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	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 19 games · Avg 3.1 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	Kyōto 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 Tōkyō	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

74% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

43% 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

2/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

1/3

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

5/–

76+

3/1

■ 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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	6 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A
Mutsuki Kato	2 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Kawasaki Frontale welcome Sanfrecce Hiroshima for this crunch clash at Todoroki Athletics Stadium.
5' It looks surprising Kawasaki Frontale does not make any changes. Satoshi Tanaka has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' 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 Mutsuki Kato suffering a number of foals already.
12' Tatsuya Ito doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
17' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
22' It is a cagey affair so far. Kawasaki Frontale in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
23' The referee has no hesitation. Sota Koshimichi is booked for Sanfrecce Hiroshima — card on 23.
28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
33' The referee shows Kawasaki Frontale player a card on 33.
38' Sho Sasaki is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kawasaki Frontale so far.
43' Yuki Yamamoto has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
46' Another substitution for Kawasaki Frontale to replace Tatsuya Ito by Akihiro Ienaga on 46 minute.
49' GOAL! Hayao Kawabe scores on 45. Assisted by Shuto Nakano
54' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sanfrecce Hiroshima needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
56' A stunning finish from Sota Nakamura — that came from absolutely nowhere!
61' The whistle greets Sota Koshimichi as he departs to be replaced by Mutsuki Kato.
62' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Filip Uremovic on, Asahi Sasaki off on 62 minutes.
67' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
72' The referee has no hesitation. So Kawahara is booked for Kawasaki Frontale — card on 72.
72' Fresh legs for Kawasaki Frontale! Yuto Ozeki comes on to replace Marcinho.
77' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Kosuke Kinoshita comes on to replace Tolgay Arslan.
81' Sung-ryong Jung has so much to prove this time. He replaces Louis Thebault-Yamaguchi on 81 minute.
84' A moment of madness from Jesiel on 84 minutes earns him a card. Kawasaki Frontale will be frustrated.
89' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kawasaki Frontale must find a spark to ignite this game.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Kawasaki Frontale.

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
Mutsuki Kato	2
Yu Kobayashi	2
Kaoru Mitoma	2
Makoto Mitsuta	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 Kyōto 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 Tōkyō 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.