Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Kawasaki Frontale vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 2018

J. League · 2018
Kawasaki Frontale
0 – 1
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sat 31 Mar 2018 · 07:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Kawasaki Frontale vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Isao Nishihashi
  • Referee Yusuke Hamamoto
  • Referee Koji Morikawa
  • Referee Minoru Tojo

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

8
6
5
Kawasaki Frontale 19 games · Avg 3.1 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-31 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-03-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-10-23 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–1 L
31 Mar Kashiwa Reysol A 0–2 L
18 Mar Nagoya Grampus A 1–0 W
18 Mar Sagan Tosu FC H 2–1 W
11 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–2 L
10 Mar Gamba Osaka H 2–0 W
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Mar Kawasaki Frontale A 1–0 W
31 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds H 4–3 W
18 Mar Júbilo Iwata H 0–0 D
16 Mar FC Tōkyō A 1–1 D
11 Mar Kawasaki Frontale H 2–1 W
10 Mar Kashima Antlers A 1–0 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Kawasaki Frontale to score. At the same time, Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It looks surprising Kawasaki Frontale does not make any changes. Kosei Shibasaki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kawasaki Frontale must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' Kawasaki Frontale is showing some good football. However, Kawasaki Frontale are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' Kawasaki Frontale are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 35' Sanfrecce Hiroshima has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 40' Kentaro Moriya has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 444 appearances.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sanfrecce Hiroshima winning 0% of all matches.
  • 55' Kyohei Yoshino has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 65' The energy levels are beginning to show. Hiroshi Jofuku might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 70' Toshihiro Aoyama needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 75' Hayao Kawabe has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 80' 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 Yoshito Okubo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 85' Elsinho is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sanfrecce Hiroshima tonight.
  • 90' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 437 goals from 340 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Sanfrecce Hiroshima take all three points.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2018-03-31 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-03-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-10-23 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2018-03-31 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2018-03-31 Kashiwa Reysol 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2018-03-18 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-03-18 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC W 2018-03-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2018-03-10 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Gamba Osaka W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2018-03-31 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2018-03-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–3 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2018-03-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Júbilo Iwata D 2018-03-16 FC Tōkyō 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2018-03-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-03-10 Kashima Antlers 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.51 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Kawasaki Frontale or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale31% Draw26% Sanfrecce Hiroshima43%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
57%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
69%
Kawasaki Frontale or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale25% Draw42% Sanfrecce Hiroshima33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
5.9%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
5.1%
1 – 0
4.8%
2 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
3.9%
3 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 16% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 20% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 13% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
23% ✗

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