J1 League Regular Season - 11

Yokohama F. Marinos 1 - 2 FT Kawasaki Frontale

Nissan Stadium

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Futmetrix Verdict
60
FT
Sat, Apr 18
日本語
Yokohama F. Marinos
1-2
Kawasaki Frontale
⚡ Intensity 48
⚖️ Balance 60
🏆 Stakes 30
🎲 Upset 10
Erison's late strike breaks Marinos' hearts.

Erison Strikes Late to Silence Nissan Stadium

Worth Watching Futmetrix Score: 60/100. A pulsating J.League Title Clash delivered absolute heartbreak for the hosts as Kawasaki Frontale snatched victory deep into stoppage time.

The Opening Salvo

The visitors silenced Nissan Stadium early. Kawasaki Frontale came out with total tactical clarity, finding their breakthrough just 15 minutes in. L. Romanic found the back of the net to establish an immediate advantage. The hosts scrambled to respond, pushing numbers forward, but Frontale absorbed the pressure comfortably in the opening half-hour. This early strike set up a contest defined by remarkable Balance, forcing the home side to chase the game while leaving themselves exposed on the counter.

The Stoppage-Time Exchange

Yokohama F. Marinos slowly edged possession (51%) and began to assert their rhythm. Just as the referee looked to blow for half-time, the stadium erupted. J. Amano delivered a crucial equaliser in the 45th minute, shifting the momentum entirely. The Intensity of this rivalry was laid bare in the celebrations. Both teams exchanged blows in a gritty second half, managing just 7 shots on target combined as the defensive units dug in and refused to blink.

The Killer Blow

As the clock ticked deep into injury time, a 1-1 draw seemed inevitable. Then came the devastating twist. In the 98th minute, Erison pounced to secure a dramatic late winner for Frontale. The sheer Stakes of this encounter amplified the contrasting emotions at the final whistle—wild celebrations in the away end, pure disbelief among the Marinos faithful. This ruthless away victory keeps Frontale pushing toward the league's upper echelons while extending Yokohama's difficult run of form.

Key Questions

How dramatic was the late winner by Jun Amano?

Amano actually scored a crucial first-half stoppage-time equaliser. The true late match-winner came from Erison in the 98th minute to seal the victory.

Did the derby intensity affect the quality of play?

Despite the pressure, both sides maintained strong passing accuracy around 80%, producing an entertaining and highly technical spectacle rather than a scrappy affair.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
51%
49%
Yokohama F. Marinos 51%
Kawasaki Frontale 49%
Shots
11
8
Yokohama F. Marinos 11
Kawasaki Frontale 8
Shots on Target
3
4
Yokohama F. Marinos 3
Kawasaki Frontale 4
Passes
452
442
Yokohama F. Marinos 452
Kawasaki Frontale 442
Pass Accuracy
80%
79%
Yokohama F. Marinos 80%
Kawasaki Frontale 79%
Corners
1
2
Yokohama F. Marinos 1
Kawasaki Frontale 2
Fouls
8
9
Yokohama F. Marinos 8
Kawasaki Frontale 9
Yellow Cards
1
0
Yokohama F. Marinos 1
Kawasaki Frontale 0
Red Cards
0
0
Yokohama F. Marinos 0
Kawasaki Frontale 0

Match Events

L. Romanic (T. Ito) 15'
17' 🟨 J. Croux
45'+3 J. Amano (K. Watanabe)
HT
Marcinho T. Miyagi 🔄 46'
60' 🔄 Yuri Araujo T. Kondo
T. Ito R. Osa 🔄 77'
L. Romanic Erison 🔄 77'
81' 🔄 J. Croux H. Asada
Y. Yamamoto S. Kawahara 🔄 86'
Y. Wakizaka S. Kanda 🔄 90'+1
90'+1 🔄 K. Tanimura A. Higuchi
90'+1 🔄 J. Amano Tevis
90'+1 🔄 K. Suwama T. Kida
Erison (K. Tachibanada) 90'+8
Erison 🟨 90'+8
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Yokohama F. Marinos

Goalkeepers
Park Il-Kyu
MAGNET
MAGNET
52
Activity
52
Activity
52
Passes
0
Duels
Defenders
Taisei Inoue
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
2
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Jeisson Quiñónes
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kosei Suwama
NPC
NPC
93
Minutes
93
Minutes
63%
Pass Acc
6.9
Rating
Ren Kato
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Midfielders
Riku Yamane
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jun Amano
SNIPER
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
Kota Watanabe
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
7.3
Rating
Forwards
Jordy Croux
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
25%
Pass Acc
Kaina Tanimura
SUNDAY LEAGUER
SUNDAY LEAGUER
5.9
Rating
5.9
Rating
9
Duels Lost
11
Poss Lost
Yuri Araújo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
60
Total Mins
60
Entry
BENCH
Hiroki Ilkura
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Kei Murakami
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Aruto Higuchi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
1
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Takuya Kida
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
1
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Tomoki Kondo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
34
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Tevis
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
1
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Hiroto Asada
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
13
Total Mins
Started
Entry
George Onaiwu
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Dean David
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Kawasaki Frontale

Goalkeepers
Svend Brodersen
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
1
Fouls Won
1
Fouls Won
1
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Defenders
Reon Yamahara
ENFORCER
ENFORCER
4
Tackles
4
Tackles
6
Duels Won
75%
Win %
Yuto Matsunagane
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
6
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Yuichi Maruyama
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
100%
Duel Win %
Sota Miura
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Midfielders
Kento Tachibanada
MAGNET
MAGNET
65
Activity
65
Activity
58
Passes
7
Duels
Yuki Yamamoto
MAGNET
MAGNET
61
Activity
61
Activity
57
Passes
4
Duels
Tatsuya Ito
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
2
Key Passes
6.3
Rating
Yasuto Wakizaka
NPC
NPC
92
Minutes
92
Minutes
26%
Pass Acc
6.2
Rating
Marcinho
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Forwards
Lazar Romanić
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
BENCH
Louis Yamaguchi
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Shunsuke Hayashi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ryota Kamihashi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ryuki Osa
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
17
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Toya Myogan
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
So Kawahara
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
8
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ten Miyagi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
49
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Erison
CLUTCH HERO
CLUTCH HERO
90
Goal Time
90
Goal Time
Goal
Impact
6.6
Rating
Soma Kanda
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
2
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
03/22/2026 Kawasaki Frontale 0 - 5 Yokohama F. Marinos J1 League New National Stadium
09/13/2025 Yokohama F. Marinos 0 - 3 Kawasaki Frontale J1 League Nissan Stadium
04/09/2025 Kawasaki Frontale 3 - 3 Yokohama F. Marinos J1 League Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
08/17/2024 Kawasaki Frontale 1 - 3 Yokohama F. Marinos J1 League Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu
04/03/2024 Yokohama F. Marinos 0 - 0 Kawasaki Frontale J1 League Nissan Stadium
07/15/2023 Yokohama F. Marinos 0 - 1 Kawasaki Frontale J1 League Nissan Stadium
03/22/2026
J1 League New National Stadium
09/13/2025
J1 League Nissan Stadium
04/09/2025
J1 League Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium
08/17/2024
J1 League Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu
04/03/2024
J1 League Nissan Stadium
07/15/2023
J1 League Nissan Stadium
Yokohama F. Marinos Win
Kawasaki Frontale Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Kashima 11 29 19 5 +14 WKashima 1 - 0 Urawa (18-04-2026)WKawasaki Frontale 0 - 2 Kashima (12-04-2026)DMito Hollyhock 1 - 1 (PEN 4-2) Kashima (04-04-2026)WKashima 2 - 1 JEF United Chiba (22-03-2026)WMachida Zelvia 0 - 3 Kashima (18-03-2026)
2 FC Tokyo 11 20 16 8 +8 WYokohama F. Marinos 1 - 3 FC Tokyo (11-04-2026)DFC Tokyo 0 - 0 (PEN 2-4) Machida Zelvia (05-04-2026)WMachida Zelvia 0 - 3 FC Tokyo (01-04-2026)DTokyo Verdy 0 - 0 (PEN 4-2) FC Tokyo (22-03-2026)WJEF United Chiba 1 - 2 FC Tokyo (18-03-2026)
3 Machida Zelvia 11 19 14 15 -1 WMachida Zelvia 1 - 0 Kashiwa Reysol (11-04-2026)DFC Tokyo 0 - 0 (PEN 2-4) Machida Zelvia (05-04-2026)LMachida Zelvia 0 - 3 FC Tokyo (01-04-2026)DMachida Zelvia 1 - 1 (PEN 3-1) Kawasaki Frontale (28-03-2026)WUrawa 1 - 2 Machida Zelvia (22-03-2026)
4 Tokyo Verdy 11 15 14 15 -1 WTokyo Verdy 1 - 0 JEF United Chiba (18-04-2026)DUrawa 1 - 1 (PEN 1-3) Tokyo Verdy (12-04-2026)LJEF United Chiba 3 - 2 Tokyo Verdy (04-04-2026)DTokyo Verdy 0 - 0 (PEN 4-2) FC Tokyo (22-03-2026)LTokyo Verdy 0 - 2 Kawasaki Frontale (18-03-2026)
5 Kawasaki Frontale 11 15 16 19 -3 WYokohama F. Marinos 1 - 2 Kawasaki Frontale (18-04-2026)LKawasaki Frontale 0 - 2 Kashima (12-04-2026)WKawasaki Frontale 3 - 2 Urawa (05-04-2026)DMachida Zelvia 1 - 1 (PEN 3-1) Kawasaki Frontale (28-03-2026)LKawasaki Frontale 0 - 5 Yokohama F. Marinos (22-03-2026)
6 Urawa 11 12 14 13 +1 LKashima 1 - 0 Urawa (18-04-2026)DUrawa 1 - 1 (PEN 1-3) Tokyo Verdy (12-04-2026)LKawasaki Frontale 3 - 2 Urawa (05-04-2026)LUrawa 1 - 2 Machida Zelvia (22-03-2026)DUrawa 1 - 1 (PEN 2-4) Kashiwa Reysol (18-03-2026)
7 Mito Hollyhock 11 12 12 16 -4 WMito Hollyhock 2 - 0 Kashiwa Reysol (19-04-2026)DJEF United Chiba 1 - 1 (PEN 2-3) Mito Hollyhock (11-04-2026)DMito Hollyhock 1 - 1 (PEN 4-2) Kashima (04-04-2026)LKashiwa Reysol 3 - 0 Mito Hollyhock (22-03-2026)WMito Hollyhock 1 - 0 Yokohama F. Marinos (18-03-2026)
8 Kashiwa Reysol 11 10 14 16 -2 LMito Hollyhock 2 - 0 Kashiwa Reysol (19-04-2026)LMachida Zelvia 1 - 0 Kashiwa Reysol (11-04-2026)WKashiwa Reysol 3 - 0 Yokohama F. Marinos (05-04-2026)WKashiwa Reysol 3 - 0 Mito Hollyhock (22-03-2026)DUrawa 1 - 1 (PEN 2-4) Kashiwa Reysol (18-03-2026)
9 Yokohama F. Marinos 11 9 14 20 -6 LYokohama F. Marinos 1 - 2 Kawasaki Frontale (18-04-2026)LYokohama F. Marinos 1 - 3 FC Tokyo (11-04-2026)LKashiwa Reysol 3 - 0 Yokohama F. Marinos (05-04-2026)WKawasaki Frontale 0 - 5 Yokohama F. Marinos (22-03-2026)LMito Hollyhock 1 - 0 Yokohama F. Marinos (18-03-2026)
10 JEF United Chiba 11 9 10 16 -6 LTokyo Verdy 1 - 0 JEF United Chiba (18-04-2026)DJEF United Chiba 1 - 1 (PEN 2-3) Mito Hollyhock (11-04-2026)WJEF United Chiba 3 - 2 Tokyo Verdy (04-04-2026)LKashima 2 - 1 JEF United Chiba (22-03-2026)LJEF United Chiba 1 - 2 FC Tokyo (18-03-2026)