Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Kawasaki Frontale vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Kawasaki Frontale
4 – 2
Full Time
Avispa Fukuoka
Fri 20 Oct 2023 · 10:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
1–1 24' Douglas Groli
1–2 66' Yuya Yamagishi
Yu Kobayashi 84' 2–2
Daiya Tono 90+2' 3–2
Taisei Miyashiro 90+6' 4–2
Takuma Ominami 11' Y
Y 62' Douglas Groli

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 Kyōto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tōkyō 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tōkyō 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
2023-10-20 Kawasaki Frontale 4–2 Avispa Fukuoka 2023-04-29 Avispa Fukuoka 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-08-20 Avispa Fukuoka 1–4 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-05-14 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2021-08-25 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Avispa Fukuoka H 4–2 W
29 Sep Albirex Niigata H 2–3 L
24 Sep Shonan Bellmare A 2–0 W
15 Sep FC Tōkyō H 1–0 W
02 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–3 L
26 Aug Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 2–2 D
Avispa Fukuoka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Kawasaki Frontale A 2–4 L
30 Sep Kashima Antlers H 0–0 D
23 Sep Kashiwa Reysol A 3–1 W
16 Sep Nagoya Grampus H 1–0 W
03 Sep FC Tōkyō A 2–1 W
26 Aug Kyōto Sanga FC A 0–2 L

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 6 G 1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 2 G 3 A
Tatsuya Ito 2 G 1 A
Lazar Romanic 2 G
Avispa Fukuoka
Shu Morooka 3 G 1 A
Kazuki Fujimoto 1 G
Werik 1 G
Yuma Tsujioka 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Todoroki Athletics Stadium. Kawasaki Frontale are looking to make home advantage count against Avispa Fukuoka.
  • 5' Avispa Fukuoka are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Avispa Fukuoka 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.
  • 11' It’s a booking for Kawasaki Frontale player. Takuma Ominami gets a card.
  • 16' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 21' Kazuya Yamamura is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kawasaki Frontale so far.
  • 24' What a strike from Douglas Groli! The score is 0-1.
  • 29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 34' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kawasaki Frontale and Avispa Fukuoka are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' Wellington is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Avispa Fukuoka tonight.
  • 49' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 54' Avispa Fukuoka come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 59' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 62' Poor challenge from Douglas Groli. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 66' Yuya Yamagishi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 67' Taisei Miyashiro is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marcinho at the 67 minute mark.
  • 68' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Tatsuki Seko exits the field as Daiya Tono enters on 68.
  • 73' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tatsuki Seko, as he is very good at scoring at Todoroki Athletics Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 78' Another substitution for Kawasaki Frontale to replace Yusuke Segawa by Joao Schmidt on 78 minute.
  • 79' A change in the Avispa Fukuoka ranks — Yuya Yamagishi exits the field as Wellington enters on 79.
  • 84' Yu Kobayashi doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Avispa Fukuoka! Shun Nakamura comes on to replace Hiroyuki Mae.
  • 90' Reiju Tsuruno has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takeshi Kanamori on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Kawasaki Frontale players.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

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

2023-10-20 Kawasaki Frontale 4–2 Avispa Fukuoka 2023-04-29 Avispa Fukuoka 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-08-20 Avispa Fukuoka 1–4 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-05-14 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2021-08-25 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2023-10-20 Kawasaki Frontale 4–2 Avispa Fukuoka W 2023-09-29 Kawasaki Frontale 2–3 Albirex Niigata L 2023-09-24 Shonan Bellmare 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-09-15 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 FC Tōkyō W 2023-09-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2023-08-26 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2023-10-20 Kawasaki Frontale 4–2 Avispa Fukuoka L 2023-09-30 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Kashima Antlers D 2023-09-23 Kashiwa Reysol 1–3 Avispa Fukuoka W 2023-09-16 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2023-09-03 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Avispa Fukuoka W 2023-08-26 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.1 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.14 Avispa Fukuoka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 88% + Both teams to score 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale57% Draw19% Avispa Fukuoka24%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes83% 0% No17%
Avg goals/match: 5.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 88%
12%
± 3.5 75%
25%
± 4.5 58%
42%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
76%
Draw or Avispa Fukuoka
43%
Kawasaki Frontale or Avispa Fukuoka
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kawasaki Frontale45% Draw32% Avispa Fukuoka23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.6%
2 – 1
5.5%
4 – 2
Actual
4 – 1
4.3%
1 – 1
4.2%
3 – 3
4.1%
2 – 3
4%
1 – 2
3.9%
4 – 3
3.2%
5 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Avispa Fukuoka covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 16% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 18% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 12% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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