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

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J. League · 2025

Kawasaki Frontale

2 – 5

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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

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

Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	Tōkyō Verdy	A	0–1	L
25 Jun	Albirex Niigata	H	3–1	W
21 Jun	Vissel Kobe	H	1–2	L

Avispa Fukuoka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	A	5–2	W
27 Jul	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–0	D
21 Jul	Kyōto 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

8% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

8% 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

5/2

16-30

–/3

31-45

8/5

46-60

5/5

61-75

4/6

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Avispa Fukuoka

0-15

1/4

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/8

76+

3/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

Marcinho	8 G	3 A
Yasuto Wakizaka	4 G	4 A
Tatsuya Ito	3 G	3 A
Pedro Romano	3 G
Lazar Romanic	2 G

Avispa Fukuoka

Shu Morooka	3 G	1 A
Werik	2 G
Kazuki Fujimoto	1 G
Yuma Tsujioka	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Kawasaki Frontale and Avispa Fukuoka has kicked off!
4' Kento Tachibanada makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Kawasaki Frontale are in front.
9' Japan international Yota Maejima has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
14' Wellington has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' The referee calls foul for Filip Uremovic. He receives a card.
17' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Tatsuya Ito is replaced by Jesiel.
22' Sai van Wermeskerken catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 22.
24' Against the run of play, Shintaro Nago has scored! This game has turned on its head.
29' Erison does the damage! The net is bulging and Kawasaki Frontale surge ahead!
34' Over 34 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
35' GOAL! Takumi Kamijima fires home to make it 2-2!
40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kawasaki Frontale side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
45' A moment of madness from Sai van Wermeskerken on 45 minutes earns him a card. Kawasaki Frontale will be frustrated.
50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tomoya Ando, as he is very good at scoring at Todoroki Athletics Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
59' Yota Maejima is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yuto Iwasaki at the 59 minute mark.
63' Yuki Yamamoto has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 63.
68' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
71' The referee has no hesitation. Kento Tachibanada is booked for Kawasaki Frontale — card on 71.
72' Fresh legs for Kawasaki Frontale! So Kawahara comes on to replace Yuki Yamamoto.
73' Shintaro Nago with the second goal in the match!
74' Masato Shigemi makes way for Wellington at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Avispa Fukuoka.
78' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Yasuto Wakizaka is withdrawn and Yuto Ozeki gets his opportunity.
83' Kawasaki Frontale are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Avispa Fukuoka backline.
85' Shosei Usui has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 85 minutes.
88' The Japan Kazuya Konno breaks the deadlock on 88 minutes. 2-5!
90' Poor challenge from Akihiro Ienaga. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
90' The whistle greets Kazuya Konno as he departs to be replaced by Nassim Ben Khalifa.
It finishes all square. Kawasaki Frontale and Avispa Fukuoka share the spoils 2-5.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

4
Jesiel ↑ 17'
11
Yu Kobayashi
21
Shunsuke Ando
41
Akihiro Ienaga ↑ 78'
15
Shuto Tanabe
19
So Kawahara ↑ 72'
16
Yuto Ozeki ↑ 78'
38
Soma Kanda
91
Lazar Romanic ↑ 72'

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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 Tōkyō 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 Kyōto 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

3 – 2

5.4%

2 – 3

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.