Kawasaki Frontale vs Sagan Tosu FC, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2022

Kawasaki Frontale

4 – 0

Full Time

Sagan Tosu FC

Wed 31 Aug 2022 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 32' Hwang Seokho

Y 79' Yoichi Naganuma

Overview

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Kawasaki Frontale vs Sagan Tosu FC — J. League .

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

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

Kawasaki Frontale 16 games · Avg 2.2 goals Sagan Tosu FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-08-31 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2022-05-21 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-11-07 Sagan Tosu FC 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-04-07 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2020-12-12 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	Sagan Tosu FC	H	4–0	W
27 Aug	Kashima Antlers	H	2–1	W
20 Aug	Avispa Fukuoka	A	4–1	W
07 Aug	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	2–1	W
30 Jul	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–3	L
09 Jul	Gamba Osaka	H	4–0	W

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–4	L
26 Aug	Avispa Fukuoka	H	1–1	D
20 Aug	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	2–1	W
14 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	H	0–0	D
07 Aug	Júbilo Iwata	H	2–0	W
31 Jul	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	3–3	D

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

1/3

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

Marcinho	6 G	1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka	2 G	3 A
Tatsuya Ito	2 G	1 A
Lazar Romanic	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Kawasaki Frontale launch into their encounter with Sagan Tosu FC.
5' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' Taichi Kikuchi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sagan Tosu FC so far.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' It looks surprising Sagan Tosu FC does not make any changes. Yasuto Wakizaka has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. Kawasaki Frontale in their trying to find a way past Sagan Tosu FC's compact .
26' A stunning finish from Kei Chinen — that came from absolutely nowhere!
31' Shintaro Kurumaya, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
32' Controversy at the stadium! Hwang Seokho argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sagan Tosu FC that had 279 games and scored 293 goals.
45' The Brazil Marcinho breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 2-0!
46' Sagan Tosu FC make a change. Yuki Kakita trudges off to be replaced by Fuchi Honda on 46 minutes.
47' Joao Schmidt is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
52' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
56' Goal! Marcinho scores his 37 goal in 266 matches.
56' Akito Fukuta makes way for Yuji Ono at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sagan Tosu FC.
61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kawasaki Frontale side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
64' Sagan Tosu FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Taichi Kikuchi is hanging Kentaro Moriya on the field on 64 minute.
65' Ryota Ohshima gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Yasuto Wakizaka and will look to change the dynamic.
70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Sagan Tosu FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
74' Kawasaki Frontale make a change. Kei Chinen trudges off to be replaced by Yu Kobayashi on 74 minutes.
79' The referee shows Sagan Tosu FC player a Yellow card on 79.
84' 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.
87' Against the run of play, Ryota Ohshima has scored! This game has turned on its head.
89' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Shogo Taniguchi is replaced by Tatsuki Seko.
The points are shared — Kawasaki Frontale 4-0 Sagan Tosu FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Ryota Ohshima ↑ 64'
11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 74'
27
Kenta Tanno
31
Kazuya Yamamura ↑ 74'
16
Tatsuki Seko ↑ 89'
19
Daiya Tono
24
Ten Miyagi ↑ 64'

Coach Toru Oniki

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Yuji Ono ↑ 56'
14
Naoyuki Fujita
18
Jun Nishikawa ↑ 46'
8
Fuchi Honda ↑ 46'
23
Taichi Kikuchi ↑ 64'
31
Masahiro Okamoto

Coach Kenta Kawai

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marcinho	2
Kei Chinen	2
Leandro Damiao	2
Ayumu Yokoyama	2
Akihiro Ienaga	2
Tojiro Kubo	1
Yu Kobayashi	1
Ryota Ohshima	1

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2022-08-31 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2022-08-27 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2022-08-20 Avispa Fukuoka 1–4 Kawasaki Frontale W 2022-08-07 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2022-07-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2022-07-09 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Gamba Osaka W

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2022-08-31 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2022-08-26 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Avispa Fukuoka D 2022-08-20 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC W 2022-08-14 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D 2022-08-07 Sagan Tosu FC 2–0 Júbilo Iwata W 2022-07-31 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–3 Sagan Tosu FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.85 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 Sagan Tosu FC xG

I would bet for: Kawasaki Frontale to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale57% Draw24% Sagan Tosu FC19%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

81%

Draw or Sagan Tosu FC

43%

Kawasaki Frontale or Sagan Tosu FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kawasaki Frontale40% Draw44% Sagan Tosu FC16%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

11.5%

1 – 0

10.2%

2 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

7.7%

3 – 0

3 – 1

5.9%

1 – 2

0 – 1

4.9%

2 – 2

4.7%

3 – 2

4 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	Sagan Tosu FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	18%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	23%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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