Sunday , 16 August 2026

Kawasaki Frontale vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Kawasaki Frontale
2 – 5
Full Time
Avispa Fukuoka
Sat 9 Aug 2025 · 10:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Filip Uremovic 15' R
Sai van Wermeskerken 22' Y
Sai van Wermeskerken 45' YR
Yuki Yamamoto 63' Y
Kento Tachibanada 71' Y
Akihiro Ienaga 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Kawasaki Frontale vs Avispa Fukuoka — J. League at Todoroki Athletics Stadium.

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

7
1
2
Kawasaki Frontale 10 games · Avg 3.8 goals Avispa Fukuoka
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-09 Kawasaki Frontale 2–5 Avispa Fukuoka 2025-02-26 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-12-08 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka 2024-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-10-20 Kawasaki Frontale 4–2 Avispa Fukuoka

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Aug Avispa Fukuoka H 2–5 L
20 Jul Gamba Osaka A 1–2 L
05 Jul Kashima Antlers H 2–1 W
29 Jun Tokyo Verdy A 0–1 L
25 Jun Albirex Niigata H 3–1 W
21 Jun Vissel Kobe H 1–2 L
Avispa Fukuoka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Aug Kawasaki Frontale A 5–2 W
27 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–0 D
21 Jul Kyoto Sanga FC H 2–2 D
28 Jun Vissel Kobe H 0–0 D
21 Jun Albirex Niigata H 3–2 W
15 Jun Fagiano Okayama FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Kawasaki Frontale Avispa Fukuoka
#14 Position #10
28 Points 21
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11
38 Scored 49
40 Conceded 59
-2 GD -10
1.56 PPG 1.17
56% Win % 39%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
100% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts). Avispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Avispa Fukuoka
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Kawasaki Frontale to score. At the same time, Avispa Fukuoka does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 4' Kento Tachibanada does the damage! The net is bulging and Kawasaki Frontale surge ahead!
  • 9' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yasuto Wakizaka suffering a number of foals already.
  • 14' Yuto Iwasaki is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Avispa Fukuoka tonight.
  • 15' That is a card for Kawasaki Frontale. Filip Uremovic will be fuming at that decision.
  • 17' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Tatsuya Ito departs to be replaced by Jesiel.
  • 22' It’s gonna be a card for Sai van Wermeskerken.
  • 24' The deadlock is broken! Shintaro Nago gets on the scoresheet on 24 minutes.
  • 29' What composure from Erison! The Brazil international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 34' 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' Takumi Kamijima doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 40' Shosei Usui has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 4 goals this season.
  • 45' Sai van Wermeskerken is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marcinho, as he is very good at scoring at Todoroki Athletics Stadium with 11 goals in the last 11 games.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 59' Avispa Fukuoka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yota Maejima is hanging Yuto Iwasaki on the field on 59 minute.
  • 63' Controversy at the stadium! Yuki Yamamoto argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 68' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 71' A moment of madness from Kento Tachibanada on 71 minutes earns him a card. Kawasaki Frontale will be frustrated.
  • 72' Another substitution for Kawasaki Frontale to replace Yuki Yamamoto by So Kawahara on 72 minute.
  • 73' Shintaro Nago is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 74' Time for substitution for Avispa Fukuoka. Masato Shigemi is replaced by Wellington.
  • 78' Yasuto Wakizaka makes way for Yuto Ozeki at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 83' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
  • 85' GOAL! Shosei Usui scores on 85. Assisted by Shintaro Nago
  • 88' Goal! Kazuya Konno scores his 17 goal in 437 matches.
  • 90' Akihiro Ienaga is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' The Avispa Fukuoka bench stirs into life. Kazuya Konno is withdrawn and Nassim Ben Khalifa gets his opportunity.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Avispa Fukuoka to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Akihiro Ienaga 4
Marcinho 4
Daiya Tono 3
Erison 2
Yuya Yamagishi 2
Shintaro Nago 2
Taisei Miyashiro 2
Kazuya Konno 2

Head to Head

2025-08-09 Kawasaki Frontale 2–5 Avispa Fukuoka 2025-02-26 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-12-08 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka 2024-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-10-20 Kawasaki Frontale 4–2 Avispa Fukuoka

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2025-08-09 Kawasaki Frontale 2–5 Avispa Fukuoka L 2025-07-20 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-07-05 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2025-06-29 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-06-25 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Albirex Niigata W 2025-06-21 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Vissel Kobe L

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2025-08-09 Kawasaki Frontale 2–5 Avispa Fukuoka W 2025-07-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka D 2025-07-21 Avispa Fukuoka 2–2 Kyoto Sanga FC D 2025-06-28 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Vissel Kobe D 2025-06-21 Avispa Fukuoka 3–2 Albirex Niigata W 2025-06-15 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.77 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.53 Avispa Fukuoka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 89% + Both teams to score 85%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kawasaki Frontale42% Draw22% Avispa Fukuoka36%
Actual: Avispa Fukuoka win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes85% 0% No15%
Avg goals/match: 5.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 97%
3%
± 2.5 89%
11%
± 3.5 76%
24%
± 4.5 59%
41%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
64%
Draw or Avispa Fukuoka
58%
Kawasaki Frontale or Avispa Fukuoka
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kawasaki Frontale36% Draw32% Avispa Fukuoka32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–5 not predicted
2 – 5
Actual
2 – 2
6%
3 – 2
5.4%
2 – 3
5%
2 – 1
4.9%
3 – 3
4.5%
1 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 1
4.1%
4 – 2
3.8%
1 – 3
3.7%
4 – 3
3.2%
2 – 4
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Avispa Fukuoka covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 13% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 16% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 15% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 11% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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