki Tsukagawa on 73 minute.
  • 75' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Taisei Miyashiro is replaced by Yu Kobayashi on 75 minute.
  • 80' Kawasaki Frontale fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Shin Yamada on, Joao Schmidt off on 82 minutes.
  • 87' FC Tōkyō started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
  • 88' Fresh legs for FC Tokyo! Kashif Bangunagande comes on to replace Teruhito Nakagawa.
  • 90' Another substitution for Kawasaki Frontale to replace Takuma Ominami by Kazuya Yamamura on 90 minute.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Shintaro Kurumaya.
  • 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
Kaoru Mitoma 2
Yasuto Wakizaka 2
Marcinho 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.