Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Yokohama F.Marinos vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026
Yokohama F.Marinos
1 – 2
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 04:00 UTC Nissan Stadium 26,084 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 15' Lazar Romanic
Jun Amano 45+3' 1–1
1–2 90+7' Erison
Jordy Croux 17' Y
Y 90' Erison

Overview

Match Preview

Yokohama F.Marinos vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Nissan Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Atsushi Kamimura
  • Assistant 1 Naoya Okawa
  • Assistant 2 Ryo Nakazawa
4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 13.3 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 Tokyo 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

5
4
8
Yokohama F.Marinos 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-18 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2026-03-22 Kawasaki Frontale 0–5 Yokohama F.Marinos 2025-09-13 Yokohama F.Marinos 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale 2025-04-09 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Yokohama F.Marinos 2024-08-17 Kawasaki Frontale 1–3 Yokohama F.Marinos

Recent Form

Yokohama F.Marinos
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L
11 Apr FC Tokyo H 1–3 L
05 Apr Kashiwa Reysol A 0–3 L
22 Mar Kawasaki Frontale A 5–0 W
18 Mar FC Mito Holly Hock A 0–1 L
14 Mar JEF United Ichihara Chiba H 2–0 W
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Yokohama F.Marinos A 2–1 W
12 Apr Kashima Antlers H 0–2 L
05 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds H 3–2 W
28 Mar FC Machida Zelvia A 0–1 L
22 Mar Yokohama F.Marinos H 0–5 L
18 Mar Tokyo Verdy A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Yokohama F.Marinos Kawasaki Frontale
#18 Position #14
20 Points 28
18 Played 18
6 / 0 / 12 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
31 Scored 38
35 Conceded 40
-4 GD -2
1.11 PPG 1.56
33% Win % 56%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
57% Clean Sheets
Yokohama F.Marinos this season
14% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Yokohama F.Marinos are 18th (20 pts). Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Yokohama F.Marinos
0-15
3/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/3
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Yokohama F.Marinos
Kaina Tanimura 6 G 1 A
Miidera Shin 2 G
Taisei Inoue 1 G 1 A
Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 6 G 1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 2 G 3 A
Tatsuya Ito 2 G 1 A
Lazar Romanic 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Yokohama F.Marinos have kicked off against Kawasaki Frontale. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Reon Yamahara made 374 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Goal! Lazar Romanic scores his 5 goal in 446 matches.
  • 17' The referee has no hesitation. Jordy Croux is booked for Yokohama F.Marinos — card on 17.
  • 22' Erison has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 32 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 27' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 32' Svend Brodersen, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 37' It is a cagey affair so far. Yokohama F.Marinos in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 42' Yokohama F.Marinos started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Ten Miyagi. He replaces Marcinho on 46 minute.
  • 48' What a strike from Jun Amano! The score is 1-1.
  • 53' Yokohama F.Marinos 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.
  • 58' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Yokohama F.Marinos side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 60' Fresh legs for Yokohama F.Marinos! Tomoki Kondo comes on to replace Yuri Araujo.
  • 65' A quiet spell here at Nissan Stadium. Kawasaki Frontale seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 75' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 77' Ryuki Osa gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Tatsuya Ito and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' Yokohama F.Marinos make a change. Jordy Croux trudges off to be replaced by Hiroto Asada on 81 minutes.
  • 86' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 86 minute. Yuki Yamamoto leaves to be changed by So Kawahara.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Erison on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Soma Kanda is replacing Yasuto Wakizaka for the Kawasaki Frontale side.
  • The points are shared — Yokohama F.Marinos 1-2 Kawasaki Frontale. Honours even.

Lineups

Yokohama F.Marinos Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hideo Oshima

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Leandro Damiao 5
Akihiro Ienaga 3
Kaoru Mitoma 3
Yu Kobayashi 3
Erison 3
Erik 2
Jun Amano 2
Teruhito Nakagawa 2

Head to Head

2026-04-18 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2026-03-22 Kawasaki Frontale 0–5 Yokohama F.Marinos 2025-09-13 Yokohama F.Marinos 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale 2025-04-09 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Yokohama F.Marinos 2024-08-17 Kawasaki Frontale 1–3 Yokohama F.Marinos

Yokohama F.Marinos Form

2026-04-18 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2026-04-11 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–3 FC Tokyo L 2026-04-05 Kashiwa Reysol 3–0 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2026-03-22 Kawasaki Frontale 0–5 Yokohama F.Marinos W 2026-03-18 FC Mito Holly Hock 1–0 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2026-03-14 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2026-04-18 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2026-04-12 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Kashima Antlers L 2026-04-05 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2026-03-28 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2026-03-22 Kawasaki Frontale 0–5 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2026-03-18 Tokyo Verdy 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.81 Yokohama F.Marinos xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.8 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Yokohama F.Marinos or Kawasaki Frontale 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Yokohama F.Marinos39% Draw25% Kawasaki Frontale36%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Yokohama F.Marinos or Draw
64%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
61%
Yokohama F.Marinos or Kawasaki Frontale
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Yokohama F.Marinos30% Draw40% Kawasaki Frontale30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
4.6%
2 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
4.4%
1 – 0
4.3%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
4.2%
2 – 3
4.1%

Asian Handicap — Yokohama F.Marinos

Handicap Yokohama F.Marinos covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 18% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 18% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Yokohama F.Marinos keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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