Saturday , 14 November 2026

Kawasaki Frontale vs Kyōto Sanga FC, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Kawasaki Frontale
3 – 3
Full Time
Kyōto Sanga FC
Sun 12 Nov 2023 · 05:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 6' Shinnosuke Fukuda
Taisei Miyashiro 19' 1–1
1–2 42' Yuta Toyokawa
1–3 45+1' Yuta Toyokawa
Yu Kobayashi 45+5' 2–3
Yasuto Wakizaka pen 90+1' 3–3
Joao Schmidt 36' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Kawasaki Frontale vs Kyōto Sanga FC — J. League at Todoroki Athletics Stadium.

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 Kyōto 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 Tōkyō 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

2
4
3
Kawasaki Frontale 9 games · Avg 2.4 goals Kyōto Sanga FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-12 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Kyōto Sanga FC 2023-05-03 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-10-12 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Kyōto Sanga FC 2022-05-29 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Nov Kyōto Sanga FC H 3–3 D
29 Oct Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D
20 Oct Avispa Fukuoka H 4–2 W
29 Sep Albirex Niigata H 2–3 L
24 Sep Shonan Bellmare A 2–0 W
15 Sep FC Tōkyō H 1–0 W
Kyōto Sanga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Nov Kawasaki Frontale A 3–3 D
28 Oct Albirex Niigata H 0–1 L
21 Oct Shonan Bellmare H 0–1 L
30 Sep Sagan Tosu FC A 2–3 L
23 Sep Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W
15 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Kawasaki Frontale Kyōto Sanga FC
#14 Position #8
28 Points 23
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 10
38 Scored 32
40 Conceded 39
-2 GD -7
1.56 PPG 1.28
56% Win % 44%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
15% Clean Sheets
Kyōto Sanga FC this season

Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts). Kyōto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts).

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
Kyōto Sanga FC
0-15
4/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/8
76+
4/6
■ 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
Kyōto Sanga FC
Rafael Elias 7 G 4 A
Haruki Arai 4 G
Ryuma Nakano 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Todoroki Athletics Stadium. Kawasaki Frontale are looking to make home advantage count against Kyoto Sanga FC.
  • 5' 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.
  • 6' Against the run of play, Shinnosuke Fukuda has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 11' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kyoto Sanga FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 16' Kawasaki Frontale is showing some good football. However, Kawasaki Frontale are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 19' GOAL! Taisei Miyashiro fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 24' Akihiro Ienaga has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 29' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Kyoto Sanga FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 34' Kyoto Sanga FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 36' That is a card for Kawasaki Frontale. Joao Schmidt will be fuming at that decision.
  • 41' Yu Kobayashi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kawasaki Frontale so far.
  • 42' The Japan Yuta Toyokawa breaks the deadlock on 42 minutes. 1-2!
  • 46' Yuta Toyokawa with the second goal in the match!
  • 46' The whistle greets Jesiel as he departs to be replaced by Kazuya Yamamura.
  • 50' GOAL! Yu Kobayashi scores on 45. Assisted by Taisei Miyashiro
  • 55' Kawasaki Frontale are deployed in a 4-1-2-3 today, looking to exploit space against Kyoto Sanga FC's 4-1-2-3 shape.
  • 60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Kyoto Sanga FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 61' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Bafetimbi Gomis departs to be replaced by Marcinho.
  • 63' Kyoto Sanga FC ring the changes. Yuta Toyokawa has done his job and it is now time for Rikito Inoue to step up.
  • 68' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Taisei Miyashiro as he leaves the pitch. Shin Yamada steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 76' Kyoto Sanga FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 79' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Yusuke Segawa departs to be replaced by Akihiro Ienaga.
  • 84' Temma Matsuda is replacing Taichi Hara for the Kyoto Sanga FC side.
  • 87' Kosuke Kinoshita has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryogo Yamasaki on 87 minute.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Kyōto Sanga FC Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Shinnosuke Fukuda 2
Paulinho 2
Yuta Toyokawa 2
Yu Kobayashi 2
Asahi Sasaki 2
Shogo Taniguchi 2
Marcinho 2
Taisei Miyashiro 1

Head to Head

2023-11-12 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Kyōto Sanga FC 2023-05-03 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-10-12 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Kyōto Sanga FC 2022-05-29 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2023-11-12 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Kyōto Sanga FC D 2023-10-29 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2023-10-20 Kawasaki Frontale 4–2 Avispa Fukuoka W 2023-09-29 Kawasaki Frontale 2–3 Albirex Niigata L 2023-09-24 Shonan Bellmare 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-09-15 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 FC Tōkyō W

Kyōto Sanga FC Form

2023-11-12 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Kyōto Sanga FC D 2023-10-28 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–1 Albirex Niigata L 2023-10-21 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–1 Shonan Bellmare L 2023-09-30 Sagan Tosu FC 3–2 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2023-09-23 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-09-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Kyōto Sanga FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.37 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.8 Kyōto Sanga FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kawasaki Frontale51% Draw22% Kyōto Sanga FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
73%
Draw or Kyōto Sanga FC
49%
Kawasaki Frontale or Kyōto Sanga FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kawasaki Frontale38% Draw37% Kyōto Sanga FC25%
Actual: Kyōto Sanga FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
4%
4 – 1
3.5%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Kyōto Sanga FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 15% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 19% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 14% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Kyōto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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