Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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
11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
44% 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
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/3
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Machida Zelvia
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/1
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Kawasaki Frontale vs FC Machida Zelvia — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Se-hun Oh is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Machida Zelvia.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Shigetoshi Hasebe might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Kawasaki Frontale is taking the lead after the goal scored by Tatsuya Ito on 20.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 28' The deadlock is broken! Sang-ho Na gets on the scoresheet on 28 minutes.
  • 33' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 36' Hokuto Shimoda adds to his 1 season tally! FC Machida Zelvia lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 41' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 46' Marcinho is replacing Kento Tachibanada for the Kawasaki Frontale side.
  • 49' GOAL! Erison scores on 45.
  • 54' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kawasaki Frontale and FC Machida Zelvia are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 59' Controversy at the stadium! Ibrahim Dresevic argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 60' The whistle greets Hokuto Shimoda as he departs to be replaced by Neta Lavi.
  • 61' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Ten Miyagi on, Tatsuya Ito off on 61 minutes.
  • 65' Ten Miyagi doubles the advantage! 3-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 71' The deadlock is broken! Yuki Soma gets on the scoresheet on 71 minutes.
  • 75' The whistle greets Filip Uremovic as he departs to be replaced by Jesiel.
  • 77' The whistle greets Shota Fujio as he departs to be replaced by Se-hun Oh.
  • 78' The Brazil Erison breaks the deadlock on 78 minutes. 4-3!
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Soma Kanda. He replaces Erison on 80 minute.
  • 82' FC Machida Zelvia player sees a card in front of him.
  • 85' Another substitution for FC Machida Zelvia to replace Hiroyuki Mae by Ryohei Shirasaki on 85 minute.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Marcinho. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Kawasaki Frontale players.

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
Yuki Nakashima 1
So Kawahara 1
Takuma Nishimura 1
Daihachi Okamura 1
Yasuto Wakizaka 1
Tatsuya Ito 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.