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

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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

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Kawasaki Frontale vs FC Machida Zelvia — J. League at Todoroki Athletics Stadium.

Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
FC Machida Zelvia 18 games · 37 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 7 games · Avg 4.7 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	Tōkyō 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

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

8% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

54% 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

5/2

16-30

–/3

31-45

8/5

46-60

5/5

61-75

4/6

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Machida Zelvia

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

5/1

46-60

2/4

61-75

6/1

76+

9/1

■ 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

FC Machida Zelvia

Takuma Nishimura	5 G
Koki Ogawa	4 G
Yuki Soma	3 G	4 A
Tete Yengi	3 G	1 A
Hiroki Mochizuki	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Todoroki Athletics Stadium. Kawasaki Frontale are looking to make home advantage count against FC Machida Zelvia.
5' With 4 assists to his name this season, Yasuto Wakizaka is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Machida Zelvia.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' The Japan Tatsuya Ito breaks the deadlock on 20 minutes. 1-0!
25' Erison needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 22 Yellow cards this season.
28' Sang-ho Na makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and FC Machida Zelvia are in front.
33' 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.
36' What composure from Hokuto Shimoda! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-2.
41' FC Machida Zelvia has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
46' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Kento Tachibanada departs to be replaced by Marcinho.
49' Erison makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and Kawasaki Frontale are in front.
54' Neta Lavi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kawasaki Frontale so far.
59' That looks like a foul for a card for Ibrahim Dresevic.
60' FC Machida Zelvia ring the changes. Hokuto Shimoda has done his job and it is now time for Neta Lavi to step up.
61' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ten Miyagi is hanging Tatsuya Ito on the field on 61 minute.
65' What a moment for Ten Miyagi! That strike on 65 puts his side firmly in control.
70' Yuta Nakayama has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
71' Against the run of play, Yuki Soma has scored! This game has turned on its head.
75' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Filip Uremovic departs to be replaced by Jesiel.
77' The crowd applauds Shota Fujio as he leaves the pitch. Se-hun Oh steps in for FC Machida Zelvia.
78' What composure from Erison! The Brazil international strokes it home. 4-3.
80' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Soma Kanda is hanging Erison on the field on 80 minute.
82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Gen Shoji.
85' Another change for FC Machida Zelvia made on 85 minute. Hiroyuki Mae leaves to be changed by Ryohei Shirasaki.
90' Poor challenge from Marcinho. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
It finishes all square. Kawasaki Frontale and FC Machida Zelvia share the spoils 5-3.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

4
Jesiel ↑ 75'
23
Marcinho ↑ 46'
24
Ten Miyagi ↑ 61'
1
Sung-ryong Jung
29
Toya Myogan
38
Soma Kanda ↑ 80'
39
Kaito Tsuchiya
27
Ryota Kamihashi
30
Hiroto Noda

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

FC Machida Zelvia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Takuma Nishimura ↑ 60'
11
Asahi Masuyama
23
Ryohei Shirasaki ↑ 85'
31
Neta Lavi ↑ 60'
8
Keiya Sento
15
Mitchell Duke ↑ 85'
90
Se-hun Oh ↑ 77'
22
Takaya Numata
44
Yoshiaki Arai

Coach Go Kuroda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Erison	4
Yasuto Wakizaka	2
Marcinho	2
Koki Ogawa	2
Yuki Nakashima	1
So Kawahara	1
Takuma Nishimura	1
Daihachi Okamura	1

Head to Head

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 Tōkyō 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 – 2

3.3%

4 – 1

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.