Kawasaki Frontale vs Tokyo Verdy Live Stream, Predictions (Apr 20)

📊 Form Guide

Kawasaki Frontale

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Kawasaki Frontale will be hoping to return to winning ways here following a 2-1 J1 League loss in their previous game against Vissel Kobe.

In that match, Kawasaki Frontale had 51% possession and 6 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. The only player to score for Kawasaki Frontale was Marcinho (45'). Vissel Kobe had 10 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Daiju Sasaki (31') and Thuler (45') scored for Vissel Kobe.

In their past 6 games, Shigetoshi Hasebe's Kawasaki Frontale have found the net a combined total of 11 times resulting in an average number of goals per match equal to 1.83.

Coming into this meeting, Kawasaki Frontale have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches at home.

Tokyo Verdy

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Tokyo Verdy go into this meeting after a 1-2 J. League Cup win vs AFC Blaublitz Akita in their most recent game.

For Tokyo Verdy, the goals were scored by Yudai Kimura (90') and Yuya Fukuda (118'). Ryotaro Ishida (33') scored for AFC Blaublitz Akita. The match was eventually decided in extra time and won by Tokyo Verdy.

The strike force from Tokyo Verdy have struggled for goals over their previous 6 encounters, contributing the unsatisfactory return of only 4. In those matches, Tokyo Verdy have also seen the collective goal tally of their opponents equal 4.

Pre-game facts show that Tokyo Verdy:

• remain undefeated by Kawasaki Frontale in games played away from home for the previous 2 league matches.
• are unbeaten in their previous 4 away league matches.
• are without a win away from home in their last 3 league games.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their past head to head results stretching back to 09/04/2005 shows that these encounters have not been good ones for Tokyo Verdy. They’ve not been able to register any victories at all whereas Kawasaki Frontale have maintained the edge over them, getting wins in 67 per cent of those matches.

A combined total of 17 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 11 from Frontale and 6 belonging to Tokyo Verdy. That is an average goals per game value of 2.83.

The previous league game between these clubs was J1 League match day 37 on 30/11/2024 which ended up with the score at Tokyo Verdy 4-5 Kawasaki Frontale.

In that match, Tokyo Verdy managed 47% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. The goals were scored by Tomoya Miki (42') and Hiroto Taniguchi (49', 71', 83').

Kawasaki Frontale had 16 shots on goal with 6 on target. Shin Yamada (16', 22', 94'), Sai van Wermeskerken (58') and Marcinho (65') scored.

The match was refereed by Yoshimi Yamashita.

ℹ️ Team News: Kawasaki Frontale

Geun-hyeong Lee (Meniscus tear), Jesiel (Hamstring injury), Shintaro Kurumaya (Adductor injury) and Yu Kobayashi (Acromioclavicular joint dislocation) will be missing for Kawasaki Frontale boss Shigetoshi Hasebe.

📰 Team News: Tokyo Verdy

Tokyo Verdy boss Hiroshi Jofuku has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Maaya Sako (Cruciate ligament injury) and Goki Yamada (Torn knee ligaments) are those who can’t be considered.

⚡ Prediction

In our view, Tokyo Verdy may well find it hard to register a score against this Kawasaki Frontale outfit who we think will likely end up scoring and staying ahead.

We therefore fancy a narrow 1-0 win for Kawasaki Frontale after 90 minutes.

Let’s see how this one goes.

📖 ⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?

Checking the betting prices for this game in the full-time result market, a victory for Kawasaki Frontale is best priced at 1.9, a wager on the draw is 3.2 and staking on a win for Tokyo Verdy will get you 4.5. Those are the top prices available right now.

Andre Moura, 00:05 19/04/2025