Kawasaki Frontale vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Kawasaki Frontale

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sun 18 Apr 2021 · 05:00 UTC Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+8'

Y 27' Yuta Imazu

Overview

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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 Hiroki Kasahara
Referee Hajime Matsuo
Referee Takeshi Suhara
Referee Akihito Kawasaki
Referee Kazuyoshi Enomoto

7 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 7.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2021-04-18 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-10-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale 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

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–1	D
14 Apr	Avispa Fukuoka	H	3–1	W
11 Apr	FC Tōkyō	A	4–2	W
07 Apr	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–0	W
03 Apr	Oita FC Trinita	H	2–0	W
21 Mar	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	5–0	W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–1	D
14 Apr	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L
10 Apr	Shonan Bellmare	H	0–1	L
07 Apr	Yokohama FC	A	3–0	W
03 Apr	Gamba Osaka	H	0–0	D
21 Mar	Oita FC Trinita	A	3–1	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

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium!
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Miki Yamane made 418 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Kawasaki Frontale in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Rhayner is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
27' A moment of madness from Yuta Imazu on 27 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sanfrecce Hiroshima will be frustrated.
32' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
37' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is showing some good football. However, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
38' Kawasaki Frontale is taking the lead after the goal scored by Akihiro Ienaga on 38.
43' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
48' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kawasaki Frontale side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
53' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
55' Brilliant from the left winger! Kaoru Mitoma makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 55.
60' Jung Sungryong has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 439 appearances.
65' Tsukasa Morishima adds to his 2 season tally! Sanfrecce Hiroshima lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
66' Ezequiel gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Yoshifumi Kashiwa and will look to change the dynamic.
67' The crowd applauds Yoshifumi Kashiwa as he leaves the pitch. Ezequiel steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
71' Another substitution for Kawasaki Frontale to replace Daiya Tono by Kazuki Kozuka on 71 minute.
73' The supporters are chanting for Kosei Shibasaki. He replaces Rhayner on 73 minute.
78' Kawasaki Frontale are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's shape.
79' Yu Kobayashi is replacing Akihiro Ienaga for the Kawasaki Frontale side.
84' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
85' Yusuke Chajima gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Yuki Nogami and will look to change the dynamic.
90' The energy levels are beginning to show. Toru Oniki might look to freshen things up shortly.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Shintaro Kurumaya
11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 79'
16
Tatsuya Hasegawa ↑ 85'
20
Kei Chinen ↑ 79'
27
Kenta Tanno
17
Kazuki Kozuka ↑ 71'
3
Koki Tsukagawa ↑ 71'

Coach Toru Oniki

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

14
Ezequiel ↑ 66'
1
Takuto Hayashi
30
Kosei Shibasaki ↑ 73'
3
Akira Ibayashi
25
Yusuke Chajima ↑ 85'
23
Shun Ayukawa ↑ 73'
41
Yoichi Naganuma

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yu Kobayashi	5
Akihiro Ienaga	4
Leandro Damiao	4
Yasuto Wakizaka	3
Makoto Mitsuta	2
Marcinho	2
Hayato Araki	2
Yoshifumi Kashiwa	2

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2021-04-18 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-04-14 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2021-04-11 FC Tōkyō 2–4 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-04-07 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2021-04-03 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Oita FC Trinita W 2021-03-21 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–5 Kawasaki Frontale W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2021-04-18 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-04-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2021-04-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Shonan Bellmare L 2021-04-07 Yokohama FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-04-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Gamba Osaka D 2021-03-21 Oita FC Trinita 1–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.91 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

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

1.69 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Kawasaki Frontale47% Draw23% Sanfrecce Hiroshima30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.6

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

70%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

53%

Kawasaki Frontale or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kawasaki Frontale33% Draw40% Sanfrecce Hiroshima27%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

5.1%

2 – 0

1 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.3%

0 – 0

4.1%

0 – 1

1 – 3

0 – 2

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	19%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	16%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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