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

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J. League · 2021

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

Match Details

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

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	Ōita 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	Ōita 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

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' Temperatures are rising at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium as Kawasaki Frontale face off against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sanfrecce Hiroshima that had 339 games and scored 435 goals.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kawasaki Frontale side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' The 29-year-old Yuya Asano has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
20' Hayato Araki has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
27' It’s a booking for Sanfrecce Hiroshima player. Yuta Imazu gets a Yellow card.
32' 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.
37' Sanfrecce Hiroshima fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
38' Magnificent from Akihiro Ienaga! That is 51 goals in 443 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Keisuke Osako made 339 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
48' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
53' The energy levels are beginning to show. Hiroshi Jofuku might look to freshen things up shortly.
55' Goal! Kaoru Mitoma scores his 56 goal in 443 matches.
60' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
65' Tsukasa Morishima has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 65 minutes.
66' The supporters are chanting for Ezequiel. He replaces Yoshifumi Kashiwa on 66 minute.
67' Ezequiel is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yoshifumi Kashiwa at the 67 minute mark.
71' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 71 minute. Daiya Tono leaves to be changed by Kazuki Kozuka.
73' Rhayner makes way for Kosei Shibasaki at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
78' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kawasaki Frontale and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
79' The supporters are chanting for Yu Kobayashi. He replaces Akihiro Ienaga on 79 minute.
84' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 435 goals from 339 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
85' The supporters are chanting for Yusuke Chajima. He replaces Yuki Nogami on 85 minute.
90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Mutsuki Kato	2
Yu Kobayashi	2
Kaoru Mitoma	2
Makoto Mitsuta	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 Ōita 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 Ōita 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.