Thursday , 2 July 2026

Kawasaki Frontale vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Kawasaki Frontale
1 – 0
Full Time
FC Tōkyō
Fri 15 Sep 2023 · 10:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium 20,284 HT 45' · FT 45'
Marcinho 54' 1–0
Y 23' Keigo Higashi
Akihiro Ienaga 44' Y
Y 50' Ryoma Watanabe
Y 67' Kosuke Shirai
Y 73' Kei Koizumi
Y 82' Jaja Silva
Y 90' Teruhito Nakagawa

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
  • Assistant 1 Makoto Hibino
  • Assistant 2
11 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game

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

16
4
6
Kawasaki Frontale 26 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Tōkyō
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-15 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 FC Tōkyō 2023-05-12 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-11-05 FC Tōkyō 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-02-18 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 FC Tōkyō 2021-10-02 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 FC Tōkyō

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep FC Tōkyō H 1–0 W
02 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–3 L
26 Aug Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 2–2 D
19 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–3 L
12 Aug Vissel Kobe H 0–1 L
06 Aug Gamba Osaka H 3–4 L
FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Kawasaki Frontale A 0–1 L
03 Sep Avispa Fukuoka H 1–2 L
26 Aug Vissel Kobe H 2–2 D
19 Aug Yokohama F·Marinos A 1–2 L
12 Aug Kyoto Sanga FC H 2–0 W
06 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Kawasaki Frontale FC Tōkyō
#14 Position #12
28 Points 37
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 13 / 0 / 5
38 Scored 55
40 Conceded 42
-2 GD +13
1.56 PPG 2.06
56% Win % 72%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
22% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season

Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts). FC Tōkyō are 12th (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 Tōkyō
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
8/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
4/4
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Kawasaki Frontale to score. At the same time, FC Tōkyō does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FC Tōkyō winning 100% of all matches.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sung-ryong Jung made 439 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Kawasaki Frontale in their 4-1-2-3 trying to find a way past FC Tōkyō's compact 4-2-1-3.
  • 23' It’s gonna be a card for Keigo Higashi.
  • 28' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kawasaki Frontale needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 33' FC Tōkyō is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 38' Kawasaki Frontale have won 556 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 43' FC Tōkyō looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Leon Nozawa scoring 1 goals.
  • 44' Akihiro Ienaga is having his name booked by the referee on 44.
  • 49' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 50' That looks like a foul for a card for Ryoma Watanabe.
  • 54' Marcinho puts Kawasaki Frontale on the lead.
  • 59' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 62' Kawasaki Frontale ring the changes. Bafetimbi Gomis has done his job and it is now time for Leandro Damiao to step up.
  • 64' Jaja Silva is replacing Adailton for the FC Tokyo side.
  • 67' That looks like a foul for a card for Kosuke Shirai.
  • 72' Perotti is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryoma Watanabe at the 72 minute mark.
  • 73' Kei Koizumi picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 78' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 439 games and scored 556 goals.
  • 80' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Marcinho is withdrawn and Yusuke Segawa gets his opportunity.
  • 82' Jaja Silva is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
  • 87' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Tatsuki Seko is withdrawn and Daiya Tono gets his opportunity.
  • 90' The referee shows FC Tokyo player a card on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Kawasaki Frontale and FC Tōkyō share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

FC Tōkyō Lineups

4-2-1-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Leandro Damiao 4
Shin Yamada 4
Akihiro Ienaga 3
Tatsuya Hasegawa 3
Adailton 3
Marcinho 2
Kaoru Mitoma 2
Yasuto Wakizaka 2

Head to Head

2023-09-15 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 FC Tōkyō 2023-05-12 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-11-05 FC Tōkyō 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-02-18 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 FC Tōkyō 2021-10-02 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 FC Tōkyō

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2023-09-15 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 FC Tōkyō W 2023-09-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2023-08-26 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D 2023-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2023-08-12 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Vissel Kobe L 2023-08-06 Kawasaki Frontale 3–4 Gamba Osaka L

FC Tōkyō Form

2023-09-15 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 FC Tōkyō L 2023-09-03 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Avispa Fukuoka L 2023-08-26 FC Tōkyō 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2023-08-19 Yokohama F·Marinos 2–1 FC Tōkyō L 2023-08-12 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2023-08-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 FC Tōkyō W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.98 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.97 FC Tōkyō xG
I would bet for: Kawasaki Frontale or FC Tōkyō 77% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale44% Draw23% FC Tōkyō33%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 3.95
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
66%
Draw or FC Tōkyō
56%
Kawasaki Frontale or FC Tōkyō
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale31% Draw38% FC Tōkyō31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
7%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
4.7%
3 – 2
4.6%
2 – 3
4.6%
2 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push FC Tōkyō covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 17% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 17% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
15% ✗
FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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