Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

3
1
3
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
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 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
14% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
14% 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/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/3
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Machida Zelvia
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
1/4
61-75
4/1
76+
5/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 6 G 1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 2 G 3 A
Tatsuya Ito 2 G 1 A
Lazar Romanic 2 G
FC Machida Zelvia
Yuki Soma 3 G 3 A
Koki Ogawa 3 G
Hotaka Nakamura 2 G 1 A
Tete Yengi 2 G 1 A
Takuma Nishimura 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Kawasaki Frontale host FC Machida Zelvia — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Kawasaki Frontale are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Machida Zelvia backline.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tatsuya Morita made 34 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Machida Zelvia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' The deadlock is broken! Tatsuya Ito gets on the scoresheet on 20 minutes.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 28' Brilliant from the forward! Sang-ho Na makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 28.
  • 33' Louis Thebault-Yamaguchi, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 36' Sensational shot from Hokuto Shimoda. FC Machida Zelvia is back in the lead.
  • 41' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Marcinho. He replaces Kento Tachibanada on 46 minute.
  • 49' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Erison makes no mistake. 2-2!
  • 54' 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.
  • 59' That looks like a foul for a card for Ibrahim Dresevic.
  • 60' It is a substitution in FC Machida Zelvia team. Hokuto Shimoda is replaced by Neta Lavi on 60 minute.
  • 61' Kawasaki Frontale make a change. Tatsuya Ito trudges off to be replaced by Ten Miyagi on 61 minutes.
  • 65' Sensational shot from Ten Miyagi. Kawasaki Frontale is back in the lead.
  • 70' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Shigetoshi Hasebe will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 71' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yuki Soma makes it 3-3.
  • 75' Jesiel is ready to make an impact after coming on for Filip Uremovic at the 75 minute mark.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Shota Fujio as he leaves the pitch. Se-hun Oh steps in for FC Machida Zelvia.
  • 78' A stunning finish from Erison — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 80' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Soma Kanda on, Erison off on 80 minutes.
  • 82' It’s gonna be a card for Gen Shoji.
  • 85' Ryohei Shirasaki is replacing Hiroyuki Mae for the FC Machida Zelvia side.
  • 90' Marcinho has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Kawasaki Frontale to claim maximum points.

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
Yasuto Wakizaka 2
Marcinho 2
Koki Ogawa 2
Takuma Nishimura 1
Daihachi Okamura 1
Tatsuya Ito 1
Tete Yengi 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 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%
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.