FC Tokyo vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

FC Tokyo

2 – 0

Full Time

Kawasaki Frontale

Sat 2 May 2026 · 05:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium 33,991 HT 45' · FT 45'

Kein Sato 41' 1–0

Leon Nozawa 56' 2–0

Y 66' Erison

Marcelo Ryan 88' 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 Masuya Ueda
Assistant 1 Masahiro Horikoshi
Assistant 2 Makoto Bozono (Japan)

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

2026-05-02 FC Tokyo 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2026-02-21 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 FC Tokyo 2025-09-20 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 FC Tokyo 2025-03-29 FC Tokyo 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-08-11 FC Tokyo 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

FC Tokyo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Kawasaki Frontale	H	2–0	W
29 Apr	Kashiwa Reysol	A	3–1	W
24 Apr	FC Mito Holly Hock	H	5–2	W
11 Apr	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	3–1	W
05 Apr	FC Machida Zelvia	H	0–0	D
01 Apr	FC Machida Zelvia	A	3–0	W

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	FC Tokyo	A	0–2	L
29 Apr	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–2	L
25 Apr	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	H	2–1	W
18 Apr	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	2–1	W
12 Apr	Kashima Antlers	H	0–2	L
05 Apr	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	3–2	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

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' We are underway at Ajinomoto Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' A quiet spell here at Ajinomoto Stadium. Kawasaki Frontale seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' The travelling Kawasaki Frontale supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 446 games and scored 571 goals.
30' Kawasaki Frontale is showing some good football. However, Kawasaki Frontale are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Tōkyō and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
40' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Tōkyō in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact 4-4-2.
41' Magnificent from Kein Sato! That is 12 goals in 419 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
46' It’s high time Rikizo Matsuhashi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
51' FC Tōkyō are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kawasaki Frontale backline.
56' A goal from the Japan international Leon Nozawa! He fires home on 56 to make it 0-2!
61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Tōkyō and Kawasaki Frontale are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
66' A meaty challenge results in booking for Erison on 66.
71' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
76' 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.
81' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
86' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
88' The referee has no hesitation. Marcelo Ryan is booked for FC Tokyo — card on 88.
2-0 the final result. Kawasaki Frontale will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Tokyo Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

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

2026-05-02 FC Tokyo 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2026-04-29 Kashiwa Reysol 1–3 FC Tokyo W 2026-04-24 FC Tokyo 5–2 FC Mito Holly Hock W 2026-04-11 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–3 FC Tokyo W 2026-04-05 FC Tokyo 0–0 FC Machida Zelvia D 2026-04-01 FC Machida Zelvia 0–3 FC Tokyo W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2026-05-02 FC Tokyo 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2026-04-29 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2026-04-25 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 JEF United Ichihara Chiba W 2026-04-18 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2026-04-12 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Kashima Antlers L 2026-04-05 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.67 FC Tokyo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.55 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Tokyo61% Draw19% Kawasaki Frontale20%

Actual: FC Tokyo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 4.22

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	78%	22%
± 3.5	60%	40%
± 4.5	41%	59%

Double Chance

FC Tokyo or Draw

80%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

39%

FC Tokyo or Kawasaki Frontale

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Tokyo46% Draw35% Kawasaki Frontale19%

Actual: FC Tokyo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

3 – 1

1 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

6.1%

2 – 0

Actual

3 – 2

5.3%

1 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

4.6%

3 – 0

4.6%

1 – 0

3.7%

4 – 2

3.6%

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Tokyo

Handicap	FC Tokyo covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	17%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	19%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	11%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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