Kawasaki Frontale vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Kawasaki Frontale vs FC Tōkyō — J. League at Todoroki Athletics Stadium.
- Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
- FC Tōkyō 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep | FC Tōkyō | H | 0–1 | L |
| 13 Sep | Yokohama F·Marinos | A | 3–0 | W |
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep | Kawasaki Frontale | A | 1–0 | W |
| 15 Sep | Tōkyō Verdy | H | 1–0 | W |
| 31 Aug | Nagoya Grampus | A | 1–1 | D |
| 24 Aug | Kyōto Sanga FC | H | 0–4 | L |
| 16 Aug | Shonan Bellmare | A | 2–2 | D |
| 10 Aug | Kashima Antlers | H | 0–1 | L |
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)
H2H (26 games)
54%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
8%
Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
Kawasaki Frontale this season
85%
Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season
FC Tōkyō this season
Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts). FC Tōkyō are 12th (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 Tōkyō
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
7/1
46-60
8/1
61-75
10/–
76+
7/1
■ 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 Tōkyō
| Motoki Nagakura | 8 G | 3 A |
| Marcelo Ryan | 5 G | 2 A |
| Dani Gomez | 5 G | |
| Soma Anzai | 5 G | |
| Teruhito Nakagawa | 4 G | 2 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Kawasaki Frontale have kicked off against FC Tōkyō. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' Kawasaki Frontale are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Tōkyō backline.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Seung-Gyu Kim, as he is very good at scoring at Todoroki Athletics Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 15' The travelling FC Tōkyō supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' FC Tōkyō are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 23' Keita Endo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 23 minutes.
- 28' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 33' The 26-year-old Sota Miura has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
- 38' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 43' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 46' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Lazar Romanic exits the field as Yasuto Wakizaka enters on 46.
- 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 56' FC Tōkyō started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
- 59' The referee has no hesitation. Kanta Doi is booked for FC Tokyo — card on 59.
- 63' The crowd applauds Teruhito Nakagawa as he leaves the pitch. Kein Sato steps in for FC Tokyo.
- 68' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 73' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 75' That looks like a foul for a card for Marcinho.
- 79' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. So Kawahara departs to be replaced by Kento Tachibanada.
- 80' The FC Tokyo manager makes a substitution. Takahiro Ko departs to be replaced by Kei Koizumi.
- 84' The supporters are chanting for Yu Kobayashi. He replaces Erison on 84 minute.
- 85' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sei Muroya is hanging Keita Endo on the field on 85 minute.
- 90' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- Kawasaki Frontale will have plenty to reflect on. FC Tōkyō were simply the better side today.
Lineups
Kawasaki Frontale Lineups
Starting XI
-
17
Tatsuya Ito ↓ Akihiro Ienaga 79'
- 22
-
23
Marcinho ↓ Ten Miyagi 79'
- 31
- 6
-
9
Erison ↓ Yu Kobayashi 84'
- 5
-
19
So Kawahara ↓ Kento Tachibanada 79'
- 13
- 98
-
91
Lazar Romanic ↓ Yasuto Wakizaka 46'
Bench
-
11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 84'
-
41
Akihiro Ienaga ↑ 79'
-
14
Yasuto Wakizaka ↑ 46'
-
8
Kento Tachibanada ↑ 79'
- 15
-
24
Ten Miyagi ↑ 79'
- 1
- 39
- 27
Coach
Shigetoshi Hasebe
FC Tōkyō Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 18
-
22
Keita Endo ↓ Sei Muroya 85'
-
39
Teruhito Nakagawa ↓ Kein Sato 63'
-
8
Takahiro Ko ↓ Kei Koizumi 80'
- 24
- 40
- 81
- 32
- 7
- 26
Bench
- 3
-
2
Sei Muroya ↑ 85'
- 10
-
37
Kei Koizumi ↑ 80'
- 13
-
33
Kota Tawaratsumida ↑ 80'
- 98
- 28
-
16
Kein Sato ↑ 63'
Coach
Rikizo Matsuhashi
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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
Kawasaki Frontale Form
2025-09-20
Kawasaki Frontale
0–1
FC Tōkyō
L
2025-09-13
Yokohama F·Marinos
0–3
Kawasaki Frontale
W
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
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.17
Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.14
FC Tōkyō xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 79% + Kawasaki Frontale or FC Tōkyō 78%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Tōkyō win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 4.31
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 98% |
|
2% |
| ± 1.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 2.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 3.5 | 61% |
|
39% |
| ± 4.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
Double Chance
Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
65%
Draw or FC Tōkyō
58%
Kawasaki Frontale or FC Tōkyō
78%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Tōkyō win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 0–1 not predicted0 – 1Actual
1 – 1
7%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6.6%
3 – 2
5%
2 – 3
4.9%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 3
3.6%
2 – 0
3.3%
0 – 2
3.2%
4 – 2
2.7%
Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale
| Handicap | Kawasaki Frontale covers | Push | FC Tōkyō covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -2 | 11% | 12% | 77% |
| -1.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| -1 | 23% | 17% | 60% |
| -0.5 | 40% | — | 60% |
| +0.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +1 | 61% | 17% | 22% |
| +1.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +2 | 78% | 12% | 11% |
| +2.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
Clean Sheet
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
13%
✓
FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
12%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.