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

8% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Kawasaki Frontale launch into their encounter with Sagan Tosu FC.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Sagan Tosu FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ten Miyagi made 452 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' Kawasaki Frontale are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sagan Tosu FC backline.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kenta Kawai will be considering his options from the bench.
25' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
26' Kei Chinen adds to his 0 season tally! Kawasaki Frontale lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
31' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
32' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Hwang Seokho.
37' Yuji Ono has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
42' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
45' Brilliant from the ! Marcinho makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 45.
46' The whistle greets Yuki Kakita as he departs to be replaced by Fuchi Honda.
47' GOAL! Joao Schmidt scores on 47.
52' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
56' The Brazil Marcinho breaks the deadlock on 56 minutes. 4-0!
56' Another substitution for Sagan Tosu FC to replace Akito Fukuta by Yuji Ono on 56 minute.
61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
64' A tactical swap from Sagan Tosu FC — Taichi Kikuchi on, Kentaro Moriya off on 64 minutes.
65' The crowd applauds Yasuto Wakizaka as he leaves the pitch. Ryota Ohshima steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
70' Jung Sungryong has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 452 appearances.
74' The crowd applauds Kei Chinen as he leaves the pitch. Yu Kobayashi steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
79' The referee calls foul for Yoichi Naganuma. He receives a Yellow card.
84' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Sagan Tosu FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
87' GOAL! Ryota Ohshima scores on 87.
89' Shogo Taniguchi makes way for Tatsuki Seko at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kawasaki Frontale.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sagan Tosu FC.

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
Tomoya Koyamatsu	1
Kota Takai	1
Yu Kobayashi	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.