Wednesday , 30 September 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 Tokyo — J. League at Todoroki Athletics Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
  • Assistant 1 Makoto Hibino
  • Assistant 2
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 10.7 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
14% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
71% 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/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/3
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Tōkyō
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/–
76+
1/1
■ 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 Tōkyō
Motoki Nagakura 5 G 2 A
Marcelo Ryan 3 G 2 A
Soma Anzai 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Todoroki Athletics Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' Kawasaki Frontale are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Tōkyō backline.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kawasaki Frontale must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 23' The referee has no hesitation. Keigo Higashi is booked for FC Tokyo — card on 23.
  • 28' Jakub Slowik, a Poland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 33' named a 4-1-2-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-1-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 38' Adailton has been relatively quiet despite scoring 47 goals in his last 278 appearances.
  • 43' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 44' Akihiro Ienaga catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 44.
  • 49' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kawasaki Frontale side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 50' The referee has no hesitation. Ryoma Watanabe is booked for FC Tokyo — card on 50.
  • 54' Marcinho puts Kawasaki Frontale on the lead.
  • 59' A quiet spell here at Todoroki Athletics Stadium. Kawasaki Frontale seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 62' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 62 minute. Bafetimbi Gomis leaves to be changed by Leandro Damiao.
  • 64' The FC Tokyo manager makes a substitution. Adailton departs to be replaced by Jaja Silva.
  • 67' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Kosuke Shirai on 67 minutes.
  • 72' The FC Tokyo manager makes a substitution. Ryoma Watanabe departs to be replaced by Perotti.
  • 73' The referee calls foul for Kei Koizumi. He receives a card.
  • 78' With 0 assists to his name this season, Henrique Trevisan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Tōkyō.
  • 80' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Marcinho exits the field as Yusuke Segawa enters on 80.
  • 82' Jaja Silva was booked on 82.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Kawasaki Frontale! Daiya Tono comes on to replace Tatsuki Seko.
  • 90' That is a card for FC Tokyo. Teruhito Nakagawa will be fuming at that decision.
  • 1-0 the final result. FC Tōkyō will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

FC Tokyo Lineups

4-2-1-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

2023-09-15 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 FC Tōkyō L 2023-09-03 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Avispa Fukuoka W 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 L 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 Tokyo xG
I would bet for: Kawasaki Frontale or FC Tokyo 77% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale44% Draw23% FC Tokyo33%
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 Tokyo
56%
Kawasaki Frontale or FC Tokyo
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale31% Draw38% FC Tokyo31%
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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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