Yokohama FC vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

Yokohama FC

2 – 1

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Kawasaki Frontale

Sat 20 May 2023 · 07:00 UTC Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium 10,276 HT 45' · FT 45'

Shion Inoue 44' 1–0

Ryoya Yamashita 48' 2–0

2–1 69' Tatsuki Seko

Kyohei Yoshino 67' Y

Overview

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Yokohama FC vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium.

Yokohama FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
Assistant 1 Hiroyuki Igarashi
Assistant 2 Hisao Manabe

5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 8.8 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

Yokohama FC 8 games · Avg 3.4 goals Kawasaki Frontale

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-20 Yokohama FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-06-02 Yokohama FC 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-05-22 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Yokohama FC 2020-09-23 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Yokohama FC 2020-07-18 Yokohama FC 1–5 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Yokohama FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 May	Kawasaki Frontale	H	2–1	W
13 May	Kashiwa Reysol	A	1–0	W
07 May	Vissel Kobe	A	0–3	L
03 May	Albirex Niigata	H	1–0	W
29 Apr	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	1–4	L
23 Apr	Gamba Osaka	A	1–1	D

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 May	Yokohama FC	A	1–2	L
12 May	FC Tokyo	A	1–2	L
07 May	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–0	W
03 May	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	1–0	W
29 Apr	Avispa Fukuoka	A	3–1	W
23 Apr	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–1	D

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

8% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Yokohama FC host Kawasaki Frontale — let the battle begin!
5' Ryoya Yamashita has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryota Oshima made 452 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
20' Towa Yamane needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Yokohama FC and Kawasaki Frontale are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Shion Inoue is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Yokohama FC.
40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
44' The deadlock is broken! Shion Inoue gets on the scoresheet on 44 minutes.
45' Shion Inoue doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
48' The Japan Ryoya Yamashita breaks the deadlock on 48 minutes. 3-0!
53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
54' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Ryota Ohshima is withdrawn and Yusuke Segawa gets his opportunity.
59' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
61' The supporters are chanting for Koki Sakamoto. He replaces Tatsuya Hasegawa on 61 minute.
66' Yokohama FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
67' Yokohama FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
69' Tatsuki Seko has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 69 minutes.
74' Kawasaki Frontale have won 583 goals from 452 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
76' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Daiya Tono exits the field as Yu Kobayashi enters on 76.
77' Yuki Kondo gets the nod from Yokohama FC. He replaces Ryoya Yamashita and will look to change the dynamic.
82' Asahi Sasaki is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kawasaki Frontale tonight.
83' The crowd applauds Taisei Miyashiro as he leaves the pitch. Shin Yamada steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
88' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
90' The Yokohama FC bench stirs into life. Towa Yamane is withdrawn and Kazuma Takai gets his opportunity.
Kawasaki Frontale will have plenty to reflect on. Yokohama FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Yokohama FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

25
Hirotaka Mita ↑ 77'
17
Eijiro Takeda
9
Marcelo Ryan ↑ 61'
1
Kengo Nagai
31
Koki Sakamoto ↑ 61'
14
Kazuma Takai ↑ 90'
33
Tomoki Kondo ↑ 76'

Coach Shuhei Yomoda

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 76'
30
Yusuke Segawa ↑ 54'
49
Kazuki Kozuka ↑ 76'
5
Asahi Sasaki ↑ 54'
20
Shin Yamada ↑ 83'
1
Sung-ryong Jung
18
Chanatip Songkrasin

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yu Kobayashi	4
Ao Tanaka	2
Yuki Yamamoto	2
Reo Hatate	2
Akihiro Ienaga	2
Yuri	1
Yuki Kobayashi	1
Boniface Nduka	1

Head to Head

Yokohama FC Form

2023-05-20 Yokohama FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-05-13 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Yokohama FC W 2023-05-07 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Yokohama FC L 2023-05-03 Yokohama FC 1–0 Albirex Niigata W 2023-04-29 Yokohama FC 1–4 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L 2023-04-23 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Yokohama FC D

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2023-05-20 Yokohama FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2023-05-12 FC Tokyo 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2023-05-07 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2023-05-03 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-04-29 Avispa Fukuoka 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-04-23 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.35 Yokohama FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.54 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Yokohama FC or Kawasaki Frontale 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Yokohama FC36% Draw27% Kawasaki Frontale37%

Actual: Yokohama FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Yokohama FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

64%

Yokohama FC or Kawasaki Frontale

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Yokohama FC25% Draw45% Kawasaki Frontale30%

Actual: Yokohama FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

1 – 2

8.6%

0 – 1

7.7%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

7.4%

1 – 0

6.6%

0 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

5.8%

2 – 0

1 – 3

4.4%

3 – 1

3.4%

0 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Yokohama FC

Handicap	Yokohama FC covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	17%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	20%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Yokohama FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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