Saturday , 12 September 2026

Kawasaki Frontale vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Kawasaki Frontale
1 – 2
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sun 30 Nov 2025 · 05:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Sota Koshimichi
Tatsuya Ito 33' Y
So Kawahara 72' Y
Jesiel 84' 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

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Kawasaki Frontale 19 games · Avg 3.1 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Last 5 meetings
2025-11-30 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2025-05-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 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

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Nov Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–2 L
08 Nov Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–1 D
25 Oct Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–2 L
18 Oct Shimizu S-Pulse H 5–3 W
04 Oct Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–1 D
28 Sep Kashiwa Reysol H 4–4 D
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Nov Kawasaki Frontale A 2–1 W
09 Nov Urawa Red Diamonds H 3–0 W
25 Oct Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–3 L
17 Oct FC Tokyo H 0–0 D
04 Oct FC Machida Zelvia H 2–1 W
27 Sep Avispa Fukuoka A 2–1 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
17% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
33% 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
4/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
4/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 4 G 1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 2 G 2 A
Lazar Romanic 2 G
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Akito Suzuki 4 G 1 A
Sebastien Haller 3 G 1 A
Mutsuki Kato 2 G 2 A
Takumu Kawamura 1 G
Shuto Nakano 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Kawasaki Frontale welcome Sanfrecce Hiroshima for this crunch clash at Todoroki Athletics Stadium.
  • 5' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kawasaki Frontale must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 12' Goal! Tatsuya Ito scores his 15 goal in 268 matches.
  • 17' 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.
  • 22' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 440 games and scored 558 goals.
  • 23' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Sota Koshimichi on 23 minutes.
  • 28' It’s high time Michael Skibbe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 33' That looks like a foul for a card for Tatsuya Ito.
  • 38' South Korea international Sung-ryong Jung has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 43' 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.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Akihiro Ienaga on, Tatsuya Ito off on 46 minutes.
  • 49' GOAL! Hayao Kawabe scores on 45. Assisted by Shuto Nakano
  • 54' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 56' What a strike from Sota Nakamura! The score is 1-2.
  • 61' Mutsuki Kato is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sota Koshimichi at the 61 minute mark.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Filip Uremovic. He replaces Asahi Sasaki on 62 minute.
  • 67' A quiet spell here at Todoroki Athletics Stadium. Kawasaki Frontale seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 72' A moment of madness from So Kawahara on 72 minutes earns him a card. Kawasaki Frontale will be frustrated.
  • 72' Kawasaki Frontale make a change. Marcinho trudges off to be replaced by Yuto Ozeki on 72 minutes.
  • 77' Kosuke Kinoshita is replacing Tolgay Arslan for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
  • 81' Louis Thebault-Yamaguchi makes way for Sung-ryong Jung at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 84' The referee shows Kawasaki Frontale player a card on 84.
  • 89' 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.
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

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

Head to Head

2025-11-30 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2025-05-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 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

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2025-11-30 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2025-11-08 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Fagiano Okayama FC D 2025-10-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-10-18 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2025-10-04 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-09-28 Kawasaki Frontale 4–4 Kashiwa Reysol D

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2025-11-30 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-11-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2025-10-25 Yokohama F.Marinos 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2025-10-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 FC Tokyo D 2025-10-04 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 FC Machida Zelvia W 2025-09-27 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.98 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Kawasaki Frontale or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 76% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale36% Draw24% Sanfrecce Hiroshima40%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
61%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
64%
Kawasaki Frontale or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale30% Draw38% Sanfrecce Hiroshima32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
7%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 3
4.9%
2 – 3
4.8%
3 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
3.8%
2 – 0
3.6%
0 – 1
3.2%
3 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 11% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 17% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 17% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 12% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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