Kawasaki Frontale vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Kawasaki Frontale

5 – 1

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sun 13 Sep 2020 · 09:30 UTC Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Takumi Takagi
Referee Minoru Tojo
Referee Masaki Tsuruoka
Referee Hiroki Katsumata

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

2020-09-13 Kawasaki Frontale 5–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	5–1	W
09 Sep	Vissel Kobe	H	3–2	W
05 Sep	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	3–1	W
29 Aug	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	5–0	W
26 Aug	Vissel Kobe	A	2–2	D
23 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Sep	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–5	L
09 Sep	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	4–1	W
05 Sep	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	2–0	W
29 Aug	Vegalta Sendai	H	1–1	D
23 Aug	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	1–3	L
19 Aug	FC Tōkyō	H	3–3	D

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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Kawasaki Frontale and Sanfrecce Hiroshima has kicked off!
5' Ezequiel has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' Japan international Manabu Saito has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
14' Ao Tanaka does the damage! The net is bulging and Kawasaki Frontale surge ahead!
19' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
24' 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.
29' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hayao Kawabe, as he is very good at scoring at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
39' 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.
44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
46' Yasuto Wakizaka makes way for Ryota Ohshima at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kawasaki Frontale.
47' A goal from the Brazil international Leandro Damiao! He fires home on 47 to make it 2-0!
50' Kazuya Yamamura doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
51' Ao Tanaka makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and Kawasaki Frontale are in front.
51' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Tsukasa Morishima by Yusuke Chajima on 51 minute.
56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 443 games and scored 564 goals.
61' 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 Shintaro Kurumaya suffering a number of foals already.
64' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Yuya Asano on, Rhayner off on 64 minutes.
69' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
71' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Yu Kobayashi on, Leandro Damiao off on 71 minutes.
73' Shunki Higashi is replacing Yoshifumi Kashiwa for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
78' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
83' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
88' Brilliant from the ! Yu Kobayashi makes it 5-0 with a superb finish on 88.
89' Akihiro Ienaga gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Ao Tanaka and will look to change the dynamic.
90' The Japan Yuya Asano breaks the deadlock on 90 minutes. 5-1!
It finishes all square. Kawasaki Frontale and Sanfrecce Hiroshima share the spoils 5-1.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Ryota Ohshima ↑ 46'
11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 71'
2
Kyohei Noborizato
41
Akihiro Ienaga ↑ 89'
27
Kenta Tanno
20
Taisei Miyashiro ↑ 71'
18
Kaoru Mitoma ↑ 46'

Coach Toru Oniki

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

44
Rhayner ↓ Yuya Asano 64'
39
Leandro Pereira
19
Sho Sasaki C
6
Toshihiro Aoyama ↓ Kosei Shibasaki 73'
38
Keisuke Osako
2
Yuki Nogami
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa ↓ Shunki Higashi 73'
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Yusuke Chajima 51'
8
Hayao Kawabe
9
Douglas Vieira ↓ Ezequiel 51'
23
Hayato Araki

Bench

14
Ezequiel ↑ 51'
1
Takuto Hayashi
30
Kosei Shibasaki ↑ 73'
24
Shunki Higashi ↑ 73'
3
Akira Ibayashi
29
Yuya Asano ↑ 64'
25
Yusuke Chajima ↑ 51'

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2020-09-13 Kawasaki Frontale 5–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-09-09 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Vissel Kobe W 2020-09-05 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-08-29 Kawasaki Frontale 5–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-08-26 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2020-08-23 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2020-09-13 Kawasaki Frontale 5–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-09-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-09-05 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-08-29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vegalta Sendai D 2020-08-23 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–3 FC Tōkyō D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.62 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

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

1.78 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale56% Draw20% Sanfrecce Hiroshima24%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes76% 0% No24%

Avg goals/match: 4.4

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	80%	20%
± 3.5	63%	37%
± 4.5	44%	56%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

76%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

44%

Kawasaki Frontale or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale42% Draw35% Sanfrecce Hiroshima23%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

7.4%

1 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.4%

3 – 1

6.3%

3 – 2

5.5%

1 – 2

5.1%

2 – 0

4.4%

4 – 1

4.1%

2 – 3

3.8%

3 – 0

3.7%

4 – 2

3.7%

3 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	16%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	19%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	13%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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