Sunday , 16 August 2026

Kawasaki Frontale vs Kyoto Sanga FC, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2022
Kawasaki Frontale
3 – 1
Full Time
Kyoto Sanga FC
Wed 12 Oct 2022 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 36' Sota Kawasaki
Y 54' Daigo Araki

Overview

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Kawasaki Frontale vs Kyoto Sanga FC — J. League .

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

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

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Oct Kyoto Sanga FC H 3–1 W
08 Oct Shimizu S-Pulse H 3–2 W
01 Oct Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 3–4 L
17 Sep Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D
14 Sep Nagoya Grampus A 1–1 D
10 Sep Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 4–0 W
Kyoto Sanga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Oct Kawasaki Frontale A 1–3 L
08 Oct Nagoya Grampus H 1–1 D
01 Oct Sagan Tosu FC A 1–0 W
18 Sep FC Tokyo A 0–2 L
14 Sep Yokohama F.Marinos H 1–2 L
10 Sep Kashima Antlers H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Kawasaki Frontale Kyoto 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
0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
0% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kyoto Sanga FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Kawasaki Frontale and Kyoto Sanga FC.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at . Kyoto Sanga FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 9' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Shogo Taniguchi makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 10' What composure from Shogo Taniguchi! The Japan international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' 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.
  • 22' Kento Tachibanada makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Kawasaki Frontale are in front.
  • 27' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Naoto Kamifukumoto suffering a number of foals already.
  • 32' The travelling Kyoto Sanga FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 36' The referee has no hesitation. Sota Kawasaki is booked for Kyoto Sanga FC — Yellow card on 36.
  • 41' Kosuke Taketomi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Kyoto Sanga FC! Paulinho comes on to replace Shimpei Fukuoka.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kawasaki Frontale needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 54' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Daigo Araki on 54 minutes.
  • 59' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 61' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marcinho makes it 4-0.
  • 62' Kyoto Sanga FC make a change. Yuta Toyokawa trudges off to be replaced by Origbaajo Ismaila on 62 minutes.
  • 67' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kazuya Yamamura, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 69' Against the run of play, Paulinho has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 70' What composure from Paulinho! The Brazil international strokes it home. 4-2.
  • 74' The Kyoto Sanga FC bench stirs into life. Shohei Takeda is withdrawn and Daiki Kaneko gets his opportunity.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Ten Miyagi on, Marcinho off on 79 minutes.
  • 84' Kawasaki Frontale are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kyoto Sanga FC backline.
  • 89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • The final score is 3-1.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Asahi Sasaki 2
Shogo Taniguchi 2
Marcinho 2
Shinnosuke Fukuda 2
Paulinho 2
Yuta Toyokawa 2
Yu Kobayashi 2
Hidehiro Sugai 1

Head to Head

2022-10-12 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Kyoto Sanga FC 2022-05-29 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2022-10-12 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2022-10-08 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2022-10-01 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 4–3 Kawasaki Frontale L 2022-09-17 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2022-09-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2022-09-10 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

2022-10-12 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2022-10-08 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2022-10-01 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2022-09-18 FC Tokyo 2–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2022-09-14 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–2 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2022-09-10 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Kashima Antlers D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.31 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 Kyoto Sanga FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale57% Draw21% Kyoto Sanga FC22%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.68
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
79%
Draw or Kyoto Sanga FC
43%
Kawasaki Frontale or Kyoto Sanga FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale43% Draw38% Kyoto Sanga FC19%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 1
8.8%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
4%
0 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Kyoto Sanga FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 17% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 21% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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