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 (2026/26)
Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

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 Tōkyō	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

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	Jubilo 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

11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/3

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Kawasaki Frontale welcome Sagan Tosu FC for this crunch clash at .
5' It’s high time Kenta Kawai made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kawasaki Frontale must find a spark to ignite this game.
25' Taichi Kikuchi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
26' Kei Chinen is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
31' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
32' That is a Yellow card for Sagan Tosu FC. Hwang Seokho will be fuming at that decision.
37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 439 games and scored 556 goals.
42' 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 Ten Miyagi suffering a number of foals already.
45' Marcinho makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Kawasaki Frontale are in front.
46' The crowd applauds Yuki Kakita as he leaves the pitch. Fuchi Honda steps in for Sagan Tosu FC.
47' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Joao Schmidt makes it 3-0.
52' 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.
56' The Brazil Marcinho breaks the deadlock on 56 minutes. 4-0!
56' Yuji Ono is ready to make an impact after coming on for Akito Fukuta at the 56 minute mark.
61' Kawasaki Frontale currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
64' The whistle greets Kentaro Moriya as he departs to be replaced by Taichi Kikuchi.
65' Ryota Ohshima is replacing Yasuto Wakizaka for the Kawasaki Frontale side.
70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
74' Yu Kobayashi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kei Chinen at the 74 minute mark.
79' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Yoichi Naganuma.
84' A quiet spell here at . Kawasaki Frontale seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
87' A stunning finish from Ryota Ohshima — that came from absolutely nowhere!
89' Another substitution for Kawasaki Frontale to replace Shogo Taniguchi by Tatsuki Seko on 89 minute.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Kawasaki Frontale to claim maximum points.

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
Kei Chinen	2
Leandro Damiao	2
Ayumu Yokoyama	2
Akihiro Ienaga	2
Marcinho	2
Shin Yamada	1
Yasuto Wakizaka	1
Marcelo Ryan	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 Jubilo 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.