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

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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.

Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)

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 Tōkyō	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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	Kyoto 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

11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

11% 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

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/3

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Avispa Fukuoka

0-15

1/3

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

–/–

61-75

4/2

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Kawasaki Frontale gets underway.
5' 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.
10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
11' The referee has no hesitation. Takuma Ominami is booked for Kawasaki Frontale — card on 11.
16' Yusuke Segawa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kawasaki Frontale tonight.
21' Kawasaki Frontale have won 556 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
24' The Brazil Douglas Groli breaks the deadlock on 24 minutes. 0-1!
29' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Avispa Fukuoka are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
34' Reiju Tsuruno, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
39' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
44' Yota Maejima has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 143 appearances.
49' Itsuki Oda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
54' A quiet spell here at Todoroki Athletics Stadium. Avispa Fukuoka seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
59' Avispa Fukuoka are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
62' Poor challenge from Douglas Groli. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
66' Yuya Yamagishi doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
67' Fresh legs for Kawasaki Frontale! Taisei Miyashiro comes on to replace Marcinho.
68' The supporters are chanting for Daiya Tono. He replaces Tatsuki Seko on 68 minute.
73' Marcinho has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
78' The crowd applauds Yusuke Segawa as he leaves the pitch. Joao Schmidt steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
79' Wellington is replacing Yuya Yamagishi for the Avispa Fukuoka side.
84' The Japan Yu Kobayashi breaks the deadlock on 84 minutes. 1-2!
87' Shun Nakamura gets the nod from Avispa Fukuoka. He replaces Hiroyuki Mae and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Another change for Avispa Fukuoka made on 90 minute. Takeshi Kanamori leaves to be changed by Reiju Tsuruno.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Kawasaki Frontale take all three points.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

6
Joao Schmidt ↑ 78'
11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 78'
33
Taisei Miyashiro ↑ 67'
99
Naoto Kamifukumoto
17
Daiya Tono ↑ 68'
18
Bafetimbi Gomis ↑ 67'
29
Kota Takai

Coach Toru Oniki

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

18
Wellington ↑ 79'
22
Masashi Kamekawa
1
Takumi Nagaishi
17
Shun Nakamura ↑ 87'
10
Hisashi Jogo ↑ 90'
28
Reiju Tsuruno ↑ 90'
20
Kennedy Egbus Mikuni ↑ 87'

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Akihiro Ienaga	4
Marcinho	4
Daiya Tono	3
Yuya Yamagishi	2
Shintaro Nago	2
Taisei Miyashiro	2
Kazuya Konno	2
Yu Kobayashi	2

Head to Head

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 Kyoto 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

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.