Sunday , 16 August 2026

Kawasaki Frontale vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2024
Kawasaki Frontale
1 – 1
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sat 29 Jun 2024 · 10:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Yasuto Wakizaka 35' Y
Y 61' Sho Sasaki
Asahi Sasaki 67' Y
Kota Takai 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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 Tokyo 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

8
5
5
Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · Avg 3.2 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Last 5 meetings
2024-06-29 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-04-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-06-11 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-09-10 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jun Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–1 D
26 Jun Shonan Bellmare H 1–1 D
22 Jun Albirex Niigata A 2–2 D
16 Jun Vissel Kobe A 0–1 L
02 Jun Nagoya Grampus H 2–1 W
25 May Kashiwa Reysol H 1–1 D
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jun Kawasaki Frontale A 1–1 D
26 Jun Albirex Niigata H 1–1 D
22 Jun Kashiwa Reysol A 1–0 W
19 Jun Yokohama F.Marinos A 2–3 L
15 Jun Tokyo Verdy H 4–1 W
01 Jun Jubilo Iwata H 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

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
0% 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
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Todoroki Athletics Stadium that hosts another battle between Kawasaki Frontale and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 439 games and scored 556 goals.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kawasaki Frontale must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Ezequiel is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kawasaki Frontale so far.
  • 20' Sho Sasaki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 335 appearances.
  • 23' What composure from Marcinho! The Brazil international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 28' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 33' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' The referee shows Kawasaki Frontale player a card on 35.
  • 40' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Skibbe will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Douglas Vieira is replaced by Yotaro Nakajima on 46 minute.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 56' Sanfrecce Hiroshima come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 61' That looks like a foul for a card for Sho Sasaki.
  • 61' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yu Kobayashi is hanging Shin Yamada on the field on 61 minute.
  • 65' Ten Miyagi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marcinho at the 65 minute mark.
  • 67' Asahi Sasaki was booked on 67.
  • 69' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Mutsuki Kato by Pieros Sotiriou on 69 minute.
  • 70' Sota Koshimichi is replacing Naoto Arai for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
  • 75' 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 Marcos Junior suffering a number of foals already.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Marcos Junior. He replaces Shunki Higashi on 76 minute.
  • 81' 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.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Daiya Tono is replaced by Ryota Oshima on 82 minute.
  • 87' Taishi Matsumoto has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 88' Makoto Mitsuta has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 88 minutes.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Kota Takai.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Kawasaki Frontale 1-1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yu Kobayashi 5
Akihiro Ienaga 4
Leandro Damiao 4
Yasuto Wakizaka 3
Patric 2
Ao Tanaka 2
Yu Kobayashi 2
Kaoru Mitoma 2

Head to Head

2024-06-29 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-04-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-06-11 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-09-10 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2024-06-29 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2024-06-26 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Shonan Bellmare D 2024-06-22 Albirex Niigata 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2024-06-16 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2024-06-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2024-05-25 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol D

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2024-06-29 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2024-06-26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Albirex Niigata D 2024-06-22 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2024-06-19 Yokohama F.Marinos 3–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2024-06-15 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Tokyo Verdy W 2024-06-01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Jubilo Iwata W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.81 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Kawasaki Frontale or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kawasaki Frontale41% Draw25% Sanfrecce Hiroshima34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
66%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
59%
Kawasaki Frontale or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kawasaki Frontale31% Draw41% Sanfrecce Hiroshima28%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
4.8%
3 – 1
4.8%
1 – 0
4.7%
0 – 1
4.4%
0 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.3%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 2
4.1%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 18% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 17% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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