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Kawasaki Frontale vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2019
Kawasaki Frontale
2 – 1
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sat 2 Nov 2019 · 06:05 UTC Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 57' Yuki Nogami
Y 57' Toshihiro Aoyama
Y 76' Tsukasa Morishima
Kyohei Noborizato 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Yudai Yamamoto
  • Referee Mitsuharu Taketa
  • Referee Haruhiro Otsuka
  • Referee Kazuyoshi Enomoto

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

8
5
5
Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · Avg 3.2 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Last 5 meetings
2019-11-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-07-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-03-31 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-03-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–1 W
19 Oct Gamba Osaka A 2–2 D
06 Oct Shonan Bellmare A 5–0 W
28 Sep Vissel Kobe H 1–2 L
14 Sep Jubilo Iwata H 2–0 W
01 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–2 L
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov Kawasaki Frontale A 1–2 L
29 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D
19 Oct Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–1 W
05 Oct Vissel Kobe H 6–2 W
28 Sep Nagoya Grampus H 1–1 D
14 Sep Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–3 L

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' What a night it is going to be! Kawasaki Frontale welcome Sanfrecce Hiroshima for this crunch clash at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium.
  • 5' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Kawasaki Frontale currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Keisuke Osako puts Sanfrecce Hiroshima on the lead.
  • 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' Emil Salomonsson, a Sweden , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 46' Leandro Pereira is ready to make an impact after coming on for Emil Salomonsson at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Toshihiro Aoyama needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 57' Sanfrecce Hiroshima receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 57.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Hokuto Shimoda. He replaces Ryota Ohshima on 60 minute.
  • 65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Manabu Saito. He replaces Kengo Nakamura on 66 minute.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Kosei Shibasaki on, Sho Inagaki off on 70 minutes.
  • 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sho Inagaki, as he is very good at scoring at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 76' Tsukasa Morishima was booked on 76.
  • 81' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 82' A goal from the Brazil international Leandro Pereira! He fires home on 82 to make it 0-2!
  • 84' A goal from the Brazil international Maguinho! He fires home on 84 to make it 1-2!
  • 89' 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.
  • 90' Kyohei Noborizato picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 90 minute. Yu Kobayashi leaves to be changed by Kei Chinen.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Kawasaki Frontale to claim maximum 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
Leandro Damiao 4
Akihiro Ienaga 4
Yasuto Wakizaka 3
Hayato Araki 2
Yoshifumi Kashiwa 2
Miki Yamane 2
Patric 2

Head to Head

2019-11-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-07-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-03-31 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-03-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2019-11-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2019-10-19 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2019-10-06 Shonan Bellmare 0–5 Kawasaki Frontale W 2019-09-28 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Vissel Kobe L 2019-09-14 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Jubilo Iwata W 2019-09-01 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2019-11-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2019-10-29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2019-10-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2019-10-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–2 Vissel Kobe W 2019-09-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2019-09-14 Yokohama F.Marinos 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.88 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.78 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Kawasaki Frontale or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 76% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale44% Draw24% Sanfrecce Hiroshima32%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
67%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
56%
Kawasaki Frontale or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kawasaki Frontale31% Draw40% Sanfrecce Hiroshima29%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 0
4.6%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 2
4.3%
1 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.2%
2 – 3
4.1%
0 – 1
4%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 18% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 17% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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