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'

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

Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)

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	Kyoto 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	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

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

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

22% 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

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/3

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

3/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

5/–

61-75

3/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Sanfrecce Hiroshima kicks off things out of here…
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' 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.
14' Ao Tanaka makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Kawasaki Frontale are in front.
19' Kawasaki Frontale currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
24' Yasuto Wakizaka is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sanfrecce Hiroshima tonight.
29' Leandro Pereira has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
39' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kawasaki Frontale and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
44' Manabu Saito has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
46' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Yasuto Wakizaka exits the field as Ryota Ohshima enters on 46.
47' Magnificent from Leandro Damiao! That is 74 goals in 330 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
50' GOAL! Kazuya Yamamura scores on 50.
51' Ao Tanaka adds to his 1 season tally! Kawasaki Frontale lead 4-0 — and this changes everything.
51' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Tsukasa Morishima is withdrawn and Yusuke Chajima gets his opportunity.
56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
61' The energy levels are beginning to show. Hiroshi Jofuku might look to freshen things up shortly.
64' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Rhayner exits the field as Yuya Asano enters on 64.
69' Sanfrecce Hiroshima come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
71' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Leandro Damiao is withdrawn and Yu Kobayashi gets his opportunity.
73' Shunki Higashi is replacing Yoshifumi Kashiwa for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
78' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
83' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
88' The Japan Yu Kobayashi breaks the deadlock on 88 minutes. 5-0!
89' Akihiro Ienaga is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ao Tanaka at the 89 minute mark.
90' Yuya Asano doubles the advantage! 5-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
Another three points for Kawasaki Frontale.

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
Hayato Araki	2
Yoshifumi Kashiwa	2
Miki Yamane	2
Patric	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.