Kawasaki Frontale vs Tōkyō Verdy, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

Kawasaki Frontale

1 – 0

Full Time

Tōkyō Verdy

Wed 6 May 2026 · 08:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium 21,743 HT 45' · FT 45'

Yasuto Wakizaka 73' 1–0

Overview

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

Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Tōkyō Verdy 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Damian Kos (Poland)
Assistant 1 Adam Karasewicz (Poland)
Assistant 2 Satoshi Michiyama (Japan)

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

Kawasaki Frontale 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Tōkyō Verdy

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-06 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Tōkyō Verdy 2026-03-18 Tōkyō Verdy 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2025-06-29 Tōkyō Verdy 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2025-04-20 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Tōkyō Verdy 2024-11-30 Tōkyō Verdy 4–5 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 May	Tōkyō Verdy	H	1–0	W
02 May	FC Tōkyō	A	0–2	L
29 Apr	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–2	L
25 Apr	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	H	2–1	W
18 Apr	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	2–1	W
12 Apr	Kashima Antlers	H	0–2	L

Tōkyō Verdy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 May	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–1	L
03 May	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–0	W
29 Apr	Kashima Antlers	H	2–1	W
18 Apr	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	H	1–0	W
12 Apr	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	3–2	W
04 Apr	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	A	2–3	L

Season Stats

Kawasaki Frontale		Tōkyō Verdy
#14	Position	#15
28	Points	28
18	Played	18
10 / 0 / 8	W / D / L	10 / 0 / 8
38	Scored	29
40	Conceded	32
-2	GD	-3
1.56	PPG	1.56
56%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

0% Clean Sheets
Tōkyō Verdy this season

Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts). Tōkyō Verdy are 15th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Tōkyō Verdy

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Kawasaki Frontale is hosting Tokyo Verdy for another epic battle.
5' Kawasaki Frontale have won 558 goals from 440 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yuya Nagasawa suffering a number of foals already.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' Tokyo Verdy are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kawasaki Frontale must find a spark to ignite this game.
30' Tokyo Verdy is showing some good football. However, Tokyo Verdy are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
35' Tokyo Verdy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
40' Tokyo Verdy fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
45' It is a cagey affair so far. Kawasaki Frontale in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Tokyo Verdy's compact 3-4-2-1.
50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuto Matsunagane made 440 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
55' It’s high time Shigetoshi Hasebe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
65' 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.
70' Tokyo Verdy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
73' A goal from the Japan international Yasuto Wakizaka! He fires home on 73 to make it 1-0!
78' Tokyo Verdy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
83' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Tokyo Verdy are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
88' Tokyo Verdy seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Tokyo Verdy.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

Tōkyō Verdy Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shin Yamada	3
Hiroto Taniguchi	3
Tomoya Miki	1
Daiki Fukazawa	1
Yasuto Wakizaka	1
Marcinho	1
Sai van Wermeskerken	1

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2026-05-06 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Tōkyō Verdy W 2026-05-02 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2026-04-29 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2026-04-25 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 JEF United Ichihara Chiba W 2026-04-18 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2026-04-12 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Kashima Antlers L

Tōkyō Verdy Form

2026-05-06 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Tōkyō Verdy L 2026-05-03 Tōkyō Verdy 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2026-04-29 Tōkyō Verdy 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2026-04-18 Tōkyō Verdy 1–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba W 2026-04-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Tōkyō Verdy W 2026-04-04 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 3–2 Tōkyō Verdy L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.76 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.31 Tōkyō Verdy xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale49% Draw25% Tōkyō Verdy26%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.07

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

74%

Draw or Tōkyō Verdy

51%

Kawasaki Frontale or Tōkyō Verdy

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale34% Draw43% Tōkyō Verdy23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 1

5.3%

0 – 1

5.2%

3 – 0

4.1%

0 – 2

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	Tōkyō Verdy covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	21%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Tōkyō Verdy keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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