Sunday , 16 August 2026

Kawasaki Frontale vs FC Machida Zelvia, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Kawasaki Frontale
5 – 3
Full Time
FC Machida Zelvia
Sun 31 Aug 2025 · 10:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 59' Ibrahim Dresevic
Y 82' Gen Shoji
Marcinho 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Kawasaki Frontale vs FC Machida Zelvia — 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

3
1
2
Kawasaki Frontale 6 games · Avg 5.0 goals FC Machida Zelvia
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-31 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 FC Machida Zelvia 2025-04-06 FC Machida Zelvia 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-10-05 FC Machida Zelvia 1–4 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-04-07 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug FC Machida Zelvia H 5–3 W
23 Aug Nagoya Grampus A 4–3 W
16 Aug Albirex Niigata A 1–1 D
09 Aug Avispa Fukuoka H 2–5 L
20 Jul Gamba Osaka A 1–2 L
05 Jul Kashima Antlers H 2–1 W
FC Machida Zelvia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Kawasaki Frontale A 3–5 L
23 Aug Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–0 D
20 Aug Gamba Osaka H 3–1 W
16 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC H 3–0 W
10 Aug Vissel Kobe H 2–0 W
20 Jul Tokyo Verdy A 1–0 W

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 history
0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
100% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this season

Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts). FC Machida Zelvia are 13th (37 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Todoroki Athletics Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' 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 Yuki Soma suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Kawasaki Frontale 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.
  • 20' Assisted by So Kawahara with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tatsuya Ito makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 25' FC Machida Zelvia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 28' Brilliant from the ! Sang-ho Na makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 28.
  • 33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mitchell Duke, as he is very good at scoring at Todoroki Athletics Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 36' What composure from Hokuto Shimoda! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 41' Takuma Nishimura is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kawasaki Frontale tonight.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Kento Tachibanada is replaced by Marcinho on 46 minute.
  • 49' Erison doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 54' Tatsuya Morita needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 59' It’s a booking for FC Machida Zelvia player. Ibrahim Dresevic gets a card.
  • 60' FC Machida Zelvia make a change. Hokuto Shimoda trudges off to be replaced by Neta Lavi on 60 minutes.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Ten Miyagi. He replaces Tatsuya Ito on 61 minute.
  • 65' Against the run of play, Ten Miyagi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 70' FC Machida Zelvia are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 71' Against the run of play, Yuki Soma has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 75' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Filip Uremovic is withdrawn and Jesiel gets his opportunity.
  • 77' Se-hun Oh gets the nod from FC Machida Zelvia. He replaces Shota Fujio and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' The deadlock is broken! Erison gets on the scoresheet on 78 minutes.
  • 80' Soma Kanda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Erison on 80 minute.
  • 82' FC Machida Zelvia receives a card for a hard tackle on 82.
  • 85' FC Machida Zelvia ring the changes. Hiroyuki Mae has done his job and it is now time for Ryohei Shirasaki to step up.
  • 90' Marcinho picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Full Time. Kawasaki Frontale beats FC Machida Zelvia

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

FC Machida Zelvia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Go Kuroda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Erison 4
Marcinho 2
Shin Yamada 1
Sota Miura 1
Yuki Nakashima 1
So Kawahara 1
Takuma Nishimura 1
Daihachi Okamura 1

Head to Head

2025-08-31 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 FC Machida Zelvia 2025-04-06 FC Machida Zelvia 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-10-05 FC Machida Zelvia 1–4 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-04-07 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2025-08-31 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 FC Machida Zelvia W 2025-08-23 Nagoya Grampus 3–4 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-08-16 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 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

FC Machida Zelvia Form

2025-08-31 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 FC Machida Zelvia L 2025-08-23 Yokohama F.Marinos 0–0 FC Machida Zelvia D 2025-08-20 FC Machida Zelvia 3–1 Gamba Osaka W 2025-08-16 FC Machida Zelvia 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2025-08-10 FC Machida Zelvia 2–0 Vissel Kobe W 2025-07-20 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.46 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.24 FC Machida Zelvia xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale46% Draw21% FC Machida Zelvia33%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes81% 0% No19%
Avg goals/match: 4.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 83%
17%
± 3.5 68%
32%
± 4.5 50%
50%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
67%
Draw or FC Machida Zelvia
54%
Kawasaki Frontale or FC Machida Zelvia
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kawasaki Frontale35% Draw35% FC Machida Zelvia30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–3 not predicted
5 – 3
Actual
2 – 2
6.6%
2 – 1
6.1%
1 – 1
5.7%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 3
4.9%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 3
4%
4 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
3%
2 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push FC Machida Zelvia covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 13% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 17% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 15% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 11% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
FC Machida Zelvia keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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