Kawasaki Frontale vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2025

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sun 30 Nov 2025 · 05:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 23' Sota Koshimichi

Tatsuya Ito 33' Y

So Kawahara 72' Y

Jesiel 84' Y

Overview

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Kawasaki Frontale vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Todoroki Athletics Stadium.

Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 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	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

Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · Avg 3.2 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2025-11-30 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2025-05-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-06-29 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-04-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Nov	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–2	L
08 Nov	Fagiano Okayama FC	H	1–1	D
25 Oct	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	0–2	L
18 Oct	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	5–3	W
04 Oct	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	1–1	D
28 Sep	Kashiwa Reysol	H	4–4	D

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Nov	Kawasaki Frontale	A	2–1	W
09 Nov	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	3–0	W
25 Oct	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	0–3	L
17 Oct	FC Tokyo	H	0–0	D
04 Oct	FC Machida Zelvia	H	2–1	W
27 Sep	Avispa Fukuoka	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Kawasaki Frontale		Sanfrecce Hiroshima
#14	Position	#4
28	Points	30
18	Played	18
10 / 0 / 8	W / D / L	10 / 0 / 8
38	Scored	41
40	Conceded	33
-2	GD	+8
1.56	PPG	1.67
56%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

2/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Todoroki Athletics Stadium. Kawasaki Frontale are looking to make home advantage count against Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
5' It’s high time Michael Skibbe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Japan international Hayao Kawabe has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
12' Tatsuya Ito puts Kawasaki Frontale on the lead.
17' Sota Nakamura has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
22' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kawasaki Frontale must find a spark to ignite this game.
23' That looks like a foul for a card for Sota Koshimichi.
28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
33' Tatsuya Ito has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 33.
38' With 0 assists to his name this season, Satoshi Tanaka is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kawasaki Frontale.
43' Shintaro Kurumaya is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
46' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Akihiro Ienaga on, Tatsuya Ito off on 46 minutes.
49' A stunning finish from Hayao Kawabe — that came from absolutely nowhere!
54' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
56' What a strike from Sota Nakamura! The score is 1-2.
61' Mutsuki Kato gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Sota Koshimichi and will look to change the dynamic.
62' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Asahi Sasaki is replaced by Filip Uremovic on 62 minute.
67' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
72' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for So Kawahara.
72' Yuto Ozeki is replacing Marcinho for the Kawasaki Frontale side.
77' Kosuke Kinoshita is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tolgay Arslan at the 77 minute mark.
81' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Louis Thebault-Yamaguchi is withdrawn and Sung-ryong Jung gets his opportunity.
84' Jesiel has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 84.
89' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
With this win, Sanfrecce Hiroshima is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

4
Jesiel
17
Tatsuya Ito ↓ Akihiro Ienaga 46'
7
Shintaro Kurumaya
14
Yasuto Wakizaka
23
Marcinho ↓ Yuto Ozeki 72'
31
Sai van Wermeskerken ↓ Hiroto Noda 81'
6
Yuki Yamamoto
9
Erison
5
Asahi Sasaki ↓ Filip Uremovic 62'
19
So Kawahara
98
Louis Thebault-Yamaguchi ↓ Sung-ryong Jung 81'

Bench

21
Shunsuke Ando
41
Akihiro Ienaga ↑ 46'
22
Filip Uremovic ↑ 62'
1
Sung-ryong Jung ↑ 81'
16
Yuto Ozeki ↑ 72'
38
Soma Kanda
27
Ryota Kamihashi
30
Hiroto Noda ↑ 81'

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yu Kobayashi	5
Akihiro Ienaga	4
Leandro Damiao	4
Yasuto Wakizaka	3
Patric	2
Ao Tanaka	2
Yu Kobayashi	2
Kaoru Mitoma	2

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2025-11-30 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2025-11-08 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Fagiano Okayama FC D 2025-10-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-10-18 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2025-10-04 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-09-28 Kawasaki Frontale 4–4 Kashiwa Reysol D

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2025-11-30 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-11-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2025-10-25 Yokohama F.Marinos 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2025-10-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 FC Tokyo D 2025-10-04 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 FC Machida Zelvia W 2025-09-27 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.98 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

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

2.05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Kawasaki Frontale or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 76% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale36% Draw24% Sanfrecce Hiroshima40%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.03

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

61%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

64%

Kawasaki Frontale or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale30% Draw38% Sanfrecce Hiroshima32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

2 – 1

1 – 3

4.9%

2 – 3

4.8%

3 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

3.8%

2 – 0

3.6%

0 – 1

3.2%

3 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	11%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	17%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	17%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	12%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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