Kawasaki Frontale vs FC Machida Zelvia, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Kawasaki Frontale vs FC Machida Zelvia — J. League at Todoroki Athletics Stadium.
- Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
- FC Machida Zelvia 18 games · 37 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 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May FC Machida Zelvia H 6–5 W 10 May Kashiwa Reysol A 0–1 L 06 May Tokyo Verdy H 1–0 W 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May Kawasaki Frontale A 5–6 L 13 May Tokyo Verdy H 1–0 W 10 May JEF United Ichihara Chiba A 2–0 W 06 May Yokohama F.Marinos H 2–0 W 03 May Kashima Antlers A 1–1 D 29 Apr FC Mito Holly Hock A 4–5 L Season Stats
Kawasaki Frontale FC Machida Zelvia #14 Position #13 28 Points 37 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 13 / 0 / 5 38 Scored 42 40 Conceded 33 -2 GD +9 1.56 PPG 2.06 56% Win % 72% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season44% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this seasonKawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts). FC Machida Zelvia are 13th (37 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Kawasaki Frontale0-152/116-30–/–31-45–/346-601/461-751/376+7/2■ Scored ■ ConcededFC Machida Zelvia0-152/–16-301/–31-452/146-603/161-752/176+–/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Kawasaki Frontale and FC Machida Zelvia is underway.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' Yuki Yamamoto has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 15' Hokuto Shimoda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 8 Yellow cards this season.
- 20' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' FC Machida Zelvia is showing some good football. However, FC Machida Zelvia are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 28' It’s gonna be a card for Lazar Romanic.
- 33' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lazar Romanic made 438 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 38' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Machida Zelvia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 40' What a strike from Tete Yengi! The score is 0-1.
- 45' It looks surprising FC Machida Zelvia does not make any changes. Ten Miyagi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
- 55' 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.
- 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 65' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 438 games and scored 553 goals.
- 75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yasuto Wakizaka, as he is very good at scoring at Todoroki Athletics Stadium with 17 goals in the last 17 games.
- 85' FC Machida Zelvia 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.
- 89' GOAL! Yasuto Wakizaka scores on 89.
- 90' The referee shows FC Machida Zelvia player a card on 90.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Kawasaki Frontale Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 17
- 14
- 28
- 6
- 8
- 24
- 29
- 5
- 13
- 1
- 91
Bench
- 49
- 22
- 23
- 19
- 2
- 38
- 32
- 34
- 20
Coach Shigetoshi HasebeFC Machida Zelvia Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 27
- 18
- 1
- 3
- 5
- 88
- 16
- 50
- 10
- 99
- 34
Bench
- 11
- 23
- 19
- 2
- 13
- 31
- 8
- 9
- 26
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Erison 4 Marcinho 2 Yasuto Wakizaka 1 Tatsuya Ito 1 Tete Yengi 1 Ten Miyagi 1 Shota Fujio 1 Hokuto Shimoda 1 Head to Head
Kawasaki Frontale Form
2026-05-17 Kawasaki Frontale 6–5 FC Machida Zelvia W 2026-05-10 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2026-05-06 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Tokyo Verdy W 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 WFC Machida Zelvia Form
2026-05-17 Kawasaki Frontale 6–5 FC Machida Zelvia L 2026-05-13 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Tokyo Verdy W 2026-05-10 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 0–2 FC Machida Zelvia W 2026-05-06 FC Machida Zelvia 2–0 Yokohama F.Marinos W 2026-05-03 Kashima Antlers 1–1 FC Machida Zelvia D 2026-04-29 FC Mito Holly Hock 5–4 FC Machida Zelvia L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.78 Kawasaki Frontale xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.54 FC Machida Zelvia xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 89% + Both teams to score 85%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Kawasaki Frontale winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 5.32Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 99% 1% ± 1.5 97% 3% ± 2.5 89% 11% ± 3.5 76% 24% ± 4.5 60% 40% Double Chance
Kawasaki Frontale or Draw 67%Draw or FC Machida Zelvia 53%Kawasaki Frontale or FC Machida Zelvia 80%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Machida Zelvia win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 6–5 not predicted6 – 5Actual2 – 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 FC Machida Zelvia 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% ✓FC Machida Zelvia keeps clean sheet 7% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.