Kawasaki Frontale vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2022

Kawasaki Frontale

4 – 0

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sat 10 Sep 2022 · 09:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Jesiel 8' Y

Y 14' Kosei Shibasaki

Y 54' Gakuto Notsuda

Overview

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Kawasaki Frontale vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League .

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

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

2022-09-10 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-03-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-08-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-04-18 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-10-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	4–0	W
03 Sep	Shonan Bellmare	A	1–2	L
31 Aug	Sagan Tosu FC	H	4–0	W
27 Aug	Kashima Antlers	H	2–1	W
20 Aug	Avispa Fukuoka	A	4–1	W
07 Aug	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	2–1	W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Sep	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–4	L
03 Sep	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	2–0	W
27 Aug	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	3–0	W
20 Aug	Gamba Osaka	H	5–2	W
14 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	A	3–2	W
06 Aug	Kashima Antlers	A	2–0	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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Kawasaki Frontale and Sanfrecce Hiroshima get this one started.
5' 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.
8' Kawasaki Frontale receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 8.
13' Sanfrecce Hiroshima looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Mutsuki Kato scoring 1 goals.
14' Kosei Shibasaki was booked on 14.
19' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
24' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
29' A quiet spell here at . Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
34' The Japan Akihiro Ienaga breaks the deadlock on 34 minutes. 1-0!
35' What a strike from Akihiro Ienaga! The score is 2-0.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Toru Oniki might look to freshen things up shortly.
45' Gakuto Notsuda has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
46' The crowd applauds Yuki Nogami as he leaves the pitch. Makoto Mitsuta steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 444 games and scored 567 goals.
54' Gakuto Notsuda has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 54.
59' What a moment for Yasuto Wakizaka! That strike on 59 puts his side firmly in control.
64' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
66' What a strike from Kei Chinen! The score is 4-0.
67' Nassim Ben Khalifa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ezequiel at the 67 minute mark.
68' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Ezequiel trudges off to be replaced by Nassim Ben Khalifa on 68 minutes.
73' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kawasaki Frontale needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
78' A goal from the Japan international Akihiro Ienaga! He fires home on 78 to make it 5-0!
78' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Jelani Sumiyoshi is replaced by Yuta Imazu.
83' Yu Kobayashi gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Kei Chinen and will look to change the dynamic.
87' Another substitution for Kawasaki Frontale to replace Marcinho by Ten Miyagi on 87 minute.
90' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tatsuki Seko is hanging Yasuto Wakizaka on the field on 90 minute.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Kawasaki Frontale and Sanfrecce Hiroshima (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

4
Jesiel
6
Joao Schmidt ↓ Daiya Tono 83'
1
Jung Sungryong
5
Shogo Taniguchi
41
Akihiro Ienaga ↓ Chanathip Songkrasin 90'
14
Yasuto Wakizaka ↓ Tatsuki Seko 90'
20
Kei Chinen ↓ Yu Kobayashi 83'
13
Miki Yamane
23
Marcinho ↓ Ten Miyagi 87'
8
Kento Tachibanada
15
Asahi Sasaki

Bench

11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 83'
18
Chanathip Songkrasin ↑ 90'
27
Kenta Tanno
31
Kazuya Yamamura
16
Tatsuki Seko ↑ 90'
19
Daiya Tono ↑ 83'
24
Ten Miyagi ↑ 87'

Coach Toru Oniki

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

14
Ezequiel ↓ Nassim Ben Khalifa 68'
7
Gakuto Notsuda
19
Sho Sasaki
38
Keisuke Osako
2
Yuki Nogami ↓ Makoto Mitsuta 46'
30
Kosei Shibasaki ↓ Tsukasa Morishima 46'
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa
27
Takumu Kawamura
9
Douglas Vieira ↓ Pieros Sotiriou 68'
4
Hayato Araki
21
Jelani Sumiyoshi ↓ Yuta Imazu 78'

Bench

22
Goro Kawanami
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↑ 46'
17
Taishi Matsumoto
20
Pieros Sotiriou ↑ 68'
13
Nassim Ben Khalifa ↑ 68'
33
Yuta Imazu ↑ 78'
39
Makoto Mitsuta ↑ 46'

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2022-09-10 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2022-09-03 Shonan Bellmare 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2022-08-31 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2022-08-27 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2022-08-20 Avispa Fukuoka 1–4 Kawasaki Frontale W 2022-08-07 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Yokohama F·Marinos W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2022-09-10 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2022-09-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2022-08-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2022-08-20 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–2 Gamba Osaka W 2022-08-14 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2022-08-06 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.23 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

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

1.54 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale54% Draw22% Sanfrecce Hiroshima24%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.77

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

76%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

46%

Kawasaki Frontale or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale40% Draw38% Sanfrecce Hiroshima22%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

8.7%

2 – 1

8.6%

2 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

5.8%

3 – 2

4.8%

1 – 0

4.7%

3 – 0

4.2%

4 – 1

3.5%

0 – 0

3.5%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	16%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	20%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	14%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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