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

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J. League · 2024

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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

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

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	Tōkyō Verdy	H	4–1	W
01 Jun	Júbilo 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

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Kawasaki Frontale launch into their encounter with Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
5' With 1 assists to his name this season, Yasuto Wakizaka is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kawasaki Frontale.
10' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Jesiel has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kawasaki Frontale must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' The 29-year-old Naoto Arai has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
23' The Brazil Marcinho breaks the deadlock on 23 minutes. 1-0!
28' Kawasaki Frontale are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's shape.
33' Marcos Junior has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 31 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
35' The referee shows Kawasaki Frontale player a card on 35.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Skibbe might look to freshen things up shortly.
45' A quiet spell here at Todoroki Athletics Stadium. Kawasaki Frontale seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
46' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yotaro Nakajima is hanging Douglas Vieira on the field on 46 minute.
51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
61' The referee calls foul for Sho Sasaki. He receives a card.
61' Yu Kobayashi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Shin Yamada at the 61 minute mark.
65' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ten Miyagi is hanging Marcinho on the field on 65 minute.
67' Kawasaki Frontale receives a card for a hard tackle on 67.
69' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Mutsuki Kato exits the field as Pieros Sotiriou enters on 69.
70' The crowd applauds Naoto Arai as he leaves the pitch. Sota Koshimichi steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
75' Ezequiel has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 348 appearances.
76' Marcos Junior gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Shunki Higashi and will look to change the dynamic.
81' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 81.
82' Daiya Tono makes way for Ryota Oshima at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kawasaki Frontale.
87' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 435 goals from 339 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
88' The Japan midfielder Makoto Mitsuta breaks the deadlock on 88 minutes. 1-1!
90' Kota Takai picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Ze Ricardo
11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 61'
3
Takuma Ominami ↑ 82'
99
Naoto Kamifukumoto
24
Ten Miyagi ↑ 65'
18
Bafetimbi Gomis
10
Ryota Oshima ↑ 82'

Coach Toru Oniki

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Marcos Junior ↑ 76'
17
Ezequiel ↑ 76'
22
Goro Kawanami
20
Pieros Sotiriou ↑ 69'
16
Takaaki Shichi
32
Sota Koshimichi ↑ 70'
35
Yotaro Nakajima ↑ 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

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 Tōkyō Verdy W 2024-06-01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Júbilo 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

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.