Kawasaki Frontale vs Tokushima Vortis, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Kawasaki Frontale vs Tokushima Vortis — J. League at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium.
- Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
- Tokushima Vortis 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tomohiro Inoue
- Referee Satoshi Karakami
- Referee Koji Morikawa
- Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
- Referee Hiroki Katsumata
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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Mar Tokushima Vortis H 2–0 W 06 Mar Vegalta Sendai A 5–1 W 03 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 3–2 W 26 Feb Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–0 W 19 Dec Kashiwa Reysol A 3–2 W 16 Dec Urawa Red Diamonds H 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Mar Kawasaki Frontale A 0–2 L 06 Mar Vissel Kobe H 1–1 D 27 Feb Oita FC Trinita A 1–1 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Kawasaki Frontale0-152/116-30–/–31-45–/346-601/461-751/376+7/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Kawasaki Frontale and Tokushima Vortis.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' The travelling Tokushima Vortis supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 12' Kawasaki Frontale is taking the lead after the goal scored by Leandro Damiao on 12.
- 17' Joao Schmidt has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 22' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 27' 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.
- 32' 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.
- 37' Supporters expect more eagerness from Shiryu Fujiwara, as he is very good at scoring at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 42' Goal! Leandro Damiao scores his 74 goal in 330 matches.
- 47' Tokushima Vortis is showing some good football. However, Tokushima Vortis are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 52' 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 Jesiel suffering a number of foals already.
- 57' It’s high time Daniel Poyatos Algaba made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 62' Miki Yamane needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 21 Yellow cards this season.
- 64' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 64 minute. Leandro Damiao leaves to be changed by Yu Kobayashi.
- 69' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 69 minutes.
- 72' Another change for Tokushima Vortis made on 72 minute. Noriki Fuke leaves to be changed by Diego.
- 77' 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.
- 80' Tatsuya Hasegawa is replacing Kaoru Mitoma for the Kawasaki Frontale side.
- 81' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Akihiro Ienaga is replaced by Daiya Tono on 81 minute.
- 83' Another change for Tokushima Vortis made on 83 minute. Joel Fujita leaves to be changed by Yudai Konishi.
- 88' Tokushima Vortis started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Tokushima Vortis.
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Lineups
Kawasaki Frontale Lineups
Starting XI
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6
Joao Schmidt ↓ Koki Tsukagawa 64'
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- 5
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41
Akihiro Ienaga ↓ Daiya Tono 81'
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- 25
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9
Leandro Damiao ↓ Yu Kobayashi 64'
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18
Kaoru Mitoma ↓ Tatsuya Hasegawa 80'
- 47
Bench
- 7
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11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 64'
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16
Tatsuya Hasegawa ↑ 80'
- 27
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3
Koki Tsukagawa ↑ 64'
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19
Daiya Tono ↑ 81'
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22
Kento Tachibanada ↑ 64'
Coach Toru OnikiTokushima Vortis Lineups
Starting XI
- 21
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33
Shiryu Fujiwara ↓ Chie Kawakami 72'
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13
Joel Fujita ↓ Yudai Konishi 83'
- 8
- 37
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19
Yuki Kakita ↓ Atsushi Kawata 64'
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15
Takeru Kishimoto ↓ Seiya Fujita 83'
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- 25
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27
Noriki Fuke ↓ Diego 72'
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Bench
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22
Seiya Fujita ↑ 83'
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9
Atsushi Kawata ↑ 64'
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7
Yudai Konishi ↑ 83'
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34
Chie Kawakami ↑ 72'
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4
Diego ↑ 72'
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Coach Daniel Poyatos Algaba -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kei Chinen 3 Leandro Damiao 2 Yasuto Wakizaka 1 Kazunari Ichimi 1 Kazuki Nishiya 1 Head to Head
Kawasaki Frontale Form
2021-03-10 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Tokushima Vortis W 2021-03-06 Vegalta Sendai 1–5 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-03-03 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2021-02-26 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2020-12-19 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-12-16 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.69 Kawasaki Frontale xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.71 Tokushima Vortis xGI would bet for: Kawasaki Frontale to win 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Kawasaki Frontale winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.4Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 69% 31% ± 2.5 42% 58% ± 3.5 22% 78% ± 4.5 10% 90% Double Chance
Kawasaki Frontale or Draw 85%Draw or Tokushima Vortis 40%Kawasaki Frontale or Tokushima Vortis 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 14.6%2 – 0 Actual1 – 1 11.6%0 – 0 11.2%2 – 1 8.9%3 – 0 7%0 – 1 5.4%3 – 1 5.1%1 – 2 3.7%2 – 2 3.2%4 – 0 3%4 – 1 2.2%Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale
Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Tokushima Vortis covers -2.5 15% — 85% -2 15% 19% 66% -1.5 34% — 66% -1 34% 26% 40% -0.5 60% — 40% +0.5 86% — 14% +1 86% 10% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet 50% ✗Tokushima Vortis keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

